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Episode 635 ( 16th January 1967 ) Plot . Stan begins his new job , unhappy with his lot in life . Len and Jerry replace the kitchen sink in No . 11 with a modern unit . Ena tells Jack that the Social Security have agreed to trace Bob Lomax . Vera tells Len she never wants to see her husband again . Puzzled , he asks her why Ena wanted help tracing him then ? Elsie ' s strange man , Percy Bridge , hangs around the Rovers looking for work . Vera looks for her mother , worrying Jack . Stan upsets Annie when he comes into the Rovers in his dirty work clothes . The residents worry that the unemployment situation will get like the depression . Elsie sees Percy in the street and asks him to explain the cryptic comment he made in the Rovers . He hesitates but then tells her it was he who pulled Paul from the canal . She tells her how grateful she is . When questioned , Ena lies to Vera that it was Colin she wanted to trace . She reaches breaking point as Vera , her headaches raging , accuses her of not caring for her . Elsie gives Percy £2 as a reward . Hilda fusses over Stan who is unhappy with his job . Ena confesses to Jack that she wishes it were all over and done with . He tells her that he ' ll send over a drop of brandy for her . Stan and Jerry argue in the Rovers when Jerry says Stan no longer has the strength to do his coal - shifting job . Ena finds Vera dead in bed . Jack , returning with the brandy , comforts her .
Julian Farino Julian Farino directed 36 episodes of " Coronation Street " in the 1990s including one episode co - credited with Mervyn Cumming . He has since become successful in the United States of America , directing episodes of " Sex And The City " and " The Office : An American Workplace " , and has served as both producer and director on the HBO series " Entourage " . Episodes directed by Julian Farino . 1992 ( 18 episodes ) 1993 ( 9 episodes ) 1994 ( 9 episodes )
Episode 30 ( 27th March 1961 ) Plot . Jack notices that Harry is looking down and Annie tries to find out what ' s wrong . He tells her that it ' s his sister , Alice Burgess , and her possible wish to live with him at No . 7 when he ' s used to living on his own . Doreen returns Ena ' s gloves which she left in Snape ' s Cafe . She tells her she ' s starting waitressing there part - time two nights a week to save up for a holiday . Ena gives her a cup of tea and advises her to go abroad for her holiday . Doreen begins her first shift and Christine and Joe are her first customers . Christine isn ' t happy when she makes eyes at Joe and tries to flirt with him . The couple talk about their upcoming wedding and honeymoon . Ena waxes lyrical on the benefits of " abroad " to Minnie and Martha . Concepta tells Harry she enjoyed her night out with Michael Regan and he was a perfect gentleman . She enjoys telling him the two of them are going out together again . Doreen serves a difficult woman in the cafe , not knowing who she is . She makes complaints about the cakes . Her next customers are two Teddy Boys , Bryan and Leslie , but she easily sees them off , earning the admiration of Sylvia Snape . The difficult woman calls at No . 7 - it ' s Alice Burgess . She tells Harry that now that her employer , John Howard has died she ' s out of her housekeeping job but she wasn ' t left as much in his will as she expected - just £250 . She nags Harry on the state of the house and says that he needs someone to look after him but he refuses to take the hint . Len and Jack make a bet as to whether Alice will get her feet under Harry ' s table . Alice tells Harry that Lucille needs to move out of the orphanage and into a real home and he reluctantly agrees to let her move in . Harry goes to the Rovers and confesses to Len that he ' s not sure whether he ' s done the right thing . Notable dialogue . Ena Sharples : " Take that night the gas mains caught fire . I took the whole street in and I gave them warmth and shelter out of the goodness of me ' eart . Guarding over them like they was me own , like the orphans in the storm and not so much as a ' ta very much ' from one of ' em . " Minnie Caldwell : " Mind you , there ' s a lot of foreigners there , isn ' t there ? " < br > Ena Sharples : " Where ? " < br > Minnie Caldwell : " Abroad . I mean , they don ' t talk like us for a start , do they ? Not proper . "
Episode 6939 ( 3rd November 2008 ) Plot . Maria quizzes Tom about Liam ' s calls to Carla . Tom covers saying that Carla was just keeping tabs on the stag do . Tom lies by saying he made some of the calls . Rosie ' s regained consciousness . She picks up a towel rail and forms a plan . John and Fiz arrive back from Whitby . John gives a couple a lift in his taxi , intending to call in at his grandmother ' s house when he ' s dropped them off . Kirk excitedly shows Fiz some plane tickets to South Africa which Cilla has sent . Fiz realises that John ' s left his keys behind . She sets off to feed the cat herself . Norris is driving Rita mad with his fixation for competitions . Dan smirks at Becky and Steve and they wonder how much he knows . Maria gets a call to do with Lad Rags asking for Carla ' s phone number . Maria explains that Carla ' s nothing to do with Lad Rags but she can ' t help feeling slightly uneasy . John ' s driving his taxi when he gets a message from Eileen saying that Fiz has gone to feed the cat . John ' s panic - stricken and drives like a maniac . The elderly couple in the car are terrified . Fiz lets herself into John ' s grandmother ' s house . Rosie hears the door and assumes it ' s John . She waits behind the attic door brandishing the towel rail .
