Coronation Street (1960) Season 14

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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14x01 Episode 1248 (1st January 1973)

01 January, 1973 8:00 pm

New Year's Day. Stan tries to find out what "cohabiting" means. Betty grows suspicious of Christine Peters drinking alone in the Rovers. Mrs Regan tells Stan she doesn't want him coming round for a couple of weeks. Betty tells Emily that Christine was asking her about Jason's disappearance. Alf dons a bowler hat and poses as an investigator as the residents kid Stan that the Social Security people are after him. Emily visits Christine's sister, Jean Cooper, who denies knowledge of Christine, whilst hiding her. Jean tells Christine not to go out without her again. Stan confesses to Hilda about Mrs Regan. Hilda believes him as he obviously isn't living with someone else, but she makes him promise not to see her again. Albert wears a beret to mark the UK entering the Common Market. Stan tells Emily that he saw Christine at her sister's house while on his round and that she's doolally.

14x02 Episode 1249 (3rd January 1973)

03 January, 1973 8:00 pm

Hilda starts to get annoyed at the gossip about Stan. Norma prepares for a visit to Risley Remand Centre to see Jacko. Jerry collects for a "good luck" gift from Ernie and Emily for Jacko before his trial. Emily wants to go and see Jean Cooper again in light of what Stan told them. Hilda tells Jerry that she's going to visit 19 Inkerman Street. Amused, he nevertheless warns her to be careful. Minnie and Albert bicker over the running of the community centre in Ena's absence. Jerry delights in telling Stan about Hilda's visit. The Bishops call on Jean Cooper and find Christine Peters there. Hilda walks out from No.19 well satisfied with her visit. The Bishops find out from Jean that Christine had a breakdown when her own baby died and her husband, Jack Peters, left her. Jean arrived home one day and found her sister with Jason Lomax.

14x03 Episode 1250 (8th January 1973)

08 January, 1973 8:00 pm

Ena writes from Hartlepool to say thank you for the cards and presents sent for Jason Lomax. Minnie tells Lucille that Christine Peters knitted the child some mittens. Lucille is suspicious when she hears that Emily went to see her. Ken returns from visiting Peter and Susan in Glasgow. He's appalled to find out about Jacko's guilty plea. The Bishops tell Lucille everything they discovered about Christine. She agrees with Ernie that the police should be told. Jacko's solicitor, Mr Hillbray, hears that he wants to plead guilty to get a reduced sentence. Mr Hillbray tells him his case could be postponed. Jacko is furious, just wanting to get his time in jail over with. Albert is refused credit at the Rovers. Det Insp Patterson calls into the Rovers for a drink. Ernie asks him if the police are still working on the Jason Lomax case and is told no. Patterson asks to speak to Ken later. Albert teaches Minnie brag for a penny a point. Patterson admits to Ken that Jacko was their sole suspect

14x04 Episode 1251 (10th January 1973)

10 January, 1973 8:00 pm

Albert and Minnie bicker over who is the senior at the community centre in Ena's absence. Det Insp Patterson asks Minnie what she remembers of Christine Peters when she met her at Christmas. Ken prepares to accompany a nervous Norma to court but before they can leave, Mr Hillbray summons them to Risley Remand Centre. Mr Hillbray tells Jacko that he's free to go - they've got the truth out of Freddie Slack and are looking for Franny Slater and Sharon Duffy. Lucille is annoyed with Ernie for shopping Christine. Ken and Norma bring Jacko back to Weatherfield to a warm welcome and several drinks, including ones from Patterson and Annie. Ken is annoyed with Patterson for locking Jacko up in the first place but the man himself bears no grudges. Stan tells Lucille and the Bishops that Christine has been arrested. Emily feels she must go and see Jean Cooper. Albert is annoyed to hear that Minnie's known for some time that Len and Alf are up for Mayor of Weatherfield.

14x05 Episode 1252 (15th January 1973)

15 January, 1973 8:00 pm

Annie plans a party for the new Mayor of Weatherfield-to-be. Alan turns to drink more and nearly burns the house down whilst drunk. Alf tells Maggie he's been chosen as the next Mayor and he asks her to be his Mayoress. She is scared but agrees to think it over. Elsie worries as Alan begins to rely on drink. At the party, Len toasts Alf. Alf announces he has chosen Len as his Deputy Mayor. Rita avoids Len. He gives her an invitation via Jerry for a private drink.

14x06 Episode 1253 (17th January 1973)

17 January, 1973 8:00 pm

The party continues in the Rovers' back room. Hilda starts to get drunk. Elsie tries to get Alan to leave but he refuses. Annie asks Alf who his mayoress is but he says he doesn't know yet. Elsie calls on Len and tells him not to fester over the decision. Jerry tries to speak to Rita about Len but Hilda interrupts. Len worries that Rita will think he's only interested in her now that he knows he won't be mayor. Elsie speaks to Rita on his behalf but she's afraid that she'll be thrown to one side again as Len thinks she's not good enough, even though she needs him and knows he needs her. A drunk Alan leaves the party. Annie drops subtle hints at Alf about her organisational and hosting skills. Elsie pushes Len to keep on pursuing Rita. She goes home and erupts in anger when she sees Alan slumped in drunken heap. They row and slap each other as Len listens through the walls. He comes round next morning to see that she's alright and tells her that she and Alan will be fine in the end as t

14x07 Episode 1254 (22nd January 1973)

22 January, 1973 8:00 pm

Ena is due back from West Hartlepool and Minnie stocks up for her. Maggie tells Alf she's worried about what happens to the corner shop if she's mayoress. Annie tells Bet she's been an excellent employee but it's to butter her up as she thinks she's going to be mayoress and wants her continued support behind the bar. Clive Shawcross, a journalist, calls into the Rovers, investigating Jacko's case for the Gazette. Annie tells him she always believed in his innocence, much to Lucille's amusement. Len decides to take a job in Huddersfield to get away from the area. Shawcross interviews Jacko who's upset to hear that he won't be paid by the paper. Minnie cleans the community centre flat and finds an old letter. Lucille tells Maggie that Alf has asked Annie to be his mayoress. Ena returns to a very cold welcome from Minnie. Maggie tells Alf what Annie thinks and he realises that it's because he complimented her as hostess at his party.

14x08 Episode 1255 (24th January 1973)

24 January, 1973 8:00 pm

Elsie wonders if Ray has seen Len that morning. Jacko is offered a job by a man named Stanley Fowler in Oakhill who has read his story in the Gazette. Norma would rather he had something closer to home. Len is short-tempered with Alf when he asks him to intercede with Maggie on his behalf. Minnie snubs Ena in the Rovers. Ena asks Bet, Rita and Norma how Minnie's been behaving while she's been away. Maggie tells Alf she's not yet made a decision. He promises to make inquiries about Mr Fowler. Lucille annoys Annie when she refuses to look after the pub for the evening so she can visit Nellie Harvey. Elsie delights in winding up Ray that when Len catches up with him he's going to thump him. Minnie calls on Ena but won't tell her what's wrong. A worried Ray asks Rita to explain to Len that there's nothing between them but she refuses. He goes to the yard where Len tells him Elsie's been pulling his leg. He also tells him that it's him who's going to be doing the Huddersfield job. Annie bor

14x09 Episode 1256 (29th January 1973)

29 January, 1973 8:00 pm

Ken feels No.1 is depressing and wants it decorated. Albert tells him to move out if he doesn't like it. Suitcase in hand, Lucille looks for bedsits. Annie is short with Hilda when she cuts her arm. Annie frets over Lucille, thinking she never liked her, only Jack. Minnie tells Emily she's upset over something Ena did in her past. Emily can see that there's something very wrong with her. Alan makes an appointment to see Jimmy Frazer. Lucille runs off from one bedsit where she's put off by a seedy landlord who leers at her from his window in his dirty vest. Albert is annoyed that Jerry is in his house for a decorating quote. Jerry offers to mediate on the "design" between him and Ken. Lucille is taken in by George Scully for £6.50 a week in a room in 21b Marsland Road, Mossley Range. For Elsie's sake, Alan dissolves his partnership with Jimmy Frazer and plans to deal solely in used cars.

14x10 Episode 1257 (31st January 1973)

31 January, 1973 8:00 pm

Albert gets grumpy when Ken refuses to do the decorating and starts scraping off the old paper himself. Hilda boasts about Stan's decorating prowess. Annie frets about how Lucille is getting on and exactly where her bedsit is. Billy tells her that Lucille is capable of looking after herself. Lucille rings Elsie to order some discount bedding from the warehouse and is shocked at the expense. Albert is called away to help at the community centre. Emily tells Ena that Minnie has found the letter. Lucille tries to make improvements to her bedsit with a poster on the wall and painting a chest of drawers purple but George Scully objects. Ena explains the letter was written after an argument between Minnie and Armistead on a trip to Marple Lakes in 1919 and persuades Minnie that there was nothing in her friendship with him as Ena just provided a shoulder to cry on that day. Ena later admits to Emily that Armistead's intentions were far more serious than she let on to Minnie. Emily promises to

14x11 Episode 1258 (5th February 1973)

05 February, 1973 8:00 pm

Alan asks Len, Jerry and Ken not to tell Elsie about the poker game loss and the decorating. Elsie tells Billy about Lucille's bedding request and gives him her bedsit address. He worries when he hears from the menfolk about the area. Annie refuses to visit Lucille until she's invited. Alf and Maggie enjoy a Sunday lunch together. Alf tells her about a false alarm over a letter bomb that was received at the Post Office. They are interrupted by Hilda who makes pointed comments about them being a couple, especially when Alf makes her mayoress. Billy visits Lucille with the bedding. He's not impressed with its dinginess. Lorraine Binks tries to get a job as a go-go dancer at The Capricorn. Len tries to chat to Rita but she puts him off until the evening. Billy tells Annie that Lucille is miserable but she won't admit it. She can't understand her attitude. Betty tells Maggie to take up Alf's offer of being his mayoress. Billy takes Annie to visit Lucille. She insists on giving Lucille some

14x12 Episode 1259 (7th February 1973)

