Plot[]
Annie forces herself to be nice to Carole and Diane. Bert enjoys working again, even if it is labouring. Bet likes working at The Rifleman but misses the Rovers. Gordon Lewis is furious that Annie has taken Fred back. He tells her that she's made a mistake but she tears him off a strip. Mike buys the flat and furniture for £25,000. Annie realises she made a mistake not trusting the staff by bringing Gordon in. He tells her that she's too old to run the pub. Annie tells him that she's made a report on him for Richard Cresswell at Newton & Ridley's. Betty gets a job at The Rifleman as well as Bet. Annie offers Bet and Betty more money to return but they are upset that she didn't trust them to run the pub. Annie apologises. The girls agree to return on the guarantee that in future Betty will be in charge in her absence. Emily finds Arnold waiting for her at home.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride
- Bert Tilsley - Peter Dudley
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Arnold Swain - George Waring
Guest cast[]
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and back room
- 3 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- Corner Shop
- Viaduct Street
- Builder's Yard
- 46b, St. Mary's Place - Living room
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Will Annie Walker succeed in getting Bet Lynch and Betty Turpin to come back to the Rovers - or will they put their heads together and decide to make a break? A little private house-warming party takes place near Coronation Street. But there are only two merry-makers.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 18,400,000 viewers (2nd place).
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