Coronation Street (1960) Season 11

Coronation Street (1960)

The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at home, in the workplace, and in their local pub, the Rovers Return Inn. Britain's longest-running soap.

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11x01 Episode 942 (5th January 1970)

05 January, 1970 8:00 pm

Maggie returns from visiting Les in Birmingham but is coy about when he's returning. Ken is worried about the bills and has had enough of Albert living with them. Emily grows irritated at Dickie and Ray's table manners when she cooks breakfast for them. Betty refuses to return to work at the Rovers and gets at job at The Flying Horse. The residents start drinking there to avoid the new dress code though Albert insists he's supporting the Rovers in the darts challenge. Alan has gone to Leeds and Val wonders if Elsie's gone with him. Bernard gets Irma's address from Val. She is puzzled by his remark that Irma isn't enjoying Australia. Tommy Deakin and Ted Loftus prepare for the darts challenge on the side of The Flying Horse. Len takes a fancy to their barmaid Anita Reynolds.

11x02 Episode 943 (7th January 1970)

07 January, 1970 8:00 pm

Val gets Ken up to look after the twins while she goes to the January sales. Maggie hasn't slept all night and tells Betty about the divorce, asking her to keep it quiet from Len. Emily is fed up with looking after the ungrateful Ray and Dickie. She tells them they can fend for themselves and walks out. Albert is pleased that Bernard has learned well his coaching tips for dominoes. Ray and Dickie realise they need someone to replace Emily until Audrey returns and they cadge some fish and chips from Ken. Anita tells an enquiring Betty that her friendship with Len is her own business. Val tells a shocked Len that Maggie and Les are divorcing. Betty agrees to look in on Ray and Dickie though Cyril isn't entirely happy with the arrangement.

11x03 Episode 944 (12th January 1970)

12 January, 1970 8:00 pm

Ena annoys Annie when she makes jibes about all her customers being at The Flying Horse. Jack is annoyed that their New Year takings are down £15 on last year's and that Betty refuses to return. Elsie refuses to discuss Alan with Len. He tells her how much younger than him Anita Reynolds is and Elsie warns him about making a fool of himself. Emily tells Sandra that Ray was taken to hospital after fainting in The Flying Horse. The doctor told him that he is getting better, albeit slowly. Ray is back in No.3 and holding Bernard to his bet. Hilda riles Elsie into hinting that Irma is unhappy in Australia but Hilda doesn't understand what she means. Annie graciously tells Cyril that Betty can return any time she chooses. Val tells Maggie to fight Anita for Len.

11x04 Episode 945 (14th January 1970)

14 January, 1970 8:00 pm

Sandra tears a strip off Bernard for supposedly getting Ray into trouble. Ena is pleased that the escapade has put a grin back on Ray's face but upsets him with gossip about him and Sandra. Hilda rows with Annie when she asks for an adjustment to her hours. Anita admits to Len that she's jealous of Maggie. Feeling guilty about what she did, Elsie persuades Alan to take a grateful Hilda on as cleaner at the salon. A worried Bernard calls on Cyril who, after some ribbing, tells him he won't be sent to prison. Annie still won't adjust Hilda's hours to suit her new job. Emily worries that Sandra is getting too close to Ray who is adamant he won't get serious until he's fully recovered. She sets up a supper for the two of them. Alan, Elsie, Len and Anita have a date together at a posh restaurant. Anita asks Elsie why she and Len never married and is told that there was never enough to get them from romance to the marriage stage. Anita admits she loves Len and Elsie tells her that she hopes

11x05 Episode 946 (19th January 1970)

19 January, 1970 8:00 pm

Emily returns to the Rovers from staying at No.3. Dickie gives her a box of chocolates as a thank you. Anita wants Len to meet her parents. He puts her off as he's the same age as her father, getting her to agree to go to a football match instead. Emily walks straight into a raft of work at the Rovers as they're short-staffed. Alan agrees to take Elsie to the Robin Hood pub for a night out. Bernard is angry at Sandra's engagement, feeling that Ray isn't good enough for her. Ray tells Len that there is no football match on for him to go to. Jack congratulates Ray on his good news. Ray agrees to return to the yard as Len's partner and comes up with a false urgent job for him to do that night to get him out of meeting Anita's parents. Unable to cope with a sudden rush of customers, Maggie takes Ena back on at the shop with a five shilling pay rise. Annie upsets Maggie with her talk about Len and Anita. Elsie tells Alan that she doesn't want things to get serious. Emily makes lunch for Ray

11x06 Episode 947 (21st January 1970)

21 January, 1970 8:00 pm

Len tells Alan that he worries about the age difference between himself and Anita but Alan advises him to put that aside. Len proposes to a delighted Anita and asks for an invite to see her parents. Audrey starts to lay down the law on housekeeping to Ray and Dickie. Alan has plans to take Elsie to his garage in Ashton where he's souping up a car for a rally drive. Audrey boasts to Emily about how she's keeping the men in line. Anita takes great delight in telling Maggie about the proposal. Ray assures Bernard that his feelings for Sandra are genuine. Ray can move the toes on his right foot. Audrey tells Dickie she's only joking about the increase in housework and they decide to make Ray carry on doing his bit. Len admits to Ray that he has doubts about the proposal and is told that the two of them are incompatible. The Flemings tell Ray that Emily is returning to be his private nurse. When he begs Audrey not to let her, she tells him it's a joke on him. Len is annoyed when Jack tells

11x07 Episode 948 (26th January 1970)

26 January, 1970 8:00 pm

Ernie plans changes to the camera shop when he gets a contract to photograph models for a mail-order company. Emily fears that Willie Piggott is not going to renew the lease on the shop. When he calls into the shop, he refuses to deal with a woman and insists on talking only to Ernie. Alan looks for someone to take a night-shift job for a friend at a bakery. Elsie suggests Stan but Alan isn't happy at the suggestion. Emily warns Ena that she shop lease is up for renewal and she could lose her home. Dave Smith sacks Audrey for taking the time off to visit her mother. Ray installs her at the yard. Len and Ray put in a tender for the plumbing on a student hostel. Elsie convinces Hilda that Alan will sack her if Stan doesn't take the job at the bakery.

11x08 Episode 949 (28th January 1970)

28 January, 1970 8:00 pm

Stan starts at the bakery as a nightwatchman. Hilda confesses to Ernie that she's missing him at night. Willie Piggott asks Emily to tell him how much Len's tender is for the student hostel job but she refuses outright. He threatens to refuse to renew the camera shop lease and evict Ena unless she co-operates. She keeps the blackmail threat from Ernie. Ray has too much work on to look over the tender and Len suggests that he gets Emily to assist him. Hilda has the house curtains closed to try and keep Stan's body clock in sync. Maggie confesses to Elsie and Len that she misses Les's company. Annie has to clean the Rovers when Hilda works at the salon instead, although she’s late turning up there as well. In front of Piggott, Ray asks Emily to go over the tender figures for them but she refuses. Audrey thinks Sandra isn't looking after Ray properly.

11x09 Episode 950 (2nd February 1970)

02 February, 1970 8:00 pm

Sandra wanders round the salon with a long face, upset by Audrey's comments. Hilda is late for her cleaning there, saying she can't sleep without Stan by her side. While she frets about him, Stan tells Jack that he likes the hours as he can drink all day. Annie tells Alan that she's decided to patronise his salon, even though it is in a humble environment. Piggott measures up the camera shop for the required changes. Ernie sees that Emily is a bundle of nerves in Piggott's presence. Ena catches a reluctant Emily and Piggott talking conspiratorially. Sandra seeks assurance from Audrey that Ray is with her for more than his care but Audrey refuses. Sandra realises Audrey's in love with him too. Emily tells Len she'll work on the final estimates but he tells her that they don't need her assistance on the matter any more.

11x10 Episode 951 (4th February 1970)

04 February, 1970 8:00 pm

Elsie is amused to see Hilda chatting to herself in the salon mirror about how Stan has lied to her again. Elsie is jealous that Alan had a good time at Ken and Val's. Piggott tells Emily to rifle through the yard paperwork to find out what he wants. Ena disturbs their conversation and demands to know from Emily what's going on after Piggott has gone. Audrey refuses to apologise to Sandra and denies having feelings for Ray when Dickie asks her outright. Ray tries to reassure Sandra's concerns. Stan again refuses to change his job when Hilda asks him to. Emily tries to sneak a look at the tender in the yard when she asks Audrey if she can use the phone. Len unwittingly tells her that the sum is £12,300. Alan demands the best treatment from his staff when Annie calls at the salon. Hilda phones the bakery anonymously and tells them Stan is not doing his job. Alan comes to Ken and Val's to eat again. Emily tells a pleased Piggott the tender sum. He decides to offer £11,900 and undercut the

11x11 Episode 952 (9th February 1970)

09 February, 1970 8:00 pm

On Sunday, the Victoria Street Mission opens and Hilda decides to attend a service there. She feels afraid as Stan continues to wonder who shopped him. Piggott tells Emily his tender is £11,900. Ena plays the harmonium at the mission while Minnie invites Emily and Ernie to dinner after the service. Thanks to Ena's efforts, there is a good-sized, albeit elderly, congregation. Stan upsets the Turpins when he alleges that a policeman's job is an easy one. Len and Ray are perturbed when they attempt to wind up Piggott but he doesn't take the bait. They wonder what he's up to. Emily and Hilda are frightened by Ernie's sermon on betrayal. Piggott refuses to make a bet with Len and Ray as to who will get the contract. Elsie suggests to Stan that the person who shopped him could be a woman. Emily can't face her guilt and runs out of the meal. Albert is annoyed that he wasn't invited. E

11x12 Episode 953 (11th February 1970)

11 February, 1970 8:00 pm

First thing in the morning, Albert is grumpier than usual with the milkman and Stan. Ray is depressed about the contract while Len is more upbeat. They resolve not to tell Emily what they're up to. Ernie tells Ena his plans to do up the camera shop while a troubled Emily watches on. Emily confesses the full story to Ena and that she faces eviction when Piggott cancels the lease when he discovers he's not won the contract. Alan asks for Cyril's help to appeal the driving fine he's been given. Cyril is not pleased when Stan asks for his help in detecting who shopped him in. Albert rails that he was born too soon to enjoy the affluent society. Len and Ray enjoy telling Piggott that Roscoe & Pitts got the student hostel contract, much to Emily's relief. A scared Hilda tells Stan that she knows nothing about who shopped him.