07 February, 1973 8:00 pm

Len and Johnny Mann start getting at each other, much to Rita's amusement. Alf is disappointed with Maggie's decision and realises he's no option but to ask Annie but makes it clear to Maggie that it'll be on his strict terms. Lorraine visits Lucille. She tells her there's no work going as a go-go dancer. Lucille feels lonely with no spare money to go out. Alf insists that Maggie join him when he asks Annie to be mayoress. Ken agrees with Annie that Lucille is being exploited. Jerry does some work for Maggie in the corner shop's back room. Ena calls and gives him a treasured old print of Manchester that Alfred Sharples bought her one Christmas to frame for her to give as a present to someone. Alf asks Annie to be his mayoress and she accepts. He makes it clear that she looks after being a hostess and he looks after the opinions. They toast each other. Len challenges Johnny to a fight and he accepts. They retire to the toilets for a punch-up. Betty thinks Maggie has said "yes" to Alf. B

14x13 Episode 1260 (12th February 1973)

12 February, 1973 8:00 pm

Hilda is touched when Stan presents her with flowers and a card for her birthday but the card wishes her a happy fiftieth when she's only forty-nine. Elsie tells Alan that Lucille's going to be their lodger - he's not pleased as he doesn't want her with them. He agrees she can stay for one night only and they row. George Scully refuses to give Lucille her rental advance back and insists on inspecting the bedsit for damages. Annie has gone to Derby to boast to Joan about being mayoress. Maggie gets Betty to admit she wanted her to be mayoress for the reflected glory. Alf and Maggie agree that there's no hard feelings about her refusal. Stan is adamant that Hilda is fifty. She determines to prove him wrong. Bet is going on a blind date. Alan and Billy join forces to get Lucille to return to the Rovers before Annie comes back. Scully accuses Lucille of breaking an element in a electric fire and insists on £4 to repair it. He insists on holding her case as security. Emily suggests that Ern

14x14 Episode 1261 (14th February 1973)

14 February, 1973 8:00 pm

Stan gets Hilda another birthday card with the correct age on but she's not mollified. Alan isn't pleased to have Lucille hanging around but Elsie can't face asking her to leave. Alan determines to get Lucille's £4 back off George Scully but can't understand why she can't go back to the Rovers. Maggie agrees to speak to Lucille. Ernie and Emily suggest to Alf that they take a commemorative album for his year in office. Hilda overhears and has an idea. Billy stalls telling Annie that Lucille is living at No.11 and has to find a way to get her to return home. Lucille is angry when Maggie drops hints that she's getting under Elsie's feet. Alan visits George Scully and threatens him with the police. Hilda tells Stan there is a way he can get into her good books. He agrees without knowing what it is. Alan gets the case back as Lucille returns to stay at the bedsit. He agrees she can return to No.11. Stan asks the Bishops for a "commemorial album". Emily agrees but Ernie is reluctant.

14x15 Episode 1262 (19th February 1973)

19 February, 1973 8:00 pm

Alan continues to be impatient at Lucille's presence in No.11. Hilda has problems organising her party and decides to postpone it for a week. Staff of the Mark Brittain Warehouse play football in the middle of the street during a work break. Albert says he's a member of the Ogden family - through marriage with the Barlow family - and therefore should get an automatic invitation to the party. Ernie and Emily make arrangements to take a formal picture of the Ogdens to go in their album. Hilda studies Annie's etiquette book for her party. Norman Leach calls on Alf and demands compensation of £200 for the "injuries" caused to his mother but he admits she didn't see a doctor. Alf senses blackmail and asks him to leave. Hilda reads up etiquette tips to Stan, though the contents of the book are misunderstood by them.

14x16 Episode 1263 (21st February 1973)

21 February, 1973 8:00 pm

Alf rings Norman and tells him to come round at midday. Alan gets annoyed when Lucille hogs the bathroom and he and Elsie row about her continuing to live with them. Lucille gets a phone call and makes arrangements to meet someone that night when the Howards are at the cinema. Ernest and Emily are asked to produce a portrait of Stan and Hilda based on one of the Royal family. Alf offers Leach £25 to drop the complaint but he's not interested. Alf ups the amount to the requested £200. Alan gets annoyed when Lucille nags him about his eating habits. The Ogdens have a picture taken with their new serving trolley and their "silver" tea service. Annie remains in her bed, reading a book about serving in office. Albert is annoyed when Ken buys a new gas cooker. Len offers Jerry's services in installing it. Alf tells Bet about the cheque he's written.

14x17 Episode 1264 (26th February 1973)

26 February, 1973 8:00 pm

Hilda substitutes lemon jelly for aspic over eggs, and dons false eyelashes to meet her reluctant and bemused guests: Ted Loftus, Minnie, Jerry, Edna Gee, Norma, Bet, Len, Lucille, Emily, Ernie, Ray, Ken and Billy. Hilda is chatted up by Ted, to her delight. They tango. As the party-goers couple off, someone enters the Ogdens' bedroom.

14x18 Episode 1265 (28th February 1973)

28 February, 1973 8:00 pm

Hilda finds the bedroom door locked and thinks Stan is in there with a woman. She checks on her guests to find out who is missing and realises it's Edna. Edna and the mystery man sneak downstairs and rejoin the party without Hilda noticing. Livid, Hilda stops the party and accuses Edna of cavorting in her bedroom. To everyone's surprise, Stan walks in with a crate of beers, oblivious to what's been happening. Hilda feels ashamed for thinking the worst of Stan. The residents speculate on who it was with Edna. Ernie is favourite as he suffered a blackout and can't remember his actions. Edna enjoys people gossiping about her and teases her partner's identity to the Howards. Len bets Billy £1 that Ernie was the mystery man but Billy admits it was him when Len tries to get him to pay up. Having been teetotal all his life, Ernie returns to a life of sobriety. Albert is gassed in the kitchen at No.1.

14x19 Episode 1266 (5th March 1973)

05 March, 1973 8:00 pm

Albert is rushed to hospital and the street residents are evacuated to the community centre. Billy tries to get in touch with Ken in Saddleworth and calls Dave Robbins. Eventually Betty gets the police to put a call out for Ken over the radio. Minnie is upset when Bobby can't be found. Elsie has to sit around in her freshly washed hair and Hilda worries about Stan's whereabouts. The residents speculate as to the cause of the leak. Ken returns to the street and is stunned to see police activity. Ted Loftus tells him about Albert and he races to the hospital. Len and Elsie reminisce about the 1961 gas leak when the residents were evacuated to the mission. Albert is put into an oxygen tank and Ken keeps vigil. Stan phones the centre and lets Hilda know he's at a club down Argyle Street. Ted finds Bobby and returns him to Minnie. As the police give the all clear it becomes apparent that Jerry might be to blame as he installed the new electric cooker.

14x20 Episode 1267 (7th March 1973)

07 March, 1973 8:00 pm

Reporter Clive Shawcross investigates Albert's plight. Hilda is all too happy to tell him a local firm of plumbers might be responsible. Jerry hides away as he blames himself. Billy pushes Bet and Betty too hard at the Rovers. He teases them by saying he's considering becoming a figurehead. Ernie and Emily Bishop are concerned about the low attendance figures at the community centre and call a meeting to get ideas from the public. They're dismayed when nobody turns up for it. Len and Ray try to protect Jerry but Jerry tells Clive that he installed the cooker. Minnie, Hilda, Ted Loftus and Mrs Toft join the Bishops at the meeting. Based on their suggestions, the Bishops decide to start creative writing and formation dancing at the centre. Bet and Betty picket the pumps to teach Billy a lesson. He backs down. Clive's story carries the headline "Nosy Neighbour Saves Pensioner" and carries a quote from Hilda. The neighbours blame Hilda for gossiping about the plumbing.

14x21 Episode 1268 (12th March 1973)

12 March, 1973 8:00 pm

Annie thinks that Beattie Pearson is only coming to see Albert with his will in mind. Ken tells Len, Ray and Jerry that the gas pipe registered empty as there was no money in the meter and Albert later put some in to start a gas fire to get warm. Jerry discovers that Len knew that Albert had a gas meter still in the house but didn't tell him. He grows frantic and has to be calmed down but he walks out. Alf is sent to The Capricorn club on a watch committee but Len refuses to join him. Ray offers to go instead. Jerry goes to the hospital but Sister McKinley refuses him access as Albert is still too ill. Beattie's complaints and insinuations start to rile Ken. Annie visits Lucille but leaves quickly when she sees Alan shirtless. Lucille sees that he sports a tattoo on his stomach with a phone number included in the pattern when it is reflected in a mirror. Jerry is almost in tears as Norma tries to comfort him.

14x22 Episode 1269 (14th March 1973)

14 March, 1973 8:00 pm

Elsie tries to see Alan's tattoo in a mirror but fails. Ray tells Len that Rita shouldn't be working in a sleazy place like The Capricorn but he's not interested. Beattie Pearson calls at the yard and demands compensation and treatment for Albert in a private ward. Ray and Len stand by Jerry and tell her to get a solicitor. The men give her £3 as a whip-round for Albert and Ray tells her that's all she's getting. Jerry makes an offer to Len and Ray to say the job was done as a foreigner to avoid the yard being sued but Len refuses. Hilda tries to write a play before she goes to stay with Archie Crabtree for a couple of weeks. Ken and Norma return from visiting Albert with the news that he's off the danger list. Beattie makes enquiries at the hospital about private treatment. Alf also tells Len about The Capricorn. Hilda gives her play about a gas leak to Ken to read. Lucille speculates about the number on the tattoo.

14x23 Episode 1270 (19th March 1973)

19 March, 1973 8:00 pm

Terry Bates tells Rita they're going to put him in a home. She puts him up for the night. Jerry offers to bring Albert home in his van but Beattie refuses. She gets £5 "compensation" out of him and demands the same every week but he refuses to sign any document promising such. Lucille tries to push Elsie into ringing up the Portsmouth number. Terry confesses he's already been taken into care. Ena overhears Beattie ordering expensive foods in the corner shop. Len and Ray fear they may get struck off the CORGI list of approved fitters of gas appliances. Albert comes home and gets annoyed at Beattie's fussing and the fancy food she has got in. Under pressure from Lucille, Elsie rings the number in Portsmouth and discovers a Mrs Adams lived there during the war and she is the mother-in-law of the woman on the phone. Jerry calls on Albert and Ena gets Beattie out of the way. Albert tells Jerry not to bother himself over the gassing and gives a grateful Minnie a brooch for raising the alarm.

