Coronation Street

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29x1
Mon 04 Jan 1988
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Lisa threatens to tell Patric that Jenny is cheating on him when he arrives from France. Kevin and Sally get to work on Number 13, and Sally witnesses some shop-lifting.
29x2
Wed 06 Jan 1988
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Patric has changed his mind about marrying Jenny - he wants her now, but Alan is not going to be happy. Amy continues her life of crime, and Mike has some shock news for the factory workers.
29x3
Mon 11 Jan 1988
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Patric discovers more than he bargained for about Jenny's Christmas kiss with Gary. Alf confronts Amy about her shoplifting and the factory girls are up in arms about the pay cut that Mike orders.
29x4
Wed 13 Jan 1988
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Mike has sacked Ida, and Ivy is shocked to discover that he has hired a new supervisor, Connie Parker. Patric has some news for Jenny and Vera is on the warpath.
29x5
Mon 18 Jan 1988
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Kevin and Sally get some bad news from the Building Society. Ivy decides to take matters into her own hands when the factory workers don't get paid enough, but can she persuade Mike to part with more cash?
29x6
Wed 20 Jan 1988
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Emily reveals that Mike has the girls working under false pretences, and Vera causes trouble for Connie. Kevin and Sally face up to the county Court Judgement that Sally forgot about, with a little help from Alf.
29x7
Mon 25 Jan 1988
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Ivy finds out that Don is a regular gambler, and she isn't happy. Kevin goes to another Building Society to request a mortgage loan, and there's a surprise applicant for the job of paper boy at The Kabin.
29x8
Wed 27 Jan 1988
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Rita's decision to employ pensioner Harry Ashton as the new paper boy at The Kabin causes problems for Mavis. Ivy takes a dim view of Don's acquisition of some sports equipment.
29x9
Mon 01 Feb 1988
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Mavis has to make a decision about Harry's proposition, but he's causing far more trouble amongst the younger generation of newspaper deliverers! Vera advises Ivy about her relationship with Don and Brian makes a decision about his links with Gail.
29x10
Wed 03 Feb 1988
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It's Sarah's first birthday, so the Tilsleys organise a party for her. Brian has a question for Gail - but it's something she doesn't want to hear. Bet has to remind Alec that they haven't had their honeymoon.
29x11
Mon 08 Feb 1988
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Brian's proposal makes Gail appraise the situation - does she want things to change at all? Alec and Bet can't even agree on where to go on honeymoon to, and Mavis gets a threatening visitor.
29x12
Wed 10 Feb 1988
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Alec makes a dramatic stand when Bet decides to go on holiday with nymphomaniac Stella, but will he let her go? Gail realises that she doesn't love Brian anymore, but needs him around for their children.
29x13
Mon 15 Feb 1988
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The news about Gail and Brian re-marrying thrills Ivy, but Gail has some disturbing news about Audrey. the Websters have something to celebrate, but Gloria is worried about her relationship with Mike Baldwin.
29x14
Wed 17 Feb 1988
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Gail confronts Alf about the reasons for Audrey flying to Canada. Statham has some interesting news for Ken about The Recorder and Gloria has an ultimatum to give to Mike.
29x15
Mon 22 Feb 1988
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With Audrey in Canada seeing the brother Gail never knew she had, Gail decides to bring the wedding forward. Glora gives Mike a hard time about the way he treats her, and Ken has big plans for the future as the sole proprietor of The Recorder.
29x16
Wed 24 Feb 1988
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Mike decides to formalise his relationship with Gloria, but how will Linda feel about it? Ken's plans for The Recorder go badly wrong. Gail and Brian get married at the Registry Office, .. show full overview
29x17
Mon 29 Feb 1988
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Linda tells Mike that she's leaving Graham for him, and Gloria realises that she has been two-timed. Sally and Kevin move into their new home at Number 13, and Bet returns from her holiday in Morocco with some surprising news for Alec.
