Mon, Jan 4, 1965
Ken is livid about the story in the paper, annoyed that David has let the family down even though he was always viewed as the golden boy. A bad-tempered Len bickers with Jack and Annie over the story. Stan has been put off David by the allegations. Minnie wonders what Wormold wants with Ena. Hilda has doubts about Stan and Charlie's wastepaper business. Ken wants to have the matter out with David but Val doesn't want any rows in her condition. David and Irma return from a night out. Stan refuses to let her bring David into No. 13. Ken and Val are plagued by reporters ringing them. Ken goes to visit Frank and discuss the matter with him. Len tells Elsie her list of repairs she wants Wormold to carry out on No.11 is unreasonable but he'll prepare her an estimate. Irma is upset over Stan's attitude. Ken returns and tells David that Frank was horrified, even though he doesn't believe a word of the allegations. To please Val, Ken tells him that he doesn't believe it either, although he's unconvinced. Ena keeps her appointment with Wormold. He tells her that Mrs. Briggs, owner of the Street, died a couple of months ago and has left Ena one of the houses in gratitude for her harmonium playing at the Glad Tidings Mission Hall years before. Wormold offers to buy it off her for £350 but when she discovers which house it is she tells him that she's definitely keeping it.
Mon, Jan 11, 1965
Elsie is in a bad mood about Ena and takes it out on Dennis. Elsie knows that Ena will have something up her sleeve and determines to get in first. She's thrown when Ena is friendly to her and disarms her. Elsie nevertheless gives her a list of repairs she wants doing to No.11. Hilda is furious when Stan fills the house with paper. Albert gets the name of a paper merchant that Stan can do business with. Irma is still off with Stan for the way he treated David. Emily hands out leaflets for the Gamma Garments January sale and drops hints that Swindley has a great gimmick up his sleeve. Charlie sees in the paper that Len is advertising for a live-in housekeeper/cook. Annie approves while Minnie rushes to tell Ena. The menfolk take the mickey out of Len when he turns up in the Rovers, doubting his true motives. Minnie worries that Ena will make her spy on Len to make sure that nothing untoward is happening. Charlie, Hilda and Albert wait for the results of Stan's visit to the paper merchant. They find he was only offered £5 a ton instead of the market price of £7. Len and Lucille prepare his house for the housekeeper interviews. Mrs Ainsworth, one of Len's applicants, asks directions to Mawdsley Street from Ena who invites her into the Vestry for a chat. Dennis shows a shocked Elsie the advert. She's about to go round and stop him making a fool of himself but changes her mind and decides to leave well alone. Charlie, Albert and Stan come round to help Len "judge" his applicants but he throws them out. Hilda throws all the paper into the back yard. Irma is at a loose end with nothing to do on her night off. Dennis makes a bet with her to force her to apply to Len for the post of housekeeper. Mrs Ainsworth gets annoyed at Ena's intensive questioning. Ena tells her she'll tell her all about Len. She later tells the regulars that she's saved Len a great deal of trouble, as he'll be finding out about now, and he'll later thank her for it but she won't reveal exactly what she's said or done to anyone.
Wed, Jan 13, 1965
Jack tells Albert, Stan and Charlie about Ena's mysterious intervention. Mrs Ainsworth calls at 15 Mawdsley Street. She lets rip at Len about his supposed disgusting history of boozing and womanising. Len is mystified at what she means and matters aren't helped when Irma turns up, flaunting herself at him to win her bet with Dennis. Seeing the time isn't right, she makes a hasty retreat and Mrs Ainsworth also leaves with a lecture about God-fearing to Len. He's happier when a glamourous blonde called April turns up. Hilda sells the paper to Bernie Sparks, the paper merchant, for £4 a ton, making a profit of only £2,6s and 8d each for the men. She threatens to leave Stan unless he accepts. Elsie and Dennis aren't interested in Emily Nugent's pitch for the Gamma Garments sale. Elsie refuses to let Dennis fix a broken doorknob, insisting that Ena pays for it to be done. Minnie reports on the spying she has carried out on Len's house and who she has seen coming and going. Elsie tries to get the repairs out of Ena but is monetarily diverted when she hears about April. Len tries to be serious about interviewing April but she comes on to him throughout the process, scaring him. She goes to the Rovers where she tells the regulars that she's got the job. The menfolk are delighted that she'll be around the area. Annie isn't though. Hilda reads the cards to see what job Stan will be getting next. Elsie and Ena argue about the repairs. Ena pays Lucille to obtain her a copy of the rent act in town. Widow Norma Gee is the next candidate. Len likes her more down-to-earth manner. She offers to make him his dinner as part of a trial run. April enjoys the attention from the men in the pub. Annie delights in introducing her to Elsie and the two almost come to blows when April insults her. She is easily seen off by Elsie. Len enjoys Norma's delicious cooking and offers her the permanent job. He is thrown though when she drops hints about how happy they're going to be together.