14x24 Episode 1271 (21st March 1973)

21 March, 1973 8:00 pm

Norma rows with Beattie Pearson over her weekly £5 from Jerry, saying it's blood money. Ena agrees with Norma that Albert is probably behind it but refuses to tackle him. Ken tells Rita that Vincent Baxter, the children's officer, has been asking him about Terry Bates but he didn't give her away. He threatened anyone involved with six-month imprisonment or £100 fine, or both. The photograph has arrived at No.11 but Alan's not in it. Albert tells Norma he knows nothing about the money and asks her to send Jerry round tonight. At Lucille's suggestion, Elsie shows the photo to Len. He shows her that he has the same tattoo and explains it's the number of the Chief Petty Officer's daughter, but he refuses to say more. Rita asks Len to come round. Len tells Alan that Elsie and Lucille know about the number but he span them a tale. Len tells Rita he can't help her with the trouble she's in and persuades her to call Mr Baxter. Terry is taken away with no stain on Rita's character. She breaks d

14x25 Episode 1272 (26th March 1973)

26 March, 1973 8:00 pm

With Elsie away at Linda's, Annie worries about Lucille being in No.11 with Alan. Rita enquires about jobs at the warehouse. Maggie is embarrassed when Norma asks customers if they're "lover boy". CORGI clears Fairclough and Langton over the gas leak. Annie has Billy's bedroom decorated to get him to stay at No.11 as well. Ray insists they get to decorate the public as well to make it worth their while. Mike Ritchie arrives at the shop from the States. He is someone who Maggie had a romantic attachment with some years before. Maggie is happy to see him. Billy plans a wild night at No.11 with girlfriend Julie Quinn and asks her to bring a friend for Alan. He persuades Lucille to stay with Lorraine Binks for the night. The hotels are booked up so Annie takes Mike in for the night, horrifying Lucille who says Maggie has a date with Alf so that leaves Mike alone with Annie.

14x26 Episode 1273 (28th March 1973)

28 March, 1973 8:00 pm

Ray and Len gatecrash the party at No.11 having heard the sounds from next door. Ray meets Deirdre and gets her to ring for more of her girlfriends. Norma and Jerry enjoy a drink with Mike Ritchie. Deirdre's friend, Carol Wyatt joins the party and dances with Ray. A tipsy Deirdre bores Alan. As the party warms up, Rita and Mike Ritchie arrive. Ray rings for Bet to join them to dance with Mike. Bet feigns a headache and Annie lets her go early. Alan can't shake off Deirdre as the others dance around him. Annie feels Lucille is being over-protective. Len and Rita declare their love for each other but she warns him not to treat her like a mug in future. He gives her money to treat herself and they kiss. Alan despairs as Deirdre gets more and more drunk. Annie and Lucille settle their differences with each other. Norma lets Jerry read Ken's poem and they agree that they're good friends.

14x27 Episode 1274 (2nd April 1973)

02 April, 1973 8:00 pm

With Elsie due back, Alan panics to get the house tidy before she returns. Billy and Mike Ritchie offer limited help as Deirdre sleeps on, upstairs and undiscovered. Norma makes fun of Maggie and Mike's attraction for her. Jerry thinks of taking up pipe smoking. The Bishops worry as business is very bad. Maggie rings the Rovers and finds that Mike didn't spend the night there. Alan finds Deirdre's jacket in the hall and tells Billy to get rid of it. Elsie returns and shows off her new shoes in the corner shop before she calls home. Norma is depressed about her dull life and think she needs romance. Len, Ray and Jerry start decorating the Rovers but proceed at a slow pace, with Bet keeping an eye on them. Back in her house, Elsie meets Mike and thinks he and Alan have been playing cards late at night or something as they look tired. They hear Deirdre on the stairs and Elsie finds her stood there in her underclothes. Julie Quinn rings Billy to see if he knows where Deirdre is.

14x28 Episode 1275 (4th April 1973)

04 April, 1973 8:00 pm

Annie won't come out of her bedroom while decorating of the Rovers proceeds, albeit slowly. Rita can't find another job. Billy makes a joke about her working with Ernie but Len takes it seriously. Alf worries about Mike Ritchie. Elsie and Alan aren't talking to each other and Lucille is caught in the middle, passing on messages. Mike gives Ernie a load of films to develop but Ernie is still depressed about the business. Len suggests that Rita could work for him as a model but is refused. Maggie makes Elsie think that Alan could be innocent of wrongdoing. Maggie refuses Mike's offer of lunch but asks him to tell Elsie the truth of what happened at the party. He agrees. Norma tells Maggie that she always puts the shutters up any time a man shows an interest in her. Lucille asks Jerry to speak with Elsie. He reluctantly agrees. Alf bickers with Mike in the pub about life in the United States. Ena tells Mike that Alf is interested in Maggie. Elsie invites Mike and Maggie to supper.

14x29 Episode 1276 (9th April 1973)

09 April, 1973 8:00 pm

Elsie and Norma try to find out how Maggie feels about Mike. Mike confides in Len that he's in love with a widow in the States but is waiting for her to say "yes". Albert wears sunglasses in the Rovers as he thinks the new decor is too brightly-coloured. Jerry hates doing all the work himself, with Annie preparing herself for an elocution lesson from Sybil Cudlipp. Rita starts as a rep for Ernie. Emily thinks she's the wrong person to promote the child portraits and will bring in the wrong sort of trade. Alf taunts Mike in the Rovers for the Americans' late entry to the war. Everyone thinks he is out of order. A letter arrives for Mike from Wichita. Sybil Cudlipp arrives for Annie's lesson. Annie finds her breathing lessons pointless and doesn't like the way Sybil treats her like a beginner. Bet eavesdrops on their lesson and struggles to contain her laughter. Rita proves her worth by getting six orders with eight possibles.

14x30 Episode 1277 (11th April 1973)

11 April, 1973 8:00 pm

Jerry repairs Annie's tape recorder to assist her with her voice lessons. Elsie doesn't think Maggie would fare any better in America than she did. Mike tells Len his widow in the States wants him back. Emily is disdainful towards Rita when she works at the camera shop but Rita helps her realise she has no reason to feel jealous. Maggie rows with Norma when she insinuates that she isn't being fair to Alf. A problem arises with the decorations at the Rovers but Annie is too busy with her elocution lessons to speak to Jerry. Sybil Cudlipp criticises Annie for gesturing too much when giving speeches. Mike tells Maggie he's going back to the States tonight as he belongs there. She hopes he'll take her with him but when he says that people belong where their roots are, she realises he's giving her the push. He leaves without telling her the real reason he's going back, causing her to assume that Alf influenced him.

14x31 Episode 1278 (16th April 1973)

16 April, 1973 8:00 pm

Bet and Betty are forced to decorate the Rovers' living room. With Hilda away at Archie Crabtree's, Annie advertises for a temporary cleaner. Alf is pleased that Mike has returned to the States and expects to walk back into Maggie's life. Albert snubs Beattie over Easter due to what happened with Jerry. Ken returns from Scotland. Alf is surprised when Maggie refuses to go out with him tonight - or any other night. He doesn't know what he's done. Norma tells Len that Maggie blames Alf for Mike leaving. Alf's old headmaster Herbert James congratulates him on becoming mayor. While in the area, he seeks out his old friends - Minnie and Albert. Albert is annoyed by him boasting of his fitness. Emily blames Rita when she goes to the wrong Deanswood Drive to follow up an order. She admonishes Rita when she sees paperwork pertaining to the camera shop sprawled on a table at the Rovers. Retiring mayoress Ethel Bostock arrives at the Rovers while Annie is away shopping. Len tells Alf about Mike'

14x32 Episode 1279 (18th April 1973)

18 April, 1973 8:00 pm

Annie tries to patch over her embarrassment but Ethel Bostock is too down to earth to mind and tells Annie she used to be a char. Annie's regard for her predecessor drops but she remains polite. When Herbert James talks of walking the Pennine Way - all 270 miles of it - Albert tells him that he'll do it as well. Ken thinks he won't survive it. Elsie tells Maggie that Mike returned to the States for a woman and not because of Alf. Annie is alarmed when Ethel recognises Minnie from the Over 60's Club and talks about how glad she is that Annie is working class. Alf is dismayed when Maggie continues to snub him, telling him that he still tried to interfere in her life. Albert feels he has something to prove as he pulled out of a swimming race against Herbert when they were at school after pulling a muscle. Ena tells Ken that it was actually because his mother threatened to leather him - she was there.

14x33 Episode 1280 (23rd April 1973)

23 April, 1973 8:00 pm

Maggie and Norma try in vain to get rid of the mice from the corner shop. Maggie thinks Tommy Deakin's stables under the viaduct are to blame. Jerry and Albert go walking on the Pennine Way. Len assures Maggie that the stables are clean as the council sent a rat-catcher round. He wonders why she hasn't forgiven Alf for Mike Ritchie leaving. Elsie knows she's hurting as she feels second best. Rita gets Ernie a job, photographing Terry Slade's strippers but he's not interested, on moral grounds. Albert gets fed up with Jerry's rations and goes off on his own to find a pub. Elsie finds a mouse at No.11 and discovers, that with Hilda away, Stan's let the back yard become full of rubbish.

14x34 Episode 1281 (25th April 1973)

25 April, 1973 8:00 pm

Emily has to photograph the strippers. With Stan in the Rovers, Elsie keeps watch as Norma investigates No.13. She finds it a tip. They decide to call in the Health Inspectors. Len advises them against it but Elsie is adamant. Rita is full of admiration for Emily, who forms friendships with the strippers - Ernie can't believe it. Mr Worsley, the Health Inspector, calls at No.13. He finds mice and cockroaches and assures Stan he's done nothing wrong - they'll fumigate No.13.