11x13 Episode 954 (16th February 1970)

16 February, 1970 8:00 pm

Annie is flattered by a Valentine's card that she's received and suspects it has come from Douglas Cresswell while Len thinks the sender could be Arthur Forsyth-Jones. Albert refuses to answer his front door to anyone. Ken isn't bothered, saying that one day without dinner or a drink will change his mind. Bill Gregory turns up in the street from his home in Glasgow after an absence of eight years. Albert rejects an offer from Tommy Deakin to take away all his material goods. Annie is horrified when Alan reveals in the Rovers that she bleaches her hair. At Annie's suggestion, Minnie resolves to get Albert out of his house. Alan tells Elsie that if they'd used her cheap lacquer on Annie's hair it would have turned green. Albert refuses Minnie and Ena's entreaties. Annie, Ena and Minnie are surprised when Bill comes into the Rovers and wonder what Elsie's reaction will be. Bill tells Annie he's here to see old friends and hears that Elsie got married. Ena guesses that he's come back to sp

11x14 Episode 955 (18th February 1970)

18 February, 1970 8:00 pm

Bernard's arm is still sore from charging the door of No.1. Sandra smuggles in the news to Albert that Cyril is being called in. She tells him she likes a man of independence and a fighter. He takes that as a cue to start telling her about the First World War. She's genuinely interested, pleasing Albert. She goes to get him his supplies and promises to find out what the "enemies' tactics" are. Ena tells Len what Bill said and leaves it to him to tell Elsie. Annie thinks Douglas Cresswell sent her the Valentine and rings him but he denies it. She can't think who did send it but notes they have elegant handwriting. Sandra overhears Ena telling Ken to try and get Albert out. Tommy Deakin tells Ken he sent the Valentine, hoping for a free drink. Elsie calls into No.9 to get help with a plumbing problem at the salon and is stunned to see Bill there. She agrees to meet him later. Annie gets annoyed as Tommy stares at her across the bar.

11x15 Episode 956 (23rd February 1970)

23 February, 1970 8:00 pm

Roadworks have started on the street and Stan and Albert meet Ben, the nightwatchman. Ray is due to hear from the Buxton Recuperation Centre as to whether they can admit him. Bill asks Elsie for an answer to his proposal. She tells him he just can't come back after so many years away and pop the question. Ray is delighted to be admitted in a letter saying there is every chance of a full recovery. Annie dresses up in a posh outfit for an afternoon at Gwen Fenton's for her birthday. Elsie tells Alan about the proposal. He is short with her and upsets her. Ena invites Bill to tea. Cyril pays Albert. Bill tells Len about the proposal. Len can't believe Alan is showing no concern. Alan receives a call from an estate agent about a house purchase. Stan is taken with an original composition that he hears Ena playing.

11x16 Episode 957 (25th February 1970)

25 February, 1970 8:00 pm

Bill Gregory calls to see Elsie. He shows her a telegram he's received saying he has to go back to his ship today and tells her that she has to make up her mind to go with him or not. He points out that Alan has done nothing to persuade her to stay. He states he will be in the Rovers until 2.00pm waiting for her. Elsie remembers a similar event in 1962. Ben worries about Annie but she is in high dudgeon and rings to report him. Ray and Bernard call to see how Annie is and feel guilty about Ben possibly losing his job. Bill packs his case. He and Alan share a cold handshake before he leaves No.9. Len thinks Alan ought to ask her to stay. Cyril decides to find out what really happened to the roadworks lamp. Ray, Sandra, Dickie and Audrey tell Bernard he must say nothing about the lamp.

11x17 Episode 958 (2nd March 1970)

02 March, 1970 8:00 pm

Jack tries to hide leaflets about the Better Homes exhibition from Annie to stop her getting ideas. Mickie Malone calls on Stan to try and buy his songs. He wants to see the written scores. Annie moves the furniture in the back room around, much to Jack's annoyance. Hilda and Betty “assist” her and bicker constantly. Alan shouts at Elsie when she behaves in a way that reminds him of his wife. He apologises and she tells him that she understands. He tells Elsie he has a surprise for her - she thinks it's a new house. Elsie surprises the womenfolk when she tells them she’d be happy to live with Alan and not marry him. Mickie waits in the Rovers for Stan who arrives with the scores. Stan gets upset when Hilda takes to Mickie when he sings the love song to her. Mickie thinks they’re in with a chance with the song Dreaming Time. Maggie realises that Len is jealous of Alan and Elsie. Alan shows a delighted Elsie her new detached house on a posh estate in Bramhall.

11x18 Episode 959 (4th March 1970)

04 March, 1970 8:00 pm

Elsie hangs round the Bramhall estate to carry on dreaming about her house. She remains coy with the womenfolk when she gets back to Weatherfield. Bernard plays Dreaming Time for Stan on his mouth organ. Annie, Betty and Hilda go to the "Better Homes" exhibition. The residents gossip about Elsie moving to Bramhall and rib her about wedding dresses. Music man Stan takes to wearing a cravat and smoking his cigarettes through a holder. Hilda returns from the exhibition with an inflatable chair. Alan is shocked when Elsie talks about marriage and tells her that he doesn't want to marry her, just to live with her. She is livid. He offers her half the house as security but she is still afraid of what would happen if things went wrong. Alan demands a yes or no answer from her but she stays silent and walks out of the house. Mickie Malone tells Stan his agent thinks he's got talent as a songwriter and wants another song to buy.

11x19 Episode 960 (9th March 1970)

09 March, 1970 8:00 pm

Stan tells Ena no one was interested in her song and asks her for another. Alan writes to his staff putting the salon up for sale and giving them first refusal. Stan tries writing lyrics of his own. Mickie Malone pushes him to come up with another song. Hilda finds out that he's received an advance for the songs. A football bus starts in the street. Football yobs, including Spider Smart and Nobby Jones, descend on the street, insulting Annie in the pub. Jack is pleased at the extra custom but Annie is livid. Emily asks for a cloth to clean the graffiti on the walls that the yobs have left behind. When Annie finds out what they’ve written, she writes a letter to the transport authorities demanding the removal of the bus. Ken thinks of buying the salon for £30 a week for Val to run.

11x20 Episode 961 (11th March 1970)

11 March, 1970 8:00 pm

Annie tells Jack the terms of their Lysistrata campaign and he is unable to get a cleaned and ironed shirt, a cup of tea or even the phone answered. Likewise, Stan can't get his breakfast made. Mickie Malone chases up Stan up for the promised song, threatening legal action. Dickie can't get a morning goodbye kiss from Audrey. Albert finds the campaign amusing until Val gives him his washing and darning back. Ena gives Stan a song score which Mickie likes. Ken tells the menfolk who Lysistrata was and predicts it will all blow over by tomorrow, making a bet of a round of drinks that he will be proven right. The next day, he has to buy the round which Annie takes pleasure in serving. Cyril tells the menfolk they must present a united front and knock down the women's defences one by one. The women hold a meeting to discuss tactics in the salon in which they agree to withhold sexual favours. Stan receives money for the song. Ena hears Len whistling her tune which he tells her he heard at th

11x21 Episode 962 (16th March 1970)

16 March, 1970 8:00 pm

The women are convinced that the men will soon give in but Jack breaks the news to them of the 'Kibbutz' in No.9 where he is going to enjoy a breakfast of kippers. Annie and Betty don't think it will last but the men enjoy their first communal breakfast and vote Jack as their leader. He organises a rota with Ken and Len doing the cooking, Bernard the ironing and Dickie the shopping. A kitty is set up for the food costs. Cyril tells Ena that the Theft Act covers the mis-sale of her songs. Dickie is surprised how expensive food is. Ena lures Stan into buying another of her songs. Ken makes enquiries about the salon from Elsie. Audrey tries to help Bernard with household work in return for news as to how the men are coping but he sees through her and refuses.

11x22 Episode 963 (18th March 1970)

18 March, 1970 8:00 pm

Hilda offers to work on Len to reduce his resistance but Annie turns down the kind offer as Elsie is on the case. At the Robin Hood, Charlie plays the score of Ena's new tune. It turns out to be Onward, Christian Soldiers. Mickie Malone is not pleased and Stan runs for it. The bank refuses Ken a loan as they have no confidence in a school teacher knowing how to run a hair salon. Stan is forced to give Ena £10 for Dreaming Time. Elsie weakens Len but Bernard interrupts, asking for his dinner. Len sends him away. The menfolk work out what Elsie is up to and send Bernard back to No.9. Len realises what Elsie is up to himself. Bernard sneaks in the back door and refuses to leave, so Elsie does. Ken asks Dave Smith for a loan. The men begin to weaken when they taste Albert's awful potato pie. He's insulted and tells them they're on their own from now on. The women also start to weaken but worry how to tell Annie. Dave refuses to give Ken a loan so he takes it out of the money from a maturin

11x23 Episode 964 (23rd March 1970)

23 March, 1970 8:00 pm

Audrey prepares No.3 for Ray's homecoming from the Buxton Recuperation Centre. She and Dickie are sharp with each other. Minnie expects Ray to live with her and not with the Flemings. She is disappointed when Audrey puts her right. Ken and Val look forward to taking over the salon. Albert suggests that Ken get his long-haired students to patronise the establishment in return for good exam results. Val worries about telling Elsie that she's her new boss. Subsequently, Elsie is shocked when Val breaks the news to her. Dave Smith returns to the area after a holiday in Bermuda and makes straight for the salon and Elsie. Dickie tries to pawn Ray off onto Len but he refuses to have him. Bernard gets annoyed when Val flexes her management muscles. Len tells Maggie that he's not sure that the Barlows are the new owners. Dave takes Elsie for a drink and offers her a job. He is, for once, stuck for words when Ray walks into the Rovers, unaided.