Mon, Jan 18, 1965
Swindley puts the prizes in the lucky dip barrel in the middle of the shop with a gents' watch being the star prize. Ena takes Minnie to task for failing to spot Norma Gee moving in with Len. Norma is pleased with her room and says she'll make no demands on Len. Annie is pleased that Len turned down April. Norma runs Len off his feet making him re-arrange the furniture and tidy up. Stan and Albert make a pretence of calling on Len to see about going to Saturday's football match but their real intention is to size up Norma. Len sees right through them. He is forced to buy new curtain material from Gamma at Norma's insistence. Neither Len nor Hilda are impressed with their lucky dip prizes. Stuart tells Swindley that the Mission of Glad Tidings is to be merged with the Bold Street Mission and one will have to close, though the committee can't decide which one. They agree that the caretakers must be informed. Ena gets a copy of the Rent Act to find ways to raise Elsie's rent. Ena turns down several prizes in the lucky dip until she finds ones that suit her - an egg timer and a lavender bag. Len is happy with Norma's cooking. Annie calls to inspect her and gets it out of her that she's a widow. A man calls at the Rovers asking if anyone's seen his missing wife. Ena calls at No. 11 and is handed a list of repairs that are needed. Ena agrees to them but in return tells a shocked Elsie that her rent will go up by twenty shillings a week. Stan thinks the description of the missing wife sounds like Norma - the man confirms his name is Harry Gee but no one lets on that they know where Norma is, though Annie thinks they should. Stan worries what he'll do to Len when he finds out where she is. Ena tells Stuart and Swindley that she's not bothered about losing her home - she can always find other accommodation. Elsie relaxes with the television, unware of what Ena's planning.
Wed, Jan 20, 1965
Dennis worries about the rent rise but Elsie cites an identical situation where Dot Greenhalgh's sister-in-law won her case in court. Ena tries to find out from Stuart what the committee's decision is likely to be but he's unable to assist. She sends Minnie out to find out what the Bold Street Mission's attendances are like. Len continues to enjoy Norma's food. She and Elsie take a dislike to each other when she calls on Len. Harry calls into the Rovers to see if there's been any news of Norma. Jack refuses to let Annie tell him anything. Dennis overhears the lady's description. Emily deduces what Ena meant by "alternative accommodation". Swindley is horrified. Ena demands that he finds out when the lease on the Mission of Glad Tidings expires. Dennis mutters to Elsie about Harry Gee and she makes the connection with the woman she's met. Minnie discovers the Bold Street attendances are up. Swindley tells Ena the lease runs out in April. She thinks the Glad Tidings Mission is doomed. Elsie delights in telling Harry where Norma is. He calls there and insists she returns home with him. They are arguing when Len returns. He's amazed to find that Norma isn't a widow and is about to throw Harry out when she claims he hits her but Harry tells him that Norma tried to bigamously marry the last man she kept for. Norma agrees to return with Harry, admitting the claim about domestic violence was untrue. Len finds out that Elsie told Harry where she could be found. Stuart tells Swindley that the committee still haven't reached their decision and it all depends on his final report. Ena makes plans to evict Elsie, confident she would win any court action. Len is pleased that Elsie's saved him from a tangled mess with a married woman. Ena gives Dennis a month's notice to quit No. 11.