14x35 Episode 1282 (30th April 1973)

30 April, 1973 8:00 pm

Albert and Jerry have returned from their Pennine Way walk and Ray blames Jerry's nosebleeds on his exertions. Stan asks for assistance in clearing out No.13 before the council men arrive to fumigate, and Jerry and Lucille agree to help. Albert boasts about his physical prowess but is vague about how much of the walk they actually completed. Lucille is appalled at the state of No.13's kitchen as there is days' worth of washing-up outstanding. Nellie Harvey calls to see Annie but she's not back from Derby yet. She's angling for an invitation to the mayoral ceremony. The fumigators turn up and tell Stan they'll be a couple of hours at their task. He hopes they'll be finished before Hilda returns from Archie's. Norma asks that the fumigators' van is moved from outside the corner shop and they park it in front of the warehouse. Ken is dubious about Albert's walking boasts. Hilda returns and is stunned when Arthur, the fumigator, answers the door. Annie also returns and Nellie presents her

14x36 Episode 1283 (2nd May 1973)

02 May, 1973 8:00 pm

Annie gets annoyed when Billy shows no interest in helping her pick a hat for the inauguration. He takes a call from someone chasing him up for money but puts them off. Hilda fails to turn up for work, raging in No.13 as to who reported them. She questions Stan as to how the neighbours behaved towards him while she was away, trying to identify the culprit. He admits that Maggie asked him to inspect the house. She draws up a shortlist. Billy asks Ray for a loan of £200 but he can't help him and tells him Len won't be able to either. Ken receives a visit from a man who gave Albert and Jerry a lift on the Pennine Way and who returns Albert's British Legion card. Jerry ruefully admits they didn't do the entire walk. Ken is pleased to have an opportunity to be able to silence Albert's boasting. Hilda confronts Maggie. Norma admits she and one other saw the state of the inside of the house but she won't tell her who rang the environmental health.

14x37 Episode 1284 (7th May 1973)

07 May, 1973 8:00 pm

Albert refuses to decorate the outside of his house for the Manchester Festival. Bet is getting tired of Annie going on about being mayoress. Billy snaps at Annie when she pushes him to get ready for the installation. He begs Fred Nelson to deliver the food for the party to be held afterwards. Elsie tells Maggie to wish Alf luck to show that there's no hard feelings. Annie starts to get in a panic as the time to depart nears. She's worried and disappointed when Billy cries off attending, citing illness. She, Betty and Lucille wonder if it's the same virus that's confined Len to his bed. Albert is interested when he sees that Ena has received a letter from the USA. Hilda denies that she's jealous of those invited to attend the installation. Ena shows Albert the letter. It's from her great-nephew Tom Schofield to say that he and his wife Faye-Marie are coming over for the Manchester Festival. As she practices her speech, Annie remembers Jack before she leaves for the Town Hall. The limou

14x38 Episode 1285 (9th May 1973)

09 May, 1973 8:00 pm

Albert complains at the slow service in the Rovers and Hilda complains at the lack of pies as Bet struggles alone behind the bar. The installation ceremony concludes. Annie is touched when Ena presents her with a bouquet on behalf of all the Coronation Street residents. A drinks reception is held for the attendees. Lucille agrees to be Concepta's bridesmaid at her wedding in Ireland. Annie asks Alf if they can be on first name terms from now onwards. Billy loses on the horses. Fred Nelson tells Bet that Billy has twenty-four hours to pay up or the brewery will be informed but Garbutts deliver on time for the party in the Rovers. Hilda sees Billy in the betting shop and makes pointed comments about him missing him mother's big occasion.

14x39 Episode 1286 (14th May 1973)

14 May, 1973 8:00 pm

Billy returns in the early hours after a night out with lads and a wallet full of notes. Annie tells him she knows about the money owed to the caterers but he makes up excuses and apologises for missing the installation. Ena prepares her flat for Tom and Faye-Marie's arrival. She tells Ken they're interested in visiting Woburn Abbey and gives Minnie back the crumpets she insisted that the corner shop put in her delivery for the visitors. Billy rings the caterers, offering £100 in cash and promises the remainder by the end of the week. They reinstate their supplies. Alf gets annoyed when Annie is late getting ready for their first engagement – opening a jumble sale at St. Mary's Church Hall. Annie overhears Hilda recommending Benny Lewis's Betting Shop to him instead of the one on Beaker Street. Tom and Faye-Marie arrive.

14x40 Episode 1287 (16th May 1973)

16 May, 1973 8:00 pm

Minnie plans to take Bobby on the trip to Woburn Abbey but Ena refuses to let her. Annie tries to back off the inaugural dinner of the Manchester Festival committee, citing personal reasons, but won't tell Alf why. Betty tells him that Billy's involved and he demands to know from Annie what's going on. She tells him about the £200 loss through gambling. She can make good the money but worries what the brewery say if they find out and their reputation as mayor and mayoress should the news get out. Alf recommends she sack Billy as manager. Ray arranges a "no strings attached" date with Norma. She asks Ken for a seat on the coach to Woburn Abbey and is disappointed to find out he's not going. She thinks he fancies Faye-Marie. A furious Annie confronts Billy about his theft and lies. She's horrified to find out that he's dipped into the Rovers' account in the past.

14x41 Episode 1288 (21st May 1973)

21 May, 1973 8:00 pm

Ena, Annie, Ken, Minnie, Stan, Hilda, Tom, Faye and Norma arrive at Woburn Abbey. Billy looks in "Situations Vacant" while Betty upbraids Bet for being late for work. Billy tells Ray that Deirdre Hunt has been looking for him. He finds her at the yard, looking for work, a job offer in London having fallen through. He finds out she has experience serving in a shop. The travellers go through the safari park. Minnie's taken with the tigers. Hilda's nervous of them. Ena notices that Annie is distracted. Billy asks Len for work but realises he has no relevant experience. Ray wants Len to buy Biddulph's with him but gets no commitment. Stan pushes the travellers to go for a drink. Annie wants to meet The Duke of Bedford. Ray inspects Biddulph's. He offers Walter cash for the premises and finds out that Len bought it himself two weeks ago.

14x42 Episode 1289 (23rd May 1973)

23 May, 1973 8:00 pm

Len tells Rita that the purchase of Biddulph's has gone through. Alf overhears a comment from Elsie that Alan has so much on he has to work the bank holiday. He tells Billy that could mean there's an opening at the garage for him. At Woburn Abbey, Annie doesn’t believe that The Duke of Bedford sold Minnie her tea towel. Alan is horrified to hear from Ray that Deirdre will be given a job at Biddulph's and be permanently in the area. Alan isn’t sure he can offer Billy permanent work. Ray tells Deirdre the manager's job is hers. The day trippers inspect Queen Victoria's state bedroom. Stan asks a man if there's a bar in the house, not realising he’s talking to the Duke. Elsie advises Alan not to take on Billy as he can't be trusted.

14x43 Episode 1290 (28th May 1973)

28 May, 1973 8:00 pm

The residents prepare for a Manchester Festival day party at the community centre and in the street. Emily thinks the hall tables should be placed outside but Ernie disagrees, citing the weather. Betty and Hilda wonder what's in the letter on the bar. Annie finds it and reads that Billy has gone to London to look for work there. Rita takes Terry Bates out for the day. Alf fetches Annie to officially open the party. Ena isn't pleased to hear that Ken and Faye-Marie have gone out together. A children's merry-go-round, a barrel organ, candy floss and other attractions have been set up in the street. Under questioning from Annie, Alan admits that he turned Billy down for a job after discussing it with Elsie. Alf tells Annie not to worry about Billy, or that what happened will affect her office. Annie asks Elsie if Billy was turned down due to their fall-out and makes it clear that she blames them for what's happened. An angry Elsie snaps back that Billy is just a failure.

14x44 Episode 1291 (30th May 1973)

30 May, 1973 8:00 pm

In her role as Mayoress of Weatherfield, Annie prepares herself to meet Princess Alexandra at the official opening of the Manchester Festival. She denies that she's nervous at the prospect and gets annoyed at Hilda who can see that she's still upset at Billy's departure. The residents clear the community centre hall after the Festival day. Stan drops a trestle table on Jerry's foot. Ena questions Ken who assures her that he has no intentions on Faye-Marie. Alf thinks Annie should go and stay with Joan for a while. Alf and Annie leave for the ceremony, leaving Bet with an unstocked bar. Elsie's annoyed when Alan offers to help her bring crates up from the cellar, telling him that it's Annie's problem. Ena questions Faye-Marie about the state of her marriage and her attraction for Ken. She suggests that Ena tell her husband if she's that concerned.

14x45 Episode 1292 (4th June 1973)

04 June, 1973 8:00 pm

Annie tells the staff of the Rovers she's going away for at least a month. Jerry makes a date with Mavis Riley for the evening after waving to her when he sees her going to work at the warehouse. Relief manager, Glyn Thomas, turns up but doesn't make himself known immediately, preferring to see how the land lies. Rita is worried that the shop won't be profitable. Annie and Elsie make up their differences. Mavis tells Jerry she's tired of working at the warehouse. When Len refuses to give Rita an assistant, she tells him that he can keep the job.

14x46 Episode 1293 (6th June 1973)

06 June, 1973 8:00 pm

Rita tells Elsie the main reason she packed the shop in was because Len will have a key to the flat. Ernie starts ballroom dancing at the community centre. Ted Loftus asks Hilda to accompany him to it. Jerry offers Mavis the job at the shop but she doesn't like the idea of all the responsibility. Ethel Bostock agrees to stand in as mayoress during Annie's absence. Len backs down and gives Rita his duplicate key to the flat and promises her an assistant. Rita wants the shop to be called "Rita's" but Len wants it called "The Kabin". Ted wants Hilda to be his dance partner - she agrees. Jerry suggests to Mavis that she apply to be Rita's assistant. Mavis worries about what Rita is like. Annie leaves the Rovers, being driven off in the mayoral Rolls.

14x47 Episode 1294 (11th June 1973)

11 June, 1973 8:00 pm

Hilda is in a good mood over the ballroom dancing. Stan isn't happy about Ted Loftus being her partner until he realises that it will give him uninterrupted supping time when she's at her community centre lessons and gives his "permission". With the shop opening for business, Jerry paints the sign saying "The Kabin". Rita isn't pleased that Len has ridden roughshod over her wishes. Mavis tells Jerry she has an interview that afternoon as Rita's assistant. Glyn Thomas wants Bet or Betty to be his personal cook whilst he's at the Rovers. Betty agrees to be Ernie's dance partner at the lessons with Emily away, though she has to think of a way of getting the time off. Norma is taken with Glyn when he offers to buy her a drink. Jerry asks Rita to take into account Mavis's shyness when she sees her. A nervous customer buys his regular copy of Pig Producers' Monthly from Rita but wonders where the usual supplement is before he runs from the shop.

