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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26x01 Episode 2479 (2nd January 1985)
02 January, 1985 8:00 pm
Elaine wants Kevin to go to Southampton with them. Hilda advertises for a lady lodger as she's feeling lonely. Bet feels sure that Gordon Lewis has got the job and he'll sack her. Elaine tells Kevin she doesn't want to split the family up and says that if he doesn't go with them he'll be splitting it up. Sarah Ridley tells Gordon that she wants him to take over the Dockers Arms and makes Bet manageress of the Rovers. Henry Wakefield calls on Hilda as a prospective lodger. Bill rows with Kevin for mouthing Elaine and threatens to thump him if it happens again. Bet looks forward to moving into the Rovers and has to go on a training course. Kevin packs his stuff. Bill refuses to stop him leaving.
26x02 Episode 2480 (7th January 1985)
07 January, 1985 8:00 pm
Kevin sleeps at the garage. Frank Harvey is installed at the Rovers as manager until Bet takes over officially. Bill promises Percy that he'll make Elaine happy and wins him over by asking him to organise the wedding. Gail makes Brian see that he has to tell Bill where Kevin is; he's a father too. He tells Bill. Hilda shows Henry Wakefield round No.13. Kevin refuses to listen to Bill or return home.
26x03 Episode 2481 (9th January 1985)
09 January, 1985 8:00 pm
Kevin refuses to go to the wedding. Frank Harvey asks Bet out but she tries to avoid him. Brian makes Kevin see that Bill is entitled to a life. Bill refuses to let Kevin's absence spoil his day. Frank invites Bet to spend the night at the Rovers. Kevin arrives at the Register Office just in time. Bill and Elaine are married. Henry Wakefield moves into No.13. Kevin agrees to stay at No.11 until the house is sold. Bet tells Frank that she's not moving in; her training course starts next week. The Websters go to Southampton leaving Kevin behind.
26x04 Episode 2482 (14th January 1985)
14 January, 1985 8:00 pm
Christine Millward sends Mike her designs. Betty does all the work at the Rovers whilst Frank Harvey "supervises". She demands that he takes on someone else. Frank gets in contact with friend Gloria Todd and asks her to come and work for him. Mike is impressed when he meets Christine. He promises to look at her designs.
26x05 Episode 2483 (16th January 1985)
16 January, 1985 8:00 pm
Mike and Christine Millward have a business lunch and he makes a play for her. Terry plans a rave up at Kevin's house. Frank Harvey starts Gloria Todd on at the Rovers and Betty also takes Maureen Barnett on. Gloria has never worked behind a bar before. Mike tells Christine that he's costing her designs. Curly recognises Henry Wakefield from the library and tells Hilda that he often sees him during the day - even though Hilda thought he was at work as a railway ticket collector.
26x06 Episode 2484 (21st January 1985)
21 January, 1985 8:00 pm
Christine Millward thinks that Mike is stringing her along. Mike looks at her designs and tells her that he's interested in them. Frank Harvey asks Gloria out for a meal. She agrees and they leave Maureen Barnett on her own. Henry Wakefield tells Hilda that he hasn't got a job. Mike tells Christine he's taking her flying suits on. Henry tells Hilda that he broke a strike at the foundry and the anxiety of his friends turning on him killed his mother. He apologises to Hilda for lying to her and tells her that he'll leave in the morning.
26x07 Episode 2485 (23rd January 1985)
23 January, 1985 8:00 pm
Mike starts producing Christine Millward's flying suits. Hilda persuades Henry Wakefield to stay with her. Gloria regrets her night with Frank Harvey. Hilda asks Mike to give Henry a job and he takes him on as van driver. Mike persuades Christine to go to London with him to see some buyers.
26x08 Episode 2486 (28th January 1985)
28 January, 1985 8:00 pm
Teenager Martin Platt starts at the cafe. Kevin thinks about moving into the shop flat. Mike and Christine Millward go to London. Harry and Connie Clayton make arrangements to move into No.11. The truckers give Martin the run around at the cafe. Alf tells Kevin that he's not renting the flat anymore. Kevin is homeless as the Claytons take possession of No.11. Christine keeps reminding Mike that she's married. Emily takes Kevin in.
26x09 Episode 2487 (30th January 1985)
30 January, 1985 8:00 pm
Kevin is bitter that his family has split. Percy organises the Community Centre's Valentine Dance. Phyllis waits for him to invite her. Terry agrees to help the Claytons move in when he sees eldest daughter Andrea. The Claytons move in. Gloria worries about her future when Bet returns. Connie doesn't like No.11 and can't understand how Harry talked her into buying it. Kevin isn't happy about Emily's cosy rules at No.3.
26x10 Episode 2488 (4th February 1985)
04 February, 1985 8:00 pm
Bet takes over the Rovers and moves her stuff from the Corner Shop flat to the pub. She doesn't think much of Gloria. Ida gets an anonymous letter telling her that Henry Wakefield is a strike-breaker. Bet feels that Gloria is no use behind the bar. Ida tells Ivy that Henry is a blackleg. She wants to take it further and contacts the Union. David Millward turns nasty when he learns that Mike was in London with Christine; he thought she was on her own. He drags her away from Mike.
26x11 Episode 2489 (6th February 1985)
06 February, 1985 8:00 pm
The Union recommends that Ida has Henry removed from the factory. Jack helps Bet out as temporary cellarman. Ida tells Mike that Henry is a strike-breaker. Christine tells Mike that she's sorted David out. Vera accuses Bet of conning Jack into spending his time in the Rovers rather than his window round. She drags Jack out of the pub. Mike tells Henry that he's not bothered about his past. Bet tells Gloria she's not got enough experience and she wants her to finish. Gloria accuses her of not liking the competition from a younger woman. Shirley and her friend Donna model Christine's flying suits for buyer Ralph Ward. Terry helps Bet out in the cellar. Vera catches him but agrees to let him carry on when Bet compliments her on his good manners. Mike invites Christine out for a non-business drink, she refuses.
26x12 Episode 2490 (11th February 1985)
11 February, 1985 8:00 pm
Bet finds the responsibility of running the Rovers getting too much. Wilf Starkey applies for the job of cellarman. Ida is furious that Mike isn't going to sack Henry Wakefield. Ralph Ward places an order for the flying suits. Mike and Christine celebrate. Ida tells the girls that Henry is a strike-breaker. Terry tries to lure Andrea away from her revision. Ivy asks the factory girls to give Henry a chance but they all refuse to work with him. They threaten to strike unless Mike sacks him. Wilf agrees to start at the Rovers. David finds Christine and Mike celebrating together. He tells Mike that Christine's future is as a wife and mother.
26x13 Episode 2491 (13th February 1985)
13 February, 1985 8:00 pm
Percy prepares for the dance. He is horrified to discover the DJ named Barry Pollard calls himself 'Kaiser Bill'. Vera calls Henry Wakefield a "scab", causing him to give his notice in. Mike sacks him so that he can go onto the dole and gives him an extra week's wages. Christine Millward tells Mike that he has to realise their relationship is purely professional. Henry gets drunk before taking Hilda to the dance. Alf takes Rita to the dance, Terry takes Andrea. Gail is annoyed when Brian has to work and she has to go to the dance alone. Curly gets together with Shirley and takes her home. Henry snatches the microphone and tells the dancers that they're a miserable lot. He walks out. Hilda finds that he's not at home but has left his key. Percy dodges Phyllis all night. She grabs him for the ladies' excuse me. Rita agrees to go dancing with Alf again.
