Plot
Joanne starts back at the factory having won her appeal against deportation. Blanche's wake is in full-swing. She asks Jack, Emily and Norris to say a few words about her but she's shocked when they tell the truth and paint her as a bad-tempered old bag. Blanche resolves to mend her ways. Hayley's stressed-out with trying to run the factory. Sally enjoys making jibes at her. Leanne has a meeting with Luca the restaurant owner and explains she's buying the business on her own. Luca agrees to let her pay £30,000 upfront and the remaining £10,000 in instalments. When Vernon suggests to Steve that Michelle has dumped him, Steve locks him in the Rovers' cellar. Leanne tells Janice she's been offered escort work with better clients in London which will easily pay the £10,000 she needs to raise for the restaurant lease. Janice is horrified and begs Leanne not to return to her old ways. Sean's suspicious when he overhears Violet making an appointment but she quickly ends the call when she sees him. Blanche shocks Chesney, Norris and Leanne by being pleasant to them. However it's short-lived and she soon loses her temper with Amber. Janice follows Leanne to the coach station. At the last minute Leanne changes her mind about going to London realising just how low she's sunk. An emotional Janice hugs Leanne and promises to help her raise the restaurant money some other way.
Cast
Regular cast
- Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
- Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
- Roy Cropper - David Neilson
- Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
- Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
- Kelly Crabtree - Tupele Dorgu
- Wiki Dankowska - Wanda Opalinska
- Jamie Baldwin - Rupert Hill
- Violet Wilson - Jenny Platt
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
- Doreen Fenwick - Barbara Young
- Joanne Jackson - Zaraah Abrahams
- Lloyd Mullaney - Craig Charles
- Vernon Tomlin - Ian Reddington
- Chesney Battersby-Brown - Sam Aston
- Amber Kalirai - Nikki Patel
Guest cast
- Luca - Sidney Kean
Places
- Coronation Street exterior
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and back room
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- Corner Shop
- The Kabin
- Underworld - Factory floor and office
- Rosamund Street
- Victoria Street
- 14a Victoria Street - Living room/kitchen
- Valandro's
- Victoria Station - Stances and exterior
Notes
- Last appearance of Ken Barlow until 22nd October 2007.
- TV Times synopsis: Leanne considers returning to escort work to fund the restaurant after making a deal with the owner, but finds she can't bring herself to do it and turns to Janice for advice; and Blanche is shocked by some of the eulogies at her wake - and is surprised by what Ken has to say.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 9,910,000 viewers (3rd place).
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