11x24 Episode 965 (25th March 1970)

25 March, 1970 8:00 pm

Elsie takes Dave to task for getting one over Ken. Bernard stumbles into work late, much to Dave's annoyance. Ken's cheque is returned by Alan's agent. His pride is hurt. Minnie refuses to hear any thing bad about Dave, in view of his past kindnesses to her. Maggie worries that Audrey is a bit too happy to have Ray under her roof. Val reluctantly returns to work. Annie, Sandra, Minnie and Maggie make comments about Len's moustache, making him self-conscious. Dickie grows jealous at the attention that Audrey pays to Ray. She isn't pleased to hear that Ray is taking Sandra to the cinema. Dave's offers of drinks are snubbed by Len, Annie and Albert but Minnie accepts one. Len goes to the salon to have his moustache shaved off but, noticing Bernard's trembling hands when holding the razor, he does the job himself. Dave calls a staff meeting at which he announces that he’s bringing in a new barber named Adam. He gives Val a rise to keep her sweet but sacks Bernard. Elsie is furious.

11x25 Episode 966 (30th March 1970)

30 March, 1970 8:00 pm

Bernard tells Albert he's taken his advice and setting up as a mobile barber. Lucille returns from Ireland. Annie is delighted to see her although the young girl is disappointed that her Uncle Jack is in Derby and that the redecoration of her room is unfinished. Minnie offers to put her up. Ray returns to work, chivvying Len to join him. Audrey is annoyed that Dickie won't take her out. He reminds her that they're skint. Lucille calls at No.3 and hears from Audrey that Ray is engaged to Elsie's niece, Sandra. Val refuses a suggestion from Sandra also to set up in opposition to Dave. At the salon, Dave has to turn down custom with only Adam as his cutting staff and he rejects Hilda's suggestion that she is made receptionist as he's also taken a girl named Jasmine on for that task. Annie refuses Bernard's request to advertise his services as she has to remain neutral between businesses.

11x26 Episode 967 (1st April 1970)

01 April, 1970 8:00 pm

Albert tells Dickie it's time he put his house in order when Audrey slams the door in his face after he plays an April Fool trick on her. Val misses being a hairdresser and wishes they'd bought the salon. Albert loses his patience in the salon when Hilda and Adam bicker and walks out when Annie complains about the service she is receiving. Lucille cattily warns Sandra about Audrey and Ray. Dave rings Elsie to plead with her to return and under duress agrees to take Bernard back. Hilda points out to Dave that Val was the salon's best hairdresser. A shocked Sandra tells Ray that Audrey fancies him. Dave comes crawling to Val who agrees to return to the salon on an extra £1 a week plus commission.

11x27 Episode 968 (6th April 1970)

06 April, 1970 8:00 pm

The twins celebrate their fifth birthday and Val organises a party for them. Things are tense at No.3 between Dickie and Audrey as she walks round in her dressing gown in front of Ray. Audrey insists she loves Dickie and kisses him. Ena calls on Audrey with words of advice and tells her not to go over to the devil. Len tells Ray he should move out of No.3 and agrees to take him in at No.9. Lucille delights in telling Audrey and making catty remarks to Sandra, observed by Jack. Sandra voices her concerns to Ray and he sets the wedding day for 23rd May to convince her of his commitment. Jack sits Lucille down and tells her in no uncertain terms that she's to stop hurting people and to keep out of Ray, Audrey and Sandra's business or she'll turn everyone against her, including him. The party takes place with eight of Peter and Susan's friends.

11x28 Episode 969 (8th April 1970)

08 April, 1970 8:00 pm

Ray worries about what Maggie saw and tells Audrey to go home. She and Dickie bicker when she does. Maggie advises Ray to tell Sandra about the kiss before Audrey does, telling him to put it down to being a dizzy moment. She asks him if he'd be pleased if Sandra threw him over. Sandra confides in Val that she doesn't think Ray is interested in her. Lucille asks Len what's going on with Ray and what Maggie has to do with it, having seen the two of them talking in the Rovers. Maggie tells Len what she saw. Sandra books St. Mary's Church for the wedding on 23rd May. Len warns Ray that if he loves Audrey he can't marry Sandra. Audrey realises from Len's manner that he knows about the kiss but she isn't concerned. She tells Ray she's never loved Dickie, she's only been fond of him; he's too weak. She tells Ray she'll never feel the same for Dickie as she does for him. Ray loses control and tells Audrey he loves her.

11x29 Episode 970 (13th April 1970)

13 April, 1970 8:00 pm

Audrey and Ray enjoy being in the yard with each other. The Walkers try to contact the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia. Ken is angry at David's recklessness. Val remembers that the Ogdens don't yet know and she and Ken go round to tell them. Emily thinks that the fact that a telegram has been sent means that the car passengers' condition is critical. Audrey tells Ray she can't face Dickie in case her face gives her feelings away. Ken and Val break the news to Hilda. She grows hysterical. Albert thinks all that's happened is just fate, annoying Lucille. The Walkers pay for a call from the hospital to come through at 8.00pm to the Barlows' flat. Stan comes home to the news. Disagreeing with Albert's statements, Lucille upsets Ena with her atheist views. Albert is furious with Dave Smith when he suggests a bet on the news from Australia.

11x30 Episode 971 (15th April 1970)

15 April, 1970 8:00 pm

Hilda can't sleep, wondering how she is going to get £600 for the airfare to Australia. She decides to ask Ken but Stan stops her going round as it's only 6.00am. At No.14, Ken is also unable to sleep, musing on his past rows with David and regretting them. Emily takes Dave Smith to task for his unfeeling attitude to the news. Hilda asks Val for the £278 airfare but she says the Barlows need to save their money for Ken's own flight. Stan thinks of someone who can lend them the money and goes to see Dave. Dave himself offers Ray six bathroom suites cheap but Ray rejects them. He bought them himself when he worked for Dave and knows they're substandard. Val is shocked when Ken refuses to go and see David buried as he thinks it's a waste of money. Val worries what people will think, especially Stan and Hilda. Hilda is stunned when Dave calls round and hands her £600. Her passport - her first ever - is rushed through while a sympathetic Annie and Emily help her pack and get ready. Ken is p

11x31 Episode 972 (20th April 1970)

20 April, 1970 8:00 pm

Word spreads round the street about the death of Darren. Albert tells a mourning Ken that he's not to mope over David but Ken asks him to leave him alone. Ken tells Val that the wrong brother died. Stan asks Ken and Val's advice about sending a message to Hilda en route to Australia telling her of Darren's death. Ken thinks they should if only to save Irma from having to tell her when she arrives and tells Stan he'll arrange with the airport for a message to be sent to the plane. Lucille is annoyed to discover Sandra and Ray have set the date for the wedding and asks Maggie to help stop them but Maggie refuses to get involved. Ken is angry when he discovers Albert has talked to the press about David when the Gazette prints a story mentioning Irma's reluctance to return to Australia after Christmas. Stan mopes and loses his appetite. Lucille tells Dickie about Audrey and Ray kissing. He refuses to believe her so she tells him to ask Maggie about the kiss she witnessed. Ena tells Ken not

11x32 Episode 973 (22nd April 1970)

22 April, 1970 8:00 pm

Annie, Betty and Val fuss over Stan, competing to make his breakfast. Stan gets a cheque for £95 from his workmates. Dickie feels that he's done something wrong. Audrey tells him she's waiting on Ray who she loves while she's only fond of him. Ray and Len go off to Huddersfield to help build a school, leaving an abrupt message for an upset Audrey. Stan gets £600 in all for his ticket to Australia from well-wishers. He is overwhelmed by people's generosity. An angry Maggie tells Lucille she's to blame for anything that happens to the Flemings. Val is astonished at the £600 and thinks that Albert did the right thing in talking to the Gazette. Ena tries to make Audrey see Ray is too flighty but Audrey is adamant that Dickie is too boring for her. Cyril books Stan a flight. He gets nervous at the thought of the smallpox jab he has to get. Audrey breaks down when she discovers that Ray and Sandra have set the wedding date of 23rd May at St. Mary's Church.

11x33 Episode 974 (27th April 1970)

27 April, 1970 8:00 pm

Ken and Val plan to go to Ringway Airport to meet Hilda and Irma. Stan thinks he should wear a sombre tie to meet them when they arrive home and to show Irma that he's settled and in regular work. Dickie grows desperate to find Audrey but Cyril can't help as she isn't an official missing person. Stan asks Emily for help replying to the well-wishers. Dave Smith takes the Barlows to the airport as he has to call on someone in Wythenshawe. Stan puts on a suit for his daughter's return. Irma comes home to a big hug from her dad. Dickie hides Audrey's absence from the residents. Irma is sombre. Dave knows that Irma could have got home cheaper on an assisted passage but he has his own reasons for wanting the Ogdens spending £600. Ken wonders about buying a car but Val is frightened about what happened to David. Dickie rings round Audrey's friends and family.

11x34 Episode 975 (29th April 1970)

29 April, 1970 8:00 pm

Bernard offers his services as best man to Ray. He tells him he'll think about it. Irma sleeps in, doped with one of Annie's sleeping pills. Hilda wonders if they are to blame in some way for not letting Irma confide in them in the past. Irma tells her that she can't tell her how she feels. Cyril tells Dickie that he can't report Audrey as a missing person. Dave tells Elsie that Stan signed over the deeds to No.13 for the £600. The editor of the Gazette tells Stan to keep the donated money. Irma tells Ken the crash was her fault as she was rowing with David at the time over her unhappiness at being in Australia. He yells at her that she's branded for life. A shocked Val interrupts and comforts Irma. Betty and Cyril suggest the Ogdens pay Dave back the £600 with the Gazette money. Val tells Ken how disappointed she is with him.