26x14 Episode 2492 (18th February 1985)
18 February, 1985 8:00 pm
Ken decides to sell Albert's old sideboard. Mike advises Sally Waterman to grasp her opportunities when she tells him there's a job going at the Gazette. He gives her a free flying suit. Hilda is furious that Henry Wakefield has been hounded out of the Street. Two louts, Stu and Scotty, cause trouble in the Rovers. They smash some glasses and steal a few bottles. Sally calls the Gazette about the job of trainee reporter. Hilda accuses Ivy and Vera of ruining her life; they've ruined her new start by driving Henry away.
26x15 Episode 2493 (20th February 1985)
20 February, 1985 8:00 pm
The Barlows clear out the sideboard. Ken finds stuck behind a drawer an edition of the Manchester Evening News dated 24th May 1919 which details Albert's return home from the First World War with his regiment and mentions his award of the Military Medal. Percy leads the hunt for Henry Wakefield's whereabouts. Ivy apologises to Hilda for Henry's upset and asks for forgiveness. They drink to Henry's return. The Barlows get £400 for the sideboard. They send £100 to Beattie Pearson. When the louts drink at the Rovers again, Bet takes the money for the bottles and breakages off them and throws them out, pretending that she's had karate lessons. Percy spots Henry's bike. Ken buys DIY units at trade from a client. Mike calls Ivy and Vera hypocrites when they show concern for Henry. Hilda feels like a jinx.
26x16 Episode 2494 (25th February 1985)
25 February, 1985 8:00 pm
Percy suggests that Hilda looks for Henry Wakefield at the library. Mavis wins a second honeymoon in Modern Bride magazine. Sally Waterman wants to do an article on Mavis' win but Ken refuses to embarrass her. Hilda finds Henry at the Manchester Central Library. He apologises for letting her down. Mavis tells Sally all about the Capri holiday. Sally promises that the Weatherfield Recorder won't carry the story.
26x17 Episode 2495 (27th February 1985)
27 February, 1985 8:00 pm
Sally Waterman resigns from the Weatherfield Recorder, the Gazette having offered her a job. The Gazette reports on Mavis' win. She grows hysterical. Henry Wakefield tells Hilda he's starting afresh away from Weatherfield. Ken realises Sally got the job at the Gazette because of Mavis' story. He tells her to leave the Recorder immediately. A reporter, Jim Lomax, from the Nationals calls on Mavis. He frightens her into giving him her side of the story.
26x18 Episode 2496 (4th March 1985)
04 March, 1985 8:00 pm
The Nationals carry Derek's story of the jilting. Andrea can't study for her mocks because there's not enough room in the house. Ken finds the DIY units too hard to erect. Mavis gives the reporter her reply to Derek's allegations that she's a scarlet woman. Derek turns up and tells Mavis that the reporter tricked him and twisted her words. Ken is surprised when Deirdre puts the units together. Derek and Mavis start to talk to each other for the first time. She worries that the reporter will print what she said about Derek.
26x19 Episode 2497 (6th March 1985)
06 March, 1985 8:00 pm
The papers carry Mavis's attack on Derek. Ken completes the DIY units. Derek demands an explanation from Mavis. He realises that her words were twisted. Ken considers fitting his own central heating at No.1. Andrea has enough of revising and considers leaving school for good.
26x20 Episode 2498 (11th March 1985)
11 March, 1985 8:00 pm
George Wardle starts at Baldwin's Casuals as van driver. He is pleased to see Ivy but she can't understand how he knows her. Hilda reads the Rovers staff's tea leaves: Wilf Starkey to travel East, Betty to come into Silver and Bet will hear from a relative. Ivy realises that she knows George from Church. Andrea tells Harry she wants to leave school and get a job but he wants her to go to University. Mavis writes back to Derek and tells him that she'd still like to be friends. She wants to go on holiday with Rita but Rita isn't keen. Andrea reveals that she's got her exam results and they're awful: 'E' in Physics, 'O' in Maths and Chemistry. Alf invites Rita to go on holiday with him. She tells him that she's going with Mavis. Bet decides to give Hilda's predictions a helping hand to shut her up.
26x21 Episode 2499 (13th March 1985)
13 March, 1985 8:00 pm
Bet sets Hilda up, giving Betty a silver locket. Wilf Starkey pretends he's been invited East to Gorton. Hilda is chuffed. Ken talks to Andrea for Harry about her future. He tells her not to take the results as a failure. Bet asks an old friend, Tommy Figg, to pretend to be her Cousin Arthur. Terry is keen for Andrea to leave school. "Cousin Arthur" turns up to see Bet and Hilda is ecstatic until Jack reveals that he's a club comic. When Vera tells Andrea she's making the right decision leaving school, Andrea changes her mind and agrees to stay on. Betty admits to Hilda that they've been having her on over the predictions. Hilda is upset but Bet is shocked when her Uncle Ted arrives. He is a tramp and she fears he wants to see more of her.
26x22 Episode 2500 (18th March 1985)
18 March, 1985 8:00 pm
Stella Rigby, Landlady of the White Swan, contacts Bet and invites her to join her circle of Lady Victuallers. Nicky is ill and has to be brought home from playgroup. Hilda hears about Bet's Uncle Ted. Vera volunteers Ivy to wash and iron the rugby team's kit for George Wardle. Hilda gets her own back on Bet by telling her that Ted will be around for a while. Nicky has chickenpox. Brian is surprised that Gail is returning to work. He tells her that she'll have to look after Nicky; he's got to be at the garage. Bet puts on airs when Stella calls. Gail returns to the cafe telling Brian that he'll have to look after Nicky. Stella invites Bet for a landladies' night out. An important customer, Mr Crompton, is annoyed when his van isn't repaired as Brian is at home.
26x23 Episode 2501 (20th March 1985)
20 March, 1985 8:00 pm
The Tilsleys work out a rota for looking after Nicky. With Gail off work some of the time, Percy helps Phyllis out at the cafe on the condition that he's in charge. Brian refuses to leave the garage because of all the work. Ivy irons fifteen rugby kits. Martin doesn't like Percy bossing him about. Bet goes to the "Hare and Hounds" with the girls. Ivy feels in the way as the Tilsleys row.
26x24 Episode 2502 (25th March 1985)
25 March, 1985 8:00 pm
Gail and Brian continue to fall out over looking after Nicky. Bet recovers from her night out and realises that she's invited the girls round for a buffet. Betty refuses to help. Gail lets Hilda look after Nicky whilst she works causing Ivy to row with her over letting Hilda into the house on her own. Betty hears from Gordon Clegg that Caroline has had a son, called Peter. Bet breaks open the champagne. Betty agrees to do a buffet for Bet. George Wardle tells Brian not to be so protective over Ivy.
26x25 Episode 2503 (27th March 1985)
27 March, 1985 8:00 pm
Betty worries that Bet is getting like Annie Walker, especially when she calls her "Elizabeth". As Brian is working, Gail leaves Nicky with neighbour Connie so she can work. Bet is desperate to impress the Lady Victuallers. Ivy is surprised to find Connie looking after Nicky. Bet is embarrassed as the Lady Vic's eye up the men in the pub. Brian is furious as Gail works late and there's no tea for him. Ivy goes out with George. Stella Rigby challenges Bet to enter the "Brainiest Pub" contest. When Brian tells Gail that she should be at home with Nicky she tells him that she hasn't got a home.
26x26 Episode 2504 (1st April 1985)
01 April, 1985 8:00 pm
Nicky returns to playgroup. With the Lowthers going away, Hilda agrees to house-sit. Cliff Farmer from the Brewery tells Bet that Stella Rigby has entered her in the "Brainiest Pub" contest. Bet ropes Ken in to lead the team. Gail wants to buy a house but Brian refuses to look for one. Hilda enjoys herself at the Lowthers' posh house. The Tilsleys have over £3,000 saved but Brian wants to spend the money on the garage rather than buy a house.
