Plot[]
Vera urges Ken to do a story on Mike selling his workers. Gail is furious to hear that Ivy hit Martin. Jenny starts at Manchester Polytechnic studying Environmental Studies and meets fellow students Kate Winterton and Stuart Haley. Ken enjoys working with Wendy Crozier. Gail tells Ivy to keep away from her and the children. Ken interviews Mike over the factory sell-off. Mike is happy to pose for a photo, sucking a cigar. Vera and the factory girls go to the Job Centre looking for compensation. They are told that Maurice Jones is responsible for their redundancy payments. Jenny is too worried about Alan's trial to make new friends. Emily strikes up a plan of action to fight for redundancies.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Jenny Bradley - Sally Ann Matthews
- Alma Sedgewick - Amanda Barrie
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Tina Fowler - Michelle Holmes
- Nicky Tilsley - Warren Jackson
- Sarah Louise Tilsley - Lynsay King
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
Guest cast[]
- Wendy Crozier - Roberta Kerr
- Josie Phillips - Siobhan Finneran (Credited as "Josie Philips")
- Marge Butler - Sherry Ormerod (Credited as "Marg Butler")
- Site Foreman - Rod Arthur
- Kate Winterton - Diane Louise Jordan
- Stuart Haley - Stuart Andrews
- Mrs Barber - Liz Stooke
- Lorry Driver - James Culshaw
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- The Kabin
- 33 Hammond Road - Living room, kitchen and hallway
- Weatherfield Quays
- Weatherfield Recorder - Office
- Job Centre
- Manchester Polytechnic - Hall and exterior
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Ivy Brennan thinks she has gained the upper hand in her battle against Martin, but the tables are suddenly turned. And Emily has to decide where her loyalties lie.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 19,410,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
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