29x18
Wed 02 Mar 1988
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Bet's startling revelation that she is pregnant causes worries at the Rovers and gives Betty the opportunity to make fun of Alec. Linda asks Gloria to warn Mike that she has left Graham and that he may be in danger.
29x19
Mon 07 Mar 1988
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The news quickly spreads that Mike has been badly beaten up by Graham and his friends with varying reactions. Jack discovers that Amy has been stealing bottles of stout, but how will .. show full overview
29x20
Wed 09 Mar 1988
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Ken faces troubles on the work front when Nick employs an ally to work full-time in the office, while Vera confronts Amy about her kleptomania. Who will be the first to break in this .. show full overview
29x21
Mon 14 Mar 1988
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Ken gets some reassurance from Fiona about her working in the office, and Shirley makes a decision to move out of her mother's house. Bet is upset over the loss of the baby, but the .. show full overview
29x22
Wed 16 Mar 1988
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With Gina moved into number 13, Sally gets annoyed with the way she flirts with Kevin. Curly decides to stay at Emily's, as Shirley wants to move into the flat, but gets into trouble .. show full overview
29x23
Mon 21 Mar 1988
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The suspicions grow that Alf might be a racist after he offers the flat to Curly instead of Shirley. And the problems continue for Sally when she is introduced to Gina's new boyfriend, Billy, who is on probation - will he be a bad influence.
29x24
Wed 23 Mar 1988
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Now that the Barlows are a two-car family, Deirdre considers having driving lessons. Emily and Alf are at war over the dispute about the flat, but Shirley comes up with a novel - if shocking - answer to the dilemma.
29x25
Mon 28 Mar 1988
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Shirley's suggestion that she and Curly move into the flat together pleases him - but how will Alf and Emily react? Billy asks Brian for a job, but Kevin doesn't want him there because .. show full overview
29x26
Wed 30 Mar 1988
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Alf makes it clear that, like Emily, he disapproves of Curly and Shirley living 'in sin' together, but Curly decides to get his double bed from his parents' house. Rita is finding Alan's .. show full overview
29x27
Mon 04 Apr 1988
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Gina gets bored while Billy is at work on the Bank Holiday, and encourages Martin to pay her a visit - and Sally almost finds out. And it's the day for moving in together for Shirley and Curly, and he's going to need some dutch courage.
29x28
Wed 06 Apr 1988
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Martin and Gina spend another day together at Number 13, but there's trouble in store when Billy comes round to see her. Alan gets a surprise when he asks Dave if they can become .. show full overview
29x29
Mon 11 Apr 1988
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Even though Dave has turned him down for partnership, Alan asks Rita to lend him £6,000, but she wants to know more about the business. Shirley celebrates her birthday and tells Curly .. show full overview
29x30
Wed 13 Apr 1988
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Alf oversleeps after a heavy drinking session and fails to open the shop on time. Alan spends the £6,000 on a new car and Curly has to try to win over Shirley's mum. Rita cooks Alf a meal and then is surprised that he has a secret of his own to tell.
29x31
Mon 18 Apr 1988
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Curly's mother writes him a letter disowning him because he is living with a black girl, so he goes to see her in Crewe. A bunch of roses arrives for Gloria, but who are they from and .. show full overview
29x32
Wed 20 Apr 1988
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The fallout from Mike Baldwin's arrest for drink driving begins and Vera begins to spread the 'good' news. Rita's investigation into the burglar alarm business has puzzling consequences and Alf gets some good news at last.
29x33
Mon 25 Apr 1988
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Alan's lies have caught up with him and Rita feels that she cannot trust him anymore. Audrey returns home to find that Alf isn't happy about her having gone to Canada and Gail demands to .. show full overview
29x34
Wed 27 Apr 1988
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Audrey can't stop talking about Stephen and Alf loses his temper. Bet forces Alec to apologise to Ken for barring him from the pub. Meanwhile, Mike has to face up to his drink driving and accept the sentence he receives.