26x27 Episode 2505 (3rd April 1985)
03 April, 1985 8:00 pm
Brian refuses to view a house that Gail is keen on. Mavis is delighted when Ken asks her to join the Rovers' quiz team. Gail packs and gets Kevin to drive her and Nicky to Audrey Potter's in Cadishead. Hilda has a wonderful time at the Lowthers'. She returns home to find she's been burgled. Her bill money, £8.50 is taken and the house is vandalised. Wilf Starkey joins the quiz team. Brian returns home to find Gail has left. Ivy breaks down.
26x28 Episode 2506 (8th April 1985)
08 April, 1985 8:00 pm
Ivy urges Brian to talk to Gail but he refuses. Gail refuses to return until things change. Percy volunteers himself for the "Brainiest Pub" contest but Ken says that the team's been picked. Audrey tries to convince Gail to return to Brian.
26x29 Episode 2507 (10th April 1985)
10 April, 1985 8:00 pm
Terry hires Jack's car for £5 to move some furniture for money. Gail feels in the way of Audrey's love-life. She thinks that Brian doesn't care as he doesn't get in contact with her. Terry and Curly plan to go into the removal business. Terry plans to buy Jack's car, do it up and sell it to buy a van. Wilf Starkey turns himself into a walking sports manual for the "Brainiest Pub" contest but the Brewery says he can't be on the team as he works for them. Terry and Curly are paid £10 for the removal. The car breaks down on the way. Percy replaces Wilf on the team. Wilf accuses him of reporting him to the Brewery. Gail and Nicky move into a bedsit. Ivy is angry that Brian hasn't seen Gail. He agrees to see her to stop Ivy's nagging. Terry offers Jack £500 for the car. Brian arrives at Audrey's to find Gail has left, thinking that their marriage is over.
26x30 Episode 2508 (15th April 1985)
15 April, 1985 8:00 pm
Brian contacts Gail on her birthday and tells her that he wants to see Nicky. He accuses her of having another man and refuses to chase after her. Cliff Farmer tells Bet that the Rovers have been drawn against the White Swan, Stella Rigby's pub. Brian plans to enjoy his freedom. Terry tries to show Jack that the car is a deathtrap to knock him down on the price but Jack tells him it's too dangerous to sell to him. Ivy asks Gail to come home before the rift gets too big. Jack gets £525 off Terry for the car. Audrey discovers Gail and Nicky are festering in a bedsit and she rows with Brian. Jack discovers Terry is using the car for removals.
26x31 Episode 2509 (17th April 1985)
17 April, 1985 8:00 pm
Ivy is furious that Brian spent the night in a club. The Duckworths celebrate their twenty-eighth wedding anniversary. Terry and Curly go halves on the car. Brian plans another night out and tells Ivy he's single again. The White Swan team are made up of professionals. Bet worries about the Rovers' reputation. The car breaks down and Curly has to run to the Rovers to be in time for the quiz. Terry realises Jack knew the engine was knackered and it'll cost a fortune to repair. Stella Rigby is put out when the Rovers take a lead over the White Swan. Percy gets the deciding question on sport wrong and the Rovers lose the quiz. He is sorry but everyone shuns him. Ivy packs Brian's bag and tells him to leave.
26x32 Episode 2510 (22nd April 1985)
22 April, 1985 8:00 pm
Brian spends the night at the garage. Jack gets a load of silver lurex off a customer. Ivy rows with Brian and makes him realise that he has to see Gail. Terry asks Kevin to fix the car for a part share in it. Jack gives Vera the material for an anniversary present. She gives it to Connie to have a dress made up. Brian tells Gail that he'll buy a house if that's what she wants. She is upset at his manner and refuses a reconciliation.
26x33 Episode 2511 (24th April 1985)
24 April, 1985 8:00 pm
Brian sleeps at the YMCA. Jack tells Harry that Vera's dress material came from a customer. Kevin agrees to repair the car for a part share in it. Ivy tells Gail that she's shaken Brian up and that she admires her for that. Vera gives Connie a pattern for the dress. Brian apologises to Gail and begs her to help him to say the right thing. He tells her that he wants his family back. She tells him that's all he ever needed to say. Ivy agrees to go out regularly with George. Gail tells Brian they can rent a place, so long as they're on their own. They are reconciled.
26x34 Episode 2512 (29th April 1985)
24 April, 1985 8:00 pm
Gail refuses to move back in with Ivy so Brian looks for somewhere to rent. Connie can't believe that Vera's got such awful taste as she makes up the dress. Ivy hears that Brian and Gail are back together from the Rovers' gossips before Brian can reach her. She is delighted but Brian tells her they're not moving back to No.5. Terry invites Andrea out. She agrees so long as he takes her to see Oedipus Rex. Connie works overtime on Vera's dress alterations. Ivy feels alone. Vera gets two tickets for the Town Hall dance for £30. Jack is horrified.
26x35 Episode 2513 (1st May 1985)
01 May, 1985 8:00 pm
The Tilsleys find it hard coping in the bedsit but like being alone. Terry uses the car to take Andrea out, telling Curly and Kevin that he's taking it to show a buyer. Curly and Kevin clean the car for him. Vera looks a state in the silver lurex dress. She feels it makes her look old and fat. She begs Connie to alter it. Ivy expects Alf to pull strings in getting the Tilsleys a council house. Connie works flat-out on Vera's dress. The Duckworths go to the dance. Emily and Ivy see Terry with Andrea in the car.
26x36 Episode 2514 (6th May 1985)
06 May, 1985 8:00 pm
Terry treats the car as purely his. Connie gives Vera a bill for £38.50 for the dress. Vera is furious as everyone laughed at her in it. Rita, Mavis and Emily go to the bird sanctuary at Martin Mere. Bet tells Rita that she must be getting desperate and past it. Curly and Kevin call Terry selfish for hogging the car. He calls them kids. George takes Ivy to Halifax on a delivery. Vera tells Connie that she hates the dress and the bill is too much. She offers her £20 but Connie demands the full amount. Kevin takes the rota-arm from the car so Terry can't take Andrea out. Harry rows with Jack when he points out that Connie owes him £4.50 window money.
26x37 Episode 2515 (8th May 1985)
08 May, 1985 8:00 pm
Harry doesn't leave any milk at No.9. Terry is annoyed when Curly and Kevin want to sell the car. Vera gets Percy to change his milkman, not knowing that he doesn't use Harry's firm. Harry is shocked when Percy asks him to put him on his books. Terry and Andrea fall out over their parents' row. Ivy decides to decorate. George tells her that he'll do it for her. Harry thinks Vera sent Percy by way of an apology. Connie and Vera row on the doorstep over the bill. When Jack joins in, Harry rows with him. Harry tells Vera that Jack got the lurex for free. Connie threatens Vera with her solicitor.
26x38 Episode 2516 (13th May 1985)
13 May, 1985 8:00 pm
Kevin can't cope with Curly's alarm going off at 4.50am. Sue goes for a job interview. Andrea is too scared of the feud to go out with Terry. Emily is horrified at the state of the lads' room. Ken goes on a sponsored slim. Ivy makes rosettes for George's rugby team. Curly and Kevin row over each other's habits. Alf puts the housing department onto Nicky's welfare in the bedsit as a favour for Brian. Andrea goes behind her parents' back to go out with Terry.
26x39 Episode 2517 (15th May 1985)
15 May, 1985 8:00 pm
Curly spends the night looking for Halley's Comet making it impossible for Kevin to sleep. Ken takes up jogging. Emily tries to involve Kevin more in the household routine and gives him the silver to polish. The St. Lukes rugby team's minibus breaks down so George can't get the team to the game. Ivy uses her factory keys to get the firm's van. Terry and Andrea leave notes for each other in the ginnel. Andrea asks him to fix up her friend Michelle Robinson with a lad for a double date. Kevin goes with him and can't believe his luck when Michelle turns out to be a real looker. Ivy has a black eye after fighting the mother of one of the opponents. She tells George that she took the van without Mike's knowledge and now it's covered in graffiti.
