Plot[]
Elsie gives Sandra Petty the once-over before a petrified Dennis arrives back at No.11. He recognises her as one of his hairdressing clients from Gerard's Salon. Madly in love with him, she missed their appointment earlier as her father had control of the newspaper until 8.00pm. Dennis tries to keep Elsie there but she abandons him to his fate. An obsessed Sandra tells Dennis she worships him and gives him a lock of her hair he'd previously cut from her head. After chatting with Albert in the street, Elsie goes back inside the house to make sure that Sandra is behaving herself with Dennis. Sandra suggests eloping to Gretna Green if Elsie stands in their way. Len gives Minnie a full account of his movements which only ends up confusing her. Len tries to help Dennis out by pretending to be his dad and asking him about his many other girlfriends. Elsie sees him off and Dennis tells Sandra that Len is a Hungarian refugee with a glass eye that Elsie took pity on. Dennis runs with Len's idea and blurts out to Sandra that he's engaged to Irma. Sandra doesn't believe him and decides to ask Irma herself. Hilda goes into No.11 to borrow some milk and reports back to the residents in the Rovers, who are dying to know what's going on. The Walkers get their music licence but the regulars are too obsessed with chatter about Dennis to show an interest. Sandra lets Dennis think she's going home before going into the pub to tackle Irma. Emily questions Elsie and Len on 'marriage and morals' for her study and mentions in passing to Dennis about Sandra going into the Rovers. Irma thinks Sandra is taking the mickey when she asks about her engagement and is about to set her straight when Dennis's panicky arrival prompts her to go along with the lie. Stan and Hilda are perplexed by the "news". Sandra surprises Dennis by wishing them luck and leaving to pursue one of the other two men she sent a letter to. Irma enjoys kidding Dennis on that they really are engaged.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Jack Walker - Arthur Leslie
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Miss Nugent - Eileen Derbyshire
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Dennis Tanner - Philip Lowrie
- Charlie Moffitt - Gordon Rollings (Credited as "Charlie Moffit")
- Irma Ogden - Sandra Gough
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Sandra Petty - Heather Moore
Guest cast[]
None
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room and hallway
Notes[]
- First appearance of Sandra Petty and last until 31st May 1965.
- From Episode 172 (6th August 1962) to Episode 459 (5th May 1965) the programme featured a standardised cast list for the regular characters. This means that in this episode the following were credited but did not appear: Ena Sharples (Violet Carson), Lucille Hewitt (Jennifer Moss), Valerie Barlow (Anne Reid), Kenneth Barlow (William Roache) and Florrie Lindley (Betty Alberge).
- TV Times synopsis: Lover Doll meets the Tanners and Irma lends a helping hand
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 9,322,000 homes (2nd place).
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