11x35 Episode 976 (4th May 1970)

04 May, 1970 8:00 pm

Ena and Minnie see that Dickie looks depressed. Stan tells Maggie he'd like to buy a part of the shop business for Irma but not to say anything. Maggie asks for time to think about it. Ena finds out from Dickie that Audrey has left him and asks to be told the full story. Audrey visits her friend Lorna Smeaton and asks to stay with her. Betty worries that with Irma's feet under the table the Ogdens will take over, pushing out her and Cyril. Maggie tells her she needs the £600 as capital for Gordon, who wants to go into an accountant's firm. Hilda suspects Stan is up to something with the Gazette money. Lucille makes pointed comments to Ray and Sandra about the wedding arrangements. Lorna calls round on Dickie and tells him where Audrey is. Ena tells him to fetch his wife home. Dickie calls round the next day but Audrey refuses to return. It's Lucille's 21st birthday but she isn't interested although Annie insists on having a party. Irma tells Annie that the last thing she'd want would b

11x36 Episode 977 (6th May 1970)

06 May, 1970 8:00 pm

Minnie is short with Ena when she won't tell her what's going on with the Flemings. Ray refuses to have anything to do with Audrey. He tells her that he was never serious. Lucille apologises to Dickie for interfering. Minnie is also upset with Annie when she refuses her help with the catering for Lucille's party. Maggie accepts the £600 and posts it off to Gordon. Lucille apologises to Audrey who tells her she's a twisted bitch. Lucille tells Ena that what Audrey said was true and she's glad to have heard it. Stan plans expanding the Ogden empire from the corner shop to the Rovers. Irma is horrified to discover the deal; she doesn't want to return to the shop. Audrey tells Minnie everything that's being going on between her and Ray. Dickie gets drunk in the Rovers and Maggie takes him home. She tells him not to feel too proud.

11x37 Episode 978 (11th May 1970)

11 May, 1970 8:00 pm

Val advises Irma to take the shop on to pay Dave Smith the money back. Annie plans Lucille's twenty-first birthday. Irma isn't sure if she wants to take the shop on but Maggie tells her that she's already sent the money to Gordon. Irma agrees to join her at the shop. Sandra has a slanging match with Audrey. Bernard hits Ray in the Rovers and knocks him to the ground. Audrey resigns from the yard. Emily is annoyed when Annie calls Ernie an amateur pianist and refuses his services when Annie's "professional" lets her down. Irma starts work at the shop.

11x38 Episode 979 (13th May 1970)

13 May, 1970 8:00 pm

Audrey gives the key to No.3 to Minnie to give to Dickie in case he comes back. Ernie smarts over Annie's insult. Jack gets round him by saying that they will give a donation to a charity of his choice if he does play and he knows that Annie will be forced to ask eventually. The residents gather for the party in the Rovers' select and Annie makes Lucille display her presents properly. She is also finally forced to ask Ernie to play when the party lacks sparkle. Sandra lays on a romantic meal for Ray at No.11. Minnie gets upset, remembering Martha Longhurst's death six years ago. Lucille, Len, Irma, Dave and Bernard find the party dull and slip away to have a private bash in the salon with booze and girls laid on by Dave. Annie is furious at Lucille's behaviour. Audrey slips away from the party and leaves the street for Preston.

11x39 Episode 980 (18th May 1970)

18 May, 1970 8:00 pm

Irma admits to having cold feet about going out with Dave. Bernard asks her not to go but she won't listen. Hilda is ashamed that Irma is going out with "one of Elsie's cast offs" and doesn't understand why Stan doesn't care. Dave calls for Stan but they leave before Hilda can say what she thinks. Minnie tells Bernard to forget Irma as unrequited love usually stays that way. Annie delights in hearing that Irma and Dave have gone out together. Rovers' customer Keith Lucas is surly with Emily when she tries to make conversation with him. Annie suspects Irma and Dave are going out over a business arrangement over the money he gave them. Hilda rows with her when she suspects her of gossiping about the Ogdens and walks out of the pub.

11x40 Episode 981 (20th May 1970)

20 May, 1970 8:00 pm

Betty starts to get nuisance phone calls. Stan gets nervous when Dave Smith makes complimentary comments about No.13. Dave gives Minnie caviar to give to Bobby. Irma meets Bet at the Laundryer where she works to chat about the night before. She gets upset when she thinks Emily disapproves of her going out so soon after David's death. Audrey sends Minnie a letter saying she's never coming back and the house is being sold. Maggie looks after the key for Minnie as she's nervous of the responsibility. Dave makes arrangements to take Irma out again. Stan tries to find out if Dave could throw them out of the house without notice. Emily advises a worried Hilda to ask Dave if his intentions are honourable. Keith Lucas comes into the Rovers and scares Betty into paying for his drinks. Emily later spots Betty doing this. Irma tells Stan that Dave is just a bit of fun.

11x41 Episode 982 (25th May 1970)

25 May, 1970 8:00 pm

Albert is bored on the bank holiday and grumpy with Ken and Val as they plan a day out. Dave takes Irma out again, to Hilda's fury. Betty is scared when Lucas hangs around outside the corner shop. He asks Maggie when Cyril will be back. Ken and Val plan a surprise day out for Albert but he takes umbrage at them for not telling him where they're going and refuses to go with them. Cyril returns early. Bernard is upset that Irma and Dave have gone out again. Hilda plagues Stan about tackling Dave so he's forced to tell her about the deeds. Lucas suggests to Betty that Cyril and Maggie are an item and she throws a drink in his face. He threatens to deal with her soon. Maggie tells Cyril that something's wrong with Betty. Irma and Dave don't enjoy their day out as they were stuck in a traffic jam to Blackpool. The Barlows enjoy a country park until it starts to rain. Albert enjoys his bank holiday getting drunk with Jack and Len in the Rovers. Hilda continues to rage about the deeds until S

11x42 Episode 983 (24th June 1970)

24 June, 1970 8:00 pm

Cyril can't find Keith Lucas but goes searching for him again. The Ogdens decide to butter up Dave Smith as they think he'll solve their financial problems if he becomes their son-in-law. They decide to invite him to tea. Cyril asks Dave to put out feelers for him. Dave finds out from a contact, Vince Fisher, that Lucas was seen in Walker Street earlier that morning. Cyril goes after him. Betty grows frantic when he's missing for several hours but he returns unharmed but again unsuccessful. Irma and Dave realise what Stan and Hilda are up to. Irma tells Bet she can't stand the thought of being married to Dave but that it'll be fun to kid her parents along. Cyril is on his night beat when Lucas confronts him with a lead pipe. A fight breaks out but Len appears and stops Cyril while he is in the act of beating Lucas up badly.

11x43 Episode 984 (29th June 1970)

29 June, 1970 8:00 pm

Cyril is being treated at the Weatherfield Infirmary after the fight. Maggie tells Len that she can't understand Cyril's strange behaviour. Albert tells Bernard to find out where he stands with Irma. Betty returns with the news that Cyril has been discharged with no internal injuries but blames herself for what's happened, saying she shouldn't have told him what Lucas was doing. The Ogdens prepare for tea with Hilda wondering what to feed Dave and Irma worries that Stan will show her up. Dave calls and tells the Ogdens that he's taking them out for a meal instead. Susan Barlow has tummy ache and Val decides to take her to the doctors. Ena goes with her. Albert turns up, looking for a cough mixture. Doctor Crawford tells Val there a bug going around and it's nothing to worry about but gives her a prescription. Cyril tells Len not to cover up for him as he thinks his own actions were unforgivable. Irma dashes Bernard's hopes for romance when he tells her he has a job near his mam's in Sa

11x44 Episode 985 (1st July 1970)

01 July, 1970 8:00 pm

Having had a sleepless night, Val continues to stress over Susan. Maggie brings some comics for her. Val stops Ken ringing for Doctor Crawford again, saying she has to have trust in his previous diagnosis. Hilda has a bad hangover after her night out. Irma berates her mother for marrying her off to Dave because of the deeds. Ena insists that Val phones the doctor but all she gets is an answerphone. Cyril is upset about the fact that he enjoyed beating Keith Lucas up. Len upsets Betty when he pokes fun at Cyril and she slaps him across the face. Val makes up a bed for Susan in the living room. She finally gets through to Doctor Crawford who refuses to see Susan until tomorrow and thinks she is panicking. Hilda decides she and Stan are going to be teetotal from now onwards so they don't make exhibitions of themselves again. Dave puts Hilda off thoughts of him marrying Irma by telling her she and Stan would have to pay £500 for the sort of wedding reception he'd like. Checking in from the

11x45 Episode 986 (6th July 1970)

06 July, 1970 8:00 pm

Susan undergoes an operation while Hilda looks after Peter. Len tells Elsie she's turning hard and bitter. Alan returns to the street from London. The Barlows are relieved when Susan's operation goes well. Sandra, Irma and Bet spend their Sunday at Alderley Edge for a laugh. Alan is horrified to find Elsie has let herself go. She accuses him of coming back thinking she'd jump at the chance to go out with him again.

11x46 Episode 987 (8th July 1970)

08 July, 1970 8:00 pm

Annie has gone to Derby with Lucille after news has reached the street that Jack has died while staying at Joan's. Frank Bradley and Judd Johnson look for Ray who they were in Borstal with some years previously. Maggie tells Len she knows she's second best for him after Elsie. She realises he is using her to make Elsie jealous and refuses. Ray is annoyed to see Frank and Judd. They tell him they're going straight and he takes them on to make some cabinets for the studio. Len tells Alan he has to mop up after him as he cares for Elsie. Emily isn't happy about having Frank and Judd in the studio. Alan asks Elsie to marry him so that they can never get away from each other, she doesn't believe him and refuses.