26x40 Episode 2518 (20th May 1985)
20 May, 1985 8:00 pm
Terry suggests that Kevin moves in with Hilda saying that she's a brilliant landlady. George and Ivy tell Mike that the van has been vandalised. He is furious. Kevin asks Hilda if she'll take him on as a lodger. Mike holds George responsible but Ivy remains adamant that she is to blame. Hilda agrees to take Kevin in. Kevin finds Michelle Robinson playing tennis with Malcolm Nuttall. Sue catches Terry and Andrea snogging on the sofa. Ivy tells Mike that she wants the same punishment as George.
26x41 Episode 2519 (22nd May 1985)
22 May, 1985 8:00 pm
Kevin moves from No.3 to No.13. Emily is a bit put out. George volunteers his notice. Michelle Robinson agrees to go out with Kevin but she tells him that she's having problems finishing her relationship with Malcolm Nuttall. Ivy is threatened with the sack as Mike accepts George's notice. He sees the funny side and reinstates them, but docks £300 for the van repairs from their wages. Harry and Connie catch Andrea and Terry on the sofa.
26x42 Episode 2520 (27th May 1985)
27 May, 1985 8:00 pm
Martin Platt flirts with Sue but she thinks that he's a kid. Emily is put out to discover that Kevin has settled well with Hilda. The Duckworths are horrified to discover that Terry has been seeing Andrea. Vera rows with Terry for being disloyal. Emily is upset to find Curly eating at No.13. Kevin and Michelle get to know each other better. The Tilsleys view a council house. Connie finds the £38.50 in an envelope on the doormat. She calls the war off.
26x43 Episode 2521 (29th May 1985)
29 May, 1985 8:00 pm
Harry leaves milk for the Duckworths. Vera claims a victory. Terry reveals that he paid the bill and Vera is furious. Kevin fears Michelle is too nice for him. The Tilsleys decide to take the council house. Vera calls Terry a traitor and demands that he tells the Claytons about the bill. Hilda throws Percy out of No.13 for checking up on Kevin's living conditions on Emily's behalf. Connie is furious that Terry paid the bill. Wilf Starkey writes a book on human nature. Kevin sells the car for £900. Malcolm Nuttall accuses Kevin of poaching Michelle. Kevin tells him that Michelle doesn't want to see him any more. He refuses to listen, even when Michelle tells him she's going out with Kevin. Andrea returns the money to Terry and tells him that she doesn't want to see him again until her 'A' Levels are over. Kevin fights Malcolm to sort him out. Malcolm can't believe that Michelle prefers Kevin but gives in.
26x44 Episode 2522 (3rd June 1985)
03 June, 1985 8:00 pm
Mike withdraws £4,000 from the bank to do a cash deal with client Don Ashton. Vera demands a holiday from Jack and she plans to take Ivy with her. Don has a load of bankrupt denim for Mike. Mike gives him the £4,000 cash to avoid paying tax. Ivy feels trapped into going away with the Duckworths. Don gets drunk in the Rovers. Bet sells him a bottle of scotch and he goes, leaving his briefcase with the cash behind.
26x45 Episode 2523 (5th June 1985)
05 June, 1985 8:00 pm
Hilda hands the briefcase in to Bet. Brian uses the van so Kevin can't use it to take Michelle out. He is impressed when Michelle uses her mother's car to take him out. Det Constable Meadows tells Bet that Don Ashton is dead after driving his car into the canal whilst drunk. Bet puts him onto Mike and gives him Don's briefcase. Mike is horrified at Don's death and tries to find out if he put the order in before he died. Ivy tells George that she's not looking forward to going away with the Duckworths. He invites her to go on holiday with him. Michelle and Kevin get lost in a country lane but don't care. Mike tells Emily that the order didn't go through; he has nothing on paper to prove the money isn't his. Hilda tells him that Don left his briefcase behind.
26x46 Episode 2524 (10th June 1985)
10 June, 1985 8:00 pm
Vera looks forward to the Rhyl holiday. She's not bothered if Ivy is going off with George. Mavis plans a holiday in Majorca but worries that she'll be stuck with Emily. Mike asks Emily not to tell the police about the £4,000. To avoid causing distress to Mrs Ashton she agrees. Mike tells Bet about the money. She tells him that there was no money in the briefcase when she gave it to the police. Mrs Ashton tells Det Constable Meadows that Don should have had a lot of money on him. Mike tells Meadows he didn't give him any money. Emily is horrified at his lies and is upset when Mike uses Ernie's shooting as an excuse for her behaviour. The Tilsleys take the tenancy of 33 Hammond Road. Emily tells Mike she is disgusted with him. He tells her that he suspects Bet, Wilf and Hilda. Emily tells him she can't stomach him any more and is thinking of resigning. Hilda tells Mike she looked in the briefcase and there was a big envelope in it. Kevin meets Michelle's dad and is impressed by her big
26x47 Episode 2525 (12th June 1985)
12 June, 1985 8:00 pm
Bet tells Wilf and Hilda about the money. She realises Wilf took the money as Hilda tells her that she didn't touch it. Emily gives Mike her notice. Bet shares her suspicions about Wilf with Mike. Florrie Todd tells Rita that her holiday hotel is only half-built. Mike calls on Wilf and accuses him of stealing the money and threatens him with the police. Hilda lays on a tea for Kevin and Michelle and is thrilled when they wash up. Rita and Mavis cancel the holiday. Wilf gives the money back to Mike. He tells Bet that he is not really a thief and breaks down.
26x48 Episode 2526 (17th June 1985)
17 June, 1985 8:00 pm
The Tilsleys move into 33 Hammond Road. Betty returns from Peter Clegg's christening. Emily isn't bothered about cancelling the holiday and drops out of any further ones. Wilf turns up for work as usual. Curly makes Kevin realise that he's not getting anything out of Michelle as they're not lovers. Bet sacks Wilf. He begs her to give him another chance. She agrees. Bet invites Rita to go on holiday to Blackpool with her. With Hilda out for the evening, Kevin entertains Michelle. Bet is horrified when Mavis decides she's going to Blackpool with her and Rita. Kevin tells Michelle that he's a virgin and comes on heavy. She goes home.
26x49 Episode 2527 (19th June 1985)
19 June, 1985 8:00 pm
Terry and Curly buy the graffiti-covered van off Mike for £800. Kevin fears Michelle has finished with him. He realises that he loves her and apologises to her. He gets tickets for a concert but she refuses to go with him as she's busy. Terry and Curly discover the van needs taxing. Kevin takes Curly to the concert. Bet, Rita and Mavis plan the holiday in Blackpool. Bet wants to see male strippers but Mavis wants to go to the zoo. Brian is shocked to discover that Ivy and George are going to the Isle of Man together.
26x50 Episode 2528 (24th June 1985)
24 June, 1985 8:00 pm
Mike asks Emily to stay on longer but she refuses. Ivy has enough of the factory girls kidding her over the holiday sleeping arrangements. Kevin is depressed over finishing with Michelle. She tells him that she hasn't fallen out with him and they are reconciled. Mike tells Ida there'll be no bonuses because Emily is leaving. Vera accuses Emily of not caring about her workmates. Emily agrees to stay another week to do the bonuses.
26x51 Episode 2529 (26th June 1985)
26 June, 1985 8:00 pm
Ivy assures Vera that she and George will have separate rooms on their holiday. Ken loses 9lbs in weight. Bet gives him £5 for "Save the Children" as a reward. Alf plans to close the shop for a day and meet up with Rita in Blackpool. The girls give Emily a leaving present. She is embarrassed and tells them that she's staying on an extra week. The girls accuse her of conning them. Bet is horrified to read Mavis's list of things that she wants to do on holiday. Emily accuses Mike of trying to embarrass her into staying. She looks for a replacement for herself. Rita tells Alf she doesn't want him to follow her to Blackpool. He is upset that she doesn't want him. Bet, Rita and Mavis toast the holiday but none of them are looking forward to it.
