Mon, Jan 2, 1967
Stan refuses to do general maintenance in a mill for £9 a week as he's on £8 10/- on the dole. He refuses a labouring job with Len because it's raining. Ena can't afford coal so she and Vera go cold. Minnie applies for a supplementary pension and advises Ena to do so - getting £4 10/- a week and rent paid. Secretly, Ena is interviewed by the social security. She is told she'll get £5 a week as her rent is free. She is convinced that she is entitled to it. Irma refuses Hilda tick until Stan gets a job. The social man, Mr Hale, says Vera can have £3 19/-. The Labour Exchange stop Stan's dole as he keeps refusing jobs.
Mon, Jan 9, 1967
Stan doesn't tell Hilda about the lack of money as she worries about the bills. Vera believes the doctor has told Ena what's wrong with her. She asks Ena to swear she doesn't know on the Bible. Ena refuses. Vera is sure she's going to die. Stan spends all his money on drink. Elsie tells Hilda and Irma that the dole has been stopped. Ena tells Jack about Vera's brain tumour; she doesn't know whether or not to tell Vera.
Wed, Jan 11, 1967
Hilda threatens to throw Stan out if he doesn't get a job. Ena asks Len to get the police to find Vera's husband. He says they can't as it's not an emergency. Stan gets a job shifting coal at the sidings for Howarth's. Ena is secretly pleased when Vera splashes out on a new coat. Elsie is puzzled by a strange man in the Rovers.
Wed, Jan 18, 1967
The residents collect for a wreath. Bob Lomax is informed. David and Irma advertise their flat. Percy goes after it to Irma's annoyance. Minnie, Jack and Albert go to Vera's funeral with Ena. The Barlows refuse to let Percy have the flat after he turns up with a ferret. Bob and Colin turn up at the funeral to everyone's surprise. Len agrees to let Dennis decorate his house. Someone else arrives to view the flat: Emily Nugent.
Mon, Jan 23, 1967
Dennis sets about decorating Len's living room. Emily has persuaded her sisters to have their father in turn and has returned to Gamma Garments after a proposition from Mr Papagopolous. Percy accepts more money from Elsie. Dennis makes a good job of his decorating. Emily asks Dennis to be the Gamma Guy - running the men's section of the new Gamma boutique. He tells her that he's happy working for Len. Elsie tells Len that she owes Percy so much. Emily wants Lucille to work at Gamma in the new teenager section. Annie is keen to get her out of the factory. A distracted Dennis starts a fire when his blowtorch ignites some paint and rags. As the fire rages, Dennis phones for a fire engine.
Mon, Jan 30, 1967
Len refuses to believe Dave Smith saved Paul. Percy Bridge tells Elsie his old landlady is holding his clothes as he owes her rent. Elsie gives him money for his rent, watched by Len and Jerry. Ena and Albert clean up Len's house. Emily asks Dennis to work on Lucille to get her to work at Gamma Garments. Elsie accuses Dave of lying. She is sure Percy saved Paul. Dennis wins Lucille over with talk of cut-price gear. Len and Elsie get Dave and Percy together in the Rovers to discover the fraud. Emily offers Lucille £8 a week and commission of sixpence in the pound. Lucille agrees to take the job. Dave produces Paul's cap as proof. Elsie is disgusted and Len throws Percy out after retrieving her money. Elsie says thank you to Dave.
Wed, Feb 1, 1967
Dennis arranges for Miss Weatherfield - Kay Johnson - to open the new Gamma Garments. Emily asks Len to perform the ceremony. Len offers Dennis' old job to Stan. He takes it for £14 a week. The residents gossip as Elsie's friendship with Dave Smith deepens. Len agrees to open Gamma leaving Dennis to find the ten guineas to pay off Miss Weatherfield. Two thugs, Phil Ferguson and Eric Briggs, cut up rough at the Betting Shop. Stan's back goes on his first day at the Yard.
Mon, Feb 6, 1967
Stan goes into hospital for observation, and loves every minute. Albert puts a bet on for Minnie at the betting shop and is harassed by the thugs. Len and Kay Johnson - Miss Weatherfield - both open Gamma Garments. Dave takes Elsie to a concert. Eric Briggs hits Phil Ferguson when he refuses to share his winnings. Albert tries to stop them and is knocked to the floor by Eric.
