Plot[]
Hilda can't raise the £60 to go to France. She is disappointed. Mike persuades Suzie to take him to a party, in return he says he'll help her find a flat. Bert decorates Brian's room for the newly-weds. Hilda discovers her old clothes are worth a lot of money as they're now trendy. Vera rubs it in to Ivy that she's going to France. Suzie enjoys herself with Mike and encourages him. Hilda takes her frocks to a dress agency and leaves them there to see how much they fetch. Mike and Suzie plan to spend the night together but her punk friend Norman Mannion turns up looking for a bed. Suzie lets him stay the night and Mike feels humiliated. Hilda is touched when Eddie gives her £5 towards her French trip.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
- Bert Tilsley - Peter Dudley
- Suzie Birchall - Cheryl Murray
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
- Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
Guest cast[]
- Norman Mannion - Andrew Schofield (Credited as "Andrew Scoefield")
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 5 Coronation Street - Back bedroom
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Mike Baldwin makes a play for Suzie Birchall…but finds he has to compete with a punk rocker. Who will win her?
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 14,700,000 viewers (8th place).
Notable dialogue[]
Hilda Ogden: "Do you know, I sometimes think that's all my life's made up of now - memories."
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