26x52 Episode 2530 (1st July 1985)
01 July, 1985 8:00 pm
Betty takes command of the Rovers whilst Bet holidays. In Blackpool, Mavis is embarrassed when men whistle at Bet. Rita finds herself caught in the middle of their bickering. Bet grows frustrated as she hasn't met any men. Barman Frank Mills makes her night by telling her a load of toy reps are checking into the hotel. Mavis goes to the zoo on her own. Bet and Rita ensnare a couple of reps. Mavis meets up with Norris Birchall who shares her taste in literature. Rita is embarrassed by the youthful age of her rep, Glenn Pritchard. Bet flirts heavily with hers - Wally Trainer. Norris turns out to be the reps' boss. Kevin and Michelle babysit Nicky. Michelle worries that Kevin is getting too serious.
26x53 Episode 2531 (3rd July 1985)
03 July, 1985 8:00 pm
Emily realises Mike has not advertised for a replacement for her. Bet gets Wally Trainer into bed but he bursts into tears and confesses he's married. Rita is upset when Glenn Pritchard treats her like a mother. Emily agrees to withdraw her notice from the factory after lecturing Mike on his business practices. Gail advises Kevin to think seriously about his future. Mavis and Norris Birchall enjoy a day sightseeing in a pony and trap before, to their regret, they part company.
26x54 Episode 2532 (8th July 1985)
08 July, 1985 8:00 pm
Ivy and George return from the Isle of Man. Kevin thinks about going into partnership with Brian. Brian tells him that it'll cost a lot. Ivy hopes that George is going to propose to her. Bet regrets the holiday. Mavis cherishes her moments with Norris Birchall. Kevin plans a weekend away in Southampton with Michelle. Ivy is upset by George taking her for granted when she thinks that he wants to sleep with her. She asks him to leave.
26x55 Episode 2533 (10th July 1985)
10 July, 1985 8:00 pm
Deirdre is upset by Tracy's friend's parents' divorcing. Kevin worries about making a good impression on Michelle's parents. She laughs at him when he tells her that he wants to marry her. Ken doesn't like it when Tracy starts asking him questions about divorce. George tells Ivy he's not taking her for a ride. She tells him that she wants to continue seeing him so he proposes to her.
26x56 Episode 2534 (15th July 1985)
15 July, 1985 8:00 pm
Connie worries that Andrea is upset over something. Sue gets an interview for a job at Elliston's Bakery. Kevin is upset that Michelle has finished with him. Ivy tells Gail and Brian that she is marrying George. Brian is happy for her. Ivy tells Brian that she'll never forget Bert. Michelle regrets splitting with Kevin. Andrea tells Michelle that she gave Terry her virginity and now she's pregnant. She feels a fool.
26x57 Episode 2535 (17th July 1985)
17 July, 1985 8:00 pm
Andrea breaks down and tells Connie she's having a baby. Connie tells her that it's not the end of the world. Andrea doesn't want Terry to know. George promises Brian that he'll be straight with Ivy and look after her. Michelle and Kevin agree to be friends. She tells him that Andrea is pregnant and Terry is the father. Connie tells Harry that Andrea is pregnant. He is furious and wants to kill Terry. Sue gets the job at Elliston's Bakery. Ivy is upset when George jokes about marrying in a register office. Kevin tells Terry that Andrea is pregnant.
26x58 Episode 2536 (22nd July 1985)
22 July, 1985 8:00 pm
Andrea is annoyed that Terry knows about the baby. Alf tells builder Les Pringle that he wants to enlarge the shop. Terry feels the Claytons are treating him like dirt by not saying anything to him about the baby. Harry threatens Terry when he calls round. Andrea tells him she wants nothing from him. Ivy and George throw an engagement party. The Claytons can't understand the Duckworths' happy mood. When Jack asks them to join in the celebrations, they row. Harry tells them that Andrea is pregnant. Vera insinuates that Andrea is a slut causing Harry to thump Jack. Connie goes for Vera and they have to be separated.
26x59 Episode 2537 (24th July 1985)
24 July, 1985 8:00 pm
Vera refuses to believe the baby is Terry's. Sue starts work at Elliston's Bakery. Connie tells Andrea that she'll look after the baby so she can go to university. Alf tells Deirdre that he's expanding and making the shop self-service. He plans to buy No.13 and knock through. Andrea feels pressured into keeping the baby. Alf tells Hilda that he wants to buy her house to expand the shop. He offers her more than the market value. She feels dropped on. Tracy wonders why she's called "Langton". Ken worries that she doesn't think of him as her father as she asks questions about Ray. Andrea tells Connie she wants an abortion. Hilda considers moving to Chesterfield.
26x60 Episode 2538 (29th July 1985)
29 July, 1985 8:00 pm
Les Pringle wants Alf to push Hilda over selling No.13. Deirdre realises that she's going to have to tell Tracy about Ray Langton and the divorce. Andrea decides to keep the baby. Ken backs out of telling Tracy about Ray. Deirdre accuses him of being scared.
26x61 Episode 2539 (31st July 1985)
31 July, 1985 8:00 pm
Hilda feels that Alf will put pressure on her to sell No.13. Terry feels depressed over Andrea and the baby. He offers to support her and the baby. Ken explains to Tracy why she's called "Langton". He is pleased when Tracy tells him that he is her real dad. Harry sets up a meeting between Terry and Andrea. Les Pringle pushes Hilda to sell the house and tells her that Alf will go to £14,000. Terry tells Andrea he wants a share in the responsibility of bringing the baby up. Connie thinks it's good of him to offer help. Hilda discovers that the council are planning a redevelopment.
26x62 Episode 2540 (5th August 1985)
05 August, 1985 8:00 pm
Hilda tells Alf that she knows about the new houses being built in Bessie Street. She asks for more money. Frank Mills turns up at the Rovers. Bet is thrilled to see him. He tells her that he's down from Blackpool for a job interview at a Wilmslow hotel and arranges to take her out. Percy has an upset stomach. Phyllis takes him in hand. Alf refuses to pay more money for No.13. Les Pringle tells Hilda that her roof is sagging and it could bring the house down. Frank doesn't get the job. Les tells Hilda that the roof work will cost £2,000 and advises her to sell to Alf.
26x63 Episode 2541 (7th August 1985)
07 August, 1985 8:00 pm
Hilda worries about the roof but feels she can't tell anyone. Frank Mills treated Bet like a lady and made her feel important. She's sorry that he's returning to Blackpool. Betty discovers that Bet cashed him a cheque. Martin tells Ken that he should report on the local sport fixtures in the Weatherfield Recorder. Martin agrees to give him a report on the local football every week. Percy thinks he got his stomach upset from eating at the cafe. Jack takes up his cause. Frank decides to stay around for a while. To sort Percy out, Gail sends Phyllis round as compensation, to nurse him until he's better. He suddenly swears that he's better. Frank mixes cocktails at the Rovers. Bet tells him that he's welcome to her spare room. Hilda disappears.
26x64 Episode 2542 (12th August 1985)
07 August, 1985 8:00 pm
Wilf is put out to find that Frank Mills has stayed the night at the Rovers. Hilda returns from Chesterfield after seeing Trevor. Andrea refuses to talk to Terry. Hilda tells Bet that she can't stay at No.13; the roof is falling in. Trevor has refused to help pay for the repairs or have Hilda living with him. Terry is fed up with the Claytons ignoring him. Frank tells Bet that he's not returning to Blackpool as he was fired from the hotel after rowing with the manager. Wilf is jealous of Frank. Hilda wants to stay at No.13 but can't afford to. She decides to sell it.
