Plot[]
Martin helps out at the cafe while Alma machines for Mike. Mike's machining interferes with his neighbours' appliances. Jim goes to Aldershot to pass out of the army. Liz is glad the army will soon be gone from their lives. Percy drives Maurice Jones out of the Rovers by instructing him on what sort to sell the new houses to. Mike asks Ivy to be an outworker for him but Don orders him away. Tina returns alone from France and takes Jamie back. She reveals that Eddie is in a French jail for being a football hooligan. Derek offers his services to Mike as marketing manager. Mike says he's looking for machinists. Bet doesn't think Tina's flat is a good environment for Jamie and puts them both up until Eddie gets back. Geraldine Crawshaw and Stephen Charlton of the tenants' association threaten Mike with legal action unless production stops. Mike doesn't take them seriously and throws them out. Josie Phillips tells Ivy that she's working for Mike as he told her Ivy is. Alec invites Victoria over for the weekend and is shocked to see Tina and Jamie installed at the Rovers.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Alma Sedgewick - Amanda Barrie
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Tina Fowler - Michelle Holmes
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregory
- Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson (Uncredited)
Guest cast[]
- Jamie Ramsden - Alexander Graham
- Stephen Charlton - Andrew Potts
- Josie Phillips - Siobhan Finneran
- Maurice Jones - Alan Moore
- Geraldine Crawshaw - Gillian Cally (Credited as "Gilian Cally")
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and yard
- Corner Shop
- Jim's Cafe
- Weatherfield Quays
- No. 6 Quebec House, Weatherfield Quays - Living room/kitchen
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: Liz McDonald faces up to the fact that although no longer living in army quarters, she is still married to an army man. And there's a confrontation when Mike tries to tempt his old workforce back to the fold.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 19,840,000 viewers (3rd place - combined figure including repeat).
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