11x47 Episode 988 (13th July 1970)

13 July, 1970 8:00 pm

Len is in a bad mood at the yard. Elsie rings him to come round as she needs to speak to him. He does so and she tells him about the marriage proposal from Alan. She doesn't want him to come into her life again and asks Len to get that through to him. Emily rings Ray and summons him to the camera shop. Ena and Minnie watch Len's comings and goings from the corner shop. Emily tells Ray that a £30 camera is missing from the shop. He asks for a couple of hours to sort the matter out himself before she rings the police though she is reluctant to involve them. He also realises the tools he gave to Frank Bradley and Judd Johnson to do the job are missing. Betty and Bet gossip about Elsie and Alan. Alan asks Ena for help. She tells him that she can't pick fellers and how much he hurt Elsie - he's the latest in a long line of let-downs she's suffered. Len warns Alan off Elsie, telling him to leave her alone before he gets leant on. Minnie lets slip about the marriage proposal when Betty, Emily

11x48 Episode 989 (15th July 1970)

15 July, 1970 8:00 pm

Hilda tries desperately to find out what's happening between Elsie and Alan. Elsie tells Val she can't stand being let down again. Val tells her she thinks she's wrong. Judd Johnson and Frank Bradley threaten to tell Emily that Ray set them up to nick the camera unless he goes in with them on one job - doing over an electrical shop on the corner of Mawdsley Street. They give him until dinnertime for an answer. Val refuses to tell Hilda about Alan and Elsie. Cyril gets a job as a clerk in a solicitor's office, with a flat as part of the job. Maggie is sorry that she's going to be on her own again. Emily tells Ray she's calling in the police if she doesn't get the camera back. Len suspects something is wrong. His hand forced, Ray agrees to help on the job if they give the camera back and Judd lets slip it's still in their possession. Elsie tries to contact Alan and finding out about her enquiries to trace him, he turns up unannounced at No.11. Elsie tells him that she loves him. They are

11x49 Episode 990 (20th July 1970)

20 July, 1970 8:00 pm

Ray tries to talk to Len about his worries but he's too busy. Frank tells Ray he'll see him at 10.00pm for the job. Emily feels there's something wrong with Ray. Val is delighted for Elsie. Hilda is upset that no one will gossip about Elsie with her. Maggie agrees to let Bet and Irma move into the shop flat. Alan proposes again to Elsie and this time she accepts. Judd is nervous that Emily will report them to the police. Elsie asks Len to be the best man but he refuses. Ray gets annoyed at Emily following him round. She realises that Frank and Judd are blackmailing him. She's determined to help him, even though he tells her it's too late. Len refuses to accept a drink from Alan. He tells him that Elsie has always refused to accept his proposals. Maggie sets the flat rent at £4 a week. Elsie kids Hilda on that she and Alan are going to live in sin. Ena tells Elsie she's pleased for her but this is her last chance at a happy marriage. Ray finally admits to Emily and Ken what is wrong wit

11x50 Episode 991 (22nd July 1970)

22 July, 1970 8:00 pm

Hilda is upset when Irma tells her that she's moving into the corner shop flat. Ray puts up shelves in the flat for them. Len tells Ray about Elsie and Alan's wedding and word soon spreads. Len asks Bet to join him at dinnertime. Elsie has her hair done by Val and confesses she's scared to death. She asks her and Ken to be witnesses after Len has refused but they can't. Elsie is bitter at the residents' attitude. Pensioner Handel Gartside returns to Weatherfield after thirty-three years in Canada. He and Len recall each other. He is saddened to hear of Jack's recent death. Alan and Elsie drive to the suburbs and have a pleasant walk to the registry office in the summer sunshine. Elsie finds the sight of a traditional wedding party outside a church poignant however she is delighted when Len and Bet turn up and offer themselves as witnesses. Hilda breaks the news of Irma's move to Stan but he isn't bothered.

11x51 Episode 992 (27th July 1970)

27 July, 1970 8:00 pm

The party continues into the evening with a free bar paid for by Alan as Betty and Emily desperately trying to keep up with the orders and Ena plays the piano. Irma has returned for the party. Stan gets hopelessly drunk on the free ale. Elsie admits to Maggie and Val that being married terrifies her. Betty tells Alan to settle his bill with Annie when he returns from honeymoon. Ken makes a speech wishing the newly-weds all the best. Alan makes his own speech in return and they all sing For He's a Jolly Good Fellow. Irma, Bet and Ray go back to the flat where Irma grows depressed again at what she has lost. A paralytic Stan joins them and cadges gin off them. A drunk Hilda bad-mouths Alan for his financial situation to Len. The girls try to get Stan to leave but he's happy drinking the gin.

11x52 Episode 993 (29th July 1970)

29 July, 1970 8:00 pm

Irma has taken the baby to a park to see the ducks. Emily recognises the child as the missing one, Anthony Lock, from a photograph session she conducted. She tries to find excuses for Irma but Bet refuses to listen to them. Irma enjoys being in the park with the baby. Minnie asks Val's advice on men and she realises she has a gentleman friend. Val tells her to look after her own interests and go out with Handel. The man himself is hurt that Minnie turned his invitation down. Emily and Ena are shocked when Annie suddenly appears from the back of the Rovers, having returned quietly from Jack's funeral in Derby. Ena extends her sincere sympathies. Emily wants to tell the baby's mother but Bet persuades her not to. Ray helps Annie with the cellar and the empties and Ena tells her that hard work has kept her sane since Alfred died in 1937. Irma returns to the flat, confused and thinking the baby is Darren. Bet tries to make her see the truth of the situation and offers to return the baby he

11x53 Episode 994 (3rd August 1970)

03 August, 1970 8:00 pm

Minnie worries that Ena won't like the friend of Handel's. He tells her not to get cold feet and gives her a whisky for Dutch courage when she asks her on the blind date. Ray starts to ring round people who have had business dealings with Alan. Emily thinks Irma needs psychiatric help. Bet and Irma erupt at her when she puts the suggestion. Emily asks Ken to help her but won't tell him and Val the reason why. Ena promises to think about going out with Minnie, Handel and George Mulliner. Val is both worried and curious about Irma and makes Ken agree to see her. She lures her to the flat on a pretext where she is annoyed to find that Emily has been talking about her. Irma worries that she's going barmy and admits that she's the one who took the baby. Val is angry at what she did, asking why she never thought of the effect on the baby's mother, and Irma walks out. She's stung by Val's words. Ena, Minnie, Handel and George form a foursome at the Tea House. George bores Ena with his talk ab

11x54 Episode 995 (5th August 1970)

05 August, 1970 8:00 pm

Hilda rushes to tell Ena that the Howards have returned from honeymoon in Paris but she already knows, saying that they arrived at 2.00am in Alan's new white Mercedes. Alan thinks Sandra is in the way at No.11. Ray calls on Alan to collect payment on his outstanding invoice. Alan tells him he'll see him at 12.30pm in the Rovers. Emily is short-handed in the pub but Hilda refuses to help her as Stan is taking her to Belle Vue. Ray agrees to take Irma out for a drink that night. Ena and Minnie see that someone has broken into the Victoria Street Mission, leaving marks on the floor and toffee papers around but stealing nothing. Stan cancels on taking Hilda out as he has no money. Ray meets Alan and demands £350 immediately. Stan offers his services behind the bar to Emily and she accepts. Ray pressures Alan into writing a cheque. Alan gets annoyed when Sandra is under their feet again and suggests to Elsie that she should leave. Stan begins his shift and immediately starts knocking back t

11x55 Episode 996 (10th August 1970)

10 August, 1970 8:00 pm

Ken asks Ray to put up some shelves for him. Elsie also asks for many changes she wants to their new house in Bramhall but is annoyed at sly remarks he makes about expecting payment from Alan. Minnie gets annoyed when Ena cancels a lunch appointment with her. Irma refuses to give Hilda credit at the corner shop and she storms out, insulted. Alan puts in an order at the shop and asks for it to be put on his account. Maggie is reluctant. The bank rings Ray to say that Alan's cheque has bounced. Ena gives Tony lessons in the mission at lunchtime. Piggott makes enquiries through Emily if Annie will be letting the tenancy of the Rovers go. Ray tells Piggott that Alan's cheque has bounced. Sandra tells a shocked Elsie that she's looking forward to moving to Bramhall. Annie puts up for the licence of the Rovers. She refuses Stan tick but agrees to give him a pint if he carries crates up from the cellar. Ena asks Ken to meet Tony for advice on helping him. Piggott makes enquiries from Maggie a

11x56 Episode 997 (12th August 1970)

12 August, 1970 8:00 pm

Elsie asks Alan if he has money troubles but he denies it and tells her to keep buying things for their new house. Willie Piggott tells Len that Alan settled one of his debts by giving his creditor his car. He wants Len and the other creditors to gang up on Alan and bankrupt him. Annie finds out that Alan has cash flow problems. Ken tells Ena he knows a music teacher named Mr Telford at a college in Manchester but he warns her against meddling in Tony's life. Alan owes an annoyed Annie £30 for drinks. She tells Irma about Alan's debts who says he also owes the Corner Shop for several weeks' bills. Len tells Alan about the bounced cheque and that his creditors are growing impatient. Ena sets out for the college, not telling Tony where she's going. At the college she waits to see Mr Telford. Elsie is short with Sandra and tells Maggie that she thinks Alan isn't being honest with her.

11x57 Episode 998 (17th August 1970)

17 August, 1970 8:00 pm

Ena receives a favourable letter from the music college. Elsie is amazed when Alan still wants to buy the house in Bramhall and shocked at the range of his failing business interests. Emily snaps at Irma when she's unsympathetic about Alan's business problems. Annie is upset to hear that Dave Smith has been gossiping with Sir Frank Ridley about what he would do with the Rovers if he ever bought it. Alan tells his creditors that he's arranged a meeting in the Mechanics Hall in Tufbury Street. Len is at odds with Piggott and the others over their rapacious attitude towards Alan. Elsie and Alan row when she accuses him of using her for her money. Ena collects Tony Parsons from school and takes him to see Mr Telford at the college. Elsie loses her temper at Sandra. Maggie gives Elsie a sympathetic hearing and cheers her up. Tony's playing impresses Telford. Alan and Elsie are reconciled. Tony passes and Ena discovers there is a chance of a scholarship. They celebrate with Ken and Emily. Sa

11x58 Episode 999 (19th August 1970)

19 August, 1970 8:00 pm

Alan meets Mr Vine, his accountant, in the Rovers before setting off for his meeting of creditors. Ken and Val wish him luck. The Mechanics Hall is packed for the meeting, including Annie, Len, Irma, Sid Lambert, Joe Makinson and Willie Piggott who takes advantage before Alan arrives of making a belligerent speech telling everyone not to fall for sob stories. Len and Annie are annoyed and publicly distance themselves from his comments. Alan and Vine arrive. Ena cancels a night out with Minnie, puzzling her by saying she's expecting a caller. Mr Vine offers the creditors an informal arrangement to avoid bankruptcy and a smaller settlement from the courts, setting Piggott off. Hilda thinks she ought to be at the meeting as Alan owes them 15/3. Vine explains that Alan owes £5,132 and his assets amount to £2,350, if he's given three months. Len proposes a moratorium agreement for three months, seconded by Annie but opposed by Piggott and Lambert. The meeting votes for the proposition.