26x65 Episode 2543 (14th August 1985)
14 August, 1985 8:00 pm
The Rovers' till is a fiver light. Hilda tells Alf that she'll sell to him for £14,000. Andrea gets her exam results: two 'B's and a 'C', it means she can go to Sheffield. Wilf Starkey thinks that Bet suspects him of stealing from the till. Alf realises Hilda isn't happy about the move and worries about it. Wilf accuses Bet of wanting an excuse to get rid of him. He resigns; there's nothing for him in the Rovers any more. Bet accepts his resignation. Terry demands his rights as a father from Andrea. He offers her marriage, she tells him that it wouldn't work.
26x66 Episode 2544 (19th August 1985)
19 August, 1985 8:00 pm
Hilda goes house-hunting. Terry resigns from the abattoir - he tells Jack and Vera that he's going to London. Frank Mills takes on the job of potman at the Rovers. Ken gives Bet £5, telling her that he was given too much change before. Percy looks over a house in Charlotte Street with Hilda. Vera is upset that Terry is leaving home. Percy advises Hilda to buy the house. Bet goes round to apologise to Wilf Starkey about the money but he's got another job. Curly is furious that Terry is leaving the removals. He calls him a quitter causing Terry to go for him. Bet tells a surprised Alf about Hilda's roof repairs.
26x67 Episode 2545 (21st August 1985)
21 August, 1985 8:00 pm
Hilda doesn't want to leave her neighbours. She tells Alf what Les Pringle said about the roof. Alf inspects the roof and tells her that there's nothing wrong with it. Terry's tired of having nothing. Alf returns his quotation to Les and tells him that he doesn't like the way he does business. Alf throws him out. Terry decides not to go to London but he intends to go somewhere. Hilda is thrilled that she can stay. Frank Mills tells Bet that he'll have to move out of the spare room. He tells her that he wants to stay around. They both know it's only a matter of time before they sleep together.
26x68 Episode 2546 (26th August 1985)
26 August, 1985 8:00 pm
Alf has an architect look over the shop. Brian buys a breakdown truck. Vera accuses Andrea of driving Terry off and she asks her to give him a chance. Connie is horrified at the thought of Vera being the baby's grandmother. She tells Vera that it's nothing to do with her. When Vera calls the house a muck-hole, Connie throws her out. Connie decides that they'll have to move away from Weatherfield.
26x69 Episode 2547 (28th August 1985)
28 August, 1985 8:00 pm
Sue doesn't want to leave the Street. Connie tells Harry that they could move in with her mother until they find somewhere else. Brian's neighbour, Ernie Ratcliffe, complains about the breakdown truck being parked outside the house. Frank Mills moves his stuff from Blackpool to the Rovers. Connie refuses to spend another night in the house. Harry worries that she's heading for a breakdown. Rita is the last customer in the Corner Shop before Alf closes for modernisation. The Claytons pack and leave the Street. Terry gets drunk and hammers on the Claytons' door before walking out of the Street himself.
26x70 Episode 2548 (2nd September 1985)
02 September, 1985 8:00 pm
Vera's birthday arrives with the knowledge that Terry has gone. A friend offers Frank Mills a job in Chester. He tells Bet that he wants a permanent post with an incentive to stay on. Terry returns home. He tells Vera that he got a ticket for London, fell asleep at the station and was mugged. Rita feeds Alf whilst the Corner Shop alterations are going on. Pensioner Sam Tindall looks forward to the bowls championship. He gets Phyllis to kiss his bowls and makes a play for her. She isn't interested. Rita is relieved that Alf just wants to be friends with her. Mike advises Terry not to run away from home. Bet tells Frank that she fancies him but she wants a commitment. They kiss.
26x71 Episode 2549 (4th September 1985)
04 September, 1985 8:00 pm
Bet and Frank Mills spend the night together and are content with each other. He tells her that he's gone off Chester. Kevin celebrates his twentieth birthday. Sam asks Phyllis out. She discovers he's playing Percy in the bowls championship. Sam discovers that Phyllis fancies Percy. Harry and Connie move the furniture out of No.11. Connie accuses Terry of driving them out. He is surprised at the hatred she shows him. He realises that he can't fight hate, and decides to make a fresh start in Weatherfield. Sam tracks Percy down and tells him to keep away from Phyllis.
26x72 Episode 2550 (9th September 1985)
09 September, 1985 8:00 pm
Alf lays on wine for the grand opening. Miss Weatherfield is too ill to open the shop. Bet opens the mini-market as Miss Weatherfield 1957. Sam Tindall asks Phyllis to go on the bowling club outing with him. She tells him she'll go with him if he beats Percy at bowls. Alf gets drunk and proposes to Rita. She tells him to leave it until he's sober.
26x73 Episode 2551 (11th September 1985)
11 September, 1985 8:00 pm
Percy doesn't know that he's playing bowls for Phyllis's hand. Rita doesn't know how to tell Alf that she doesn't want him. Betty accuses Bet of making a fool of herself with Frank. Alf refuses to listen to Rita, causing her to walk out of the Rovers. He then gets the message. Sam and Percy cross swords on the bowling green. Rita tells Alf that she wants him to be a good friend, but she doesn't love him. Sam tells Percy that they're playing for Phyllis. Percy throws a game. Frank packs and tells Bet that he's got a job on a Norwegian cruise liner. She accuses him of running out on her and slaps his face. He asks her to come with him, for a holiday. Percy is too proud to throw the match and wins. He runs away as Phyllis chases after him.
26x74 Episode 2552 (16th September 1985)
16 September, 1985 8:00 pm
Bet goes off on the cruise and gives Hilda the keys to the Rovers. She asks her to inform the brewery. As the taxi starts up, Hilda mishears her and tells Betty that the brewery have been informed. Phyllis is thrilled that Percy won the match knowing that he knew she was the prize. Betty asks for help from the brewery. She takes Jack on to help in the cellar. Gloria Todd arrives to help Betty out. Percy refuses to take Phyllis on the bowls trip. Gloria is tired of temping and looks for something more permanent. George Newton investigates Bet's disappearance. He is satisfied with the temporary staff but wants a stocktake.
26x75 Episode 2553 (18th September 1985)
18 September, 1985 8:00 pm
The brewery accountant goes over the Rovers' books and stocktakes. Jack is pleased that the brewery approve of him working at the Rovers. Terry does some removals for a friend and finds himself in the middle of a domestic dispute and has to hang on to the furniture. Percy tells Phyllis that all the tickets are gone for the bowls outing. She is chuffed that he seems sorry they can't go. Terry can't take on any more jobs as the furniture is in the van. Rita lets him store it at the yard temporarily. George Newton tells Betty that the accounts are fine. He is annoyed at Bet departing suddenly and makes Betty temporary manager.
26x76 Episode 2554 (23rd September 1985)
23 September, 1985 8:00 pm
Alf refuses to serve barm cakes unless they're ordered. Brian feels that George is taking Ivy for granted and dragging his feet. He tells Ivy his opinion. Curly returns from his parents' house to find that Terry has got premises for the business. Jack wants to work at the Rovers permanently. The factory girls complain about Alf's new regime. Deirdre accuses him of being stroppy since the alterations. Terry refuses to pay Curly for the work he did himself whilst Curly was away. Terry asks Rita to rent the yard to him permanently. She tells him to convince her that the partnership is stable. No.11 goes up for sale. Ivy asks George when they're getting married. He says that he wants to as soon as possible, but not in a church. She refuses to marry in a register office and is upset that his religion means so little to him.