Wed, Feb 8, 1967
Dave takes a shocked Albert home. Val insists he stays at No.9. Dennis and Lucille get depressed due to the lack of customers. Ernie Mills in the betting shop refuses to get involved with the incident and identify the thugs. Albert plays up to Val. Ena thinks the betting shop should be closed. Dennis and Lucille find Emily too dated in her approach. Dennis decides he'll make her a new woman.
Mon, Feb 13, 1967
Dave gives Albert, via Elsie, £25 compensation. Dennis is stunned when Emily accuses him of not being hip. Albert refuses the money. He thinks Dave is bribing him to keep quiet. Elsie advises Dave to find the thugs and settle things publicly. Elsie tries to make Emily realise she's too stuck-in-the-mud and is not encouraging the young mods to shop at Gamma. Stan is discharged from hospital as there is nothing wrong with him. Ena is infuriated to discover Dave offered Albert money.
Wed, Feb 15, 1967
Emily entrusts herself into Elsie's hands to create her new image. Ena discovers that Dave has to apply to have his licence renewed in April. She starts a petition to get the shop closed down. Stan shows Len a doctor's note saying he can't do any heavy work. Emily has beauty treatment but feels tarty and not at all herself. Albert takes Ena's advice and contacts the police. Dave is angry to discover Len has signed the petition as 'Councillor'. Elsie accuses Len of being jealous of her and Dave.
Mon, Feb 20, 1967
Stan gets bored of being the Yard secretary. Emily is still not sure about her appearance. Stan does his back in again when he shifts some scaffolding. Len tells the residents he can't lead the fight against Dave because in court it will look like a personal vendetta over Elsie. Elsie tells Dennis that Emily's image would change if she was trying to attract a man. Len realises he has to back his voters. Elsie tells him that she doesn't care about her reputation. Lucille thinks she's got the ideal man for Emily. Elsie asks Dave not to make a fool of Len in court. He agrees. Hilda massages Stan until he is better. Dave swears to keep the thugs out of the betting shop if Len will get Ena to drop the petition.
Mon, Feb 27, 1967
Val and Irma are surprised when Brian Thomas comes to call for Emily. Emily enjoys his innocence. Val decides Albert will have to go. Ena withdraws the petition. Albert leaves No. 9 of his own accord after giving Val flowers. Elsie tells Dennis she's going to stay with Linda but really goes away with Dave. Brian admits he's fallen in love with Emily.
Wed, Mar 1, 1967
Dennis worries that Brian is going to make a fool of Emily. The council refuses to let some students hire out the Town Hall for an anti-Vietnam meeting. Ron Jenkins grows annoyed at Brian's lack of interest in their good times with girls. Emily grows alarmed at Brian's infatuation. Ken discovers Len and Alf Roberts voted against the student meeting.
Mon, Mar 6, 1967
Ron Jenkins threatens to tell Emily that Dennis fixed her up with Brian Thomas unless Dennis puts a stop to the affair. Emily makes a date with Brian. Brian plans to ask her to share the future with him. Ken grows determined that the meeting should take place. Brian is annoyed when Emily introduces a chaperone - Audrey Hargreaves - as he prepares to propose. Emily leaves Audrey and Brian to it as they hit it off. Ken tells Alf the demo is going ahead - and he'll be joining it.
Wed, Mar 8, 1967
Lucille shocks Jack by announcing she's joining the student demo. Annie shocks him by giving her approval until she discovers Lucille is only going for the aggro. Alf discovers the students haven't got police permission. Lucille gets Annie interested in the Gazette's truth game, to find out if you married the right person. She is caught in the middle as Jack and Annie vent their anger towards each other during the game.
Mon, Mar 13, 1967
David and Val row with Ken over his principles and his pompousness after the police end the demo. Ken discloses he was charged. The customers are shocked when the Barlows refuse to sell perishables on a Sunday due to the new law. Annie continues to be upset over Jack's answers to the truth game. In court, Ken pleads not guilty. He says he felt the request for the students to move on was unreasonable. The Magistrate fines Ken £5. Irma tells David she wants a baby in two years. Ken tells Val he's not paying the fine and is going to prison for seven days.
