Plot[]
Don strips the wallpaper at No.5 and starts to hang new paper. Emily is horrified when Deirdre warns her that Percy is planning to dump himself on her. Mike is impressed by Sandra's work. He asks her never to talk about anything she sees or hears in his flat. Alan is annoyed when Alec gets someone else to install the security system at 10% cheaper than him. Percy asks Emily for temporary lodgings. She wants to refuse but he tells her he doesn't want to move away from his friends and it will only be two weeks. She agrees. Ivy thanks Don for helping her see she has to get on with the rest of her life. He proposes to her and she accepts.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Sandra Stubbs - Sally Watts
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
- Alan Bradley - Mark Eden
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
Guest cast[]
None
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- 5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- Corner Shop
- Community Centre flat - Living room
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Emily Bishop thinks she's always prepared for the worst - but little does she know that Percy Sugden is looking for accommodation and she is his first choice.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 12,300,000 viewers (6th place).
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