Coronation Street

- Season 25

(1983)

Mike tries to keep Deirdre with him for as long as possible. Betty is upset when drunken Fred tells her that she's got a fat backside. She goes home in a huff. Deirdre returns home in the early hours. She enjoyed talking to Mike. He admits that he misses Maggie and still hurts. Jack gatecrashes the Rovers' party and plays the piano, disturbing Annie. The next morning, Betty and Fred refuse to speak to each other. Betty points out that she's always having to help him out of scrapes. Fred throws Gordon Clegg's illegitimacy in her face. She is horrified to find that Bet ...

Bet refuses to work on her day off. Annie tells Fred that he'll have to cope on his own. Blanche writes to Deirdre offering the family a holiday. Ken tells Deirdre he hasn't got the time. Annie persuades Bet to work, telling her that she doesn't have to talk to Fred. The customers leave the pub because of the icy atmosphere. Deirdre feels bored with Ken and, telling him she's seeing a girlfriend, calls on Mike. He tells her that she needs him as he's not reliable or steady. She feels frightened of her feelings for him. Annie summons Betty, Bet and Fred and tells them ...

Eddie worries about Chalkie when he doesn't turn up for work. The garage roof leaks. Brian wants Len to repair it as he owes him for repairing his van. Eddie and Marion find Chalkie in bed with flu. He refuses to see a doctor. Mike is surprised to find Deirdre has gone to visit Blanche. Bert doesn't like being off work with his arm. Chalkie wants a nursemaid, hoping for Bet or Elsie but Eddie gets Phyllis to look after him. Sammy Patel phones and asks to see Vera and the girls. Phyllis forces medicine down Chalkie. Eddie enjoys driving the wagon. Len refuses to mend ...

Ivy is annoyed when Sammy Patel visits the girls. She warns him that they can't make any more bags. He tells them that he wants one hundred bags a week more from them. The girls tell him they can't help. He tries to tempt them with £100 a week. Brian tackles Len about his attitude. Len tells him that they haven't got a deal anymore. Sammy offers the girls £150 a week. Brian gives Len a bill for £80 for the work he's done on the van. Len scrunches it up and refuses to pay. Rita and Gail stop Len and Brian fighting. Elsie, Ida and Vera decide to make the bags for Sammy.

Elsie and Ida tell Vera that it's too risky to make the bags. Deirdre returns home and she is pleased when Ken suggests a family outing to see Aladdin. Ken applies for the job of Deputy Director of Social Services. Mike finds out about Sammy Patel visiting the girls. He accuses them of making more bags and sacks them. The girls maintain their innocence and tell him that Sammy was offering £150 a week. Phyllis reads Chalkie's bank book and discovers he's got £300 saved. She is upset when he eats Elsie's dinner rather than hers. Eddie names the bin wagon Rosie and hopes...

Ken is enthusiastic about the job and is sure he'll get it. The girls refuse to make any bags until Mike agrees to pay them a bonus as they designed the bags in the first place. Mike worries that he'll lose the deal and agrees to pay the girls. Phyllis is furious to discover that Chalkie has had a letter from Craig. Deirdre pretends to see friend Carol, but really goes out with Mike. He takes her to an expensive restaurant. She realises Ken no longer notices her any more. After the meal she agrees to go back to Mike's flat. They kiss.

Deirdre returned home at 1.00am. Ken goes for the job interview and tells Deirdre that he'll take her out for a meal to celebrate afterwards. Mike invites her out for a meal the next day - she agrees. Suzie Birchall hitches a lift to Weatherfield from London and arrives on Gail's doorstep. Eddie reverses the binwagon into Annie's Rover after Fred drives it round the corner of the Rovers. The front of the car is smashed in but no one witnessed the smash. Eddie accuses Fred of driving the car into the van. Annie is horrified that the Rover has been damaged. Fred takes ...

Gail doesn't like Suzie walking round in skimpy nighties. Annie holds Fred responsible for the crash. Ken springs a night out dance on Deirdre. She is alarmed as she was planning to see Mike. Ken tells her that all his bosses will be at the dance so she agrees. Elsie is delighted to see Suzie. The insurance man, Mr Powell, inspects the car and tells Annie it's a write-off; the repair cost is more than the car's worth. Suzie asks Mike for a job and throws herself at him. Mike tells her that he can't employ her or take her out. Annie is distraught to find the Rover ...

Fred looks into a new Rover for Annie to buy. Emily tells Deirdre about overhearing her phone conversation with Mike and knows about her affair. Deirdre tells her it's none of her business. Her defence makes Emily realise she was right about the affair. Suzie annoys Gail by going on about her high-life in London whilst complaining about boring Weatherfield. Gail asks her to find somewhere else to live soon as there's no room in her house. They gang up on Elsie and ask her to get Marion to share her room. Deirdre tells Mike that Emily knows about them. Elsie talks ...

Marion feels that Suzie is a cheap tart and doesn't like sharing a bedroom with her. Chalkie has a relapse and has to stay off work. Phyllis hears a rumour that the Council are going to knock her street down. Betty is ill with a virus leaving the Rovers short-staffed. Emily walks out of the Rovers when she's caught between Mike and Ken. She tells Mike that he's behaving outrageously; he's putting a marriage and a child's future at risk. She begs him to stop the affair. Mike tells her that he wants more from Deirdre than a casual fling. Emily urges him to consider ...

Annie refuses to employ Suzie, feeling she'd be unsuitable. Suzie wins her round by telling her she worked at the London Hilton. Brian gets the Rover on the road after buying it for scrap value. Brian gets someone else to repair his roof and demands Len pays his bill. Len tears the bill up and tells him to take him to court. Deirdre spends the afternoon with Mike. She finds the deceit hard to live with but needs Mike. She agrees with Mike that they're in love. Fred is thrilled to have Suzie behind the bar with him but disappointed when she tells him that she doesn't ...

Emily tells Deirdre that she's doing the same thing as Ray Langton did. Fred wants to buy the Rover off Brian but has no money. Brian repossesses the battery from Len's van. Annie is horrified when Fred buys the Rover, telling him that he's beneath her contempt. Fred borrowed the £250 off a moneylender to buy the car. Deirdre feels that she's two different people. She doesn't know if all the lies are worth it. Mike suggests she leaves Ken and marries him. She feels that she's being pulled by everyone. Mike urges her not to waste her life. She realises he's right. Bet ...