11x59 Episode 1001 (24th August 1970)

24 August, 1970 8:00 pm

Alan worries about his reputation now that he's bankrupt and thanks Elsie for her support. Elsie tells Sandra to leave. Albert demands a two shilling win from Stan on the World Cup result and manages to increase it to 32 shillings on several rounds of "Double or quits". Hilda gloats over Elsie's money problems. Sandra asks Lucille to check if there's a room at the Rovers going for her. Annie refuses to let her spare room go. Stan tries "Double or quits" again and his debt to Albert reaches £25, 16 shillings. Stan agrees to try dominoes and his losings reach £1,600. Maggie gets a worrying letter from Les's brother in Birmingham telling her that Les is drinking again. The Howards put on a brave face and go into the Rovers where Piggott annoys them. Stan and Albert try darts. Stan loses again and now owes Albert £3,200 but Annie finds out that they have been gambling on her premises against the licence. Stan declares the debt void. Billy phones Annie with some news.

11x60 Episode 1002 (26th August 1970)

26 August, 1970 8:00 pm

Annie rushes round, readying herself for Billy's return. Lucille wonders what things will be like, saying that Annie and Billy don't get on but Emily says that all that's behind them now. Betty, Len and Albert wonder why Billy is returning. When Albert says he's probably got a girl pregnant, Annie overhears him and orders him to leave the Rovers. Annie confides in Len that she's worried for the reason behind the return. Elsie gives Sandra a hard time over her nights out. Lucille, Sandra and Bet plan to go to a party. Maggie is distracted, thinking about Les. Billy returns, two hours late, and is introduced to Betty. Annie is pleased to see him but asks him outright why he's back. He tells her he's finished working for the garage in London and wants to work for himself in a garage business back in Weatherfield. A proud Annie is delighted at his ambition. Sandra tells Elsie she's going to the pictures. Maggie wonders if she should go and see Les. Annie boasts about Billy's plans.

11x61 Episode 1003 (31st August 1970)

31 August, 1970 8:00 pm

Elsie worries about Sandra when she's still out at 1.00am. She thinks Alan ought to take Mr Vine with him when he takes Billy round the Ashton-under-Lyne garage and hands over her pension money from Steve Tanner to Alan. Judd takes Bet back home after the party. She is trying to get rid of him when they are interrupted by a postman with an urgent telegram for Maggie. It tells her that Les is in hospital critically ill. With Irma ill, Maggie says she has no option but to close the corner shop while she goes to Birmingham but Bet promises to rally round her. Sandra returns and tells a furious Elsie she's going to London right away. Elsie tries to stop her but Sandra refuses to listen, saying that she knows she's not welcome with her. Elsie tries to physically prevent her but fails. The next morning, Annie has dreams for Billy but Emily warns her that Alan will want a lot for his garage. Maggie packs a case and goes to see Les, saying that as they're not yet divorced, he's still her respo

11x62 Episode 1004 (2nd September 1970)

02 September, 1970 8:00 pm

The twins return to school after the summer holiday and Ken returns to work at the same time. Val thinks the Barlows need a family car. Len is employed to put up bookshelves for Ken. Alan asks Len to look out for work for him. Hilda thinks Billy ought to work in the Rovers but he breaks the news to Annie that he's bought the Canal Garage and he's planning to employ Alan. Tommy talks Stan into letting him keep his greyhound Duke at No.13 as he can't keep him at his lodgings. He gives him money and a bottle of port to convince him. Billy shows Alan round the garage. He isn't impressed with the facility and doesn't like the idea of working for someone. Billy has the idea of expanding into the struggling toy factory next door and Alan is impressed enough with his ambition to agree to work for him. Hilda thinks the port is for her and is thanking Stan when Duke starts howling from the back yard. Len and Ray aren't impressed by Ken's intellectual books. Ken tells the regulars he's looking fo

11x63 Episode 1005 (7th September 1970)

07 September, 1970 8:00 pm

Duke has spent the night on Stan's bed. Hilda feeds the dog up on stew before discovering from Bet that greyhounds won't run if they're full. Ken's Mini won’t start and Val is not pleased. Len advises Stan to back against Duke but he won't listen to advice. Len and Ray can't get the car started either. Elsie goes job-hunting. Suspecting Stan knows something they don't, Len and Ray bet on Duke who is too full to run. Ken and Val argue about the car. Len finds out that Tommy Deakin has kidded Stan that men are after him for nobbling Duke. They tell Stan that some large and threatening men have been asking after him. A young Salvation Army woman sells Ray The War Cry in the Rovers, giving him an idea. Alan mends the Mini as a favour, which annoys Billy who says they should have charged for the job. They argue and Alan walks out.

11x64 Episode 1006 (9th September 1970)

09 September, 1970 8:00 pm

Elsie gets a job selling for Charm Cosmetics door-to-door. Alan tells Elsie he's quit the garage job and they row over his pride. Ray plans a trip to the Salvation Army for a laugh. Bet takes up with Frank Bradley, much to Ray's disgust. Frank tells him that he's finished with Judd Johnson. Len hears from Elsie about the row between Billy and Alan. He tells Elsie she shouldn't have made Alan go cap in hand to Billy. Lucille gets annoyed when Frank, Bet and Ray have a free laugh at the Salvation Army service after she is moved by the testimony of bereaved John Hill at the meeting. Alan tells Elsie that he couldn't beg Billy for the job. They reach an understanding about their failures in life. Billy and Alan make up and Alan realises he is no longer his own boss.

11x65 Episode 1007 (14th September 1970)

14 September, 1970 8:00 pm

Elsie starts work selling for Charm Cosmetics. Annie is amused about Lucille's trip to the Salvation Army. Ena inspects the Canal Garage. Lucille wants to become a helper at the Salvation Army to prove she can be of use to people. She goes back to the hall and speaks with Major Parrett. Ena tells Annie to take an interest in the garage for Billy's sake. Bet stands Irma up on a trip to the pictures to go out with Frank Bradley, lying to her that she's got to help a friend. Annie is going to court on Wednesday to have the licence of the Rovers transferred to her name. The Salvation Army take Lucille on and give her difficult pensioner Arthur Noblett to look after. Having been tipped off by Ena, an angry Irma interrupts Frank and Bet in the flat.

11x66 Episode 1008 (16th September 1970)

16 September, 1970 8:00 pm

It's the day of the court hearing to see about transferring the licence for the Rovers to Annie's name. Irma is short with Bet. Lucille goes to see Arthur Noblett and tries to help him in his house and with his shopping. He is not very grateful, upsetting her. Ray is unsympathetic. Annie sets off for the hearing. Irma and Bet have a row over Bet entertaining Frank Bradley, a thief, in the flat which she and David shared and tells Bet that she doesn't know what it's like to lose a husband and a baby. Bet breaks down and tells Irma that she had a baby when she was sixteen and he was taken off her. The two make up, prior to their holidaying together. Noblett is angry that Lucille bought his shopping at the Coronation Street corner shop rather than the cheaper Higgins's. He tells her to clear off and not come back.

11x67 Episode 1009 (21st September 1970)

21 September, 1970 8:00 pm

Bet tells Irma that she's not going to go on holiday with her to Torquay. She is annoyed to find out that Frank is the reason. Annie tells Betty she cannot release her from the Rovers for a week to work at the corner shop to allow Irma to go on her holiday. Ray has to let Annie down when she wants her new licensee sign put up over the door as he has an emergency job on. Hilda finds out from Bet that she's not going on the holiday. Elsie fits up Alan in his new boiler suit. Hilda drops hints to Irma that she could go to Torquay with her and thinks she's got an acceptance. Lucille can't go with Irma. Ena tells Lucille off for not persevering with Arthur Noblett.

11x68 Episode 1010 (23rd September 1970)

23 September, 1970 8:00 pm

Hilda starts running the corner shop. She's scandalised when Frank let himself into the flat where he disturbs Bet, who is still sleeping. He asks her to go on a job to Skipton with him. Stan tries to get cigarettes on the slate but Hilda makes him pay. Ken arranges for Billy to fix his car while Lucille gets annoyed with him for delaying fixing Arthur Noblett's radio. He further angers her with his attitude towards her good works. Bet enjoys the drive across the moors. Noblett is annoyed when Lucille buys him teabags instead of loose tea and demands his radio back. In the garage, Billy chucks the radio to Kev, his young mechanic, who drops it on floor smashing it to pieces. Billy offers to get a replacement. A garage/hotel that Frank knew on the moors is now a derelict. He and Bet explore it and he tries to scare her as it's supposedly haunted. Bet is worried about the age difference between them. They make love in the deserted premises. Ray puts Annie's name up above the door.

11x69 Episode 1011 (28th September 1970)

28 September, 1970 8:00 pm

An unhappy Bet and Frank stop at Elm Cafe again on their way back from Skipton to Weatherfield at night. Bet doesn't like the way Judy Cookson asks to join their table and then proceeds to make jibes about her age. She gets rid of her by asking her to get more milk for her tea and talks Frank into leaving immediately. As they close the Rovers for the night, Annie gets annoyed as Billy and Lucille bicker over the radio. She confesses she's tired and not sure she can cope with the Rovers, admitting tearfully she misses Jack. Billy tells her he can't fill his father's shoes as he could never live up to him and admits he rarely came home because of shame of the life he led in London. Hilda watches from her bedroom window as Frank and Bet return late at night. Back in the flat, he tells her about his tough father and his deceased mother. They bicker but soon make up and start to kiss. The next morning, Ena tells Lucille she can't impose change on Arthur Noblett. Hilda rows with Bet for lett

11x70 Episode 1012 (30th September 1970)

30 September, 1970 8:00 pm

Ken puts in his order at the corner shop and is surprised to find that Hilda is running out of basic foodstuffs. With Irma extending her holiday by another week, he advises her to get things in order. It's Minnie's seventieth birthday and she's pleased to have had cards from Jed Stone, Charlie Moffitt and Handel Gartside but is upset that Ena seems to have forgotten. Frank lets himself into the flat again after an all-night lorry trip, annoying Hilda. Bet demands assurances from Frank that he loves her. Albert takes Minnie to Val's for tea. Frank asks the Canal Garage to look at his lorry brakes and asks Billy for a job. He agrees to think about it. Minnie drops hints to Ena about her birthday but to no effect. Judd Johnson returns from London and meets Frank in Jackson's Chip Shop. Albert reminds Ena what today is. Bet is annoyed to see Judd back, saying he's a bad influence. Hilda starts to find it hard to cope in the shop and doesn't know where to order stock from. Frank suggests a

11x71 Episode 1013 (5th October 1970)

05 October, 1970 8:00 pm

Hilda shows off her exotic wares that she's obtained for the corner shop such as artichoke hearts, anchovies and Spanish olives. Val is astonished at both them and their price. Walter Gilfeather calls back and tells her that the items weren't on a "sale or return" basis and she should try some free offers to shift them. Frank tells Bet about his police and jail record and promises he won't steal any more cars. Hilda offers a mystery free gift with each order of £1 or more but no one is interested. She confides in Ken that the gift is spaghetti. Alan gets a £2 a week wage rise out of Billy. Frank annoys Alan with his cocky attitude.

