Plot[]
Part One: Paul has pneumonia and has to stay in hospital in an oxygen tent. Linda breaks down as he can't recognise her. Elsie's worried sick but doesn't show it in front of Linda. Ena mothers Dennis as he waits for news at No.11. Len goes to confess to Elsie that he blocked the tender for the council fence but keeps missing her. Irma's annoyed that David never takes her out and arranges to go to the Luxy with Val. Linda thinks she should have stayed in Canada with Mike as Paul wouldn't have got hurt. Elsie tells her not to be so daft. Sister Moore informs the pair that the drugs they've given Paul won't kick in for a day or two. Linda despairs as he isn't getting any better. Albert makes a pompom to cheer up Paul up. The neighbours blame the council for not fencing off the canal. Jerry innocently tells Elsie about Len blocking the tender, thinking she already knows. Elsie is furious.
Part Two: Elsie doesn't tell Linda about Len as she has enough on her plate. Linda stays overnight at the hospital again. Jerry discovers Len hadn't told Elsie yet and admits to his business partner that the cat's out of the bag. Annie helps to revive Albert's pompom when he makes it too weak. Elsie admits to Jack that she's scared Paul will die. Irma and Val are picked up in the cinema by Ron Jenkins and Brian Thomas. They say their names are Gail and Avril. Elsie finds Len waiting for her at No.11. He tries to explain but she refuses to hear his excuses and throws him out.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Linda Cheveski - Anne Cunningham
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
- Dennis Tanner - Philip Lowrie
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
- Irma Barlow - Sandra Gough
- David Barlow - Alan Rothwell
- Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Jack Walker - Arthur Leslie
- Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
- Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
Guest cast[]
- Sister Moore - Veronica Hurst
- Ron Jenkins - Ben Kingsley
- Brian Thomas - Michael Blackham
Places[]
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room
- Corner Shop
- Jackson's Chip Shop
- Luxy Cinema - Auditorium
- Weatherfield Infirmary - Family room
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Len on the rack and two young wives on the loose
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 7,150,000 homes (7th place).
Notable dialogue[]
Elsie Tanner: "These big burning love affairs never do last. They settle down into summat else, like friendly understandin' or summat like that. Oh, the rows and the bickerin' go on but underneath is a bit of real carin', companionship. But otherwise I reckon that marriage is about the loneliest thing in this world."
Linda Cheveski: "You're a bit of a cynic on the quiet, aren't you, Mrs. T?"
Elsie Tanner: "Me? No, I'm a dirty great optimist. I keep lookin' for that rainbow round the corner."
Linda Cheveski: "You've not found it yet, 'av ye?"
Elsie Tanner: "I've come pretty near it once or twice. I'm not complainin', I've 'ad me moments and I shall very likely 'av more."
Linda Cheveski: "I just 'ope I can keep fightin' back like you do."
Elsie Tanner: "Chuck, what other choice 'av we got?"
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