29x35
Mon 02 May 1988
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Sandra Stubbs answers Alec's advertisement for a cleaner, while Mike overhears Vera laughing about his conviction and gets annoyed about the quality of some recent orders. Mike decides .. show full overview
29x36
Wed 04 May 1988
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Mike makes an example of Vera, believing her to have set him up when he was drinking and driving. Alan pesters Rita into giving him £1,000 for equipment and offers Martin a job. Ida, after much thought decides that she has a confession to make.
29x37
Mon 09 May 1988
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Ivy tells Mike that Vera is innocent, but can't tell him that Ida told the police. Percy has some bad news from the Council and Alf tells Audrey about his jealousy.
29x38
Wed 11 May 1988
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Now that Ida has confessed to Mike, Vera asks for her old job back, but still angry about the situation, Mike refuses. When threatened with an industrial tribunal, he proves to Vera that .. show full overview
29x39
Mon 16 May 1988
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Alan talks Alec into having a burglar alarm fitted at the pub, while Don offers to decorate Ivy's house. Percy is increasingly worried about having to move out of the Centre and decides to make a dramatic stand.
29x40
Wed 18 May 1988
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With the new flat not going to be ready for two months, Percy has decided to move in with Emily, but what will Emily think of that? Alec gets a better quote for an alarm system than .. show full overview
29x41
Mon 23 May 1988
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Emily agrees to let Percy move in with her temporarily, but has Percy misled her? Ivy is surprised that Brian doesn't object to her acceptance of Don's proposal of marriage and Vera if .. show full overview
29x42
Wed 25 May 1988
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Phyllis is jealous of Percy moving in with Emily and stops at nothing to persuade him to stay her bungalow instead. Mauves is forced to sack one of the boys and decides to offer the .. show full overview
29x43
Wed 01 Jun 1988
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Don begins making wedding plans and wants to buy a ring for Ivy, but can she bear to take off Bert's wedding band? Emily discovers that Percy, her new lodger, is more of a handful then .. show full overview
29x44
Mon 06 Jun 1988
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Despite the threats of violence from Wayne's mother, Mauves continues to support Jason and wants to call in the police. Don has a honeymoon surprise for Ivy and Jack persuades Vera to .. show full overview
29x45
Wed 08 Jun 1988
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The factory girls got to the Rovers for most of the afternoon to celebrate Ivy's upcoming wedding. Mike gets angry when they return late and Jack goes to collect his new suit. Ivy .. show full overview
29x46
Mon 13 Jun 1988
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Jack awakes with a terrible hangover to discover that he has somehow, lost his new suit overnight and it's the day of the wedding. He has no choice but to wear his Vince St Clair outfit .. show full overview
29x47
Wed 15 Jun 1988
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Deirdre takes her driving test, but realises that she needs more help from Ken and Percy starts a new job. Alan sells an alarm system to Carole Burns and starts flirting with her in from .. show full overview
29x48
Mon 20 Jun 1988
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Percy begins his new job as a school-crossing warden, with uniform and lollipop, in high spirits. Fiona tells Ken how the Clarion Group is in dire financial straits, and how Nick has .. show full overview
29x49
Wed 22 Jun 1988
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The news that the Receivers must be called in worries Ken, because of his financial interest, but is he really facing financial ruin? Mike parks his Jaguar on the Street and Percy makes .. show full overview
29x50
Mon 27 Jun 1988
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Ronnie is on the trail of his estranged wife, Sandra, and is threatening to follow her to find out where she is living. Ken and Statham get some mixed news about the position of the 'The Recorder', and Vera offers her services as a driver to Mike.
29x51
Wed 29 Jun 1988
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Ronnie has decided that he wants to make it up with Sandra and he is sorry that he hit her, but will she want him back after getting the black eye? Vera is getting all romantic with .. show full overview
29x52
Mon 04 Jul 1988
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The car accident has left Jack with a broken nose and Vera with a torrent of abuse from her husband! Fiona reveals that she still has a set of keys to Neptune House, and she and Ken plan .. show full overview
29x53
Wed 06 Jul 1988
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Mike tells Jack that he has a good case for compensation, so he decides to sue Vera. Kevin tells her how much the repairs will cost and she starts to think that everyone wants her money. .. show full overview
29x54
Mon 11 Jul 1988
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Jason runs for help to save Sandra from being beaten up by Ronnie. Jack continues in his plans to sue Vera for compensation and Ken makes Statham an offer he just can't refuse.
