Plot[]
Liz asks Fiona to visit Steve and let him know she cares but Fiona refuses, saying she's not going to pretend there's a future for them. Tricia tells Sally she's pregnant with Terry's child and is desperate to find him as she feels sure he'll support her. When the conservatory is finished the Wiltons throw a little party to toast it in champagne. Nick accuses Audrey of spying on him. She tells him he's rude and she's had enough of him. Alec holds a talent night at the Rovers. Jack is aghast when all the contestants sing his Frank Sinatra numbers. Becky tells Des and Claire that if they're going on holiday she'd like to go with them. Des and Claire aren't keen. Nick leaves No.8, posting his keys through the letterbox. Percy brings his ukulele to the talent show, whilst Maxine goes down well dancing. Jack starts singing but someone pulls the plug from the PA system. Tricia asks Vera for Terry's address as she's pregnant but Vera refuses to believe her and calls her a slag. Tricia is upset and tells Vera she'll have an abortion.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
- Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
- Fiona Middleton - Angela Griffin
- Maxine Heavey - Tracy Shaw
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Tricia Armstrong - Tracy Brabin
- Alma Baldwin - Amanda Barrie
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Nick Tilsley - Warren Jackson
- Judy Mallett - Gaynor Faye
- Gary Mallett - Ian Mercer
- Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Tony Horrocks - Lee Warburton
- Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
- Joyce Smedley - Anita Carey
- Rebecca Palmer - Emily Aston
- Claire Palmer - Maggie Norris
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Jim McDonald - Charles Lawson
- Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
Guest cast[]
- Eric Warburton - Joel David
- Melanie Power - Jane Hills
- Shadow - Kate Layden
- Sun - Dominic McHale
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
- Hair by Fiona Middleton
- 4 Coronation Street - Conservatory and garden
- 6 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 8 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- Jim's Cafe
- Baldwin's Sportswear - Factory floor and staff toilets
Notes[]
- TV Times synopsis: It's the day of the talent contest organised by Alec Gilroy, and at Baldwin's Sportswear, Tricia Armstrong appears to be skiving.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 13,170,000 viewers (3rd place - combined figure including repeat).
- This episode was included in the Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The Best of 1990-1999, released on 5th September 2011.
- The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 27th August 2020 was edited, cutting 5" from the final scene in the Rovers' back room, where Vera Duckworth calls Tricia Armstrong a "slag".
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