14x48 Episode 1295 (13th June 1973)

13 June, 1973 8:00 pm

Mavis starts work at The Kabin and hides the girly magazines out of view. Rita demands they be displayed again. Jerry makes excuses to call in as a customer. Rita tells Len all but one customer has cancelled their order for Pig Producers' Monthly. Glyn gives Betty an hour off to attend the community centre's dance class. She, Bet and Hilda are taken with his charm. Ray collects his pools money off a hard-up Stan. Albert complains what state the hall floor will look like after the dance lesson. Glyn gets Ernie to send the dancers over to the Rovers afterwards. Deirdre, Ray and Jerry eat in The Kabin's new café. Rita is puzzled when another customer asks for Pig Producers' Monthly, asking if Walter Biddulph has had trouble getting his supplies from Denmark. Glyn has plans for enlarging the public into the select and asks Len for a quote. Albert overhears and gets Norma to find out what he’s up to, not convinced that Annie's giving up the pub permanently.

14x49 Episode 1296 (18th June 1973)

18 June, 1973 8:00 pm

Hilda sees the dark man again in the teacups. Stan asks her for a borrow but she has no spare change. Bet fusses over getting Glyn his dinner. He makes enquiries from Betty about how interested Billy would be in returning to the Rovers and whether that means Annie would carry on as landlady in his absence. Len and Rita look for paperboys to start deliveries from The Kabin. A shy Jerry asks Mavis round to No.9 to watch television one night. Glyn successfully gets Bet and Betty to push the darts players to order more drinks. Jerry gets tired of the noise, mess and general laziness from Len and Ray in No.9. Betty chats to Minnie in the bar who tells her about Jackie Rigby who used to live at No.9. Glyn gently tells Minnie off for distracting his staff and upsets her. She walks out of the pub in high dudgeon.

14x50 Episode 1297 (20th June 1973)

20 June, 1973 8:00 pm

Mavis gets embarrassed when Rita teases her about Jerry. Hilda asks in The Kabin for a pattern for a ballroom dress. Mavis suggests she designs her own and Hilda is taken with the idea. Rita tells Len that she and Mavis will do the early morning papers each day, bar Sunday, if they get a pay rise. Glyn confirms to Bet that there is a possibility that Annie will give up the Rovers and he might take over. Lucille writes to Annie about how Glyn upset Minnie. He asks Lucille to apologise to Minnie on his behalf and to call in for a drink on the house. Hilda draws up her own design. She wants a tailor's dummy to make it with but Stan is appalled at the £4 price. She gives him the money to get a postal order to send off for one. Jerry gets annoyed again at the state of No.9 and that he can't get the house to himself to bring Mavis round that Saturday night.

14x51 Episode 1298 (25th June 1973)

25 June, 1973 8:00 pm

Rita kids on to Mavis to be wary of Len and Ray before she goes to Sunday tea at No.9. Ray is deliriously happy at his pools win. Elsie nags Alan to trim his moustache. Hilda checks their pools coupon and realises the syndicate has 23 points. Stan looks concerned. Elsie messes up Alan's moustache and cuts it too closely. Stan tries to give his, Bet and Alan's pools money to Len without saying what it is but it's waved aside. Ken tells Glyn that he disapproves of the fruit machine that's been installed in the public. Hilda tells a stunned Bet that the syndicate's win has come up. Ray takes a girl out in the park. Rita does Mavis's make-up before sending her off for her meal. Alan has to shave all of his moustache off. Albert wins tokens off the fruit machine and can't get them exchanged for cash. He has no housekeeping money left and pushes Alan and Ken to exchange them for cash.

14x52 Episode 1299 (27th June 1973)

27 June, 1973 8:00 pm

Ray is hung-over after celebrating his pools win on his own. He tells Len, Rita and Jerry that none of the other syndicate paid in their stakes. Maggie tells Bet what Ray told her but Bet doesn't take the comment seriously. Glyn takes Betty to task for disparaging the fruit machine and threatens to replace her. Bet tells her to be careful as Glyn told her Annie might not be returning. Rita tells the Howards about Ray's comments. Elsie panics when she hears that Stan was responsible for handing the money over. Hilda continues to dream as Stan continues to worry. Alan calls on him and Stan lies, assuring him that the stake money was paid over. Hilda remembers her tea leaf prediction. Jerry and Mavis make a date for the pictures. Rita thinks Ray's threats are serious. Glyn hires a pop group to play in the select. Ken and Albert aren't pleased. Ray turns up in the Rovers and tells Bet and Alan they're getting nothing. Things get heated between Ray and Alan but Ray stands his ground and tel

14x53 Episode 1300 (2nd July 1973)

02 July, 1973 8:00 pm

Ray gets annoyed at comments made at him by Betty. Hilda tells Stan she's no longer ashamed of him and thinks Ray could have picked up the money from the sideboard when he called into No.13. Stan worries that he couldn't convince anyone of that story with his "honest" face. Ken thinks Ray's putting on an act and he'll pay up at the last moment but Elsie disagrees and threatens trouble. Betty rings Annie about the problems in the Rovers but she's not interested. Betty thinks it might be right that she's not be coming back. Elsie tries to stir Alan into action over the money but he's not bothered. Ray impatiently waits for the papers to see how much his winnings are, anticipating £50,000. Jerry warns him he'll lose everyone's friendship.

14x54 Episode 1301 (4th July 1973)

04 July, 1973 8:00 pm

Ray demands Stan's 50p stake money before giving him £5 compensation. The residents feel Ray is a rat. Glyn charges 12p to go into Renee Delafonte's concert in the select where drinks are up 1p. Jerry comes to a sort of understanding with Mavis. Elsie feels guilty about Stan and gives him £5. On the way back from Jackson's Chip Shop the Ogdens find Bet bleeding and unconscious in the ginnel.

14x55 Episode 1302 (9th July 1973)

09 July, 1973 8:00 pm

Bet has been taken to hospital though no one knows the extent of her injuries. Ena breaks the news to the residents in the corner shop that she's just seen her coming back, driven to the Rovers in an ambulance. Battered and bruised, Glyn Thomas is happy to have her stay and Lucille has made a bed up for her. She was mugged of her £75. Ena takes Emily to task for suggesting the root cause of such occurrences is unemployment. Minnie excitedly reports to Ena that Annie has returned in a cab. In the pub, Annie is shocked to learn what has happened to Bet. Clive Shawcross of the Gazette interviews the Ogdens. Hilda over-dramatises the events and talks up their own involvement.

14x56 Episode 1303 (11th July 1973)

11 July, 1973 8:00 pm

Ena confronts Annie about her future plans, having been informed by Lucille. Annie admits she's leaving the Rovers but she isn't ready to tell people yet. Lucille is unapologetic for breaking Annie's confidence; she hoped Ena would change her mind. The police suspect Stan of mugging Bet before going to Jackson's as he can't account for his movements immediately beforehand. Bet is sure her attacker had a smaller stature. She tells Alf that Norman Leach threatened her over the cheque but assures him she never told the police about the blackmail. Ena starts a petition to make Annie stay. Stan tells Det-Sgt Brewster that no one saw him walking to Jackson's but - away from Hilda's ears - admits that he was with Clara Regan. Glyn Thomas plans to keep longer licensing hours when he's made landlord of the Rovers and hints at staff changes.

14x57 Episode 1304 (16th July 1973)

16 July, 1973 8:00 pm

Alf confides in Maggie but she is upset he didn't tell her about Bet in the first place. He feared she'd see Bet as the other woman. She's glad she didn't agree to be his mayoress. Bet's handbag is recovered with everything still in it. It had been tossed over a wall in the ginnels. The police realise that Bet was targeted by her attacker. Annie thanks Elsie for signing the petition and buys her a drink, unaware that Lucille forged her name. Ena gets to Elsie before the truth emerges and prevents any ill-feeling. The vicar gives Ernie a budgie to get rid of as it has started using rude words. Elsie receives a phone call which upsets her and she refuses to tell Alan about it. Alan realises something is wrong when he gets the budgie for her and she reacts angrily.

14x58 Episode 1305 (18th July 1973)

18 July, 1973 8:00 pm

Alf tells the police everything, but Norman Leach has already been arrested - his fingerprints were on the bag. Bet is annoyed that the Gazette printed an unflattering photo of her and her full name, which she hates. Det-Sgt Brewster tells Alf that he blackmailed himself; the courts would see Leach's demand for money as an offer to settle out of court. Nevertheless, he uses it as leverage with Leach, inviting him to plead guilty to assault to save him from dredging the whole thing up. Alan looks forward to his third wedding anniversary. Elsie tells him that Sheila Crossley wants her to visit her in Sheffield and she's leaving today. Leach refuses to plead guilty to either mugging or blackmail.

14x59 Episode 1306 (23rd July 1973)

23 July, 1973 8:00 pm

When she hears Elsie is away, Annie asks Lucille to move back to the Rovers. She uses Alan as an intermediary as she knows Lucille won't listen to her if she asks her personally. Alan is offended that she doesn't trust him to be alone with Lucille. Lucille refuses so Norma volunteers to stay at No.11 with them both. Elsie arrives at Ernie Sutton's house and he tells her that Dennis has been in prison for a week. Elsie is ashamed of Dennis, who was involved in a double glazing scam. Ernie defends him, believing that he was led on and left to carry the can. Wilfred Perkins entertains the staff of Bessie Street School at his home and Ken takes a fancy to his daughter Elaine.

14x60 Episode 1307 (25th July 1973)

25 July, 1973 8:00 pm

Lucille plans a wedding anniversary party for the Howards and invites Deirdre. Ernie tries to brew his own beer but it makes him sick. Alan makes Lucille cancel the party. Elsie is upset by visiting Dennis and blames Jenny for everything. Elaine tells Ken she's going to live her dreams. Elsie is worried that she has been a bad mother. She leaves her handbag on a park bench. Returning for it she is knocked down by a taxi.

14x61 Episode 1308 (30th July 1973)

30 July, 1973 8:00 pm

An unconscious Elsie is rushed to hospital. Emily wants to help Betty behind the bar of the Rovers but Ernie doesn't approve. Alan tries to get in touch with Sheila Crossley when Elsie is late home. Ken stimulates Elaine Perkins by talking about censorship. Elsie has a frontal fracture of the skull and severe concussion and can't be identified. Alan and Len get drunk while waiting for Elsie. Alan manages to get hold of Sheila by telephone at 1.00am. Not knowing what's going on, Sheila covers for Elsie by telling Alan she missed her train back from Sheffield and is sleeping.

