Plot[]
Hilda employs a solicitor, Mr Melia, to help her sue the council. He is confident that the council will settle out of court. Mike wants Don Watkins to go to prison but Alec Yardley wants to find him himself and tells Mike he'll give him all he's owed. Mike tries to act like he can't be be bribed so Yardley offers to buy Mike out of the club and Mike agrees to this. Yardley realises Mike knew he would make the offer which Mike denies. Rita is thankful that she has Alf to lean on.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
- Shirley Armitage - Lisa Lewis
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
Guest cast[]
- Alec Yardley - Harry Beety
- Mr Melia - Nigel Anthony
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- Corner Shop
- Baldwin's Casuals - Sewing room and office
- Rosamund Street
- 46b, St. Mary's Place - Living room, kitchen and hallway
- Mr Melia's office
Notes[]
- Albert Tatlock is credited but does not appear. Jack Howarth made his final appearance in the programme in the previous episode.
- TV Times synopsis: Mike fights to recover his losses on the Graffiti Club. Hilda seeks legal advice and ends up advising the solicitor.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 16,876,000 viewers (2nd place).
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