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Episode 2120 ( 27th July 1981 ) Plot . Deirdre takes off her glasses for the wedding . Mike is upset that Deirdre is marrying Ken . Blanche , Stan , Hilda , Elsie , Annie , Rita , Albert and Mavis attend All Saints Church to see Ken and Deirdre marry . Alf gives Deirdre away , Len is best man , Emily is Matron of Honour , Tracy and Susan are bridesmaids . Eunice ' s friend Ronnie gets Fred a labouring job . Annie lays on a wedding spread in the Select . Deirdre is touched when Ray Langton sends a telegram wishing her luck . Frank Pritchard rings Annie and says he ' s found another job . She is furious . The Barlows leave for honeymoon in Corfu .
Removal Man ( Episode 2966 ) The Removal Man moved the new owner ' s things into 46b , St . Mary ' s Place when she bought the flat from Mike Baldwin in 1989 . The woman was in the middle of dealing with an angry swathe of employees from Baldwin ' s Casuals who were trying to get in touch with Mike when the removal man and a colleague walked up carrying some wooden chairs and asked them to clear the way . The owner told the men to put the chairs in the bedroom and then carried on her conversation with the factory girls .
Episode 2393 ( 7th March 1984 ) Plot . Stan continues to take money from the bank and kids Hilda that he ' s on a winning streak with his betting . Rita is thrilled with her new car . Ken and Deirdre ask Billy to invite Percy back into the Rovers . He refuses to listen to them and tells them that they can take their custom elsewhere . Mavis complains that there ' s too much chutney in the Rovers ' sandwiches . Billy is annoyed and bars her from the pub as well . Rita tells Mavis she ' ll pay for her flat to be decorated if she ' ll take driving lessons . Mavis agrees . Hilda receives a bank statement and discovers Stan has withdrawn £40 . She accuses Stan of stealing the money but he is adamant that it was his money . She tries to make him see they ' ll need the money to live on soon . Billy tries to make up with Deirdre but she refuses to speak to him . Alf stands by Deirdre and bars him from the shop . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Brian Mills Brian Mills ( 25th October , 1933 - 3rd June , 2006 ) held the distinction of being the only person to have directed episodes of " Coronation Street " in all of the first five decades of the programme ' s existence . He directed a total of 527 episodes including three episode co - directed with Charles Lauder and Howard Baker , three with Mervyn Cumming , eight with Noreen Kershaw and eight with David Penn . He also directed the 1997 VHS spin - off " " . He is remembered for choosing to direct his episodes with unusual camera angles or shots , for instance , frequently choosing to show the fourth wall . On occasion he used unusual framing devices for his end credits , such as on Episode 941 ( 31st December 1969 ) and Episode 963 ( 18th March 1970 ) where he insisted that the rolling end - credits were left - justified while the action continued on screen behind them . William Roache and Anne Kirkbride particularly remember an incident during the filming of Episode 2284 ( 21st February 1983 ) where he and Roache agreed that the latter would grab Kirkbride round the throat during a scene featuring a tense argument but they agreed not to tell Ms Kirkbride and then film what happened . Her resulting tears were captured on camera and made the final cut of a well - remembered episode with her full approval . He joined Granada Television after a spell in the army and as a trainee accountant . He joined as an assistant in the sound department and was rapidly promoted to run the same . He then joined the lighting department which , again , he later took charge of . He then moved to direction and his other credits include " ITV Playhouse " , " Crown Court " , " The Cuckoo Waltz " , " The Mallens " , " The Spoils of War " , " Bullman " and " The Hound Of The Baskervilles " in Granada ' s " Sherlock Holmes " series . He married the actress Brigit Forsyth in 1972 after directing her in the series " Adam Smith " . Episodes directed by Brian Mills . 1960s . 1968 ( 15 episodes ) 1969 ( 6 episodes ) 1970s . 1970 ( 14 episodes ) 1974 ( 6 episodes ) 1975 ( 8 episodes ) 1976 ( 2 episodes ) 1978 ( 2 episodes ) 1979 ( 2 episodes ) 1980s . 1980 ( 4 episodes ) 1981 ( 2 episodes ) 1982 ( 9 episodes ) 1983 ( 11 episodes ) 1984 ( 22 episodes ) 1985 ( 10 episodes ) 1986 ( 2 episodes ) 1987 ( 6 episodes ) 1989 ( 14 episodes ) 1990s . 1990 ( 37 episodes ) 1991 ( 38 episodes ) 1992 ( 37 episodes ) 1993 ( 36 episodes ) 1994 ( 33 episodes ) 1995 ( 37 episodes ) 1996 ( 34 episodes ) 1997 ( 35 episodes ) 1998 ( 39 episodes ) 1999 ( 41 episodes ) 2000s . 2000 ( 25 episodes ) External links . Independent Online Obituary