Episode 254 ( 20th May 1963 ) Plot . Christine starts as trainee supervisor at Miami Modes and tries to cut down on Dot and Elsie ' s chatter . Concepta tells Annie that she doesn ' t know how much Harry earns . Annie tells her she ' s too docile . Swindley is shocked when Emily takes the news of his departure lightly . Dennis discovers Elsie went out with Len and feels unwanted . Elsie refuses to go out with Len again because he is still legally married . Concepta tackles Harry about his earnings . Elsie begins to think that the power has gone to Christine ' s head .
Jordanna James When Chesney Brown was caught shoplifting in The Kabin by Rita Sullivan in January 2004 , she gave him a quick clip round the ear . He then tried to make a quick getaway and banged his head in the attempt . Rapacious mother Cilla Brown saw this as an opportunity to make some money from Rita by claiming compensation for the " injuries " her son had endured following this assault . After being reported to the police , who subsequently charged her with assault causing actual bodily harm on a minor , Rita appeared at Weatherfield Magistrates Court in February . Her solicitor Leah Mirrelson warned her that the judgement would in all probability not be based on evidence itself but on who the judge believed to be the more credible witness . She also reminded Rita to stay calm at all costs and not allow herself to be riled . Unfortunately Rita forgot this advice when questioned by prosecutor Jordanna James who pompously told her that there was no justification whatsoever for striking a child while Chesney , well - rehearsed by Cilla , and his mother were calm and considered in their responses . When the judgement was given , Rita was told she had to pay five hundred pounds compensation to Chesney , at which point she lost her temper and told the Magistrate and his two colleagues on the bench just what she thought of them . Norris also shouted his opinion from the gallery at which the two were charged with contempt of court . Leah advised them to both apologise . Norris did so at Rita ' s bidding and was set free but she gave the magistrates another dose of her vitriol and was kept in the cells overnight . The next day Rita did apologise , unable to spend another night like the previous one .
Episode 99 ( 22nd November 1961 ) Plot . Annie takes Jack to task for letting slip to Frank that Ken is jobless and tells him that he should apologise to the lad . Esther makes tea for Frank and Ken . Frank returns from the Rovers and is short with her . She leaves . When Ken remonstrates , they row as Frank is upset that he had to hear the news from Jack . Ken stands up for his principles but Frank is still upset that he had to find out from the Surrey job from Val and not from Ken . When Dennis calls to talk to Ken about a club job , Frank asks him to go . Ken tells Frank he ' s not prepared to listen to him calling him idle anymore and he ' d do any job to pay his way . Ken finds out from Harry that there are seasonal jobs at the bus depot . Ivan admits to Annie and Jack that Elsie still doesn ' t know about their plan to emigrate to Canada . Annie warns Jack not to let anything slip to Elsie ! Harry tells Len about Ken ' s question in the Rovers and Ena overhears . Minnie buys one of the see - through nighties from Swindley ' s Draperies . Swindley practices his sales talk for the new credit scheme on Emily . They have only made 14 / 7 in the shop all day . Annie doesn ' t approve of Harry hanging around in the Rovers with Concepta behind the bar when he has Lucille to look after . Doreen is still ill and Christine has two tickets for an concert . Word spreads that Ken asked Dennis for a job - Elsie is amused . Christine can ' t get Dennis or Elsie to go with the concert with her so she goes by herself . Frank confides in Albert about his troubles and that sometimes he can ' t bring himself to care about the problems that Ken brings him . As Ken hasn ' t come home , he worries that his son might have left for good . Meanwhile Ken hangs around a railway station for a train . Annie frets about Frank and Ken ' s problems . Returning from the concert , Christine bumps into Ken at the station coffee room . Frank retires to bed for the night . Ken tells Christine he ' s leaving for London but she makes him realise that he ' s running away from himself and he returns home in the small hours . Cast . Guest cast . " None " Notable dialogue . Christine Hardman : " I ' m dead good at airin ' me troubles , you know . Best in our street . "
