PlotEdit

Irma worries about David working with a load of women. Harry Eastham arrives to mend the chimney. He looks for the money whilst Minnie is out. He watches her when she pays him. Dot gets hysterical when she discovers an old flame, GI Gregg Flint, in Weatherfield. Irma is interested to meet Beryl Thom, captain of the Weatherfield Hotspurs. Annie is thrilled as the Yanks return to the Rovers. Elsie is embarrassed by the attentions of Gary Strauss, a young GI. Eastham tells Johnny Wade he's only taking the £20 from Minnie. Wade tells him they need the rest of the money. The football team admire David. Gary and Gregg arrange to take Dot and Elsie out. Elsie feels she's kidnapping. Gregg assures her it'll be alright. He tells her Steve Tanner, a boyfriend from the war, is in Burtonwood. She can't believe it.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
• Annie Walker - Doris Speed
• David Barlow - Alan Rothwell
• Irma Barlow - Sandra Gough
• Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
• Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
• Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth

Guest castEdit

• Dorothy Greenhalgh - Joan Francis
• Harry Eastham - Ken Jones
• Johnny Wade - Noel Davis
• Beryl Thom - Anna Summerfield
• Gregg Flint - Bill Nagy
• Gary Strauss - Callen Angelo

NotesEdit

• TV Times synopsis: Elsie's past catches up with her. David gets on the ball - but Irma's waiting to tackle
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 7,200,000 homes (3rd place).

Notable dialogueEdit

David Barlow: "Flippin' street we live in! Y'ave a bath an' they all know if you get your toe stuck in the plug-hole!"