Coronation Street (1960)

16x39 Episode 1494 (14th May 1975)

Rita gets ready for her audition at the Gatsby Club, telling a dubious Hilda that it's a respectable restaurant. Emily isn't pleased about the audition, saying that playing in such a place isn't in Ernie's style. He's amused to realise that she's jealous of him and Rita. Eddie suggests Rita has Fury as her own personal guard dog. Ray's attempts to wind up Deirdre are stopped in their tracks when he hears the wedding is off. Ray insists to Eddie that Fury is removed from the yard. Ray chats up Rovers' customer Cindy Beswick and her friend. Comic Gig Prince auditions for Ralph Lancaster at the Gatsby while Rita and Ernie await their turn. She sings Nobody Does It Like Me. Minnie tells Ena she's visited Martha Longhurst's grave on the eleventh anniversary of her death. Ray makes a date with Cindy for that night. Hilda and Blanche have a go at Alf when the council puts up the rates by 30%. Ralph likes Rita after she sings Here's That Rainy Day but tells her they have their own pianist. Ern

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Cast

Lynne Perrie Lynne Perrie As: Ivy Brennan / Ivy Tilsley
Betty Driver Betty Driver As: Betty Turpin
Eileen Derbyshire Eileen Derbyshire As: Emily Nugent / Emily Bishop
Doris Speed Doris Speed As: Annie Walker
Anne Kirkbride Anne Kirkbride As: Deirdre Barlow
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Rita gets ready for her audition at the Gatsby Club, telling a dubious Hilda that it's a respectable restaurant. Emily isn't pleased about the audition, saying that playing in such a place isn't in Ernie's style. He's amused to realise that she's jealous of him and Rita. Eddie suggests Rita has Fury as her own personal guard dog. Ray's attempts to wind up Deirdre are stopped in their tracks when he hears the wedding is off. Ray insists to Eddie that Fury is removed from the yard. Ray chats up Rovers' customer Cindy Beswick and her friend. Comic Gig Prince auditions for Ralph Lancaster at the Gatsby while Rita and Ernie await their turn. She sings Nobody Does It Like Me. Minnie tells Ena she's visited Martha Longhurst's grave on the eleventh anniversary of her death. Ray makes a date with Cindy for that night. Hilda and Blanche have a go at Alf when the council puts up the rates by 30%. Ralph likes Rita after she sings Here's That Rainy Day but tells her they have their own pianist. Ern


Certification: TV-PG

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Aired: 14 May, 1975 at 8:00 pm

Language: English

Country: United Kingdom, Malaysia

Runtime: 25m

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Cast

Lynne Perrie

Lynne Perrie

Ivy Brennan / Ivy Tilsley

Betty Driver

Betty Driver

Betty Turpin

Eileen Derbyshire

Eileen Derbyshire

Emily Nugent / Emily Bishop

Doris Speed

Doris Speed

Annie Walker

Anne Kirkbride

Anne Kirkbride

Deirdre Barlow

William Roache

William Roache

Ken Barlow

Barbara Knox

Barbara Knox

Rita Sullivan

Helen Worth

Helen Worth

Gail Platt

Jean Alexander

Jean Alexander

Hilda Ogden

Maggie Jones

Maggie Jones

Blanche Hunt

Julie Goodyear

Julie Goodyear

Bet Lynch / Bet Gilroy

Bryan Mosley

Bryan Mosley

Alf Roberts

Peter Adamson

Peter Adamson

Len Fairclough

Margot Bryant

Margot Bryant

Minnie Caldwell

Jack Howarth

Jack Howarth

Albert Tatlock

David Gamp

David Gamp

Simon Turkell

Julia Goulding

Julia Goulding

Shona Ramsey

Lorna Laidlaw

Lorna Laidlaw

Aggie Bailey

Violet Carson

Violet Carson

Ena Sharples

Bernard Youens

Bernard Youens

Stan Ogden

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