Chalkie puts No. 9 up for sale as Bob Whitely needs the money. Chalkie plans to move to a Council flat by the park. Ken can't believe that he hasn't got the job and wants to find out why. An anonymous Valentine is sent to "the redhead" at No. 11. As all three occupants are redheads they don't know who it's from. Ken asks Alf to find out why he didn't get the job. Fred tells Suzie that he wrote the Valentine to her - she is horrified. Stan finds it impossible to climb his ladders anymore. His customers refuse to pay him for just cleaning downstairs. Fred reorganises ...

Eddie's building society account interest amounts to £92.08. He is amazed. Deirdre tells Mike that it's going to be hard to get away for the weekend. Stan visits Syd Kippax, a moneylender, and asks him to extend his loan. Kippax refuses him any more until he repays his original loan. Alf tells Deirdre that Ken didn't get the job as the committee thought he didn't have enough energy or drive. Marion is annoyed when Suzie doesn't pull her weight. Elsie threatens to throw her out if she doesn't do her share. Marion is upset when Suzie says Eddie only calls round the ...

Ken is devastated by Deirdre's betrayal and harsh words are spoken by the couple as they try to talk about it. Fred is fed up of Annie using him as a chauffeur. Mike tries to intervene at the Barlows' but Ken slams the door in his face.

Deirdre gives her job up and packs hers and Tracy's bags. Ken tells Albert that Deirdre and Tracy are leaving for good. Albert is heartbroken and tells them he's sick and disgusted with them. Annie is pleased when Betty is well enough to return home. Stan fears Syd Kippax will take the house off him. Deirdre tells Ken she's going to stay with Blanche. He is furious that she isn't going to Mike's. He tells her to remember that she's wrecked their marriage and tells her never to return once she's walked out of the door. He breaks down as she leaves but she returns, ...

Mike is annoyed that the Barlows have left for Malta depriving him of the chance to speak to Deirdre. Emily tells him that she's glad. Betty returns to work. Bet worries that Annie will replace her with Suzie. Alf trips on one of Bet's shoes and falls down the stairs. Annie tells the staff that Suzie has to leave as Betty is back. Len rings for a doctor who tells Alf his ankle is sprained. He has to rest up for a few weeks. Marion tells Eddie that she saw Stan going into a cinema in Manchester when he should be working. Alf asks Bet to look after the shop but she ...

Hilda is upset to discover that Stan was frightened of her and borrowed money to give her housekeeping. She is touched when he tells her how he can't climb ladders in the bad weather. Annie makes Bet help Alf out at the shop and takes Suzie back on at the Rovers. Bet is furious. Eddie realises that something is troubling the Ogdens. Stan tells Syd Kippax that he can't repay him at the moment and asks for more time. Eddie finds Kippax at No. 13 and throws him out, telling Stan he's stupid to have borrowed money from someone like him. Hilda wants to ask Trevor for the ...

Bet hates looking after the shop and Alf can't stand the thought of her ruining his trade. Bert gets a letter from work saying that his sick pay is going to halved. He feels that he's never going to get better. Bet tries to get Alf on his feet but he isn't up to moving. She asks Jack to help her to return to the Rovers, promising gratitude. He tells her that he'll pull the "wrong change" number on Suzie. When he sees Suzie he changes his mind and chats her up. Brian worries about Bert's illness. Fred tries to get time off to take Suzie to Stockport but Annie refuses. ...

Alf manages to walk about on crutches. Fred is jealous of Jack as Suzie takes to him because of his free lifts. Bet tells Vera that Jack has been taking Suzie for free rides. Vera tackles Jack about taking Suzie out. When Vera shouts at her in the Rovers, Suzie makes her look a fool by refusing to have a slanging match. Annie approves of the way she handled the situation. Bert visits the doctor. He reassures Ivy that his disability is temporary. The Council offer Phyllis a bungalow in Gorton Close. She invites Chalkie to live with her, or near her. He refuses, telling...

Bet returns to the Rovers and the Barlows also return from Malta. Alice Kirby's lodger dies. She suggests that Chalkie moves in with her. Ken assures Deirdre he's forgiven her. They make plans for the future to make a new beginning. Deirdre tells Alf she wants to give up the shop to spend more time with Ken. He persuades her to return until his leg is better. The specialist tells Bert to take things easy. Chalkie tells Phyllis it wouldn't be moral for them to live together but he is also frightened of living with Alice. Bert tells Brian he might have had a mini-stroke...

Albert tells the Barlows that he can't cope with any more rows and wants them to move out of No. 1 so that he can have the rest of his life in peace. Chalkie agrees to move into Alice Kirby's house. Brian gets fed up with coping alone at the garage, as Ron Sykes is never around. Deirdre and Ken both feel that they can't leave Albert alone. Emily says she'd take care of him. She points out that Albert doesn't want them to go - he just wants them to have a happy marriage. She advises them to prove to him that their marriage is stable. Mike calls at the shop whilst Ken ...

Eddie pushes Stan to work. They do the windows together. Brian tells Ron Sykes that he can't run the garage single-handedly. Ron refuses to work as a mechanic and offers to buy Brian out. Stan is annoyed when Eddie doesn't let him clean Clara Regan's windows at 19 Inkerman Street. Gail urges Brian not to sell his share of the garage. Brian agrees to let Ron buy him out but is annoyed when Ron only offers him the £2,000 he originally put in. Brian refuses to sell for that so Ron suggests that Brian buys him out. After a night at The Roxy, Fred picks up Maureen Slater ...

Gail encourages Brian to get a bank loan to buy Ron Sykes out. The Faircloughs visit Sharon in Sheffield on her eighteenth birthday. Fred shows Maureen Slater the Rovers, telling her that he's the pub's manager. Mrs Lowther calls on Hilda, she is out so Stan - in his string vest - invites the Lowthers to wait. Stan and Doctor Lowther discover they were in the Western Desert together. The bank agrees to give Brian a loan. Ron toasts the future with him. Hilda is horrified to find the Lowthers waiting in No. 13 as it looks a tip. Maureen gets Fred to drive her back to ...

Suzie's workshy attitude gets to Marion. Fred skives off work to retrieve the Rover. He finds it has been taken from where he left it. PC Maskall of the Police informs him they had to impound it as it was in a bus terminal. He has to pay £43 to get it back. Marion finds it impossible to have any time alone in No. 11. Mike wines and dines Alf and Len, telling them that he's bought the old warehouse on Rosamund Street with Alec Yardley and is going to turn it into a wine and disco bar. He knows there's going to be opposition and asks for their support. Marion is annoyed...