Josh ( Episode 8706 ) Josh was a friend of Simon Barlow ' s having met him on the football team organised by Zeedan Nazir . Simon ' s mother , Leanne Tilsley , organised a meal for the boys at Nick ' s Bistro after one of their practice matches . As they entered , Josh complimented Leanne on the premises . Steph Britton , a lover of football , gave the lads advice on re - hydrating themselves with water instead of coke and lemonade and tried to demonstrate her " keepy uppy " abilities which sent the ball into the middle of the boys ' table . Josh asked Simon if he played video games and another boy , Kyle boasted that he played 18 + ones and went on to tell the gullible lads that a previous night he had sat up until 2 . 00am playing such games whilst drinking shots of Tequila . Simon tried to keep up in the boasting stakes by saying that he liked vodka best and Kyle pushed him into stealing some from behind the bar . he did so with such speed that Josh voiced the wish that Simon would be that fast on the pitch in future ! The lads added the illicit liquor to their soft drinks and as the afternoon wore on became louder and more boisterous . Steph told them to be quiet , telling them that Emily Bishop and Rita Tanner , sat at a nearby table , couldn ' t hear themselves and Kyle rudely shouted back that in that case they should put their hearing aids in . Leanne started to shout at Kyle but when Simon rushed to the toilets to be sick , she realised what had been happening and went ballistic at the youngsters demanding to know how they had obtained the drink . Kyle didn ' t last long before dropping Simon right in it by telling tales on him . Simon was sent home while Leanne rang the parents of Josh and the others to report what had happened and to have them collected .
Episode 1816 ( 12th June 1978 ) Plot . Betty worries that Fred will get hurt whilst he looks for a wife . Hilda needs a new brush to clean the factory . Steve agrees to her having one . She puts a bill in for new cleaning equipment . Mike refuses to give any to her , thinking she ' ll use it all at home . Renee worries that Daisy Hibbert ' s having trouble at home with Joe . Alf thinks she ' s fussing over nothing . Fred ' s date stands him up . Hilda refuses to clean the factory until she gets new cleaning equipment . Len and Ray work overtime on the hotel job to meet the finishing date . Fred takes an interest in Alma Walsh when he discovers she isn ' t married . Mike accuses Hilda of cutting up her broom . She threatens to strike so he sacks her .
Colin Lavender Colin Lavender was the Mayor of Weatherfield and Guest of Honour at Nick ' s Bistro when they held a night for the Rotary Club in May 2012 . An old council acquaintance of Audrey Roberts ' , he greeted her with a kiss and commented that he didn ' t know that the bistro was a time machine as she looked younger every time he saw her . Lewis Archer , Audrey ' s boyfriend , was not happy with the comment . He was further annoyed when Audrey agreed to sit with Colin at the hotpot meal , his sister having cried off from the engagement with " one of her migraines " . Unfortunately the meal proved to be red hot as Eva Price had put two bottles of tabasco sauce and a packet of chilli powder into the food as revenge against Nick Tilsley when she mistakenly thought that he had slept with Kylie Platt . She doused him with a drink in front of Colin and the guests were also witness to Eva ' s revelation which ended with David Platt attacking Nick across the mayoral table .
Muriel Fielding Muriel Fielding was a severe - looking woman who was married to Bill Fielding . When Bill stole £5 from her purse to go on a night out to the Lord Nelson pub and didn ' t come home in April 1981 , Muriel followed his trail and found out from a barmaid there that he ' d gone off with Elsie Tanner . Well aware of Elsie ' s reputation as a tart , Muriel went straight to 11 Coronation Street and caught Bill about to leave the house . Bill tried to fob her off by claiming it was a mate ' s house but Muriel , assuming Elsie was his regular fancy piece , tore him off a strip and called him an animal . Bill called Muriel a dried up old bitch and left the house , and a scorned Muriel vented her fury on Elsie ' s house and her possessions , smashing and tearing what she could find . Sacked soon afterwards by Jim Sedgewick , Elsie reached a low ebb . Helped by her old friend Len Fairclough , she persuaded her to get away from it all and go and stay with daughter Linda Cheveski in Birmingham for a while .