26x77 Episode 2555 (25th September 1985)
25 September, 1985 8:00 pm
The factory girls boycott the shop because of the barm cake situation. Alf backs down. He is depressed that he's on his own and the shop hasn't made any difference to his life. Gloria fears that Bet will sack her as soon as she returns. Ken wants to sell the Volkswagen. George tells Ivy that they'll marry in church before Christmas. Curly feels Terry is getting too big for himself. Rita agrees to rent the yard to Terry and Curly for ten pounds a week. Curly agrees to take more interest in the business. Betty worries how Bet will react to the news that she is her boss.
26x78 Episode 2556 (30th September 1985)
30 September, 1985 8:00 pm
Percy invites Emily to the bowls outing after having told Phyllis there were no more tickets left. Gail advises Phyllis to finish with him. Bet returns to find Jack and Gloria behind the bar. Betty tells her that the brewery have made her manager. Bet accuses her of shopping her to the brewery. Bet refuses to tell the brewery that she's back or work behind the bar. Audrey arrives at the Tilsleys' house with her bags as boyfriend Paul has thrown her out of their flat and changed the locks. Phyllis discovers there's loads of tickets left for the outing. She tells Percy that he's horrible for lying to her. Gail agrees to let Audrey stay. Bet has finished with Frank and wishes she'd never gone on the cruise. She feels that she's going to be sacked, but she's going down with all guns blazing.
26x79 Episode 2557 (2nd October 1985)
02 October, 1985 8:00 pm
Percy, Sam and the bowlers set off to Southport. Percy is shocked to find that Phyllis has got a ticket. Bet sees George Newton. She tells him that she is annoyed at his lack of trust in her. Audrey is impressed at the way Alf has renovated the shop and is interested to know he hasn't got a girlfriend. Bet admits she made a mistake to George. He thinks that she can't handle the responsibility and puts her on probation. Bet thanks Betty for running the pub and tells Gloria she's pleased at her progress and takes her on permanently. Percy and Phyllis miss the coach home. Alf is thrilled to see Audrey back. Sam thinks that Percy has taken Phyllis to a Southport hotel to have his way with her.
26x80 Episode 2558 (7th October 1985)
07 October, 1985 8:00 pm
Phyllis tells everyone Percy and she were having such a good time they missed the coach from Southport. Percy tells them that Phyllis followed him all day. He went for a paddle but she pinched his shoes and socks, causing them to miss the coach. Bet takes back charge of the Rovers. Vera tells Jack he'll lose his window round. He tells her that he's trying to make something of his life in the pub trade but she's holding him back. Terry and Curly go into house clearances. Audrey enjoys having Alf spending money on her. Bet tells Jack that she doesn't want him permanently at the Rovers; he's a good customer. George tells a shocked Ivy that they can't marry in church because he's divorced and his wife is still alive. She says in her eyes he's still a married man.
26x81 Episode 2559 (9th October 1985)
09 October, 1985 8:00 pm
Ivy takes the day off work and tells Gail that she's split with George. Vera rows with Jack in the Rovers and accuses Bet of taking him for a mug. Bet tells Jack that he's fired; she doesn't want Vera shouting in the pub. Phyllis stirs things up between Percy and Sam, telling Percy that Sam let the coach go early and that's why they missed it. Jack is furious that Vera lost him the only job he's ever enjoyed. Gail tells Brian about George and Ivy splitting. Brian tells Ivy the divorce is a stupid reason not to marry George and ruin their happiness. Jack tells Bet he's going to see George Newton to ask if he can stay on.
26x82 Episode 2560 (14th October 1985)
14 October, 1985 8:00 pm
George wants to apologise to Ivy but she doesn't want to know. Tracy wants a dog. George Newton calls at the Rovers. Jack tells him that he's having problems working for man-mad Bet. George tells Bet she needs stability in the pub. He tells her that he doesn't want her to sack Jack; she's not likely to run off with him. Deirdre refuses to let Tracy have a dog. Bet tells Jack he can stay on at the Rovers. George tells Brian he can't see a future without Ivy.
26x83 Episode 2561 (16th October 1985)
16 October, 1985 8:00 pm
Vera rows with Shirley when she goes on about George and Ivy's love life causing Ivy to tell everyone that the wedding's off. Gail urges Ivy to talk to George. Tracy can't understand why Deirdre won't let her have a dog. Deirdre flares up and tells her to stop talking about dogs. Tracy packs a bag and leaves home. Ivy accuses George of leading her along. He tells her that he's sorry and still wants to make her happy. Deirdre discovers Tracy is gone. Ken calls the police.
26x84 Episode 2562 (21st October 1985)
21 October, 1985 8:00 pm
Deirdre becomes hysterical and fears that Tracy has been abducted. Tracy arrives in Newcastle. A man tries to pick her up but Tracy threatens to tell a policeman. The police take her in. Emily tries to comfort Deirdre who blames herself for Tracy's disappearance. The police tell the Barlows that Tracy is in Newcastle with Susan. Tracy tells Susan she wants to stay with her and not return home. Vera fancies the idea of being a pub landlady and encourages Jack. Gail pushes Audrey to find a job. She helps Alf out at the shop with Deirdre worrying about Tracy. Susan brings Tracy home. Stella Rigby tells the Rovers' staff about Bet's probation and smilingly tells Bet she'll support her all she can.
26x85 Episode 2563 (23rd October 1985)
22 October, 1985 8:00 pm
Ken reads the riot act to Tracy and she apologises for running away. Stella Rigby tells Vera that the brewery prefers married couples to run their pubs. Vera pushes Jack into thinking he'll make a good landlord. Jack gives Tracy a pigeon. Susan decides to stay around for a while longer. Ivy agrees to see George as a friend and arranges to go back out with him. Brian is furious about this and confronts her. Ivy says angrily that her relationship with George is none of Brian's business and yells at him to get out. Brian calls her a slut and she slaps him in the face.
26x86 Episode 2564 (28th October 1985)
28 October, 1985 8:00 pm
Bet finds out through Mike that Frank Mills is back in town - he eventually turns up at the Rovers. Jack and Vera are still "dreaming" about running their own pub. Ken shows Susan round the Weatherfield Recorder office. Ken asks Deirdre to write to Ray Langton about him adopting Tracy.
26x87 Episode 2565 (30th October 1985)
30 October, 1985 8:00 pm
Susan is interviewed by Ken for a job at the Weatherfield Recorder. Curly is introduced to Susan, much to his delight. Bet tells Jack that his services are still required at the Rovers. Jack falls off his ladder - whilst cleaning Dulcie Froggatt's windows.
26x88 Episode 2566 (4th November 1985)
01 November, 1985 8:00 pm
Jack is in hospital with a broken ankle. Ivy worries that George just wants a good time with her. Ken tells Susan she should return to Newcastle. Susan thinks that she's got Deirdre's backing and tries to convince Ken she'd work hard on the paper. Jack finds himself in trouble when Vera almost catches him with Dulcie Froggatt. Susan feels got-at when Deirdre tells her that she thinks it would be wrong for her to work with Ken. Curly asks Susan for a drink but she tells him that she's returning to Newcastle.
26x89 Episode 2567 (6th November 1985)
06 November, 1985 8:00 pm
Jack celebrates his birthday in hospital. Bet takes advantage of his situation to get rid of him from the pub. Ken tells Susan that if she sorts herself out in Newcastle, and still wants to work with him, she'd be welcome. Vera suspects that Dulcie Froggatt means more to Jack than he's letting on. Terry organises a kissogram for Jack but Vera is not amused. Susan and Deirdre make up before she returns to Newcastle. Audrey helps Alf pick new wallpaper for the flat. George accuses Ivy of messing him about when she makes excuses not to go out with him. He tells her that he's had enough of her - for good.
