Plot[]
Denise invites Don to her party but he is staggered when she also invites Ivy. The Hortons call at No.9 and invite the Duckworths to spend Christmas with them but Vera refuses, explaining that Terry will be home. The Hortons realise that Terry could stop them seeing Tommy again. Denise's friends celebrate her birthday. Tracy is indignant when Bet stops her from drinking lager in the Rovers. Fiona takes Craig and her to Denise's party. Denise is put out when taxis keep arriving to take her to the hospital. Don refuses to go to the party as Ivy's there. He stays at the Rovers and drinks with Bet. He tells her that he's sick of soldiering on. He tells her about his relationship with Ivy. Ivy has a great time at the party washing-up and feeling useful. Bet tells Don that she's been feeling old and depressed. He tells her that she's still attractive. She bolts the doors and leads him upstairs.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Denise Osbourne - Denise Black
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Tracy Barlow - Dawn Acton
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Raquel Wolstenhulme - Sarah Lancashire
- Fiona Middleton - Angela Griffin
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Tom Duckworth - Darryl Edwards
- Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Tanya Pooley - Eva Pope
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
- Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Alma Baldwin - Amanda Barrie
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
Guest cast[]
- Craig Lee - Kieran O'Brien
- Jeff Horton - Dicken Ashworth
- Doreen Horton - Annie Raitt
- Taxi Driver - Joel David (Uncredited)
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and back room
- Denise's
- 2a Coronation Street - Living room/kitchen
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- Rosamund Street
- Jim's Cafe
- The Queens - Public
Notes[]
- Mavis Wilton (Thelma Barlow) is credited but does not appear.
- TV Times synopsis: Denise tries her best to forget her troubles by throwing a party. Meanwhile two residents decide to spend the night together.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 15,420,000 viewers (10th place - combined figure including repeat).
- The Granada Plus repeat of this episode on 20th September 2004 was edited for timing reasons, omitting an entire Jim's Cafe scene lasting 52" in Part Two, in which Don Brennan listens to Alma Baldwin and Gail Platt gossiping about Denise Osbourne. Gail does not appear elsewhere in the episode. The ITV3 repeat on 24th October 2019 reinstated the cut scene.
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