Plot[]
Bernard Fielding is impressed with Stan's latest output and asks him to carry on producing the pieces for his exhibition as an "artisan artist" but wants Hilda kept in the background and suggests Stan would be better seen by the press with a dolly bird. Ken buys flowers from Elsie to lay on Ida's grave and she gives him a rose from herself to add to the bouquet. The regulars are puzzled by an item of Stan's work when it's displayed in the Rovers. Elsie promises Douglas that she'll put in a word with Emily. The dustmen take away Stan's sculptures from the back yard of No.13 thinking they're rubbish. Douglas tells Emily how much he admires her, despite the travails of her past, confusing her all the more. Elsie tells Emily about Douglas. She is flattered and Elsie asks her what she's going to do. Ken is fed up with his life, depressed by thinking about his mother. Fielding is told of the loss of Stan's "art". He tells them he'll have to find someone else to exhibit. Stan isn't bothered. Hilda is told about the dolly bird plan and is touched, thinking that Stan gave up his art for her. Maggie stands up to Betty and Cyril and refuses to go out with them. Douglas takes Emily out for a meal and a club before he has to return to Portsmouth.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Maggie Clegg - Irene Sutcliffe
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Cyril Turpin - William Moore
- Emily Nugent - Eileen Derbyshire
- Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
- Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
- Jack Walker - Arthur Leslie
Guest cast[]
- Douglas Pickins - John Collin
- Bernard Fielding - Alan Bennion
- Bert Fish - Harry Littlewood
- Old Man - Freddie Rayner (Credited as "Freddie Raynor")
Places[]
- Coronation Street - Ginnel
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug and hallway
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen, hallway and yard
- 14 Coronation Street - Living room and hallway
- Corner Shop - Back room and kitchen
- The Pink Posy
- Cemetery
Notes[]
- This episode uses a new arrangement of Eric Spear's signature tune, introduced in Episode 907. The programme reverts to the previous version in Episode 911 except for the closing credits of Episode 916. It is unknown whether the new arrangement was ever intended to continue beyond the five episodes in which it is used.
- Although outdoor scenes on the Grape Street set had commenced recording in April 1968, at this stage it was just a frontage of Coronation Street and the ginnel and yard scenes in this episode were therefore recorded in the studio. The back of the Grape Street set would not be constructed for another three years and would make its debut in Episode 1245 (20th December 1972).
- TV Times synopsis: In which Stan and Douglas lose their illusions
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 6,750,000 homes (3rd place).
Notable dialogue[]
Bernard Fielding (to Stan Ogden): "You'll be established as an artisan artist."
Hilda Ogden: "Like Andy Warlog?"
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