Plot[]
Irma hates the idea of David standing for the council and tries to embarrass him in the Rovers. Dennis wins at cards but Bert Tate refuses to pay up. Dennis stands up to Bert and wins his admiration. Bert agrees to be the Gamma Garments' debt collector in exchange for Dennis wiping Bertha Fisk's slate clean. The Barlows throw a birthday party for Peter and Susan. Irma walks out when David talks about the elections. She refuses to become old and boring. Annie tries to help David in the elections but he decides not to stand. Minnie worries about keeping her money in the house. Two men, Harry Eastham and Johnny Wade, see her with the money.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Dennis Tanner - Philip Lowrie
- Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
- Miss Nugent - Eileen Derbyshire
- Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
- Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
- David Barlow - Alan Rothwell
- Irma Barlow - Sandra Gough
- Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
Guest cast[]
- Bert Tate - Oliver MacGreevy
- Harry Eastham - Ken Jones
- Johnny Wade - Noel Davis
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: David in the doghouse, Minnie in the money, and Dennis in both
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 6,900,000 homes (5th place).
Notable dialogue[]
Irma Barlow: "I'm gonna be swappin' rude jokes wi' Elsie Tanner, I'm 'avin' slangin' matches wi' Mrs Sharples an' I'm gonna be battin' me eyelashes at all the fellas till they carry me out in a box."
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