Sean Crotty Sean Crotty directed three episodes of " Coronation Street " in 2006 . He won the chance to work on Granada drama productions as part of a talent initiative put forward by the company in 2004 whereby the winners would be mentored for a year by an experienced director with a view to working on " Coronation Street " and " Emmerdale " . The other winning candidates who eventually worked on the programme were Dayle Evans - Kar , Mark McKillop , Pip Banyard and Neil Alderton . He has also worked on " The War on Democracy " and " Martina Cole ' s Lady Killers " . Episodes directed by Sean Crotty . 2006 ( 3 episodes )
Episode 5229 ( 11th March 2002 ) Plot . Sally is taken aback by Martin when he suggests moving in to No . 13 . Martin returns to work and is disappointed that he has to return to his flat . Les is pretending to Janice and Toyah that everything is fine with Sandra Milligan . Vik is still worried about John Wilding . Matt and Charlie return from their skiing trip and Charlie is clearly distracted . Sally asks Rita ' s advice about whether she thinks Martin should move in . Vik tells Dev and Steve that he is determined to keep on seeing Hazel . Gail and Richard are planning an expensive summer holiday . Bethany spoils Sarah ' s evening in with Todd . Martin and Sally have an argument about whether to move in together and Martin ends up telling Sally that her hang - ups with him are because of her own messes in the past . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Episode 7013 ( 16th February 2009 ) Plot . Becky ' s hungover after her engagement celebrations . Jason ' s all loved up . Kevin apologises to Sally for stopping out all night . He cooks lunch to try and make amends . Joe ' s pleased when he manages to sell some of his surplus stock . Becky ' s working in café . Jason wants to discuss wedding plans but it ' s obvious Becky ' s heart isn ' t really in it . Hayley clocks Becky ' s disinterest . Hayley quizzes Becky about her feelings for Jason . Becky admits Steve proposed to her too and she ' s torn between them . Janice tries to convince the factory girls she ' d make a good nurse . They ' re not convinced . Sophie brings Ben home for lunch . She announces to Kevin and Sally that she ' s become a Christian and intends to remain celibate until she ' s married . Eddie tries to bribe David and Tina to stay away from the court case but to no avail . Hayley breaks the news to Steve that Becky has chosen Jason over him . Eileen , Becky and Jason celebrate their engagement over lunch . Eileen returns to work and Becky realises she can ' t go through with it . She hands her engagement ring back to a shocked Jason saying how sorry she is .
Sportsman ’ s Arms The Sportman ’ s Arms is an isolated pub on the Keb ’ s Road , high in the Pennines above Todmorden . It is one of the highest pubs in Yorkshire ( beaten only by the Tan Hill Inn , the highest pub in Britain situated in the Yorkshire Dales ) standing some 1400 feet on the edge of Stansfield Moor . It was here in January 1997 that a somewhat - smitten Sean Skinner went walking with Samantha Failsworth , insisting that he loved fell - walking and telling Des Barnes that he ’ d had experience of trekking such high surroundings in Holland . With thick snow on the ground , Sean hated the harsh conditions and was delighted to come upon the pub , only to discover it was closed . The day wasn ’ t entirely wasted though as he and Sam sat outside the premises and swapped their life stories , getting to know each other better in the process .
Mrs Mellish Mrs Mellish was one of five members of a panel interviewing applicants for the post of caretaker at the newly - built Community Centre in Coronation Street in May 1971 . Along with Alf Roberts , Ernest Bishop , Mr Rogers and Miss Prowse , she interviewed Mrs Helliwell , Hetty Thorpe , Mr Draper and Ena Sharples . Ena was the favoured candidate for Alf and Ernie , mainly because of a combinations of threats and blackmail she had made to the two men . During the interview Mrs Mellish asked Ena why she wanted the job and Ena replied that it was because she was selfish - she liked being surrounded by people , both young and old - and this job would ensure that that would happen . Alf and Ernie felt certain that Mrs Mellish would vote with them but she ended up siding with her other two colleagues and Hetty Thorpe was offered the position .
