Plot[]
Derek is off to his office party. Sally invites Jenny for Christmas but she refuses and when Rita phones her she puts the phone down on her. Mike asks Alma to spend Christmas with him but she refuses. A very drunken Derek, dressed as Santa Claus, gets locked in the Novelty Warehouse. Vera and Jack forgive Curly and Jack invites him for a drink at the Legion. On the way back Jack is convinced that he has seen Santa Claus on the roof - in reality, Derek trying to get out. A sing-song in the Rovers is led by Percy but Mavis is purse-lipped as Derek is still missing. Ken finally arrives home and reveals to Deirdre he is having an affair with Wendy Crozier.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Jenny Bradley - Sally Ann Matthews
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Nicky Tilsley - Warren Jackson
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Alma Sedgewick - Amanda Barrie
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Tracy Barlow - Dawn Acton
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Tina Fowler - Michelle Holmes
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Mr Holdsworth - Ken Morley
- Kimberley Taylor - Suzanne Hall
Guest cast[]
- Wendy Crozier - Roberta Kerr
- Chloe - Tracy Brabin
- Sid Cooper - Zall Anthony
- Student - Greta Mikaelson
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 1 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen
- Jim's Cafe
- The Kabin
- Victoria Street
- Chuckles Novelty Co - Shop floor and stockroom
- 33 Hammond Road - Main bedroom
- 47 Church Road - Living room
- Bettabuy - Shop floor
- Manchester Polytechnic - Dormitory and hallway
Notes[]
- Tracy Brabin makes a pre-Tricia Armstrong appearance as Chloe.
- TV Times synopsis: There's not much Christmas cheer in the offing for Mike, Rita or Derek. Deirdre pieces together the Ken/Wendy jigsaw.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 22,300,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
- This episode was included on the following commercial releases:
- Coronation Street 1989 released by Granada and Windsong Video on 5th November 1990.
- The Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The Best of 1980-1989, released on 31st October 2005.
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