14x62 Episode 1309 (1st August 1973)

01 August, 1973 8:00 pm

Elsie is still unconscious in a London hospital. WPC Tomlin circulates her description to the local missing persons lists to find out who she is but there are no matches. Sheila Crossley continues to cover for Elsie, saying she has food poisoning. Lucille gets the truth out of her that Elsie isn't with her in Sheffield. Ken discovers Elaine Perkins is involved with a Liberal politician. Lucille tells Len that Elsie is missing, he advises her not to say anything to Alan. Lucille tells lies to Alan and tells him Elsie is unwell in Sheffield. In the morning, she discovers Alan has gone to Sheffield.

14x63 Episode 1310 (6th August 1973)

06 August, 1973 8:00 pm

Len and Lucille wonder if Elsie is playing away. Elsie's picture is circulated in newspapers to help identify her. Bet returns from holidaying in Blackpool. Rita tells Len that Elsie isn't worth worrying about. Wilfred Perkins tries to matchmake between Ken and Elaine. Alan erupts on Lucille when he returns from Sheffield without Elsie, thinking she knows more than she's letting on. She swears she only knows what Sheila told her. Alan apologises and phones friends to trace Elsie. Len suggests Dennis Maxwell. Alan discovers Dennis is now in Manchester. Ken has plans to settle down with Elaine.

14x64 Episode 1311 (8th August 1973)

08 August, 1973 8:00 pm

The warehouse get onto Alan about Elsie's whereabouts. He finds out that she only asked for one day off work. Len believes that Elsie would have been straight with Alan if she was leaving him and wouldn't have left her clothes behind. Ken takes Elaine to a cricket match. Alan gives Elsie's description to the police and asks that she be reported as a missing person. They refuse as she went of her own free will. In London, Elsie is still unconscious but mutters some words in her sleep - "double glazing", "Pentonville", and "Dennis Tanner". The nurses pass this information onto WPC Tomlin. Albert feels lonely as Ken spends so much time with Elaine.

14x65 Episode 1312 (13th August 1973)

13 August, 1973 8:00 pm

Alan waits by Elsie's bedside, waiting for a sign of recovery. Sister Delaney is unable to help him when he enquires who identified Elsie. Ken dons very casual romantic clothes to impress Elaine Perkins. Alan rings Maggie and tells her about Elsie's accident and where she was found. She passes on the news to Ena, Minnie and Norma. Ena wonders what Elsie was up to in London. Ken lets on to Hilda that he's looking for a flat of his own. Alf sells Ken some tickets to the Russian ballet. Minnie tells the Rovers' regulars about Elsie's news. Hilda also wonders what she was doing in London instead of Sheffield. Elsie starts to mumble about "Dennis", alarming Alan who thinks she means Dennis Maxwell. Ken takes Elaine out for a pub lunch and asks her to help him look for a flat. Len and Maggie worry about Dennis Maxwell and his possible involvement in Elsie being in London. Nurse Whittaker confirms to Alan that the man who identified Elsie was Dennis.

14x66 Episode 1313 (15th August 1973)

15 August, 1973 8:00 pm

Elaine tells Ken she doesn't love him and can't marry him. He feels bitter as she wants to remain friends. Alf is worried about the pending court case and plans to resign. Alan returns to Elsie in London and she tells him about Dennis. Ken uses Norma to pull back into life. Elsie doesn't think she can face the street. Alf goes to resign but Annie learns that Norman Leach is pleading guilty.

14x67 Episode 1314 (20th August 1973)

20 August, 1973 8:00 pm

Annie can't get through to the Town Hall and stop Alf from resigning. Alan rings Maggie from London and tells her that Elsie is making progress but they're keeping her in for the time being. Hilda continues to upset the neighbours with her insinuations about Elsie. Len isn't bothered about Alf's problems. At the Town Hall, Alf is kept waiting for Vernon Fletcher, the clerk to the council. Len has to go to a council meeting about a trip to France and offers to give Alf the good news. Mr Fletcher can't be found in the building. Ray moans in The Kabin about Len's trip to France. Rita is furious that she was kept in the dark. Mr Fletcher arrives at his office. Alf resigns and tells his story to him as Len strolls nonchalantly to the Town Hall. Mr Fletcher understands Alf's reasons though he wished he'd given him the chance to help him. He tells Alf there are ten minutes before the meeting at which he has to proffer his resignation.

14x68 Episode 1315 (22nd August 1973)

22 August, 1973 8:00 pm

Mavis and Jerry discuss where to go on bank holiday. Alf looks for Len but can't find him anywhere, neither can Rita, Jerry or Ray. Annie is relieved that Alf is still mayor. Maggie is pleased, thinking that Len told him about Leach's plea but Annie puts her right. Stan has the chance to hire a minibus for a trip on Monday which they can sell seats on and so get him and Hilda a free trip out. Bet and Betty wonder if they'll be asked to work on Monday. Jerry thinks Weatherfield ought to have exchange trips with the new twin town Charleville. Len turns up at The Kabin and tells Rita that only wives are allowed on the trip. She's furious and refuses to be placated. Annie announces that she will be taking the Monday off and that Bet and Betty will have to work.

14x69 Episode 1316 (27th August 1973)

27 August, 1973 8:00 pm

Annie offers to lend Jack's bowling balls to Betty. Ray decides he's going to be referee at the bowling match but refuses to say what the forfeit is for the losing team. Jerry makes Mavis chew gum to overcome her nerves at the match, amusing Rita. Jerry tells Rita how attractive her dress is, giving her an idea. Ken thinks all the men are taking the prospect of the game too seriously. Annie puts Jack's tankard up as a trophy for the winner. Annie thinks Ena isn't attending the match to see Elsie return to No.11. As Lucille and Norma ready the house, Hilda comes nosying round, denying she's been spreading any gossip about Elsie.

14x70 Episode 1317 (29th August 1973)

29 August, 1973 8:00 pm

Rita throws Hilda out of The Kabin for spreading rumours about Elsie. Emily is master of ceremonies at the cabaret, introducing: Renee Delafonte on the organ Rita singing as Danny La Rue in drag Norma impersonating Ken Dodd Bet and Betty doing a Laurel and Hardy act. Alan worries as Elsie refuses to leave No.11 in fear of the neighbou

14x71 Episode 1318 (3rd September 1973)

03 September, 1973 8:00 pm

Deirdre starts as secretary at the yard. Jerry is annoyed at first as he wasn't told but they come to an understanding. Rita rips up a postcard from Len saying "wish you were here". Norma starts to throw herself at Ken again. He agrees to let her cook dinner for him. The neighbours try to cover up Hilda's gossiping for Elsie's sake. Ken stands Norma up to see Rita. Maggie persuades Elsie to brave the Rovers. When the Ogdens insult her, Alan hits Stan and a fight breaks out.

14x72 Episode 1319 (5th September 1973)

05 September, 1973 8:00 pm

Alan has a cut head. Elsie thinks they should be honest with everyone but Alan won't give the Ogdens the satisfaction. Stan has a black eye. Deirdre puts some feminine touches in the yard's office and makes things more efficient. Rita tells Mavis that she entertained Ken to dinner the previous night when she finds his cufflink. Deirdre forces Ray and Jerry to finish their lunch on time and return to work. The Ogdens brave the Rovers. Annie refuses to serve them but, in front of them, tells Alan that she admires him for his actions. Rita invites Ken to cook her a meal at The Kabin flat. Ena correctly guesses that Annie knows more about Elsie's business in London than she's letting on. Mavis gossips about Ken and Rita in the corner shop. Norma is hurt. Deirdre promises a dissatisfied customer that their service will improve from now onwards. Norma breaks down in tears. Annie calls on the Howards. Billy has sent her a London newspaper clipping about Dennis Tanner.

14x73 Episode 1320 (10th September 1973)

10 September, 1973 8:00 pm

Ken and Rita flirt across The Kabin counter and he agrees to see her in the Rovers at lunchtime. Elsie tells Rita they've had a postcard from Len. Maggie advises Norma to get things off her chest. Emily offers to put Albert's name into a draw for a free holiday in Wales. He grumpily agrees. She's also arranging a women's charity sponsored swimming contest in aid of the Weatherfield Darby and Joan Club and wonders if Jerry could get Mavis to take part. Norma watches with resentment as Ken and Rita chat in the Rovers. Minnie congratulates an uncomprehending Mavis on taking part in the swim. She's appalled when Jerry tells her he's entered her for the event. She cries and tells him to leave and never come back. He goes to Rovers and drowns his sorrows in a pint, telling Bet and Betty his troubles.

14x74 Episode 1321 (12th September 1973)

12 September, 1973 8:00 pm

Albert tells Ken he's ashamed and hurt by him. Ken refuses to marry another Val to please Albert. Ken makes a date with Rita. At the pool, the residents cheer for Mavis. Albert shames Ken into going to Glasgow. Mavis nearly collapses after eighteen lengths. Albert doesn't tell Rita that Ken has gone and she is stood up.

14x75 Episode 1322 (17th September 1973)

17 September, 1973 8:00 pm

Alan doesn't like the way Elsie and Lucille constantly nick his cigarettes. Emily organises a draw for free OAP holidays in Llandudno donated by landladies in that area. After finding out about Ken going to Glasgow from someone else, Rita tries to find out more from Albert, who makes it clear that he doesn't like her. Deirdre has decided that she doesn't suit glasses and had contact lenses fitted. Norma wishes that she was stronger with men, like Rita. Emily carries out the draw in the Rovers. Minnie and Mrs Toft win holidays but Albert demands that the tickets are checked to make sure his was present in the tin. Emily checks the tin and, to everyone's astonishment, his ticket isn't there. Albert shouts at Emily and accuses her of leaving his name out deliberately, causing her to become hysterical. The residents stick up for Emily and Minnie calls Albert a bully. Ernie nominates Annie as arbiter and she regretfully declares the draw invalid and chooses to run it again.

14x76 Episode 1323 (19th September 1973)

19 September, 1973 8:00 pm

Albert gets Emily and Minnie to pack for his two-week holiday in Llandudno. Upon hearing that he has to share a room with Cyril Fairhurst, Albert decides he's not going and tears up his ticket. Jerry gets in touch with Dobbs and Swales to pursue a contract to convert an old house. Elsie tells Alan that being in hospital has made her realise how lucky she is. Bob Fawcett, contract manager for Dobbs and Swales, turns up at Fairclough and Langton while Deirdre is in sole occupancy. He's annoyed that Deirdre is preoccupied with finding her missing contact lens on the office floor but after a chat and some cheese sandwiches he gets a torch from his car to help her look, successfully locating the lens.