Episode 5502 ( 12th May 2003 ) Plot . The factory girls are impressed with Harry ' s standard of cleaning . Bev tells Shelley that it ' s time she moved on . She goes to have a look at a pub in Dyserth Falls , North Wales . Bev doesn ' t really want to go but feels she should for Shelley ' s sake while Shelley doesn ' t want her mum to go but keeps quiet for Bev ' s sake ! Archie persuades Blanche to attend a tea dance with him . Blanche plays hard to get but is delighted on the quiet . Les goes to see his barrister John Rivers , who tells him that he must only answer " yes " and " no " to the questions thrown at him as he stands no chance if it gets personal . Curly admits to Emma that he ' s dreading going to her colleague ' s leaving do as he doesn ' t want to see Mick . Gail apologises to Eileen and tells her that Sarah is talking about moving to Oxford . Eileen advises Gail to ignore it as it probably won ' t happen anyway . Eileen is delighted when Jason turns down the offer of a drink with Tony Stewart in favour of going out in his new car . Gail makes up with Sarah and apologises for treating her like a child . Adam turns up at Ken and Deirdre ' s house unexpectedly . Joe explains to Karen that he intends to ruin Mike and take over the factory . He asks her to help him to do it .
Betsy Hewitt Betsy Hewitt was the daughter of Samuel and Dolly Hewitt , who were the first tenants of 3 Coronation Street in 1902 . The Hewitt clan was among the worst hit by the Weatherfield TB epidemic ; Betsy lost her mother and brother to it before succumbing to it herself as a four - year - old in 1906 . In her final days , Samuel nearly smothered her to end her suffering but stopped when her elder sister Flo , sleeping in the same room , woke up and screamed . Betsy died two days later .
Mr Rogers ( 1971 / 4 character ) Mr Rogers was one of five members of a panel interviewing applicants for the post of caretaker at the newly - built Community Centre in Coronation Street in May 1971 . Along with Alf Roberts , Ernest Bishop , Miss Prowse and Mrs Mellish , he interviewed Mrs Helliwell , Hetty Thorpe , Mr Draper and Ena Sharples . Ena was the favoured candidate for Alf and Ernie , mainly because of a combinations of threats and blackmail she had made to the two men . During the interview at Weatherfield Town Hall , Mr Rogers remembered Ena from her April 1969 protest outside the Town Hall over the proposed demolition of an OAP Clubhouse but Alf managed to talk him round from taking too negative a view of that occurrence . Nevertheless Mr Rogers ended up voting with the two ladies for Hetty Thorpe to be given the job . Just under three years later , with the caretaker post vacant again , Mr Rogers was part of another panel to select a replacement , this time alongside Alf , Ernie , Emily Bishop and Vera Hopkins . On this occasion , Mr Rogers was none too impressed with Fred Olliphant and his wife , with Mr Olliphant being so talkative and his wife so quiet that the panel decided to see the husbands and wives separately in future . However , he was greatly impressed with , of all people , Stan and Hilda Ogden , singing their praises to a stunned ( and horrified ) Alf and the Bishops . Knowing the Ogdens would be disastrous caretakers , Alf and the Bishops argued for Gertie Robson to get the job , and the committee was eventually swung to Gertie ' s favour due to her need for accommodation .
Episode 7572 ( 7th April 2011 ) Plot . Gail coerces Nick into having Kylie ' s hen night at the bistro . David is suspicious when Gail and Nick react positively to the upcoming wedding . David forces Graeme to enlist Xin to the hen party and himself to a stag - do in the Rovers . Anna worries about Chesney and Katy ' s eating habits . Gary tells Leanne to ask Izzy or Sean to make Simon ' s costume . Anna and Faye visit Fiz . Anna tells Fiz that she ' s been giving food that ' s past its sell - by date to Chesney and Katy . Maria is fretting about Frank ' s order in the factory . She sends Leanne packing when she comes in for help on the outfit . Leanne is shocked to learn that Cheryl has started to work at the bistro . David thanks Gail for coming round to the idea . Gail is left feeling guilty . Maria rounds up the factory girls at lunchtime and tells them that they will have to work longer tonight . The factory workers tell her that they have plans to attend Kylie and Xin ' s hen night as a ruse to get out of working . Becky is left riled by Kylie ' s behaviour . John does his best to placate Fiz when she worries about Chesney ' s well - being . The factory workers have an awkward night out as Kylie begins to knock back the booze . Fiz realises that her handbag with Joy Fishwick ' s money in it has gone missing . Kylie ' s constant belittling of Graeme leads Xin to become very upset . Fiz accuses Chesney of stealing the money . Chesney is furious . Gail gives Kylie an ultimatum ; £1 , 000 to leave David and never look back . When a tipsy Kylie stashes it in her purse Gail is appeased .