Elsie suggests that one of the girls moves into the front parlour of No. 11. Hilda sees plans of the Street at Mike's flat. He tells her that he's building an ice rink there. Marion agrees to move into the parlour as it hasn't been used for years, leaving Suzie in the spare bedroom. Bet finds Fred is keeping a list of how much he's spent on Maureen Slater. Marion tells Eddie that she's decided to return to Bury and stay with her mum. Alf warns Mike that the Town Hall may cause trouble because of parking. Mike is confident that no one will oppose him. Fred takes ...

Mike gives Len the plumbing contract at the new club. Eddie gets a roll of carpet for Marion's new room. She refuses to have stuff he's found on the bin round. Annie is horrified to hear of the planned disco. Chalkie shows the Cheethams around No. 9. Annie, Mavis, Hilda and Emily descend on Ken and ask him to help them fight the disco. They want him to put their case to the Council. He agrees to help all he can. They decide to protest about the noise, cars and people in the Street at night. Ken tells Deirdre his main objection is that it's Mike's venture. Eddie puts a...

Emily starts a petition against the disco. The Cheethams decide they want to buy No. 9. Ken annoys Alf by putting a disco protest poster in his shop window. Annie phones Douglas Cresswell at the brewery to talk about the disco. Mr Cheetham offers Chalkie £10,500 for the house, including fittings. Chalkie agrees. Annie is furious to discover the brewery is backing the disco; it's going to sell Newton and Ridley beer. She realises her trade is going to suffer. Phyllis meets the Cheethams. She puts them off buying No. 9 by telling them about the planned disco. Mike ...

Mavis is depressed on her forty-sixth birthday. Victor cheers her up by saying that he'll visit her. Len lends his tools to a keen lad, Roy Valentine, who does jobs for his mother. Victor tells Mavis he's taking her on a camping holiday in the Lakes as a birthday treat. Ken is interviewed by the Gazette, telling them that the Councillors have lost the residents' views. It's obvious he's getting at Alf, accusing him of being more concerned with business profits. Alf is furious to read Ken's interview. He tells him that he'll not stop him supporting the disco. Mavis ...

Alf refuses to be interviewed on the radio. Len offers Roy Valentine an apprenticeship at the Yard. Roy isn't sure if he wants to make a career of plumbing. Victor organises Mavis' rucksack and clothing. She feels uneasy with the discomfort of it all. They set off for Windermere. Roy agrees to work with Len. Emily has seventy signatures on her petition. Ken is stunned to discover that work is starting to convert the warehouse into the club, before the Council has passed the plans. Ken decides to hold a public meeting at the Community Centre.

Victor and Mavis return from the Lake District. Mavis is glad to be back. Chalkie packs and Phyllis tries to stop him leaving. Alf refuses to attend the disco protest meeting. Anti-discoer, Mrs Harper's son, Neil, throws a brick through Mike's office window. Mike decides to attend the protest meeting to see what he's up against. Mavis suffers as the skin on her ankle is rubbed away. She tells Victor that she found the holiday too much of an assault course. He is disappointed with her attitude. Chalkie refuses to let Phyllis join in his farewell party. She thinks that ...

Hilda is horrified to find that Stan and Eddie have painted orange lines in the Street. She makes them scrub the cobbles. Rita discovers that Mavis and Victor spent their nights in a Youth Hostel. Chalkie takes his bags to Alice Kirby but she tells him that he's too late as she's taken in another lodger. Ken chairs the protest meeting. Pamela Mitchell from the Weatherfield Recorder attends the meeting and tells Mike she'd like to do a piece on the disco. He agrees. Phyllis thinks it's hysterical that Alice doesn't want Chalkie anymore. Annie urges the residents to ...

Roy Valentine starts at the Yard. Suzie hears from her London flatmate that someone called Terry has her address. She packs and tells Elsie that she's moving on. She tells Elsie that Terry is a bloke she's trying to run away from. She tells Elsie she's frightened of him. Len realises he's forgotten his wedding anniversary. Elsie and Marion promise Suzie they won't let Terry get near her. She agrees to see what happens. Len gives Rita a gold necklace for their anniversary. She takes him out for a special meal. Terry Goodwin arrives at No. 11. Elsie tells him that Suzie...

Suzie tells Elsie that Terry Goodwin has a violent temper and used to beat her up. Elsie doesn't believe her. Terry tells Elsie he loves Suzie. He admits to being depressed over losing his job but now has a new one. He wants Suzie back. He swears that he never laid a hand on Suzie. The Council passes the disco. Mike celebrates. Elsie urges Suzie to stand by her marriage vows. Ken is furious that he's lost the disco battle. Eddie offers to scrub the graffiti off the disco walls for Mike and that gives him the idea of calling the disco the "Graffiti Club". Elsie leaves ...

Bet fears a boring Bank Holiday. Fred tries to get Brian to hurry up repairing the Rover's brakes so he can take Bet out for the day. Hilda visits Archie who is taken ill. Marion looks after Stan and Eddie. Bet worries about being alone in the country with Fred so takes Betty along for protection. Elsie tries to bring Suzie out of herself and takes her shopping. Gail lets Fred take the Rover not realising Brian hasn't finished working on it. Fred takes Bet and Betty to Lyme Park. He tries to get Bet on her own but she sticks close to Betty. Terry Goodwin breaks into ...

Stranded in the lake, Bet and Betty wait for Fred to come to their rescue. Suzie is horrified when Terry turns up wanting another chance. Annie struggles to cope on her own in the Rovers.

Maggie Redman has had her baby. Pamela Mitchell asks Ken for his views on the Weatherfield Recorder. He thinks she should stick her neck out more to get the locals to read the paper. She tells him that he has impressed her and wants him to contribute to the Recorder. Terry Goodwin agrees to divorce Suzie. She is annoyed that it's going to be two years before she's free again. Brian retrieves the Rover for Fred and fixes it free of charge. Fred demands a full valeting service done but Brian refuses. Suzie decides to start her life afresh. Ken lays into team captain ...