29x55
Wed 13 Jul 1988
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Emily hears that Percy's new flat is now ready for him to move into, and is delighted, but what will Percy think? Sandra applies to the courts to grant an injunction banning Ronnie from .. show full overview
29x56
Mon 18 Jul 1988
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Bet lends a helping hand and Deirdre feels that Ken is spending too much money. Percy is finally moving into his new flat on Parliament Street, but Emily feels worried about the move .. show full overview
29x57
Wed 20 Jul 1988
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Don give his winning from the casino to Ivy to make her think that betting a good thing, but Jack has a worrying time trying to get the £30 back that he lost before Vera finds out. .. show full overview
29x58
Mon 25 Jul 1988
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Ivy and Vera are not talking to one another over Vera's accusation of Don leading Jack Astray. Shirley refuses to go to dinner with Curly's parents and Alf plans a holiday in the Lake District, only to receive some unwelcome news from Audrey.
29x59
Wed 27 Jul 1988
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Alec is asked by Gus Ferris to provide an act to fill a gap at the Old Bank Club, and comes up with an awful replacement. Audrey is thrilled when Malcolm Reid flies in from Canada, but .. show full overview
29x60
Mon 01 Aug 1988
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Audrey neglects both Alf and the shop to spend time with Malcolm, whom Ivy believes to be her brother-in-law. However, Malcolm lets slip about Audrey's natural son, Stephen and Emily's .. show full overview
29x61
Wed 03 Aug 1988
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Ivy is angry that she has been lied to about Audrey's trip to Canada and confronts Audrey. Don decides to organise a coach trip to Blackpool and gets some generous help, while Percy moves back in with Emily.
29x62
Mon 08 Aug 1988
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Alf and Audrey argue about the coach trip, because Malcolm is going on it and Alf is worried. Percy does some matchmaking for the Blackpool trip and Alf has to make a decision - but is it too late?
29x63
Wed 10 Aug 1988
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Because the coach to Blackpool was fully booked, Alf has to make a trip on his own to try to find out what Audrey is up to. Meanwhile, the coach party is full of romantic intentions .. show full overview
29x64
Mon 15 Aug 1988
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Audrey's protests that she hasn't been unfaithful fall on deaf ears - and Aurdrey has others' disapproval to face, too. Much to Percy's surprise, Arnold and Phyllis find their own way .. show full overview
29x65
Wed 17 Aug 1988
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Alec finds that he can't cope with the new member of the family at the pub, Rover the stray Alsatin, and does his best to get rid of him. Audrey and Alf's relationship grows frostier, but will her protestations convince him of her innocence?
29x66
Mon 22 Aug 1988
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Curly has some work on his hands when Mrs Armitage leaves her daughter Lucy with him. Bet gets great satisfaction from making Alec feel uncomfortable around Rover the Alsatian and Mavis applies for a new job.
29x67
Wed 24 Aug 1988
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Despite Shirley's dislike of the idea, Curly finds that he enjoys looking after Lucy. Alex arranges an underhand way to get rid of Rover the Alsatian and Mavis is offered and interview, but how will she tell Rita.
29x68
Mon 29 Aug 1988
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While Rita is hurt about Mavis's decision to move on, Mavis begins to doubt her own abilities. Curly annoys Shirley by taking Lucy out to the fair for the whole day. And for one family, there's joy and suspicion as a prodigal return to the Street.