Episode 1081 ( 26th May 1971 ) Plot . Irma confuses Bob Skelton and Keith Mason even more by pretending to be Spanish . Harold bumps into Len in the barbers and claims to be perplexed why he was thrown out of the Rovers . Ray tells Bob and Keith that Irma is French and the Irish girl was her friend . Hetty sees Ena who tells her she couldn ’ t think of an excuse quickly enough to refuse the job when she was offered it . Hetty wonders if she ’ s been had . Harold and his son John turn up in the Rovers . John demands to know why his dad was thrown out . Harold and John explain that the woman was John ' s wife . Billy apologises and Harold and Annie part as friends . Annie tells Billy that she ditched Harold for a Mr Chambers and Harold ’ s been covering up for her like a gentleman . Hetty tells Minnie that Ena conned her . Bob and Keith call at the shop . Irma pretends to be the French girl and not the Irish one . Keith therefore loses a bet as to whether Irma is Irish or Spanish . Stan gives the game away though when he comes in to tell Irma her mam ’ s hotpot is ready . Minnie is disgusted at Ena ' s treatment of Hetty and for being used herself . Alf , Emily and Ernie look forward to the Community Centre opening . Emily and Ernie want to be elected to the committee . Irma agrees to become French again for a date with a business friend of Ray ' s .
Episode 2252 ( 1st November 1982 ) Plot . Brian accuses Gail of not trusting him . Rita tackles Sharon about her relationship with Brian and she asks Sharon for her side of the story . Sharon tells her that she and Brian love each other and Brian started it . Eunice phones the Rovers causing Annie to tell Fred to put his house in order . He arranges to see Eunice and she calls at the Rovers . She tells Fred that she ' s unhappy . Sharon refuses to take Rita ' s complaints serious . Sharon refuses to give Brian up or to leave him alone . When Sharon tells her that she ' s a hypocrite - living with Harry Bates - Rita slaps her face . Eunice shows Fred her black eyes and asks him to get her gear from Critchley ' s hotel ; he agrees . Rita tells the Tilsleys that Sharon is adamant that she loves Brian . Brian tells Rita that he ' s not encouraged Sharon . Rita asks him to tell Sharon that he doesn ' t love her .
Michael Byrne Michael Byrne ( born 7th November , 1943 in London ) appeared on " Coronation Street " as Ted Page between April 2008 and January 2010 . Prior to appearing in the " Street " , Michael had been active in TV and films from 1962 - mainly in individual parts rather than in series : including appearances in " Henry VIII and His Six Wives " ( as Edward Seymour ) , " The Eagle has Landed " , " A Bridge Too Far " , " Champions " , " Buster " and " Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade " . Since his departure from the programme , other credits include roles in " Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows : Part 1 , The Body Farm , Casualty " and " Lightfields " .
Episode 512 ( 8th November 1965 ) Plot . The residents make the last minute arrangements for the bonfire . Len and Jerry make up . Dennis and Len both make the guys for the bonfire . The gowns arrive for the fashion show but they all want altering . With everyone at the bonfire , Emily has to do it all herself .
Samuel Peter Holland Samuel Holland appeared on " Coronation Street " in August 2007 as a Customer causing trouble inside Jerry ' s Takeaway . Graduating in 2012 from Lancaster University with a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing , his other credits include roles in " Heartbeat , The Body Farm , Shameless , Waterloo Road , Doctors , The Titanic Inquiry " and " Casualty " , along with the short films " Wish , Click " and " Dear Moon " .