Suzie looks for a job. Bet and Betty demand compensation from Fred for their ruined clothes. Brian makes the Rover look perfect and makes Fred take it away. Mike hears that Maggie Redman has had his child. Fred refuses to pay Bet and Betty £50. They tell him that they've contacted a solicitor. Ken completes his article for the Weatherfield Recorder. Pamela Mitchell agrees to print it but wants to edit it. Ken worries that she'll make it too bland. Suzie offers to promote the disco for Mike but he doesn't want her. Bet puts on a posh voice and pretends to be a ...

Bet is apprehensive about starting video-dating, especially when the regulars express their amusement. Hilda receives bad news about Archie. Ken is displeased to discover that his article in the Recorder has been altered.

Pamela Mitchell pays Ken £10 for his article for the Weatherfield Recorder. He tells her that he hated the changes made to it. Archie Crabtree's assistant at the chip shop, Avril Carter, tells Hilda that she was more to Archie than a friend - she was his common-law wife. Bet tells Vera that she could get a laugh by going to the video dating agency. Ken accuses Pamela of rewriting his article. She justifies her actions by pointing out the huge amount of public response and she talks him into writing more pieces. Vera goes to the "Bill and Coo Video Dating Agency" to ...

Victor tells Mavis that he's interested in buying a cottage in Saddleworth. He asks her to view it as he wants her opinion. "Carole Munro" arranges to meet "Vince St. Clair". The Ogdens cremate Archie Crabtree. Avril Carter tells them what an awful time she's been having. Victor decides to buy the cottage. Mavis thinks it's beautiful. Hilda has enough of Avril going on about how wonderful Archie was and comments on how she was never around when Archie was ill. Avril tells Hilda the shop is her responsibility now as it was Archie's dying wish that she had it. Hilda ...

Vera and Bet unite to see that Jack gets his comeuppance in full view of a packed Rovers bar. Stan and Hilda visit Archie's fish and chips shop to stake their claim on the business. Victor has a proposition for Mavis.

Hilda goes to the Citizen's Advice Bureau for advice. Pamela Mitchell asks Ken to join the Weatherfield Recorder as Agony Uncle for her advice column. Hilda visits a Community Solicitor. Ken takes on the agony column. Deirdre thinks he's not equipped to answer the letters. Mavis wants to be with Victor but only as his wife. She worries that she'll lose him but feels she loves him. She fears this may be her last chance. She refuses to be rushed into a decision. Hilda has to fill in probate forms - the shop will be hers but only in a month's time.

Rita doesn't know how to tell Mavis that if she moves to Saddleworth she'll have to give up her job as the flat goes with it. Hilda tells Avril Carter she's got no rights to the shop and is trespassing. She gives her a week to get out. Rita tells Mavis she'll have to give up The Kabin if she moves. Ken worries that he won't be able to answer the letters but Pamela Mitchell talks him into doing the Agony Uncle column on a trial basis. Mavis tells Victor that she can't face the idea of living in sin. She tries to talk herself into agreeing. Victor suggests she looks at ...

Deirdre is embarrassed of No. 1 when Pamela Mitchell calls it cosy. Rita advises Mavis to live with Victor as he obviously cares for her. Eddie gets Archie Crabtree's bin men to find out the goings-on at the chip shop. Victor and Mavis view the cottage again. He tries to sell her the idea on the basis of the fresh air and creative neighbours. Deirdre types out Ken's notes for his agony column. They enjoy working together. Mavis is nearly persuaded to move in with Victor until a neighbour calls her "Mrs Pendlebury". Gail enjoys helping Brian at the garage and decides ...

Mavis thinks that Victor may be thinking of marrying her as he let the neighbour believe they were married. Hilda tells Avril Carter that she knows she wasn't Archie Crabtree's fiancée and that Frank is her lover. Avril tells her she can't prove anything as she's been very discreet. Hilda threatens her with a court case causing Frank to tell Avril he can't risk a court case. He threatens to drop her unless she drops the fight. Avril realises that she is beaten and tells Hilda the shop is hers. Victor leads Mavis on to believe he's going to propose before telling her ...

Annie hears that Sarah Ridley is doing spot checks at all pubs. Mavis regrets being too moral. Hilda writes out her resignation from the Rovers. Annie is annoyed that she's keeping the Lowthers and Mike on. Hilda tells her that it's because they pay 25p an hour more. Ken tells Albert they'll never leave him alone at No. 1. They want to move but want him to come with them. He doesn't know if he'll fit in a new house. Hilda sees Mr Holt, landlord of the shop, who tells her the lease will soon be up and he's going to put the rent up a considerable amount. The Barlows ...

Ken offers Mr Wadsworth £21,500 for his house. Albert tells the Barlows that he will move with them. Hilda counts on getting £10,000 for the shop and tells Annie that she's definitely leaving. Annie has the pub cleaned from top to bottom and buys flowers to arrange around the bar before the Brewery's inspection. Fred dresses up to impress Sarah Ridley but Annie asks him to take a day's holiday so that he won't show her up. Hilda cleans the Rovers for the last time and tells Annie she's glad to leave. Annie tells her that she had intended to give her an extra 25p an ...

Hilda decides to spend her inheritance on carpets. Deirdre is depressed at the prospect of living in Albert's museum of a house forever. Ken tells her that they'll move with or without Albert. He tells Albert they'll be moving in two weeks. Albert offers to leave him No. 1 in his will but Ken doesn't want to upset Beattie Pearson. Hilda is amazed that a new carpet will cost over £400. Elsie is furious to discover Suzie has been putting shopping on her slate. Suzie gets annoyed when Gail accuses her of being jealous of her family. Suzie tells her about her marriage but...

Audrey goes down with food poisoning so Gail goes and looks after her. Albert doesn't want to leave the house to his daughter Beattie Pearson as it's obvious she doesn't love him. He appreciates all that Ken has done for him. Deirdre is touched that Albert doesn't want to lose them. Mrs Lowther gives Hilda some leftovers from a party so Hilda decides to throw an inheritance party. Suzie discovers that Brian is going to be on his own for the night as Gail is staying at Audrey's house. The Barlows refuse to let Albert give them the house as it wouldn't be fair on ...

Gail is stunned when Brian tells her of Suzie's failed attempt to seduce him. Hilda is excited by a visit from Trevor and Damian. Bet challenges Alf, Eddie, Fred and Stan to lose weight.