Wed, Mar 15, 1967
The Walkers start bickering as soon as they wake up but Annie can't take any more and they apologise to each other. Val has sleepless nights over Ken's forthcoming prison sentence. She begs him to pay the fine but he refuses, saying that a seven-day absence won't be so bad. She refuses to give him her support. Jerry offers to give Emily swimming lessons to help her over her fear of water. Hilda thinks Ken's conviction reflects badly on the Ogdens. Annie starts to pester Jack with questions again. Val gets rattled with Ken. David tells him he's summoned Frank to talk sense into him but Ken's unconcerned. Annie sulks when Jack won't say that he loves her in front of the customers. Ken and Frank argue and Ken accuses him of favouring David all his life. Val is upset at the way Ken speaks to his father. Stan makes fun of Emily and is silenced when she challenges him to a swimming race. Hilda tries to pry into what happened with Frank but gets short shrift from Irma. Val breaks down in front of David and Irma. David suggests that they could pay the fine on his behalf. Val likes the idea. Lucille gets tired of the Walkers' bickering. Annie refuses to let the truth game drop so Jack sleeps in the spare room to get some peace. Annie warns him this is the thin end of the wedge.
Mon, Mar 20, 1967
Annie is annoyed as Jack spends his third night in the spare room. Val realises she can't pay the fine because of Ken's reaction. Emily, Irma, David, Dennis, Lucille, Jerry and Stan go swimming. Dennis discovers Elsie is not in Birmingham when he phones Ivan. P.C. Conway arrests Ken and takes him to Strangeways Jail. Val tells him that she'll never understand him. Jack grows tired of Annie's nagging and leaves home.
Mon, Apr 3, 1967
Elsie and Ena see the funny side of Jack's appearance but Annie sees it as confirmation of the affair. Albert tells Annie the truth but she refuses to believe him. The tech management committee don't like the idea of ex-con Ken teaching the teenagers. Annie threatens Jack with a solicitor. Val asks Len to talk to the tech committee about Ken. Ena brings the Walkers together and Annie breaks down when Jack tells her that he loves her. Ken keeps his job. Elsie is hurt when Len shies away from her.
Wed, Apr 5, 1967
Mr Papagopolous worries about the number of credit sales at Gamma Garments. Dennis persuades Elsie to give him a present for his 'official' birthday. Len tells Elsie he knows she went on holiday with Dave. David advises Emily to employ a debt collector. She tells Dennis it's his job. David is approached by the Ratepayers Association to stand in the elections against Len. Len is horrified when Dennis confirms Elsie was with Linda, sorting out marital problems.
Mon, Apr 10, 1967
Dennis celebrates his official birthday. Len refuses to apologise to Elsie. Jerry and Albert arrange a meeting for them and they make up. David is keen to stand for the Council. Dennis hates debt collecting and refuses to do any more until Emily threatens him with the sack. David's electors realise they've asked the wrong Barlow.
Wed, Apr 12, 1967
Minnie's insurance policy matures and she receives £72. Ken is asked to stand for the Council. They ask him to explain things to David. Dennis thinks of resigning from Gamma Garments but Elsie refuses to let him. David takes the news of the election badly. Dennis repossesses Bertha Frisk's goods for Gamma but he takes her lodger's donkey jacket by mistake. Ken turns down the council invitation in favour of David. David agrees to stand. Bert Tate, the lodger, plays Dennis at cards to see if he's to pay for his goods.
Mon, Apr 17, 1967
Irma hates the idea of David standing for the Council and tries to embarrass him in the Rovers. Dennis wins at cards but Bert Tate refuses to pay up. Dennis stands up to Bert and wins his admiration. Bert agrees to be the Gamma Garments' debt collector in exchange for Dennis wiping Bertha Frisk's slate clean. The Barlows throw a birthday party for Peter and Susan. Irma walks out when David talks about the elections. She refuses to become old and boring. Annie tries to help David in the elections but he decides not to stand. Minnie worries about keeping her money in the house. Two men, Harry Eastham and Johnny Wade, see her with the money.
Wed, Apr 19, 1967
David decides to start a new venture. Minnie hides the money in books. Harry Eastham tells Minnie her chimney is falling down. He offers to repair it for £20. David tells Irma he going to manage a local football club. Dot tells Elsie the Yanks have returned to Burtonwood. Minnie tells Jerry about her chimney but he has too much work on. Johnny Wade poses as an inspector and threatens to report her if she doesn't have the chimney repaired. David joins the Weatherfield Hotspurs - an all ladies' team.