Mon, Jan 25, 1965
Ena wonders if there's been any sign of activity from the Tanners. Dennis tells Elsie about the notice. Elsie is calm, deciding not to row with Ena but to get everyone on their side. The clasp on Annie's gold bracelet is broken. Elsie starts her campaign with Annie, telling her "in confidence" that Ena is evicting them in four weeks. Annie immediately starts to spread the news, opining that the Tanners are being victimised. She enters a lucky dip in Gamma Garments and wins a back-scratcher. Mr. Swindley and Miss Nugent are told about the eviction. Charlie thinks about being an insurance man as it brings in £25 a week. Stan discovers from Bert Lodge that milkmen finish at noon. The news spreads about Ena. Stan considers being a milkman. Minnie is upset on Ena's behalf when Hilda gives her the cold shoulder. Swindley is pleased with the result of Gamma's sale and a compliment on his window display from a rep from Dobson and Hawkes. Stan finds a gold bracelet in the lucky dip and gives it to a delighted Hilda. Ena is unfazed by the cold shoulder she receives from the residents. Elsie asks Len to fix things in No. 11 so it looks as if it's not worth living in. Swindley offers his sympathies to Elsie. Annie recognises the bracelet as hers, lost in the lucky dip, but allows Hilda to keep it for a few days to save face. The residents anticipate all hell breaking loose between Ena and Elsie.
Mon, Feb 1, 1965
Ena feels depressed and old after her fight with Elsie. Not looking forward to arguing when collecting rent, she gives the job to Minnie for a shilling in the pound commission and sends her to get this week's. Elsie is similarly depressed as she realises she's getting old and heading towards nothing, only happy to have Dennis to keep her company. She pays her rent with no fuss when Minnie calls but insists on the window being repaired. When Minnie's gone, Elsie breaks down. Swindley is given hints by Mr Papagopolous that he may be promoted to area manager for Gamma Garments. The pipes freeze in the shop with the cold spell. Minnie gets her eight pence and halfpenny commission from Ena. Len has twenty jobs on for burst pipes and can't answer them all for several hours. He is delighted when Jerry Booth turns up and employs him instantly to assist with all the jobs. Dennis visits Ena and tells her about Elsie's depressed condition. Jerry says that Myra had a baby girl but doesn't elaborate for anyone. Elsie arrives home from work to find her evening meal ready, cooked by Dennis, the teapot brewed and he's written to Linda prompting her to write back to her mother. Elsie's touched at his concern. Annie is suspicious as to why Jerry isn't boasting about the baby as other fathers would be doing. She panics when both Ena and Elsie are in the Rovers at the same time. Ena summons Elsie to the snug and tells her she's going to sell No. 11 to Edward Wormold. Elsie's pleased and Annie's amazed when they drink together, albeit bitterly arguing over who's going to pay.
Mon, Feb 8, 1965
Jerry tells Len that the baby he and Myra were expecting died prematurely. Florrie agrees to him having the shop flat. Stan gets a job as milkman but has to get up at 4.00am. Ken and Albert go to court for Willie Piggott's case. Jerry moves into the flat and feels very alone. Piggott's bail is set at £100 and the case is put up for the Crown Court. Ken is annoyed when David sends him £5 for his keep over Christmas. He then reads that David has been cleared over the bribe. Florrie is shocked when her husband Norman tracks her down.
Wed, Feb 10, 1965
Florrie tells Norman she regrets not going to India with him. Word spreads that Florrie is not a widow. Florrie is relieved when Norman is not after a divorce. Charlie gets a job as an insurance man but needs to find £50 deposit money. Norman tells Florrie he wants them to get back together. He tells her he has to go to Iceland for a while then to Canada for two years. Ena tells Charlie she'll lend him the £50 so that he can afford to pay his rent to Minnie.
Mon, Mar 1, 1965
Val tells Ken she won't be coming to the staff dinner as she'd feel uncomfortable. He refuses to listen. Val starts to close down the salon, planning to sell all the equipment. Emily has her first professional driving lesson and hurts her leg when trying to avoid another car. George Dickinson looks for Jerry, wanting to know if he's going to return to Myra. Ken goes to the staff dinner alone.