29x69
Wed 31 Aug 1988
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Mavis goes to her interview to find a highly embarrassing situation with an old friend. Newly returned Terry Duckworth can't believe that Curly has a girlfriend, let alone that he lives .. show full overview
29x70
Mon 05 Sep 1988
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Don annoys Brian by suggesting he did a bad job repairing the car when it breaks down again. Mavis is horrified and humiliated when she receives a letter from Derek saying she hasn't got .. show full overview
29x71
Wed 07 Sep 1988
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Terry gets annoyed when Kevin refuses to lend him money. The sight of the Webster's happiness at being married sickens him. Emily and Rita are stunned that Derek has proposed. Mavis is .. show full overview
29x72
Mon 12 Sep 1988
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Sally believes Kevin's explanation that Terry tricked a girl into kissing him, telling her it was his Stag night. Terry tells Sally he knows nothing about that and Kevin is annoyed that .. show full overview
29x73
Wed 14 Sep 1988
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Since Curly needs to write a thesis on a working business, Mike allows Curly to study the factory. Curly becomes frustrated when Mike ignores his intelligent questions by saying he's in .. show full overview
29x74
Mon 19 Sep 1988
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Vera tells Sally and Brian that she feels sure Terry is ashamed of what he did and asks them to forgive him. Curly writes his report, which says Mike makes his girls work in terribly .. show full overview
29x75
Wed 21 Sep 1988
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Curly lets Mike read the report, but when Mike finds it damaging and wrong he rips it up, to Curly's surprise. Derek assures Mavis that he is doing the best he can to get his divorce .. show full overview
29x76
Mon 26 Sep 1988
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Vera boasts to the girls that Mike is grooming Terry for management. Alec is mugged on his way to the bank. He is hit on the head and his briefcase is stolen, containing over £2,000. Bet .. show full overview
29x77
Wed 28 Sep 1988
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Emily is upset when Mike tells her he intends to sue Ken for the slamming story he wrote about Mike running a sweat shop and if that wasn't enough he plans to call Emily as a witness. .. show full overview
29x78
Mon 03 Oct 1988
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Cecil calls on Alec and suggests that if the Rovers is taking so much money the rent should be increased. Alec gets fed up with having to explain about his club money. After all of the .. show full overview
29x79
Wed 05 Oct 1988
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The Police find Alec's briefcase and return it to him. He takes great joy in showing Bet and Cecil his two paying in books - one for the Rovers and one for his artists. Bet apologies to .. show full overview
29x80
Mon 10 Oct 1988
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Phyllis fears that if Gail brings a young kid to help with sandwich round she'll be pushed out. Jack gets a cheque for £600 from Vera's insurance and promises Terry a bottle of whisky if .. show full overview
29x81
Wed 12 Oct 1988
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Vera demands half of Jack's compensation but Jack hides the cheque and refuses to let her cash the cheque at her Building Society. Vera and Jack have a row in the Rovers, telling .. show full overview
29x82
Mon 17 Oct 1988
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When Jenny accuses Martin of covering for Alan, Rita quizzes Jenny as to why she was rowing with Alan, but Jenny tells her it was nothing. Gail give Gina an old butcher's bike to do her .. show full overview
29x83
Wed 19 Oct 1988
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Jenny begs Rita to forget what she said. She tells her she wants to keep them all together as a family. Rita promises she won't throw Alan out so Jenny tells her that Alan's been seeing .. show full overview
29x84
Mon 24 Oct 1988
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Jenny blames Rita for driving Alan out of the house and into the arms of Carole. Alan tells Jenny he tried as hard as he could to make a success of his relationship with Rita but now .. show full overview
29x85
Wed 26 Oct 1988
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When Percy paints 'No Parking' outside No. 3, someone changes it so it reads 'nosy parker'. Emily orders him to get all the paint off the pavement, but he refuses to believe anyone .. show full overview
29x86
Mon 31 Oct 1988
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Jack has some fun telling Arnold that Phyllis is two-timing him with Percy. Arnold tells Phyllis he knows she's seeing Percy and accuses her of using him to make Percy jealous. Derek .. show full overview
29x87
Wed 02 Nov 1988