14x77 Episode 1324 (24th September 1973)

24 September, 1973 8:00 pm

Alan starts the no-smoking syndicate. Ken returns from Glasgow and wants to bring Susan and Peter back as soon as he's found a new mother for them. Deirdre, Bet, Lucille, Alf, Ray and the Ogdens attend the Howards' syndicate meeting. Hilda is taken with the idea of owning a villa in Majorca but has a job persuading Stan to give up smoking. Deirdre doesn't join the syndicate but everyone else does, as do Rita and Betty. Ken discovers Janet Reid working in the Department of Education when he rings up for a supply teacher and she agrees to a date. She doesn't mind meeting up at the Rovers, considering her past exploits in Coronation Street as water under the bridge. Deirdre is annoyed when Ray chats up Tricia Hopkins when she and her friend Lindsay Mather call into the Rovers for a drink.

14x78 Episode 1325 (26th September 1973)

26 September, 1973 8:00 pm

Norma holds out hope that Ken and Janet were meeting to talk business as they're both in education. Stan takes up a pipe as he only promised to lay off cigarettes. Ray gets a letter from Len asking why he hasn't heard from Rita. The residents find ways to cope with not being able to smoke; Ray carries a dummy cigarette in his mouth while Elsie eats sweets. Janet calls to tell Ken she's found a supply teacher for him.

14x79 Episode 1326 (1st October 1973)

01 October, 1973 8:00 pm

Hilda makes Stan clean the house as they're hosting a syndicate meeting. Alf tells Annie and Bet about Len saving Conrad Farmer's wife. Len returns from France and is surprised to find Deirdre working at the yard. He doesn't approve of her. Alan and Lucille are on anti-smoking tablets while Elsie refuses to take them. Annie and Alf apologise to Len for jumping to conclusions. He admits he should have told them about Farmer's wife before he left and they make up. Rita is annoyed when Len visits her, expecting them to pick up where they left off. She tells him she knows that he could have taken her to France and tells him to get knotted.

14x80 Episode 1327 (3rd October 1973)

03 October, 1973 8:00 pm

Rita still hasn't forgiven Len, even when Elsie tells her about him jumping into the canal. Len agrees to give Deirdre three months' probation when Jerry also threatens to leave the yard. Stan melts his pipe when he boils it to get the tar out. Elsie tells Lucille she's been asked to set up Mark Brittain's new branch in Newcastle. Janet is amused by Ken's attempt to change a flat tyre. They realise they're each what they're looking for. Elsie tells Alan about the job offer after turning it down. Alan knows she wants it and convinces her to accept, telling her she'll see what the true north is like. Hilda goes off the idea of a villa in Spain, taking up Stan's suggestion of a caravan in Blackpool which he meant as a joke.

14x81 Episode 1328 (8th October 1973)

08 October, 1973 8:00 pm

Ray carries his arm in a sling. Rita starts wondering what people really think of her but decides not to mope. She is happy that Len defended her honour and opens his present from France - an expensive necklace. Len and Janet are polite to each other when they meet at the corner shop. He starts to come round over Deirdre when she types up his report on the French trip in her own time. Minnie receives a postcard from Ena in Llandudno. She is therefore surprised to see Ena back in the street - she returned a week early, to get away from Albert. Mavis tries on Rita's necklace and can't get it off. Len looks around for Ken to ask him about Rita. Rita reveals to Ray that she heard him talking about her. She shows her contempt for him. The Howards have gone to Newcastle for two weeks.

14x82 Episode 1329 (10th October 1973)

10 October, 1973 8:00 pm

Len and Ken are at daggers drawn. To everyone's surprise, Len asks Ken for a private word and they take their business to No.9. Ken convinces Len that there was nothing between him and Rita, and that he was just lonely and found her easy to talk to. He tells Len to trust her. Rita can't get the necklace off Mavis. Deirdre thinks about quitting the yard because of what happened with Len and Ray. Len and Ken get drunk together. Rita is amazed when Janet tells her that Ken and Len went away to fight. Jerry sees the necklace on Mavis and assumes a man gave it to her. Rita and Janet check on the men and find them blitzed. Janet walks out when Len tells her about Ken and Rita.

14x83 Episode 1330 (15th October 1973)

15 October, 1973 8:00 pm

Ray's resolve not to smoke starts to waiver. Stan claims that not smoking is making him feel dizzy. Hilda doesn't believe him until Rita kids on that she's feeling the same and Hilda starts to worry about Stan being up ladders all day. Janet lends Ken her Mini to bring Peter and Susan down from Scotland. She avoids questions about the children from the residents and when they arrive, she takes them to the park alone to get to know them. Peter makes himself ill though after eating two of her puddings and she has to bring him home. David Spencer, the VAT man, tells Len the yard has to pay £204.60 VAT on the Weatherfield Plastics job although they haven't been paid the £2,000 owing to them by that firm yet. Len is livid.

14x84 Episode 1331 (17th October 1973)

17 October, 1973 8:00 pm

Annie takes Stan to task over his shoddy work on cleaning the windows in the street and stands over him while he does them again. Ray tries to get hold of someone from Weatherfield Plastics but all the management are away in Birmingham. The no-smoking syndicate starts to waiver in their resolve. Len is grumpy with everyone and Rita insists he does something about it rather than complaining. Len goes to see solicitor Stephen Rigby who tells him that he has no option but to pay the VAT. The Barlows and Janet have a day out in a park with a picnic made by Janet. The syndicate has its next meeting at No.13, but folds through lack of commitment when only Bet turns up. Janet agrees to a holiday in Scotland with the Barlows.

14x85 Episode 1332 (22nd October 1973)

22 October, 1973 8:00 pm

Len and Ray refuse to pay the VAT until they're paid. It is Annie's thirty-sixth wedding anniversary and she recalls her twenty-fifth anniversary party. Albert returns from Llandudno, hurt to find that Peter and Susan have been staying and now Ken has taken them back to Scotland. Lucille gives Annie flowers and tells her how much she misses Jack. Weatherfield Plastics avoid Len and Ray's calls. Bet discovers Janet has gone to Scotland with Ken. Albert is grumpy with everyone and an exasperated Emily throws his washing at him. Ray tells Len that Plastics are sending a cheque. Alf twists Annie's arm into going on a mayoral visit to Charleville in France with him. Albert reveals Ena came home early because she was chucked out of the holiday.

14x86 Episode 1333 (24th October 1973)

24 October, 1973 8:00 pm

Norma mopes over Ken being with Janet. Maggie tells her that she shouldn’t hold a candle for him. In Scotland, Edith Tatlock shows that she's unhappy about Janet taking Val's place. Albert reveals he helped liberate Charleville in the Great War. Minnie tries to get the truth out of Ena about what happened in Llandudno but can't. Norma lets slip to Albert that Janet is in Scotland with Ken. Ena tells Minnie that she had words about how to run a boarding house and it was obvious then that her face didn't fit. When the cheque doesn't arrive, Len and Ray go to Weatherfield Plastics only to find that it went bust that morning and that the workers are locked out.

14x87 Episode 1334 (29th October 1973)

29 October, 1973 8:00 pm

Schoolboy Mark Hillkirk is allowed to take some spare wood from the yard for bonfire night. Jerry tells Len and Ray that he's heard that Weatherfield Plastics' total debts are £40,000 and they have little chance of recovering the sums owed to them. Their own creditors are pressing them for their money. Len has to go to the bank for an overdraft to tide them over. Norma sees a postcard that the twins have sent to Minnie and wonders if anyone else is with Ken. Emily asks Minnie if she's heard anything of what happened in Llandudno as the community centre committee is worried that Ena upset the landlady, thereby putting future holidays at risk. She's left with no option but to ring the landlady direct. The yard staff plan new careers for themselves. Emily rings Mrs Davies of the Glendower Guest House. Len tells Rita of his money troubles and is angry when she only shows concern for her own position.

14x88 Episode 1335 (31st October 1973)

31 October, 1973 8:00 pm

Janet and Ken have got married in Janet's home town of Keswick on the way back from Scotland. Ken follows her suggestion of breaking the news to Albert himself. At No.1, he finds the table set for four, Albert having assumed that he had brought the twins back with him due to Ken mentioning "us" in his telegram. When he realises he was mistaken, Albert guesses that Ken has married Janet. Ken walks out when Albert criticises him for marrying in secret. Dr. Mitchell checks over Ena and reveals she has had a mild heart attack.

14x89 Episode 1336 (5th November 1973)

05 November, 1973 8:00 pm

It is Bonfire Night but there's no one to supervise the communal bonfire. Norma is devastated to learn Ken is married. She feels she can't take any more humiliation and plans to leave. Albert appraises Janet's cooking and gives cautious compliments. Alan agrees to supervise the fireworks. Len talks Ena into going to St Annes. Norma forces herself to wish Ken congratulations as he buys drinks for everyone in the Rovers. The residents watch the fireworks although Annie refuses to let Bet have the night off to watch. A spark lands in an open box of fireworks, setting them off and burning Mark Hillkirk. Ken throws water over him and yells for an ambulance to be called.

14x90 Episode 1337 (7th November 1973)

07 November, 1973 8:00 pm

The next morning, the embers of the bonfire die down. Mark Hillkirk has suffered burns to his legs, arms and face. Ken plans to go back to the hospital to see him, even though he and Alan weren't allowed in the previous night. Lucille calls to say that Annie is organising a wedding party for the Barlows that night. She says that Alan is dealing badly with the firework event. Bet and Betty have heard that Clive Shawcross of the Gazette has been asking questions about the accident. The hospital won't let Alan in, but do tell him that Mark has to have skin grafts. Shawcross and his photographer, Larry Clark, call into the Rovers, questioning Alan. The regulars agree to talk to them but Alan is filled with guilt. Len tells Rita that he's definitely not paying the VAT. Clive and Larry call into The Kabin and tell Len that the Gazette is starting an anti-firework campaign and want him to be their spokesman. He agrees. Annie frets over the buffet and wedding cake as the party is prepared in t

14x91 Episode 1338 (12th November 1973)

12 November, 1973 8:00 pm

Stan prepares for the arrival of René Dubois but worries that Hilda will find out. Len reminds him that he tried to get out of it so Hilda can't be mad at him. Alf is annoyed that Annie is away visiting Joan when she's needed. Emily is stunned to hear Stan is getting a woman and fears it will make the Sunday papers. Janet wants a house but Ken will only go up to £8,000. Stan is landed with lorry driver René Dubois. Mark Hillkirk has to have plastic surgery. The Bishops' Frenchman, Charles Follette, speaks no English. Stan and René get on like brothers. Janet wears Ken down until he agrees to see the house she's interested in. Betty can't stay at the Rovers with Marcel Lebeque because of Cyril.