11x72 Episode 1014 (7th October 1970)

07 October, 1970 8:00 pm

Hilda doesn't have any basic foods in the Corner Shop, which turns the customers away. Ken annoys Val when he doesn't like her attempt at a new look with a maxi skirt. Frank and Judd Johnson work on a stolen Mini at the Canal Garage. Bet isn't pleased to see that Frank is back with Judd. Hilda and Betty bicker over the shop as customers boycott her to go to Cissie Battersby's. Billy calls at the garage and realises Frank and Judd are ringing the car with false plates, log book and paint job. He throws them out. Ken advises Billy to go to the police but he refuses. Val tells Bet about the incident. Frank sells the car. Bet lies to Frank that the police are onto him and hides him in the flat, telling Judd to scarper. Ken realises that Val has warned Bet.

11x73 Episode 1015 (12th October 1970)

12 October, 1970 8:00 pm

Hilda tells the dubious residents about the sale. Ken and Val argue about her tipping Bet off. Frank is annoyed that Bet is trying to make him go straight. Bet wants him to drop Judd but he refuses. Bet gets a flat for her and Frank. He tells her he doesn't want her changing his character and doesn't want to move in with her. He tells her she's hemming him in and finishes with her. Frenzied shoppers descend on Hilda's sale. She sells things at less than cost. Val tries to comfort a heartbroken Bet. Frank and Judd leave for London. Ken waits to hear news about a trip to America. Hilda is pleased with her efforts but Stan thinks they're about £20 down. Hilda thinks Irma will be pleased though at the sight of the near-empty shelves.

11x74 Episode 1016 (14th October 1970)

14 October, 1970 8:00 pm

Gypsies camp on a slum clearance site near to Coronation Street. Irma returns from holiday in Torquay and is horrified to discover the shop is almost empty with no stock on order. Ken is given a grant to visit New York and study technical education, leaving next week. Not knowing previously of his application, Val hides her upset. Irma tells Hilda she's made a loss of £7, 2/9. Gypsies Reuben Ward and John Smith collect junk in the street. Tommy Deakin rows with them for operating on his patch. When Reuben goes to hit Tommy, Ray scares him off. Hilda is tearful at Irma's lack of gratitude. The shop's replacement stock arrives from the wholesalers. Irma discovers from Ray that Hilda sold Stan cigarettes at cut price. She orders her father to pay the difference. When Tommy provokes Reuben and John in the Rovers, Billy shocks Annie by threatening to bar him and not the gypsies.

11x75 Episode 1017 (19th October 1970)

19 October, 1970 8:00 pm

Irma lets Hilda clean the shop as a penance. Annie is annoyed when Billy and Lucille help the gypsies. Ellen Smith allows Lucille to visit their site. Val is annoyed that Ken is having a trip abroad without the family. Ray catches Reuben Ward looking for scrap in the yard and throws him out. Lucille asks Val for old children's books to give to the gypsies. Val considers learning to drive whilst Ken is away. Stan hits it off with Reuben as they both wear the same shirt. Annie orders Lucille to have a bath after coming back from the encampment. Hilda cooks Stan and Reuben a meal not realising that Reuben is a gypsy. Minnie hides in Ena's flat with Bobby after Ray tells her that the gypsies will eat him. Ray discovers the scrap he has put aside for Tommy Deakin has been taken. Ken leaves for America. When Annie hears about the theft of the scrap, she forbids Lucille to go to the camp again. Lucille refuses to obey her order.

11x76 Episode 1018 (21st October 1970)

21 October, 1970 8:00 pm

Lucille stays out for the night. Worried about her, Annie visits the encampment and calls the gypsies liars when they say they haven't seen her. She also tells Hilda off for giving Reuben Ward a meal. Ena sees John Smith buying children's medicines in the Corner Shop and drags out of him that his five-year old son is ill. John tells her they can't get a doctor to visit them. Ray suspects the gypsies of stealing the scrap. Annie gets the residents to sign a petition against the gypsies. Lucille returns having spent the night at Vera Bland's, a friend of hers. Alan and Billy fix the gypsies' cars which have been sabotaged. Annie bars the gypsies from the Rovers. When the Ogdens and Elsie threaten to leave as well, a furious Annie allows Betty to serve them.

11x77 Episode 1019 (26th October 1970)

26 October, 1970 8:00 pm

Elsie and Mark get to know each other. Ray gets together some heavies to get the scrap back from the gypsies. Annie petitions the police to get rid of the gypsies. Alan is surprised to see Mark waiting for him at No.11. Lucille tries to stop the oncoming fight by warning Reuben Ward and John Smith and going off to the encampment herself. Irma and Hilda ask Elsie to get them jobs as Charm Cosmetics' girls. She puts them off with talk of references, medicals and the rough estates they'll have to visit. Ellen, Flora and Lucille cower in the caravan as Ray and his mates fight the gypsies. An axe is put through the caravan window. Elsie agrees to let Mark stay at No.11 until he can find somewhere else. The police break up the fight and move the gypsies on.

11x78 Episode 1020 (28th October 1970)

28 October, 1970 8:00 pm

After refusing to see Annie at the police station during the night, Lucille is released in the morning with a caution but no one knows where she has gone to. Mark tells Elsie that now he is eighteen he is able to see his dad without his mum's permission. He wants to do so as he is special to him. Elsie tells him he is welcome to stay as long as he wants. Handel returns from visiting his cousin in Whaley Bridge. Irma is tired of doing all the work at the Corner Shop with Maggie away with Gordon in Birmingham. Billy advises her to buy Maggie out. Albert tells Annie that Lucille hasn't been seen at work at the betting shop.

11x79 Episode 1021 (2nd November 1970)

02 November, 1970 8:00 pm

Billy gets Bill Sweeney's terms to lend money to Irma to buy the Corner Shop outright. She says she'll write to Maggie in Birmingham. Ena feels put out with Handel hanging around No.5. Minnie tells him that she's disappointed when he tells her that his intentions are honourable. Irma decides she's definitely going to buy Maggie out with the borrowed money. Annie thinks Mark Howard is a nice young man and hopes Lucille will like him. Mark asks Lucille if she is free that night. While his room at the Rovers is decorated, Billy moves in with Minnie. Maggie suddenly returns, much to Irma's surprise. Mark tells Alan that Laura foretold his business affairs going badly. Handel is upset to hear Billy is Minnie's new lodger. Lucille agrees to go out with Mark to spite Ray. Elsie is worried that Mark is trying to lure Alan back to his mother. He tells her how much he hates his ex-wife. Ena tells a surprised Maggie that Irma is planning to buy her out.

11x80 Episode 1022 (4th November 1970)

04 November, 1970 8:00 pm

Betty is annoyed by Irma's actions. Minnie fusses over Billy's breakfast and thinks Irma is after him, while Handel thinks he ought to go out with the girl. Handel thinks Billy is in the way at No.5 and interfering with his courtship of Minnie. Irma tries to talk to Maggie about the Corner Shop purchase but Ena deliberately gets in the way, much to Maggie's amusement. Mark tells Alan and Elsie that he's taking Lucille out. Behind their back, he is annoyed at their closeness. Betty storms at Irma for being duplicitous and Irma realises that Maggie knows everything. Albert doesn't like Handel hanging around Minnie as he's a stranger. Mark puts on a front of being worried about Alan's money situation and uses it as an excuse to tell Elsie that he seemed happier when he was with his mother. Maggie tackles Irma about her plans. They both realise they need the shop, financially and as an emotional prop. Maggie agrees to let her buy more of the business to make them 50-50 partners. Elsie come

11x81 Episode 1023 (9th November 1970)

09 November, 1970 8:00 pm

Minnie tries to buy something special for Handel's meal. Paying a shilling, knocked down from 1/9, she buys one of the tins of clam juice for chowder that Hilda bought in. Irma worries that Billy's friend who's lending her the money is dodgy. Mark tells Elsie he didn't get on with Lucille. He says that she's the sort of girl who would say untrue things about you behind your back. Annie and Betty conduct a stocktake, each in a bad temper. Annie is disappointed to hear Lucille bad-mouthing Mark. Albert tells Minnie she's been deceived by Handel; he was a conscientious objector in World War I. Minnie tells him that she admires Handel for his courage of conviction. Albert gives Handel a white feather and storms out of No.5. Ena calls on Elsie for an update on Mark. She points out to Elsie that she's naturally biased towards Lucille and she may just resent Mark's presence. Minnie serves up her home-made clam chowder for Handel and Billy's dinner. Neither of them are happy with the dish pres

11x82 Episode 1024 (11th November 1970)

11 November, 1970 8:00 pm

With Ken still away, Ray flirts with Val, offering to carry her shopping. Ena celebrates her birthday, counting herself lucky for the amount of cards she's received. Minnie organises a birthday party for her but refuses to invite Albert for the way that he's treated Handel. Lucille won't tell Annie why she doesn't like Mark. Nor will Billy tell his mother if he's seeing Irma. Maggie tells Elsie that Lucille is saying some strange things about Mark. Len returns from a council trip to Holland. He meets Mark and tells him that he and Elsie are great friends. Elsie questions Lucille and is told that Mark asked her point-blank to sleep with him and his language was offensive. Elsie goes to the Rovers where she is short with Mark. He listens in as Len tells her he'll be bringing a present round later. Minnie tells an annoyed Annie that Billy and Irma spent the evening together at her house. Some visiting football fans from Newcastle lead a Geordie sing-song in the Rovers that Alan is delight

11x83 Episode 1025 (16th November 1970)

16 November, 1970 8:00 pm

Minnie and Handel set off for the Sunday service at the Victoria Street Mission and invite an unwilling Billy along. Elsie is surprised that Mark is a churchgoer when he goes to a service. Alan tells Elsie that Mark overheard her and Len and found it embarrassing to be in the same house with them. Elsie is livid. Albert drives Val mad with his complaints about Handel. Billy's room is finished. Betty tells Annie of the interest Billy has been showing in Irma. She decides to call on her. Billy reluctantly agrees to move back when his mother tells him he can do so. Alan tells Elsie that she's not to let Len in the house when he's not there but she point-blank refuses and tells Alan that he shouldn't believe Mark just because he's his son. Annie tells Irma to keep away from Billy, citing class differences. Elsie summons Len from next door and gets Len to tell Alan that nothing went on between them. Alan is angry when Elsie calls Mark a liar. Billy moves back to the Rovers and tells Handel

11x84 Episode 1026-1027 (18th November 1970)

18 November, 1970 8:00 pm

Minnie is upset that Handel has had to return to Whaley Bridge to look after a sick cousin. Billy tells Irma how he's kidding on that she is pregnant. Annie's taken to her bed, supposedly ill, but invites Irma and Stan to tea to sort things out. Elsie leaves for work, telling Alan that she wants things sorted out once and for all with Mark when she returns home. Mark tries to apologise to Alan and asks for another chance. Alan tells Mark that there's no way he could ever return to his mother and makes him leave. Betty tells Billy that he's going too far in winding up his mother. Val asks Ray to fix a dripping tap.