Hilda refuses to let Stan eat in order that he can win the diet challenge. Bet puts Alf on a diet. Suzie is certain that Elsie won't throw her out. Elsie tells her she's wrong and she wants her gone. Suzie calls her two-faced. Trevor asks Hilda for a loan of £2,000 as he's overspent on a car and furniture. She tells him she only got £1,500. Stan tells Trevor they wouldn't give him money if they had it. Trevor tells him that he's pathetic as he hasn't got anything. Hilda is upset by their rowing. Suzie begs Elsie to let her stay but Elsie is adamant. Elsie tells her ...

The Barlows start converting the kitchen at No. 1. Mike prepares for a VIP visit. He leads the girls on to believe Royalty are coming before telling them it's a trade delegation. He hopes to get some overseas sales from the visit. He tells Ivy to make sure everything runs like clockwork. The girls think it's hysterical when Mike tells them the delegation will be Russian. Albert refuses to live amongst dust and gets his daughter Beattie Pearson to take him in. She is pleased to find Ken is altering the house as it will add value to her inheritance. Albert tells Beattie...

Ken buys Deirdre a watch for her birthday. The factory girls strike at their machines as the trade delegation is due. Mike is forced to agree to pay their production bonuses. Mike tries to impress the Russians. He is disappointed that they can't place an order with him. He finds the translator Eileen Hicks attractive. Beattie accuses Ken of taking advantage of Albert. The fatties weigh in again. Stan weighs 2lb more than at the start of the slim, Eddie is exactly the same. Alf has lost 5lb and Fred 5lb. Fred is disqualified when Bet announces she knows that he had ...

Eddie encourages Chalkie to bet on a five-horse accumulator. Alf's council friend Des Foster takes a shine to Bet. Brian reluctantly leaves Bert in charge of the garage.

Eddie escorts Chalkie to Chadwick's Betting Shop when he collects his £3,543.75 winnings in cash. Eddie fears that he'll be mugged when they are followed back. Chalkie puts the money under his floorboards and buys drinks all round. Brian leaves Bert at the garage whilst he gives Gail a driving lesson. He refuses to just sweep up and tries to blow up a tyre for Brian. Eddie makes Chalkie put his money in the bank. Curly suggests he goes to Australia to visit Bob Whitely. The gas pressure explodes causing the whole garage, with Bert inside, to explode. Brian rushes in ...

Unconscious Bert is rushed to hospital in an ambulance. Brian goes with him whilst Gail makes a statement to the police. Gail goes to the factory and breaks the news to Ivy. Mike runs them to hospital. Des Foster asks Bet if he can take her out. She agrees. Bert is put on a life-support machine. He has head and chest injuries. Ivy keeps a bedside vigil. She fears he's going to die. Bet dresses up to go out with Des but he wants to spend the evening in her flat. She admires his nerve. Phyllis hears about Chalkie's win. Alf returns from a Council meeting to find Bet and...

Alf warns Bet that her relationship with Des Foster will end in tears - hers. Ivy talks to Bert whilst he's in a coma. He comes round to see her at his bedside. Phyllis asks Chalkie to pay her electricity bill. He gives her £30. When she discovers that he's going to Australia she calls him a monster for not taking her with him. She begs him to take her but he refuses. Alf is forced to cover up for Des when Edith Foster telephones as Des is with Bet.

Bet wants Des Foster as he makes her feel good and exciting. She is upset that she hasn't heard from him since Edith Foster phoned. Hilda receives a begging letter from a Mrs Earnshaw, telling her all about her bad luck. Bert returns home in an ambulance. He seems subdued and vague. When Des asks her out again, Bet hopes that he'll leave his wife. Hilda feels sorry for Mrs Earnshaw. Alf shows his disgust when Des takes Bet out. They laugh at his morals. When Edith arrives at the shop, Alf is forced to cover for him again. Alf tells Bet that if she continues to see Des...

Bet refuses to give Des Foster up. Bert is frustrated when Ivy mollycoddles him. Hilda delivers a letter back to Kitty Earnshaw who calls at No. 13 and tells her that she cried over her letter. Hilda offers her a chat. Des tells Bet he'll set her up in a flat in Jubilee Gardens. She asks if she'll always be his bit on the side or if he'll leave his wife for her. He tells her that it would be too complicated to leave Edith so Bet tells him to get lost; she's not being a tart forever. Mrs Earnshaw tells Hilda that her TV has been repossessed and is in bad health. She's ...

The Tilsleys wait up all night waiting for Bert. Ivy blames herself for leaving him on his own. The Duckworths' landlord wants to knock their house at 20 Inkerman Street down to build flats. He offers them £1,000 to vacate. They ask Alf to find a council house for them but Alf refuses to get involved. Chalkie gives his job up and takes early retirement. Phyllis is stunned when he tells her that he hopes to stay in Australia for six months. The Tilsleys refuse to tell anyone that Bert is missing. Ivy fears he'll never return as Bert has taken his favourite photograph ...

Brian feels useless as he sits and waits for news of Bert. The Duckworths view No. 9. Vera and Terry like it although Jack tries to get Terry to side with him. Vera tells Jack to put the £1,000 down as a deposit. Chalkie is dreading flying. When Mike demands that Ivy returns to work she is forced to tell him Bert has disappeared. He tells her that he'll cover for her at work. Jack asks Chalkie if he can rent No. 9 off him but Chalkie throws him out. Kitty Earnshaw tells Hilda that her marriage guidance is working. Phyllis tells Hilda that Mrs Earnshaw has been a widow...

Brian and Ivy go to Bristol to bring Bert back home. Des Foster wants to talk to Bet but she tries to ignore him. He tells her to meet him in a flat. Ken gets a pair of glasses for reading. Brian and Ivy have to leave Bert in Bristol. He was arrested after hanging round a shopping precinct all day. The doctors want to keep him in hospital. He didn't recognise Ivy. Against her better judgment, Bet meets Des at his flat. He tells her that he wants her. She admits she loves him but doesn't want to be hurt. He tells her that he's living at the flat having left Edith and ...

Albert celebrates his eighty-eighth birthday. Ken gives him the history of the Lancashire Fusiliers. Ivy is frightened that the neighbours will talk about Bert's mental illness. Albert blackmails Annie into buying him a drink on the house, reminding her that it's her birthday tomorrow and he knows how old she is. Ivy refuses to return to work, not being able to face the girls. The Barlows throw a surprise party for Albert. Old pals Tommy Shankley and Wilf Bottomley are guests but Beattie Pearson arrives unexpectedly with husband Norman and is put out that she wasn't ...