Episode 3884 ( 19th July 1995 ) Plot . Jack and Vera try to sell Cliff ' s belongings on the market . Rita can ' t find a replacement holiday for the Websters which is cheap . Deirdre meets tenant Roy Cropper who seems over - helpful . Alec and Vicky return from Southampton . A dealer rejects the Duckworths ' gear as junk but identifies an ashtray as a storage tin lid . It is worthless but the tin is worth £350 . Jack and Vera are horrified as they recall the tin as Cliff ' s poker bucket . Alec feels that he ' s successfully weaned Vicky off Steve but she tells Steve that the marriage is still on . He comforts her as it ' s the anniversary of her parents ' deaths . Jack rushes to the junk shop in search of the bucket . He appears too keen to get it back so the junk man tells him it ' s been sold . Jack leaves , telling him it was worth £350 . The junk man doesn ' t tell Jack the tin is really under his counter . Alec explodes when Steve asks for his blessing to marry Vicky . Sally tells Rita about a cottage in Anglesey which she feels the children would enjoy more . Rita is delighted to book the holiday . The Duckworths only make £27 at the market but are delighted when Curly and Des both say they ' ll lend them £200 each for their holiday . Alma doesn ' t like the idea of Deirdre being Mike ' s caretaker . Mike assures her that he ' s only doing an old friend a favour . Don tells Josie that his marriage is definitely over as far as he ' s concerned and he ' s going to ask Ivy for a divorce .
Jake Webster Jake Webster was the son of Kevin and Alison Webster . Shortly after his birth , Jake turned blue and was diagnosed by doctors with a fatal Group B Strep infection - he died in the arms of his parents . Jake was the half - brother of Rosie , Sophie and Jack Webster .
Glyn Owen Glyn Owen ( 6th March , 1928 - 10th September , 2004 ) played Norman Lindley , estranged husband of Florrie , on " Coronation Street " in 1965 . His other credits include " Survivors " , " Blakes 7 " , " Doctor Who " , " Juliet Bravo " and " Howards ' Way " . External links . Independent Online Obituary
Disc Jockey ( Episode 1495 ) The Disc Jockey presented a late - night programme on local radio that was listened to in the households of Blanche Hunt and Ernie and Emily Bishop . The latter were using its time - check to set their clock whereas Blanche was up late , anxiously waiting the return of daughter Deirdre from a night out with Rita Littlewood . The DJ announced a record request from three women for their old - rig husbands while ironically , Rita and Deirdre had been chatted up by two such riggers Stuart Bellshaw and Maurice Gordon .
Episode 285 ( 4th September 1963 ) Plot . Jerry , Doreen and Lucille go to see Walter ' s debut . The concert secretary ' s daughter , Myra Dickinson , falls for Jerry . When the top billers don ' t turn up , Walter is given four more spots . The regulars have a kitty to raise Albert ' s £5 fine . The concerters miss their bus and have to walk home . Ena lashes out at Emily when she criticises the state of the Mission . She later has a dizzy spell in the Rovers . Frank and Ken track Neil down to Walkden and get some money out of him . Lucille gets the address off Ken and rushes to tell Sheila .
Mick O ' Connell Mick O ' Connell was a bullying foreman at Amalgamated Steel and part of his responsibilities included the loading bay where Dennis Tanner worked . Harry Hewitt warned Dennis that Irishman Mick had a vicious temper if you got on the wrong side of him but the naive Dennis thought he was just a rough diamond . Dennis ' s lack of punctuality and general inability tested what little patience Mick possessed . Even before Dennis had turned up late , he showed his iron control of the men when he chatted to worker Lionel but insisted he carried on working while he did so . He tore a strip off Dennis - or " Archibald " as he called him - but told him in no uncertain times that he be on time and not make a fool of him . He added for effect that the last " sunbeam " who worked for him ended up with a dislocated shoulder when a crate accidentally fell on him . Mick then led the other men in a tea break , making sure that Dennis was firmly excluded from this ritual . Dennis messed up an order that night , sending it to Glasgow when it was meant for Leeds and Mick told him he ' d be fired if he made one more mistake . Dennis had grown to loathe the job and when he found a crate whose contents had been destroyed by Lionel he took the blame in order that Mick had an excuse to sack him . He was sent on his way with a week ' s wages .
