Plot[]
Percy enjoys having a polling station at the community centre, ordering the voters around. Linda Jackson is confused by her feelings towards Terry. Emily, Ken and Susan rally the voters to get them to the polling station to vote for Deirdre. Mavis is in turmoil over who to vote for. In the end she votes for Alf because he's a man. Alec pays Terry and Curly £15 to move a jukebox. Linda gets upset when Pete and Curly get drunk together in the Rovers. She is upset that he hasn't got any self-control. She walks out of the pub when they decide to go to a nightclub. Alf realises that he hasn't canvassed Crimea Street and fears he'll lose to Labour and Ken will have won. Percy is refused entrance to the centre for the vote counting as he hasn't got a pass. He is devastated. Terry calls on Linda knowing she's alone and makes a pass at her. She tells him that he's got the wrong idea and accuses him of having a one-track mind. He apologises. Alf gets 804 votes, losing to Deirdre who gets 811 votes. The Barlows celebrate.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Alan Bradley - Mark Eden
- Terry Duckworth - Nigel Pivaro
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Susan Baldwin - Wendy Jane Walker
- Tracy Barlow - Holly Chamarette
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
Guest cast[]
- Linda Jackson - Kazia Pelka
- Pete Jackson - Ian Mercer
- Frank Pearson - Jon Willis
- Henry Ferguson - Keith Ladd
- Deputy Returning Officer - Graham Rigby
- Doorman - Gordon Wharmby
- Policeman - Tom McGill
- Julian the Pianist - Robert Maxfield
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- Community Centre - Large hall
- Bessie Street
- Bessie Street School - School hall
- Crimea Street
- Pete Jackson's house, Edward Street - Living room and hallway
Notes[]
- The title sequence was cut short to allow the programme title to appear over the opening scene on the street.
- The sequences on the Grape Street set, and in Bessie Street and in Bessie Street School were all shot on 16mm film.
- Ian Mercer makes one of several pre-Gary Mallett appearances as Pete Jackson.
- TV Times synopsis: It's polling day in the Street, and rival candidates Deirdre and Alf fight their campaigns to a nail-biting finish.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 15,250,000 viewers (4th place).
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