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Emily goes with Mavis to look for her wedding outfit, but Mavis is having a hard time making her mind up about what to wear. Alan tries to get public sympathy by saying Rita is after all .. show full overview
29x88
Mon 07 Nov 1988
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Mavis is upset when the paperboys joke about he possibility of Derek jilting her again. Alma returns to Weatherfield and hears Gail has started a sandwich round. She tells Gail she can't .. show full overview
29x89
Wed 09 Nov 1988
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Mavis fears that she isn't worldly enough for Derek, and is frightened by the knowledge that things are going to change. Alma tells Gail to stop the sandwich deliveries, telling her the .. show full overview
29x90
Mon 14 Nov 1988
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Gail is annoyed that she has to stop the sandwich round. She feels frustrated working under Alma and tells her she wants to run the round down slowly to let the customers find someone .. show full overview
29x91
Wed 16 Nov 1988
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Brian urges Gail not give up her job, as they can't afford to set her up in business. Sandra falls in love with Pet Shaw, the man she met in the supermarket and wants to see more of him. .. show full overview
29x92
Mon 21 Nov 1988
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Sandra has to attend a parent/teacher evening so has to break her date with Pete. She is pleased when he arranges to see her afterwards, but things go on longer than expected and she has .. show full overview
29x93
Wed 23 Nov 1988
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Terry tries to get the graffiti off the Jag but it needs a new spray job. When Mike returns, Terry shows him the car, letting him believe the graffiti is a warning for him. Mike is .. show full overview
29x94
Mon 28 Nov 1988
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Jenny tells Rita that Alan is moving out of their lives and begs Rita to do something to stop him. Rita calls on Alan and tells him he is hurting Jenny by staying away. Alan feels he has .. show full overview
29x95
Wed 30 Nov 1988
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Gloria tells Sandra that she's been seeing Pete and they are in love. Sandra refuses to let her come between them, she'll forgive Pete as she loves him, but Gloria tells her it wasn't .. show full overview
29x96
Mon 05 Dec 1988
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Terry tells Vera he's resigned from the factory. Vera can't believe it and demands to know why Terry has left. Mike tells her he's been fired and Vera feels all the girls are talking .. show full overview
29x97
Wed 07 Dec 1988
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Terry tells Vera that there is nothing left for him in Weatherfield. Vera begs him to stay for Christmas, but Terry sells all of his jewellery and heads for Bournemouth. Distraught by .. show full overview
29x98
Mon 12 Dec 1988
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Alec learns from Paul Rigby that Bet and Stella are living it up in a hotel, as they couldn't stand the regime at the health farm. When Bet returns to the Rovers she keeps telling Alec .. show full overview
29x99
Wed 14 Dec 1988
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Bet finds out from Stella that Alec knows they booked out form the Health Farm. She stuns Alec by telling him she's booked him into the Health Farm, as he obviously is so interested in it. Ivy demands to know from Alf where they stand over Christmas.
29x100
Mon 19 Dec 1988
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Ivy is stunned when Audrey tells her she and Alf are going to a hotel for Christmas. Gail invites the Brennans to join them for the day. Ivy is please as she won't have to have Don's .. show full overview
29x101
Wed 21 Dec 1988
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Alec is annoyed that none of the staff will work on Christmas Day. Bet refuses to serve as she's got to cook the dinner, so he tells her they'll do without dinner. Deirdre buys presents .. show full overview
29x102
Sun 25 Dec 1988
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Ken reports Deirdre missing to the police. They suspect she's run off with another man. Roscoe sits against the door, refusing to let Deirdre out despite her pleas, finally at 4am having .. show full overview
29x103
Mon 26 Dec 1988
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Tracy has nightmares about Deirdre disappearing. She tails Deirdre everywhere, fearing she'll go again. Ken wants Roscoe caught as he feels he could have raped Deirdre, but Deirdre just .. show full overview
29x104
Wed 28 Dec 1988
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Social Services tell Deirdre her interference in the Roscoe case has made extra work. They accuse her of trying to make a name for herself on the Council. Deirdre is horrified to her .. show full overview

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