Gloria Hadden Gloria Hadden was proprietor of the Ascott B & B where Ken Barlow stayed for a few nights in May 2007 . With the Barlows ' marriage at breaking point , Ken decided to stay at the establishment to take stock of his life , and also used the opportunity to get in touch with Denise Osbourne , wanting her permission to let him see their son , Daniel who Ken hadn ' t seen for several years . Ken saw Gloria as a confidante and told her about his family problems and told her about his love of the theatre . A sympathetic and understanding Gloria was there for Ken but never passed criticism or judgement . A few days later , Deirdre called round to the establishment to speak to Ken . Gloria advised her that Ken hadn ' t gone back to the property the previous night , although his room was booked until the end of the week . List of appearances . 2007
Episode 258 ( 3rd June 1963 ) Plot . Concepta returns unexpectedly from Ireland . She tells Harry she wants to buy her father ' s garage - cum - grocers in instalments . Arthur Forsythe - Jones arrives at the Rovers . He enjoys the atmosphere of the pub . Annie agrees to go to a show with him . Harry resigns from the buses , planning a future in Ireland .
Barbara Hicks Barbara Hicks appeared in the " Man ' s Best Friend " episode of the " Coronation Street " spin - off " Pardon the Expression " in May 1966 . Born on 12th August 1924 in Wolverhampton , Ms Hicks trained at the Webber Douglas School before commencing a distinguished film , stage and television career . Among her credits are " The Charge of the Light Brigade " , " Britannia Hospital " and " Howard ' s End " while on the small screen she appeared in many literary adaptations including a 1960 Granada Television production of H . G . Wells ' " Kipps " which finished transmission on Friday 2nd December and was replaced the following week in its timeslot by the first episode of " Coronation Street " and which was also directed by Stuart Latham , the programme ' s first producer .
Episode 4504 ( 8th November 1998 ) Plot . A beaten - up Tony is carried out to the ambulance . Natalie accompanies him to the hospital leaving a fed - up Des who is sceptical that it could have been burglars . Nick is secretive about his new part - time job . Jim threatens to report Michael Wall to the health authorities if Liz goes off with him but Michael refuses to change his mind . Alec and Rita have an official opening of the door between their flats . Rita invites Alec for dinner so they can celebrate . Tony gives a useless description of the burglars to the police and Des is determined to find out what he ' s up to .
Geoffrey Matthews Geoffrey Matthews appeared on " Coronation Street " as Gamma Garments manager Neil Crossley between July and September 1963 , returning to the role between November and December 1966 . His other credits include the 1962 film " The Day Of The Triffids " , " BBC Sunday - Night Theatre " , " Emergency - Ward 10 " , " Suspense " , " The Villains " , " The Wednesday Play " " Z Cars " , " Mr Rose " , " Play for Today " , " Churchill ' s People " , " Dial M For Murder " and " Lizzie Dripping " . He also took part in many productions for BBC radio , including the starring role of a 1957 version of " The History of Mr Polly " and many productions for " Saturday Night Theatre " and " Afternoon Theatre " .
Brenda Fricker Brenda Fricker ( born 17th February , 1945 ) is an Irish actress who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1989 for her role in " My Left Foot " . To British television viewers , she is perhaps best known as nurse Megan Roach , a part she played for a number of years on BBC hospital drama " Casualty " . On " Coronation Street " , she played Staff Nurse Maloney in January 1977 . Brenda ' s other credits include " Juliet Bravo " and the hit 1992 movie " Home Alone 2 : Lost In New York " .
Barry Hawkins Barry Hawkins was a thug hired by loan shark Rick Neelan . After Terry Duckworth borrowed money from Rick to set up lap - dancing club Se7enth Hea7en on Viaduct Street , Barry and Jonny Smith demanded the money back after Terry failed to pay . Terry ' s son Tommy agreed to pay them £10 , 000 to bail his dad out . Barry and Jonny later helped Rick intimidate Terry , Tommy and Tina McIntyre after it turned out they had only paid off half the debt . Barry later gave Tommy a severe beating when he refused to do any more jobs for Rick ( having been forced to work for Rick after Terry did a runner ) . Barry was most likely arrested after Rick was caught by the police due to the interference of Kirsty Soames . List of appearances . 2012
Reg Lever Reg Lever ( 4th September , 1903 - 18th August , 1985 ) was a British actor who played George Davies , Joan Walker ' s father - in - law in " Coronation Street " in February 1961 . He also appeared in " Dr . Finlay ' s Casebook " , several plays in the " Armchair Theatre " series , " The Wednesday Play " , " Dixon of Dock Green " , " No Hiding Place " , " Doctor Who " , " Thirty - Minute Theatre " , " All Creatures Great and Small " and the films " Scrooge " and " Doomwatch "
Louisa Rix Louisa Rix ( born 2nd February , 1955 ) played Carole Gordon on " Coronation Street " in November 1978 , and Alec Gilroy ' s sister , cruise ship singer Brenda ( aka Melody Lane ) in the spin - off " QE2 Video " , released in December 1995 . Her other credits include " A Roof Over My Head , Breakaway Girls , Danger UXB , The Professionals , A Fine Romance , Brookside , Smith & Jones , Colin ' s Sandwich , Harry Enfield and Chums , Kevin & Perry Go Large , Doctors , Miranda " and " Come Fly with Me " . She is the daughter of film director and actor Brian Rix , and was previously married to the actor Jonathan Coy who also appeared on " Coronation Street " as Stanley Fairclough in January 1977 .