Mon, Apr 24, 1967
Irma worries about David working with a load of women. Harry Eastham arrives to mend the chimney. He looks for the money whilst Minnie is out. He watches her when she pays him. Dot gets hysterical when she discovers an old flame, GI Gregg Flint, in Weatherfield. Irma is interested to meet Beryl Thom, captain of the Weatherfield Hotspurs. Annie is thrilled as the Yanks return to the Rovers. Elsie is embarrassed by the attentions of Gary Strauss, a young GI. Eastham tells Johnny Wade he's only taking the £20 from Minnie. Wade tells him they need the rest of the money. The football team admire David. Gary and Gregg arrange to take Dot and Elsie out. Elsie feels she's kidnapping. Gregg assures her it'll be alright. He tells her Steve Tanner, a boyfriend from the war, is in Burtonwood. She can't believe it.
Wed, May 17, 1967
The residents send Ena presents. Hilda searches for her ticket. Irma feels David compares her to Val being a good housewife. Ena walks out of the hospital having grown tired of the place. Dave asks Elsie for a date but she refuses. He tells her Len is jealous. Ena arrives home. Steve asks Elsie where he stands with her. He tells her he loves her. Stan confesses to Irma. She promises to keep quiet for £5. She gives the money to Hilda. Irma can't see that looking after Peter and Susan is hard work. Val challenges her to swap places for a day and she accepts.
Mon, May 22, 1967
Hilda wakes Stan at 5.00am to get him to go to the Cup Final. Irma and Val swap places. Irma lets Peter and Susan run riot, calling it self-expression. Val finds she can't find anything in the shop. Both Val and Irma think the other brother is nicer than their husband. Dave invites Steve and Elsie out - Steve accepts. Stan spends the day on a park bench. Ken ends up looking after the twins. Irma doesn't cook him a meal and relies on Jackson's Chip Shop. Elsie warns Steve that Dave will make him feel like an embarrassed hanger-on. Steve tells Dave the date is off but Dave is not amused. Val and Irma are annoyed that the other got a soft time from the men. Outside Dave Smith's Betting Shop, Steve is assaulted and knocked to the ground.
Wed, May 24, 1967
Walter Greenhalgh rows with Dot when she stays out late. Steve staggers back to Elsie's. She makes him and Dot stay the night. Stan returns from 'London'. Len returns home drunk after a night out. The inquest on Sonia Peters brings a verdict of accidental death. Elsie thinks Dave was Steve's assailant. Dave tells Steve it wasn't him but it could have been one of Elsie's other men friends. Steve realises his cigarette case is gone.
Mon, May 29, 1967
Dot returns to Walter. The Barlows plan a picnic to Morecambe. Elsie asks Len to stand with Steve against Dave. Albert is put out when the Barlows take Ena on their outing. Irma blackmails Stan into painting the shop for her. Walter throws Dot out again. Dave wants Steve off his back. Steve refuses to avoid him. The Walkers panic as Dave, Steve and Len gather in the Rovers. Dave gets Len to verify that he was in a gaming club when Steve was assaulted. Stan stores a cigarette case at No.13.
Wed, May 31, 1967
Elsie tries to find Dot. Irma discovers the cigarette case with "ST" on it and removes it. Albert ignores Ken. Stan tells Irma he found the case outside Dave Smith's Betting Shop. Irma gives Jerry the case. He gives it to Dennis and tells him to 'find' it at No. 11. Albert tells Ken he wasn't bothered about him not going, but for Minnie. Ken decides to take Minnie out instead of Albert, calling his bluff. Dennis' attempt to 'find' the case is scuttled by Elsie who demands to know where he got it from.
Mon, Jun 5, 1967
Dennis tells Elsie that Jerry gave him the case but she thinks he's covering up for Len. Minnie agrees to a car trip out with the Barlows. Elsie tells Steve it was Len who jumped him. Walter Greenhalgh gets drunk in the Rovers. Jerry and Stan try to stop Steve and Gregg Flint finding Len. Walter tells Dot and Elsie that he hit Dot's boyfriend on Saturday. Elsie realises he got the wrong Yank. Gregg and Steve corner Len in the Yard.
Wed, Jun 7, 1967
Elsie wants Walter to tell Steve the truth but Dot begs her not to get him involved because of Walter. Gregg hits Len to the ground. Elsie tells the men about Walter and Steve apologises to Len. Stan tells the Tanners how he found the case. Hilda overhears his account of the cup tickets and is not amused. Elsie realises that Dennis has a girlfriend. Hilda gives Stan seven days to paint the house as a penance. Ken invites Albert to join the trip on Saturday. A Swedish girl, Inga Olsen, turns up at Gamma Garments and tells Lucille that Dennis is teaching her English.