14x92 Episode 1339 (14th November 1973)

14 November, 1973 8:00 pm

Emily is put out when Ernie's French is better than hers. Stan, René Dubois and Marcel Lebeque start a poker game at the Rovers but Bet beats them. She goes to bed while they play on. Albert thinks Alf is keeping him away from the Frenchmen so he won't offend them. Marcel spends the night on No.13's floor after passing out. Janet talks Ken into going to see a £10,000 house. Bet guesses Marcel is happily married but allows the regulars to fantasise about their night together. Alf introduces Albert to the Frenchmen. Albert is annoyed when they desert him right away. Janet is confident Ken will be a headmaster and tells him they'll need to pay more than £10,000 for a good house.

14x93 Episode 1340 (19th November 1973)

19 November, 1973 8:00 pm

The residents wonder at Janet's big plans. Ernie puts his foot in it by telling Annie about Cyril stopping Betty looking after Marcel Lebeque at the Rovers in her absence. Ray and Len go to court. They refuse legal representation. Albert visits Mark Hillkirk in hospital. When Len speaks out of turn, Judge Carson asks Ray to give evidence instead. He admits their accountant and solicitor advised them to pay up. Ernie slips up and reveals to Annie about Marcel staying at No.13. Janet doesn't factor the twins into her plans. Mr Geddes, putting the case for Customs and Excise, tells the judge that they lose twice if Len and Ray don't pay as Weatherfield Plastics reclaimed the VAT amount. Ray calls it a bad law. Jerry fears that Fairclough and Langton is about to go under. The judge adjourns the case because of a development.

14x94 Episode 1341 (21st November 1973)

21 November, 1973 8:00 pm

Albert believes that the children in hospital like hearing his war stories but Betty points out that they're in bed and can't get away. Albert scolds Alan for not visiting Mark Hillkirk. Alan blames himself for causing Mark's accident. Judge Carson reveals the case is over as someone from the yard has paid in the VAT money owing. Len and Ray want the case to go on as they don't feel that Customs and Excise are entitled to the money but the sum has already been accepted. The men realise that Jerry paid the debt and are furious. Len accuses Jerry of buying his way back into the firm but he insists that he did so as they were being pig-headed and stood no chance of winning.

14x95 Episode 1342 (26th November 1973)

26 November, 1973 8:00 pm

Hilda finds a postcard from René Dubois and thinks Stan has had a woman in. Janet wants the house and goes to see it with Emily when Ken stalls. Alf reveals Len has gone indefinitely. Albert doesn't know how he'll pay the rent when the Barlows leave. The residents tell Hilda that René was a man. She doesn't believe them and accuses Ernie of covering for Stan when he says he doesn't have the photos yet. Ray tells Jerry he's leaving. Jerry and Deirdre are left to fire themselves. Jerry pays Deirdre's last wage using his own money. Ernie has a new rabbit called Samuel. Jerry tells Mavis he's leaving too as he has nothing left. She tells him to fight back. Hilda decides to go to the Town Hall to protest against the morals of the Charleville mob. Annie shows her the pictures in the paper, proving Rene was a man. Betty suggests Albert marries Minnie if Ken leaves.

14x96 Episode 1343 (28th November 1973)

28 November, 1973 8:00 pm

Ken takes the deposit to the estate agents. Albert thinks it would be a good financial idea to marry Minnie. As Jerry relies more on Deirdre, Mavis feels jealous. Albert proposes to Minnie. Ray clears out of the yard. Janet invites the Bishops to her birthday meal. Ken is late at the estate agents and loses the house. Janet is furious and the Bishops make a diplomatic exit from her birthday meal. When Janet insults Val he hits her. She tells him that he's useless. Minnie tells Albert she needs to ask Ena's advice before deciding on his proposal.

14x97 Episode 1344 (3rd December 1973)

03 December, 1973 8:00 pm

It's the Ogdens' pearl wedding tomorrow but Stan can't afford a present. Ken asks Janet to apologise to the Bishops but she refuses and he tells her to go to hell. Minnie tidies up the community centre flat for Ena's return. Ken avoids Janet and eats his meals in the Rovers. Minnie hesitates to tell Ena that she and Albert are getting engaged as she's to avoid shocks. Albert tries to tell Ena but he gets mixed up in his explanation and she thinks he's proposing to her. Ken and Janet make up. The Ogdens decide to have a party. Ena tells a shocked Minnie that Albert's asked her to marry him.

14x98 Episode 1345 (5th December 1973)

05 December, 1973 8:00 pm

It is the Ogdens' pearl wedding anniversary. Ena accuses Minnie of being jealous, and refuses to accept Albert's explanation - she's still thinking about it. Hilda gives Stan pearl cufflinks. He can't afford a present for her so Maggie gives him her pearl necklace. The building society won't give the Barlows a mortgage for six months. Janet refuses to have Peter and Susan down until they're out of No.1. Ena gives in gracefully and Minnie accepts Albert's proposal. The Ogdens throw a party. Norma, Maggie, Ken, Janet, Emily, Ernie, Annie, Deirdre and Betty attend. When Hilda starts insulting Elsie, Betty tells her that she went to see Dennis and asks her if she got an anniversary card from her son.

14x99 Episode 1346 (10th December 1973)

10 December, 1973 8:00 pm

A grumpy Jerry refuses to share his breakfast milk with Ray. Deirdre tells Maggie that her partnership with Jerry is going well and hears the history of Trevor Ogden from her. Maggie thinks that Hilda has wiped his existence from her mind. Clearing up after the party, Hilda is still hurt by Betty's comment. Stan is angered when she suggests that they try and get in touch with Trevor, refusing to think of him as his son after nine years' absence. Ernie asks Alf if he can have a word with him later on the subject of Ena. Mavis is hurt when Jerry cancels lunch with her as he has to work through and Deirdre is getting him some sandwiches.

14x100 Episode 1347 (12th December 1973)

12 December, 1973 8:00 pm

Jerry realises Mavis is jealous of Deirdre. Stan tells Hilda he got the pearls from Maggie - she's got a lousy husband and a lousy son. Deirdre makes Mavis realise she's not after Jerry by telling her that he always looks forward to finishing work so he can see her. Stan tells Hilda he's coming with her. In Chesterfield they discover that Trevor Ogden lives in a large detached house.

14x101 Episode 1348 (17th December 1973)

17 December, 1973 8:00 pm

The Ogdens meet their daughter-in-law Polly. She is shocked to meet them. They learn that Trevor is now an estate agent. Albert plays Santa at the kids' Christmas party at the community centre. Len returns. Trevor told Polly his parents were dead. The Ogdens discover they have a grandson, Damian. Ena disappears with the centre keys so the children can't have any presents. She says she forgot the committee room was locked. Jerry refuses to let Len just walk back into the yard now it is a success. Deirdre backs him up. Trevor is not happy and Stan suspects he came by his wealth dishonestly.

14x102 Episode 1349 (19th December 1973)

19 December, 1973 8:00 pm

Hilda loves Trevor and Polly's house but Stan is disgusted that they haven't heard from their son in nine years. Trevor tells Polly he doesn't want his parents around as he thinks Stan will just be after his money. He refuses to allow her to let them to stay the night. Rita tells Deirdre she's not going to allow Len back into her life, or The Kabin. Ena thinks she's going to get the sack. Trevor is embarrassed when a drunken Stan tells Polly about him stashing onions in the Glad Tidings Mission Hall. Rita tells Len she is furious that he never wrote to or rang her. He is annoyed that she's going on a date and that she refuses to break it.

14x103 Episode 1350 (24th December 1973)

24 December, 1973 8:00 pm

A cheerful Emily sets out to buy new Christmas decorations. Len tells Rita he's dissolving the partnership with Ray and the firm is going to be "Fairclough and Booth". Jerry tells Emily that Ena's asked him to help her with something at the flat. She takes that as a sign that she's not carrying out her threat to move out on Christmas Eve. Ena moves in with Minnie. She's furious that her friend's been evicted and blames Emily. Ena swears her to silence. Stan and Jerry move Ena's harmonium into No.5 but she kids on that it's just for Christmas. Ray turns up, saying he's back for good and he's still a partner in the firm. Hilda covers when Ernie asks her why she's not spending Christmas with Trevor and Polly.

14x104 Episode 1351 (26th December 1973)

26 December, 1973 8:00 pm

Minnie thinks Ernie is more to blame than Emily for Ena's eviction. Ena plays the harmonium at No.5 to get at the Bishops who refuse to rise to the bait. Ernie is however annoyed that the residents believe Ena's story and points out to Emily that they're being shunned by everyone. Rita is annoyed when she's woken up by customers expecting The Kabin to be open on Boxing Day. Ena reveals to Minnie that Henry Foster has written to her asking her to keep house for him in his new bungalow in St Annes. Jerry tells Ena that she has the support of all the residents. Deirdre wants a staff party at the yard. Len tells Annie he can't interfere in Ena's eviction.

14x105 Episode 1352 (31st December 1973)

31 December, 1973 8:00 pm

Rita drops hints to Len about New Year's resolutions, amusing Mavis. Minnie is pleased when Len tells her there's a special community centre committee meeting at 2.00pm about Ena. Ernie, Emily and Alf worry about its deliberations. The Rovers prepares for its New Year's party with Renee Delafonte on the organ and Rita singing. Albert is grumpy that people don't care about anything any more. Ernie and Emily come from the meeting to tell Ena that she's been fully reinstated but are surprised as she goes off to St Annes in a chauffeur-driven Rover. Betty and Bet ask Annie if they can work New Year's Day, even though it's now a bank holiday.

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