Singapore Singapore is a Southeast Asian island city - state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula , 85 miles north of the equator . An island country made up of 63 islands , it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia ' s Riau Islands by the Singapore Strait to its south . The country is highly urbanised and is the world ' s fourth - leading financial centre , and its port is one of the five busiest ports in the world . Founded as a trading post by Britain in 1819 , Singapore became independent in 1963 . The first connection with the residents of Coronation Street came in March 1980 when Len and Rita Fairclough considered buying a house in Handforth from a Mr and Mrs Lambert because they were moving to Singapore . Len was unhappy with the prospect and Rita dropped the idea , not wishing to force the move on him . In November 1997 pilot Captain Ian Jenkins moved for six months to Singapore with his family and asked Jon Lindsay to keep an eye on his house . Jon used the house to help deceive Deirdre Rachid that he was an airline pilot and used the address to obtain money fraudulently , involving an innocent Deirdre in the scam . There was a happier connection with the city in August 1999 when Mike Baldwin booked a three - week holiday there as well as stops in Hong Kong and Bali for himself and girlfriend Linda Sykes .
Episode 1222 ( 2nd October 1972 ) Plot . Norma decides to ask Ken for private lessons in English Literature . Rita tells Len that her landlady Lena Norris has told her that she can ' t have men visitors after 9pm . Albert takes to his bed with his old war wound . Maggie worries that Norma is setting herself up for heartbreak . Jerry warns Len that Rita has given up a lot for him and hasn ' t gotten much back . Ken agrees to teach Norma for 50p an hour and gets her to keep Albert company in exchange . Ray takes Mandy Taylor out and she spends all his money . Len gets rid of Jerry to entertain Rita at No . 9 . Jerry decides he wants a relationship with Norma and puts on his best suit to ask her out . Norma dresses up for her first lesson . Ena shows Bet how to crochet . Jerry interrupts Len and Rita just as they get amorous on the sofa . Notable dialogue . Ena Sharples : “ What are you making ? ” Bet Lynch : “ A frock . Do you think it ' s a bit ambitious for a first try ? ” Ena Sharples : “ Oh , no . The length you wear them another three rows on that and you ' ll have done the skirt . ”
Episode 6447 ( 13th December 2006 ) Plot . Sophie continues to keep Jack on edge mentioning Bet Lynch . Violet tells Sean and Eileen she ' s pregnant . Sean offers to help Violet with the baby . Sally ' s shocked that Bill will be with the Platts for Christmas . She tells him to decline the invite and eat with them . Claire gives Tracy the number for a women ' s refuge centre . Violet tells Jamie about the pregnancy . Jamie ' s too shocked to make sense of it and makes vague promises to help her as much as she wants . Jason and Sarah have a tentative lunch together . They decide to bunk off work and go for a drink in the Weatherfield Arms . Bill , Kevin and Audrey persuade Gail and Sally to have a joint Christmas dinner at the Platts ' house . Tracy phones the refuge to make a false complaint but is forced to hang up half way through when Charlie returns home . Betty ' s unconvinced by Jack ' s stories of Sophie Webster until Sophie mentions Betty being a mayoress . Earwigging Roy is more sceptical . Michelle discovers paint on Ryan ' s shirt and knows he ' s been lying about the graffiti . She forces him to apologise to Norris and promise to clear it up . Jamie tells Violet they won ' t get back together as he ' s found someone else . She manages to get Jamie to admit he ' s seeing Frankie . Violet ' s outraged , and it ' s made worse when Sean , who ' s just returned , admits he knew all along . An angry Violet tells Eileen what ' s been going on , and Jamie realises he ' s made a mess of things . Cast . Guest cast . " None "