Ivy faces the neighbours and tells them that Bert is having special treatment. Pamela Mitchell investigates the Youth Club story but can't get anywhere. She tells Ken that she needs quotes to make the piece stand up. He gives her a confidential report from the Town Hall to quote. She promises not to tell anyone where she got it from. Bet tackles Des about his wife throwing him out. He admits that she did, as Edith found out about their affair. He tells her that he's given up everything to be with her. She is touched and agrees to move in with him in the morning.

Ivy returns to work to face her friends. Pamela Mitchell prints "Closure threat to youth clubs in secret Council report." Ken is pleased to see it in print but is worried about the Council reaction. Annie advises Bet to get some security from Des before moving in with him. Ken is delighted to hear that the Town Hall is in uproar. Edith Foster calls at the shop. Bet is surprised that she doesn't know who she is. Edith tells Bet that Des' mistress is married with two kids. Ken is summoned to the Town Hall. When Bet tackles Des, he swears that she is the only woman in ...

Percy Sugden takes over as caretaker at the Community Centre. Vera talks Jack into buying No. 9 for £10,000, getting a £9,000 mortgage. Jack plans to race the pigeons that Chalkie has left. Bet kids Percy that Emily is Elsie Tanner. He upsets Emily by telling her that he won't be climbing into her bed at night. Ken calls a meeting with his fellow Development officers, telling them that he leaked the document. He expects them to stand behind him. Percy rows with Alf for parking his car outside the Community Centre before discovering that he's a Councillor and his boss....

Ken is pleased when one of his colleagues promises to stand by him. Vera celebrates getting No. 9. The neighbours are horrified when she bursts into the Rovers and announces their news. Bet is bitter that she's man-less again. Ken sees Peter Bromley who calls the leaking disloyal and tells Ken that he has a reputation of being radical. He reminds Ken that he signed a confidentiality clause when he took the job. He asks Ken if he gave Council information to the Weatherfield Recorder. Gail is tired of both Tilsleys working all hours for nothing. Ken admits to being the ...

Eddie finds a carpet on his round and takes it home. Marion refuses to have it for their bottom drawer. Don Watkins tells Mike that his uncle, Alec Yardley, has taken him on as manager of the club. Mike is annoyed as he didn't pick him. Eddie lays the carpet at No. 13. Yardley tells Mike that Don must be manager. Hilda likes the carpet. Mrs Lawson discovers that Eddie has taken her new carpet.

The Duckworths have to vacate their old house in Inkerman Street. Mrs Lawson tracks Eddie down. Ken's boss, Peter Bromley, tells him that the Council aren't happy with his leaking and asks him to sign a new contract stating he'll never pass on Council information again. He refuses to sign, saying his job is to serve the community, not to hide things from them. Mrs Lawson accuses Eddie of stealing the carpet. She demands to have the carpet back. Ken is asked to resign because he has broken his contract. He refuses to resign and is sacked. Eddie finds Hilda's old carpet...

Jack can't afford to put the Duckworths' furniture in storage so he gets the key to No. 9 off the estate agent and puts the furniture in the house. They leave 20 Inkerman Street and move in with Ivy. Don Watkins boasts in the Rovers that he can invite people to the opening night of the Graffiti Club. Fred and the factory girls decide to take him up on his offer. Mike is nervous on the opening night of the club. Hilda starts work at the cloakroom. The factory girls turn up at the club but Watkins refuses to let them in. Vera creates a scene and starts insulting the ...

Fred is furious to discover that Annie had an invite to the Graffiti Club. When a cleaner doesn't turn up at the club, Hilda steps in, although she's worn out from her other jobs. The auctioneers clear No. 9 of Chalkie's furniture - including the Duckworths'. Vera is horrified and fights the men for her furniture. Hilda tries on a fur coat left in the cloakroom. The estate agent is called to sort out the hassle over No. 9. He makes Jack take the Duckworths' furniture out of the house. Vera tries to make off with some of Chalkie's furniture but Jack lets her down. Ivy ...

The Duckworths move into 9 Coronation Street. Gail implores Brian not to sell the garage business. Emily offers her support to Deirdre over Ken's unemployment.

Vera is delighted with her Spanish-style decorations on their bar for their themed party. Jack is skint and can't afford any drinks but she tells him that's his problem. Gail makes Brian ask her some Highway Code questions before her test. She gets annoyed when he's unhelpful. Jack tries to cadge credit in the Corner Shop for drinks but Alf refuses. Deirdre suggests he makes it a bring-a-bottle party. Hilda gets a letter saying her inheritance will come through in a few days. Annie advises her not to waste it. Fred tells Hilda about the party and she realises they've ...

Gail is annoyed that Brian didn't discuss his plans with her before putting the garage up for sale and Dennis Lawton looks over it. Fred has a cut forehead. Hilda receives a cheque for £1,583 from her solicitor for the proceeds from the sale of Archie's chip shop. Ivy is stunned to hear that Brian is selling the garage. She thinks that it's Gail's idea and rows with her. Pamela Mitchell is shocked to discover Ken has lost his job because of her article. She refuses to let Ken write more articles for the paper. Ken finishes at the Community Centre. Hilda opens a bank ...

Pamela Mitchell tells the Barlows that she's leaving the Weatherfield Recorder and moving to Nottingham. Dennis Lawton offers Brian a price £2,000 lower than the asking price for the garage. Brian thinks it over. Stan asks Hilda to open a joint account so he can draw money out for himself but she refuses. Mike advises Brian to sell everything he owns before selling his business. The Ogdens go to a French restaurant, La Parisienne. Hilda threatens to strangle Stan if he ruins the evening for her. The menu is in French so they don't know what to order. Pam recommends ...

Ken calls on Bob Statham about replacing Pamela Mitchell on the Weatherfield Recorder. Statham tells him that he wants a partner rather than an employee. Rita and Mavis go on a day trip to Saddleworth for something to do. Ivy rows with the Tilsleys over their plans to sell the house. They accuse her of being too sentimental. Ivy thinks they're spoilt. Mavis and Rita call at Victor's cottage. They are put out when a Mrs Pendlebury answers the door. Mavis is stunned. Ivy tells the Tilsleys that they could sell the house and move in with her, rent free. Ken admits to ...