26x90 Episode 2568 (11th November 1985)
11 November, 1985 8:00 pm
Audrey throws herself at Alf. Brian finds out from Vera about Ivy fighting with George. Brian goes to see Ivy and they make up. Terry shows a dealer, Reg Dawson, some pieces of furniture he's picked up. The dealer offers £15 for the rubbish. Curly thinks it's worth more. Gloria flirts with Frank as he helps out behind the bar. Ivy tells Brian that she doesn't want to have anything to do with George again. Audrey tells Gail that she wants to marry Alf.
26x91 Episode 2569 (13th November 1985)
13 November, 1985 8:00 pm
Gloria admits that she fancies Frank. Audrey feels she's getting nowhere with Alf. Ivy feels miserable and can't get George out of her system. Bet is worried about Gloria and Frank and she is consequently relieved to see him put her down. Alf asks Audrey to help him with the decorating. Curly sells dealer Reg Dawson a clock for £200, to Terry's surprise and admiration. Ivy wants George even though her religion says that she can't have him.
26x92 Episode 2570 (18th November 1985)
18 November, 1985 8:00 pm
Audrey stands in for Deirdre at the shop. The factory girls ask Mike for time for Christmas shopping, Mike refuses. Ivy considers taking up with George again. Frank tries to persuade Bet to spend the night with him at his hotel. Percy agrees to cook a Christmas pudding for Bet to raffle. George refuses to stand by and wait for Ivy. Betty warns Bet that she could be risking her probation by spending the night with Frank. Bet refuses to listen. Ivy asks George for a date but he turns her down.
26x93 Episode 2571 (20th November 1985)
20 November, 1985 8:00 pm
Ivy decides that she wants George. Betty goes on holiday rather than see Bet make a fool of herself with Frank. Bet spends the night away from the Rovers. George Newton phones and Gloria covers for her. George turns down an evening with Ivy. Bet eventually returns to the Rovers at lunchtime. Ida and Shirley find George and factory worker Pauline Walsh out together.
26x94 Episode 2572 (25th November 1985)
25 November, 1985 8:00 pm
Susan returns from Newcastle and moves into No.1. Ivy looks forward to the future with George. Curly tries to impress Susan and is upset to find out that she already has a boyfriend. Bet goes off for the night with Frank, leaving Gloria running the pub. Ivy is shocked when Pauline Walsh tells her that she's going out with George.
26x95 Episode 2573 (27th November 1985)
27 November, 1985 8:00 pm
Ivy rows with Vera for not telling her about George and Pauline Walsh. Hilda gives Stan's special betting system - "Captain Carstairs" to Jack. George Newton arrives to see Bet. Gloria covers for her and sends Terry to the hotel to bring her back. Bet returns with her coat covering her nightie. George tells Bet that she's off probation. Jack can't get out of the house to put on bets because of his leg. Hilda agrees to help.
26x96 Episode 2574 (2nd December 1985)
02 December, 1985 8:00 pm
Ken finds that Susan is too enthusiastic in her work at the Weatherfield Recorder. Audrey borrows Alf's car to visit a girlfriend in Birmingham. George avoids Ivy. Father O'Brien tells Ivy that she can't marry George and remain a Catholic - in the church's eyes George is still married. She knows that she'll lose George if she doesn't marry him. Curly follows Susan around, lovesick. Jack and Hilda win on the horses. Ivy tells Brian that she's going to marry George and give up the church.
26x97 Episode 2575 (4th December 1985)
04 December, 1985 8:00 pm
Alf worries that something must have happened to the car. Jack and Hilda have another win on the horses. Ray Langton writes to Deirdre and tells her that Ken can legally adopt Tracy. Audrey begs Brian to repair Alf's car as she's crashed it. Ivy tells George she'll marry him if he still wants her but he tells her that their romance is over. Vera finds out about Hilda and Jack's betting and accuses Jack of infidelity.
26x98 Episode 2576 (9th December 1985)
09 December, 1985 8:00 pm
Jack tells Vera that he only won a couple of pounds. Hilda refuses to help Jack with the bets any more; she doesn't want to come between Jack and Vera. Audrey worries about how to tell Alf that she's smashed his car up. Vera is horrified to discover Hilda and Jack won £50. She demands that Jack lets her go in with him on the system. They bet on three horses in order to win £900. Susan gets an advert for the Weatherfield Recorder from Mike. Ken isn't very pleased. The Duckworths' horses lose. Vera is furious and rips the system up. Audrey tells Alf that she's smashed the car. He rows with her causing her to break down in tears. He comforts her with kisses.
26x99 Episode 2577 (11th December 1985)
11 December, 1985 8:00 pm
Audrey tells Gail that Alf's proposed and she's accepted. She isn't sure if he was serious. Susan drums up custom for the Weatherfield Recorder. Alf assures Audrey he wants to marry her. Curly is disturbed by a rat in the yard. Alf buys Audrey an engagement ring. Sam offers Terry and Curly the use of his dog, Dougal, to catch the rat. Mike is impressed by Susan's presentation of his advert and takes her for a drink.
26x100 Episode 2578 (16th December 1985)
16 December, 1985 8:00 pm
Alf and Audrey make preparations for the wedding. Dougal catches the rat in the yard. Terry gives Sam £2 for the loan of the dog. Emily is forced to invite Percy for Christmas dinner. Phyllis tries to get an invitation for herself. Alf asks Mike to be his best man. Mike agrees and starts to organise the stag party. Terry discovers that the rat is still at large.
26x101 Episode 2579 (18th December 1985)
18 December, 1985 8:00 pm
Emily invites Phyllis to spend Christmas with Percy and her. Terry and Curly discover that Sam has swindled them over the rat as it is still at large. Phyllis insists Emily doesn't tell Percy that she's joining them; she wants it to be a surprise. Sam passes his ferret off as a rodent in order to claim more rat-catching money from Terry and Curly. Sam wins Percy's Christmas pudding in the raffle. Gail throws a hen party for Audrey. Her girlfriends arrive and liven it up. The Tilsleys' neighbour Ernie Ratcliffe complains about the noise and ends up being pounced on by the women. Alf gets drunk at his stag party and sits on Sam's Christmas pudding. Sam searches for his pudding.
26x102 Episode 2580 (23rd December 1985)
23 December, 1985 8:00 pm
Alf throws the pudding away. He is hungover and ill-prepared for the wedding. Audrey worries about giving up her singledom. She and Gail laugh at the thought this being her first wedding day. Sam demands compensation from Bet for his lost pudding. Frank moves into the Rovers for Christmas. Gail, Brian, Ivy, Mike, Ken and Deirdre gather for Alf and Audrey's wedding. Alf and Audrey are married at the Register Office. Bet lays on a wedding spread in the Select of the Rovers. The celebrations turn into a Christmas party. Rita wishes Alf well. Ken is displeased to see Mike dancing with Susan at the party. Bet is upset to see Frank and Gloria flirting together. The Robertses sneak off on honeymoon to Paris.
26x103 Episode 2581 (25th December 1985)
25 December, 1985 8:00 pm
Sam is miserable about his lost pudding. Emily invites him for tea to cheer his Christmas up. Frank kisses Gloria under the mistletoe. The Barlows' Christmas is spoilt when Susan agrees to go for a drink at a hotel with Mike. Percy and Phyllis spend Christmas with Emily and seem to get on well. Sam arrives and accuses Percy of snatching the pudding. Frank makes a pass at Gloria. She tells him to stop.
26x104 Episode 2582 (30th December 1985)
30 December, 1985 8:00 pm
Audrey and Alf return from Paris. Mike invites Susan to spend New Year with him at a London hotel, she agrees. Alf is preoccupied with the overflow of stock at the shop. Frank makes another pass at Gloria and hurts her. She defends herself and threatens to tell Bet. Susan lies to Ken and tells him that she's spending New Year in Newcastle with friends. Frank tells Gloria that she'll regret rejecting him.
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