Episode 562
Production code	P228/562
ITV transmission date	2nd May 1966 (Monday)
Stories by	Harry Driver Susan Pleat
Writer	Susan Pleat
Designer	Alan Price
Director	Richard Argent
Executive Producer	H.V. Kershaw
Producer	Peter Eckersley
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PlotEdit

Ena is accused of not paying for two tins of salmon at 4/6 each. The Store Manager saw her put them in her basket. Minnie realises Ena is confused and the police are called in and charge Ena with shoplifting. Elsie's endowment policy expires and she has £50. She decides to decorate. Ena makes the police search the Vestry and No.5 to prove she's not a thief. Ken and Elsie try to help Ena but she feels she's being patronised. She refuses a solicitor and plans to plead not guilty.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
• Annie Walker - Doris Speed
• Jack Walker - Arthur Leslie
• Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
• Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
• Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
• Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
• Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
• Jed Stone - Kenneth Cope

Guest castEdit

• Store Manager - John Barcroft
• P.C. Russell - William Holmes

NotesEdit

• Long-term writer Susan Pleat makes her debut on the programme with this episode.
• TV Times synopsis: Storm clouds for Ena, a hint of spring for Elsie
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 7,400,000 homes (4th place).

Commercial releasesEdit

This episode was included on the 1966 disc of the Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The 1960s, released on 31st July 2006.