Gail tells Brian she can face living with Ivy if it means that they keep the garage on. Brian tells Dennis Lawton that the garage is no longer for sale. Ken tells Bob Statham he's interested in buying a third share of the Weatherfield Recorder. After discovering there's nothing but grotty flats around to rent, the Tilsleys decide to move in with Ivy. Rita phones Victor and finds out that Mrs Pendlebury is his sister-in-law. Mavis is relieved. Ivy promises to allow the Tilsleys their freedom if they move in with her. She is delighted when they agree. Marion tells Eddie...

Marion is relieved that Eddie wants the baby. Emily organises an Autumn Fayre at the Community Centre for the hospital. Percy agrees to help her. The brewery writes to Annie with an idea about giving the staff uniforms. Marion gives up smoking because of the baby. Eddie joins her for support. She tells him that she would abort the child if he felt trapped. He tells her that she has changed his whole life and she and the baby are the best things ever to happen to him. Bet tells Annie that the brewery outfits sound good and asks her to get some to try out. Mr Pollard, ...

The brewery sends Annie the uniforms: three t-shirts with the brewery logo on. Gail is furious when a nosey woman, Mrs Stevens, looks round the house just to see what it's like. Betty refuses to wear her t-shirt. She tells Annie that she'd die of shame. Annie returns the outfits to the brewery. A young couple makes an offer on 5 Buxton Close. Gail is thrilled. Mavis tells Victor about the Autumn Fayre. He thinks that it'll be a chance to show off his home-made pottery.

The brewery sends Annie the uniforms: three t-shirts with the brewery logo on. Gail is furious when a nosey woman, Mrs Stevens, looks round the house just to see what it's like. Betty refuses to wear her t-shirt. She tells Annie that she'd die of shame. Annie returns the outfits to the brewery. A young couple makes an offer on 5 Buxton Close. Gail is thrilled. Mavis tells Victor about the Autumn Fayre. He thinks that it'll be a chance to show off his home-made pottery.

Mavis, Annie and Hilda engage in the battle of the cakes at the Community Centre 'Bring and Buy' sale. Elsie guesses that Marion is pregnant. Gail is sad about moving out of the house, as she and Brian start packing up their belongings.

Emily is flattered when Percy flirts with her. Mavis bakes a cake with a mystery ingredient in it. Annie and Hilda also bake cakes. Fred is amazed to find Miss Weatherfield selling kisses at the Fayre. Marion tells Winifred Willis about the wedding and she takes the news well. Elsie guesses that Marion is pregnant. She tells her that she's very happy for her. Rita runs the Bring and Buy stall, Mavis the cake stall, Vera the bingo stall and Percy the jumble. Eddie decides he'd like Hilda to know about the baby from him rather than hear from anyone else. Hilda is ...

The Tilsleys move in with Ivy. Terry is annoyed at the way Jack doesn't do anything around the house. Winifred Willis arrives at No. 11 and tells Marion that she wants her to marry in church and in white. Eddie books the Rovers for the reception. Winifred tells Marion and Eddie that she wants them to marry in Bury in the church where Marion was christened. They refuse as they don't know anyone there but agree to marry in a Weatherfield church. Winifred says she'll pay. Terry overhears Fred commenting on Jack entertaining redheads. He is furious and tells Jack that ...

Brian is embarrassed when Bert sends him £10 for his birthday. Jack threatens Terry with violence if he goes on about him working late in the cab. The vicar at All Saints Church agrees to marry Eddie and Marion. On discovering Eddie is a bin man, Reverend Nuttall asks him to remove an old mattress. Winifred Willis is furious to discover Eddie has booked the Rovers for the reception. She tells him that she refuses to let it happen. Eddie tells her that he's had enough of her moaning; it's their wedding. She respects him for standing up to her. Alf's car breaks down in ...

Vera is caught up in Jack and Terry's row and she fears that Terry will leave home. Ken and Bob Statham sign a contract making Ken a press baron. Mike looks forward to Marion's wedding. Marion warns him that Maggie will be coming with her husband and baby. Brian gets Kevin to look at a car to see how well he does. Mike worries about meeting Maggie again. Jack is £7 short in his housekeeping so Terry withdraws £7 of his money. Kevin fixes the car so Brian takes him on as a mechanic.

Johnny Webb turns up for Eddie's stag night twelve hours too early. Vera is forced to go through Jack's pockets. She finds money and is upset when he doesn't hand it over of his own accord. Kevin is grateful to have a job. Ivy finds him sat reading when Brian is out. He fears that she'll lose him his job. Johnny spends the day getting drunk. Fred throws him out of the Rovers when he chats the local women up. Eddie gets Norris Stephens from Liverpool to be his best man. He can't find a decent flat for them to live in after the wedding. Kevin apologises for upsetting ...

Eddie sports a black eye. Marion is upset to hear everyone now knows about the baby and he has a black eye. She breaks the news to Winifred Willis who is horrified but Marion tells her that she's not ashamed. Curly is thrilled to be stand-in as best man and Uncle Wilf gives Marion away. Jack chauffeurs them in a Limo. Hilda is proud to stand in for Eddie's mother. Norris Stephens makes it to the church just in time to be Eddie's best man so Curly is put out. Mike is put out to see Maggie and baby Mark at the service. Elsie is Matron of Honour. Marion is late when the ...

Jack can't get the Limo to start after the service and the Yeats' are driven off by Norris Stephens in his Jag. Jack gatecrashes the reception. Maggie is forced to talk to Mike at the reception. She offers to let him hold Mark but he can't bring himself to. Stan finds the reception too much and sneaks off home for a snooze. The Yeats' plan to spend their wedding night at No. 11 and to fly to Benidorm in the morning. Mike tells Bet that Maggie's baby is his. Winifred Willis mellows and kisses Eddie, telling him that she likes him. The guests guess that the Yeats' are ...

The disco-goers cause sleepless nights for the residents. Percy tries to worm his way into Emily's affections by doing jobs around the house for her. Elsie is roughed up and pushed about by drunks from the disco. Curly cuts his thumb on glass in Emily's rubbish. Emily feels responsible and dresses the wound for him. Fred hears from Eunice that she wants a divorce. Ken decides to write a piece in the Weatherfield Recorder slamming the Graffiti Club. Emily is surprised that Curly has good qualifications but works on the bins. She contemplates taking a student in as a ...