11x85 Episode 1028 (23rd November 1970)

23 November, 1970 8:00 pm

Stan can't understand why Annie has cancelled their tea. Hilda is suspicious about Annie's motives in inviting him and tries to find out what went on. Ray agrees to teach Val to drive. Irma winds up Hilda by saying that Stan is obviously keeping the truth from her. Ray gives Val her first driving lesson. Hilda thinks Annie wanted to warn Stan from being amorous with Betty. Bet tells her the truth, having heard it herself from Betty. Elsie and Emily worry about Val's reputation. Gregg Flint and Gary Strauss turn up, telling a delighted Elsie that they're on leave. Elsie tells them that Joe is at Minnie's. Hilda and Stan are upset that people think they're a joke. Elsie tries to warn Ray off Val but he refuses to listen. Gregg and Gary turn up at No.5 to find out Joe has deserted from the US Army and tell him they're taking him back.

11x86 Episode 1029 (25th November 1970)

25 November, 1970 8:00 pm

Joe Donelli refuses to return to the Army. Bet moves the last of her stuff into her new flat at 44 Victoria Street. She packs up the Laundryer and throws herself at Gary Strauss. He doesn't refuse. Gregg Flint tells Elsie he's lonely. She tells him that Dot Greenhalgh is back with Walter but doesn't mention the break-up of their friendship. Val realises she's a hopeless driver. Elsie gets Gregg to pretend he's interested in herbs and introduces him to Maggie. The Ogdens entertain Irma and Joe. Stan goes on about the Yanks and the War. Irma and Joe manage to make their escape. Ken rings Val from the USA but she misses the call as she's out. Gregg demands to know when Joe is going back to the army but he refuses to answer.

11x87 Episode 1030 (30th November 1970)

30 November, 1970 8:00 pm

Lucille is pleased to see Gary Strauss. Bet warns her off. Ken phones Val and tells her he's had a letter warning him about Ray and her. Annie decides to take on a hostess' role in the pub and leave the work to her employees. Ernie tells Emily the Mission people are talking about her working in the Rovers. Emily tells Annie she won't work the bar anymore. Irma is frightened when Joe comes on strong. Annie feels that she'll have to run the pub on her own with Billy. He is against the idea. A drunken Joe tells a scared Irma how he killed Steve Tanner.

11x88 Episode 1031 (2nd December 1970)

02 December, 1970 8:00 pm

Joe tells Irma that he smashed Steve's head against the wall and then threw him down the stairs. He threatens her if she tells anyone. He continues to drink as Irma asks to be let go. He tells of a different side to Steve: that he set up poker games and held the loser's pay checks when they couldn't pay him. He tells her that he owed Steve £2,000. Gregg, Gary, Bet and Maggie return to the shop but decide not to disturb them. Joe refuses to leave the flat until Irma acts normally. Bet invites them down for a party. Joe agrees when Irma controls herself.

11x89 Episode 1032 (7th December 1970)

07 December, 1970 8:00 pm

Billy bets Annie that having Bet behind the bar improves custom. Val accuses Ena of writing the letter. She is hurt. Jean Moseley arrives in the Street looking for Joe Donelli. She shows Gregg Flint bruises which Joe gave her when he got drunk. She wants compensation. Irma worries about being alone with Joe and tries to get Hilda to come round for supper but Joe puts her off and forces Irma to stay with him. Irma breaks down. Ray accuses Elsie of writing the letter. She tells him to get lost. Irma begs Joe to leave her alone. Annie realises Bet is an asset and agrees to let her stay. A guilty Emily tells Ena and Elsie that she wrote the letter.

11x90 Episode 1033 (9th December 1970)

09 December, 1970 8:00 pm

Elsie and Ena decide not to saying anything to Val. Betty wants it confirmed that she is senior barmaid over Bet. Gregg, Gary and Maggie think Irma is jumpy. The soldiers organise a poker game in the flat. Val rips up a letter from Ken in anger and decides to give people something to talk about. She asks Ray to be in the Rovers at dinnertime. Gregg and Gary ask Joe why Irma is so jumpy. He spins them a story of her not being happy with his protectiveness. Major Ryan summons Gregg and Gary to Burtonwood after getting a call from Saarbrucken in Germany. Jean Moseley accepts £20 off Gregg. Betty is made senior barmaid although she is not on more money. Emily organises a street outing to see Cinderella on 23rd December at Manchester's Opera House. Val and Ray drink in front of everyone's watching eyes. Hilda sees Gregg and Gary get their summons to Burtonwood.

11x91 Episode 1034 (14th December 1970)

14 December, 1970 8:00 pm

Val tells Maggie that Ken's phone call rankled with her and she feels as if she ought to teach him a lesson. Ken returns from America. Gregg wonders if Joe makes a habit of beating up women. Gary thinks they should try again to bring him back to base. Ken brings Val a dress back from America. He tells her how great it is to be back but she is distant with him. Joe tells Gregg and Gary that Hildegard Schmidt's fella is the one who beat her up. Gregg advises him to tell Major Ryan that story. Joe feels trapped but says he can't turn himself in. Emily collects names and money for the panto and meal. Gregg decides to see Irma, wanting to know what's upsetting her. Ray and Emily realise they've both been invited to tea at the Barlows'. Ken is surprised to see his two guests arrive. Irma denies that Joe has scared her but when she realises Gregg doesn't know about Steve Tanner's death she tells him of Joe's confession.

11x92 Episode 1035 (16th December 1970)

16 December, 1970 8:00 pm

Joe lets himself into Irma's flat, locking it behind him. She is terrified. Greg and Gary tell Maggie that they think Irma is in danger. Gary rings Major Ryan. Maggie tells the regulars about Joe's confession whilst Gregg breaks the news to Elsie. The residents don't know what to do about Irma. Ena suggests they throw a welcome home party for Ken, inviting Irma and Joe. The residents persuade Joe and Irma to come to the party in the Rovers. The police and US Army M.P's rush to the Street. Joe escapes through the toilet window when he realises the Ogdens know nothing about a party supposedly being long organised and realises it's a set up. Joe takes refuge with Minnie and his gun in No.5.

11x93 Episode 1036 (21st December 1970)

21 December, 1970 8:00 pm

The police seal off both ends of the Street, apart from the Rovers, and have No.5 surrounded. Joe starts to crack up. Minnie tells him she isn't frightened of him, just worried for him. The US Military Police tries to talk him out from the back yard but Joe fires at them through the window, frightening the residents. Irma confesses the fear that she's been living under the past few weeks to Hilda. Len hears from the police that they think Minnie is in the house, causing Ena to start panicking as she waits in the Rovers. Gregg tries to talk Joe out, or at least send Minnie out. Joe goes into a reverie about his hatred of his stepfather and his loneliness as a child after the death of his father. Minnie cries as she listens. Stan listens sympathetically to Irma's story and gets furious at both what Joe has put her through and for Minnie being held hostage. Elsie assures Len she hasn't spent the past two years thinking he killed Steve.

11x94 Episode 1037 (23rd December 1970)

23 December, 1970 8:00 pm

Everyone except Albert cancels the panto because of Joe's death and the tickets are given to twenty underprivileged children but Emily and Len can't find any chaperones aside from Albert. Minnie goes out for dinner with friend Rosemary Kennedy and Albert has to make his own dinner. Minnie is still saddened at Joe's death. Irma signs a statement about Joe's confession concerning him being the cause of Steve Tanner's death and Castle tells her the latter case will be reopened. Albert is unfazed by the thought of all the children. Castle asks to interview Stan.

11x95 Episode 1038 (28th December 1970)

28 December, 1970 8:00 pm

Betty is annoyed that Annie gave Bet a holiday over the Christmas and New Year period and is not impressed by Annie's offer of her assistance during the period. Irma is grateful for Billy trying to bring her out of herself over Christmas. Hilda fills out a questionnaire in the paper which gives her a result that she's undervalued. She thinks a pay rise is due. Annie wins Betty round by telling her she'll call her Elizabeth from now on whilst Bet will remain the more common Bet. Billy finds two boxes of bitter lemons short on the drayman's delivery. He realises drayman Arthur Burrows is trying to rob them and forces him to make good the discrepancy.

11x96 Episode 1039 (30th December 1970)

30 December, 1970 8:00 pm

Annie awaits the analyst's report. She feels she could lose the licence. Len agrees to Hilda working at No.9. The report shows the gin was watered down. Annie reads the report out in the Rovers. She tells the regulars she was not responsible. Hilda starts at No.9 and feeds Stan there as well. Albert gives in to Minnie and allows Bobby into the house. Len and Ray realise they need a housekeeper, but not Hilda. Irma winds Hilda up that Elsie has been saying that she fiddled the gin. Ray puts a notice in the Corner Shop for a housekeeper. Hilda gives her job up at the Rovers. Hilda accuses Elsie of shopping Annie to the Town Hall. Annie feels sure her neighbours will rally round and support her but they all stay away from the Rovers.

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