Wed, Mar 3, 1965
Lucille is given the part of the maid in "Way of the World", in a joint production with the boys' Grammar School. Emily's instructor Mr. Hopwood takes her out for a coffee. George Dickinson accuses Jerry of having an affair with Irma. Jerry refuses to return and is chased for the £30 he owes him. Len writes Mr. Dickinson a cheque and he leaves.
Wed, Mar 17, 1965
Lucille refuses to eat meat to Annie's annoyance. Val worries as no one wants to buy her salon equipment. Emily is horrified to discover that Elsie is her new assistant at Gamma Garments. Hilda feels sure Stan is playing away when he disappears for the afternoon. Roger Wain enlists Lucille to help him look after elderly people. Stan turns up at home with a black eye.
Wed, Mar 24, 1965
Val doesn't want anyone else to know she's having twins, but lets it slip to Elsie and Ena. Hilda confronts Stan at Mrs. Sugden's house as he eats there. She discovers Mrs Sugden is a little old lady who Stan keeps company in the mornings. Emily drives the wrong way down a one-way street whilst out with Swindley. Ena spreads the word about the twins. Albert is annoyed he wasn't told first. Val pacifies him by asking him to be a Godfather. PC Conway lets Emily off for the driving offence but he wants to see Swindley's licence. He discovers that his licence has expired.
Wed, Mar 31, 1965
Swindley and Emily worry about what Mr Papagopolous will say about the case. Ken asks Irma to cook for him in Val's absence but Val ropes in Ena instead. The residents go to court to watch the proceedings. Emily pleads guilty. The Magistrate sympathises with her and fines her £5. He threatens to send Swindley to prison for a month but only fines him £20. The newspaper carries the report: "Magistrate Attacks Local Preacher". Val goes into labour.
Wed, May 12, 1965
Charlie takes the day off sick. Hilda tries to replace the £6 in vain. Irma tells David that she's cheap and common and if he doesn't like it he can find someone else. Emily passes her driving test. Hilda tries to get her money back on the two-piece but can't. David and Irma make up. Charlie's boss sends a message saying he'll be calling round to check the books.
Mon, May 17, 1965
Hilda breaks down, not knowing what to do about the money. The residents prepare for the royal visit at Granston Technical College. Charlie's supervisor, Mr Kirby, checks his books. When he hears about the money he tells Charlie he wants him to see the area manager. The police are called in. Emily has to cancel her European holiday when her friend lets her down. She has a laugh at Len's expense by agreeing to go with him instead. Charlie's boss suspects him of using the money to go to the Cup Final. Hilda breaks down and confesses to Irma.
Wed, May 19, 1965
Minnie offers to sell her television for Charlie but he refuses to let her. The area prepares for the Queen's visit. There's a burst water-main so the procession has to be changed to come down Coronation Street. Ena organises the decorations and the Council provide window boxes. Minnie prepares No. 5 in case the Queen pops in. The leak is repaired and the Queen is directed back along Rosamund Street. The residents watch and Ken is presented to her at the Tech. Charlie leaves the Street at midnight.
Mon, May 24, 1965
Minnie misses Charlie. Val tries to organise the Christening party for Peter and Susan. Ken feels they shouldn't be christened. Minnie covers up for Charlie with his boss. Norman Lindley returns from Iceland. Albert discovers that Charlie is still doing his insurance round. Florrie sends bills to all her credit customers demanding immediate payments. She advertises the shop for sale in the paper. Albert finds Charlie singing in "The Red Lion".
Wed, Jun 16, 1965
Emily advises Lionel to take a personal interest in his customers. Sandra plans a party for her birthday, with Dennis as the main guest. Ena and Elsie accuse Len of being jealous over Tom. Lionel starts getting on better with the residents. Len apologises to Tom. Ena discovers she'll be going to America in four days.
Mon, Jun 21, 1965
It is Sandra's nineteenth birthday and she is upset when Dennis tells her he can't go to the party because of work. Stan stops smoking to spend more money on drink. Dennis' work lecture is cancelled so he has to go to the party. Lucille takes Roger Wain to the party where Sandra foils all Dennis' attempts to escape. Stan goes back on the cigarettes. Ena grows sentimental about seeing her brother again.