Elsie starts to reassesses her life. Ken tells Mike that he won't take any more advertising for the club. Curly asks Emily if he could lodge with her. She agrees. Mike asks Deirdre to get Ken to take his advertising but she stands by Ken and tells him that he's got a nerve to ask her for help. Fred sees Eunice and her solicitor. She tells him that she's getting married again and wants all their pots and pans back. He hangs onto the colour TV but agrees to let her have everything back. Curly moves into No. 3. Emily is happy to have someone around the house. Percy is ...

Bet is shocked when Des Foster arrives to decorate the Rovers for the brewery. Emily finds it hard calling Curly "Curly", so he suggests she calls him Norman - his real name. Ken writes an unenthusiastic piece about the Graffiti Club. Bet tries to ignore Des but he keeps speaking to her. She plays it cool and is civil towards her. He tells her that fate has brought them together again.

Bet is told that she could miss her lunchtime shifts if she doesn't want to see Des but Bet decides to stand up to him. Ken is furious when Weatherfield Recorder secretary, Sally Waterman, takes a copy of Ken's article to show Bob Statham before it goes to print. Statham tells Ken the article isn't good enough. Ken is amazed that Statham favours the advertisers rather than the readers. Statham demands Ken writes about "popular Mike Baldwin". Des asks Bet to come out with him for old time's sake. She agrees. Ken reluctantly rewrites his article, praising Mike's public ...

Annie takes to her bed after a disturbed night during which one of the Rovers' windows is cracked by drunks from the Graffiti Club. Ken worries what the neighbours will say when they read his passive article. The Yeats' return from honeymoon to the news that Winifred Willis has had a stroke and is in hospital. They visit her in Bury. Marion is stunned that she looks so frail. Des takes Bet out for a meal. She lets him think that she's ready to sleep with him again.

Alf worries that Bet is taking up with Des again. He warns her to be careful. Ken is ashamed when the Weatherfield Recorder is printed. Deirdre thinks it's amusing that Ken has had to flatter Mike so much. Ken calls Mike "The Debonair Dynamo of Denim". Des is amused by the way Bet is playing around with him. Eddie tries to organise a mortgage. The neighbours tell Ken they were depending on him to take up the battle for them. He tells them there's no proof that the disco-goers caused the troubles. Mike winds Ken up by thanking him for the wonderful article. Des tells ...

Marion and Eddie row over her desire to move to Bury to look after her ailing mother. Percy is aggrieved when Mavis has second thoughts about allowing Randy to mate with Harriet. Hilda has a new carpet fitted.

Hilda has a new carpet laid at No. 13. She thinks it's the most beautiful thing she's ever seen. Eddie doesn't want to live with Winifred but is aware that Marion is worried about her. He is furious that Marion wants to be with her mother rather than him. Percy is keen to start breeding their budgies but Mavis doesn't think Randy will be suitable. Len spends all his time in Ashton working on another disco. Percy pushes Mavis to mate budgies but she feels Harriet isn't keen. Percy takes the huff when she suggests Randy has knocked around a bit. Hilda plans a Ruby ...

Hilda cannot contain her excitement as she prepares for the party to celebrate her ruby wedding anniversary. Ivy reveals to her colleagues that she has stepped down from her post as supervisor. Rita receives some tragic news.

The factory girls are amazed that Ivy is no longer supervisor. Vera and Shirley ask Mike to reinstate her but he refuses. Stan is horrified that he has to have a bath for the party. Rita is fed up of Len working in Ashton until all hours. The Yeats' treat the Ogdens' party as a farewell party. Vera is put out that she hasn't been invited to the party. Mike leads Elsie to believe she could have the supervisor's job. Alf toasts the Ogdens as their children aren't around. The residents join in the congratulations. Eddie says that the Ogdens have been like parents to him ...

Mavis spends the night comforting Rita. She can't believe Len is dead, killed on a motorway. The residents are stunned by his death. Bet and Alf are sickened. Elsie asks Rita if she can do anything as she can't settle at work. Elsie tells Rita she was lucky to have married Len. Emily brings Rita out of herself by sharing her experience over Ernie's death. She promises her that life is a great healer. Alf organises the funeral and takes care of the Yard. Sharon Gaskell arrives from Sheffield to comfort Rita when she hears of Len's death. Elsie tells Mike she would like...

Bet decides not to go to Len's funeral because of her affair with him as she doesn't want to upset Rita. Elsie, Mavis, Sharon, Mike, Emily, Alf, Fred and Betty help Rita bury Len. Mavis doesn't understand why Len was killed on the M61 when he was meant to be in Ashton. Rita puts on a brave face throughout the service but breaks down on her own. Mike apologises to Ivy for rowing with her and gives her the supervisor's job back. Rita has to face up to the fact that Len wasn't returning home from Ashton when he died.

Rita goes through Len's clothes. She finds a beer mat with a Bolton phone number written on it. Curly sees Sharon and falls for her. Deirdre sorts out the paperwork at the Yard for Rita. Fred tells Jack that he could show him how to look after his pigeons. They agree to race a couple, putting £10 down each. Elsie is fed up that Ivy has been made supervisor again. She contemplates leaving the factory. Remembering George Newton thought she'd be an ideal landlady, she arranges an interview at the brewery. Mike is annoyed when Elsie takes time off and reprimands her. She ...

Curly tries to build up courage to ask Sharon out. Elsie gets a barmaid's job at the Tropicana pub. Bet warns her that the pub is a dive. Curly travels to Heaton Park and lets two of Jack's pigeons loose. He finds one of them, Jimmy, has died on the journey. Fred is furious that his pigeon has died. He puts the dead bird into the coop and declares he's won the bet as it's first home. Bet, as holder of the bet money, agrees that Fred has won and gives him the £20. Elsie asks Mike if she can withdraw her notice but he tells her it wouldn't be a good idea; she obviously ...

Curly is frustrated as he can't muster the courage to ask Sharon out. He writes a poem to her, putting down his feelings for her. Elsie has a lonely Christmas, alone at No. 11. Rita tells Alf about her worries about Len and Mrs Proctor. He agrees to drive her to Bolton. Curly gives Sharon his poem. She is embarrassed by it. Bill Gregory returns to the Street to pay his respects to Rita on hearing of Len's death. Rita calls on Mrs Proctor but she refuses to talk to her and slams the door in her face. Elsie starts at the Tropicana and is horrified as it's so rough. Rita...