Wed, Jan 3, 1968
Annie begins to worry about Lucille's whereabouts. Hilda is woken up by gongs from next door. Annie guesses that Lucille is with the hippies when Hilda gossips about them, as she found hippy magazines in her bedroom. She sends Jack to drag her home. Robert Croft recites his poetry at No. 11. Dennis finds one of the hippies meditating in the bath naked. The hippies get into Elsie's things. Jack is afraid to enter the fray and gets Dennis to pass the message onto Lucille. Lucille refuses to go. Len is wary about finding Ena somewhere to live as he got landed with her last time. Ena dispells Albert's illusions that the Council is building another mission. Annie threatens to bar Stan from the Rovers when he lauds the hippies' lifestyle of no work and free love. Emily needs Lucille's help at Gamma Garments and goes to fetch her. Annie is amazed by her courage. Hilda takes the twins back to Oakenshaw Park to see more of George Greenwood. Lucille feels liberated by joining the hippies and refuses to go to work. Even Dennis is warming to them. Hilda loses track of time and dashes home to make Stan's dinner. George tells her she's always welcome. Stan snacks at the Rovers to keep himself going. Annie asks Len for help as it's her turn to tackle Lucille. Len turns her down forcing her to face the hippies on her own. Ken and Val enjoy the psychedelic music from next door. Annie sees the hippies burning incense and chanting and thinks they're invoking the Devil. She calls Dennis a brute when he refuses to help her get Lucille out. Annie decides to contact the landlord.
Mon, Jan 8, 1968
Hilda takes Stan's dirty woolly socks for the wash. Jerry goes to court to sort out his divorce. Annie tells Jack she's given Alfred Wormold a full report of the goings-on at No. 11. Dennis doesn't understand the hippies' lifestyle. George Greenwood entertains Hilda in his work shed. She takes a shine to his budgie Winnie. The hippies are sleeping when Wormold comes knocking so he assumes they've gone. He tells Annie that Dennis is in arrears with the rent. Annie urges him to try again. Stan gets frostbite when working in the Rovers due to the thin socks Hilda gave him. Wormold is appalled by the vagrants at No.11 and gives Dennis a month's notice. Annie feels sorry for Dennis but stands by her actions. Lucille can't forgive her for what she did and tells her she's going to live with the hippies. In her haste to get home, Hilda leaves her scarf in George's shed. George suggests she buys Stan a present so he doesn't feel neglected. Another case overruns causing Jerry's to be postponed. He worries about the past being dredged up when the woman in the dock keeps crying under questioning. George's wife Agnes finds Hilda's scarf. Stan is thrilled when Hilda buys him a new pair of woolly socks. Dennis calls Annie an interfering old cow. She breaks down and Jack bars him from the Rovers until he apologises. Dennis tells Len he's not going to fight the eviction - he's got no reason to stay in the Street any more. Jenny Sutton arrives looking for her sister, Monica, who is one of the hippies. Dennis takes a fancy to her.
Wed, Jan 10, 1968
Stan is suspicious when Hilda treats him well. Hilda can't find her scarf and goes back to George's shed to look for it. Annie takes to her bed because of Lucille. Jack feels that Lucille has to decide to come back herself. Jenny Sutton joins the hippies but tells Dennis she thinks they're crazy. Dennis and Jenny learn about each other as they clean up the mess in the house. Jerry's divorce case is heard in court. He goes through all of his and Myra's marriage difficulties. Agnes Greenwood follows Hilda home from Oakenshaw Park to find out where she lives. Once the coast is clear, she calls on Stan and tells him that Hilda is seeing George. She produces the scarf as evidence. Jerry is granted his Decree Nisi. Agnes tells Stan that George always strikes up friendships in the Winter. It's quite harmless. She tells him that George always feels guilty and treats her well and that Stan should make the most of Hilda spoiling him as well. Lucille asks about Annie at the Rovers but refuses to go upstairs and see her. Stan enjoys Hilda waiting on him. The hippies decide to move on. Jenny prepares to go back to London as the hippy lifestyle isn't for her. Dennis asks her to stay and gets her a job at the Hotel. Lucille doesn't know whether to join the hippies or stay in the Street.
Mon, Jan 15, 1968
Jack becomes very old suddenly through worrying about Lucille. She returns when she gets lonely. Dennis doesn't know if he can trust himself alone in the house with Jenny Sutton. Stan gets Hilda to buy expensive food for him. Jenny is taken on at the Hotel as bar steward Maurice Rowe fancies her. George Greenwood gets Hilda a budgie called Mabel and she decides to keep it with Winnie. Hilda tries to tell Stan she is seeing George. Rowe takes Dennis off bar work and onto waitering again so that he can work with Jenny. When he gropes Jenny in the stockroom, Dennis orders him outside.
Wed, Jan 17, 1968
Dennis threatens to tell the management that Maurice Rowe is on the fiddle. Rowe pretends Dennis beat him and apologises to Jenny. Hilda writes Stan a note telling him of her unfaithfulness. He ignores it. Demolishers Jimmy Gibson and Miklos Zadic recce the factory. Lucille falls for Hungarian Miklos. Agnes Greenwood and Stan worry about the confession element. Elsie phones up and Dennis tells her about Jenny. Len tries to get her to talk about herself but she puts the phone down. Hilda discovers Stan has been entertaining a woman.
Mon, Jan 22, 1968
The demolishers move into the Street. Miklos promises Minnie he'll make it as painless as possible for Ena. Jenny tells Dennis she knows about him blackmailing Maurice Rowe and thinks he's clever. Ena is given the choice of a council flat or Sunshine Villas Old Folks Home. Jenny realises Dennis fancies her. Hilda investigates Stan's woman. Jerry agrees to take Irma skating to ease her boredom. Hilda tells George Greenwood she can't see him anymore. She agrees to let Mabel stay with Winnie. Dennis discovers Jenny has left for London.
Wed, Jan 24, 1968
Ena has spent a frozen night in the Vestry with the amenities cut off pending the demolition. She refuses to tell Mr Ironfield where she's going to live afterwards and insists he helps the removal men shift the harmonium. Jerry tells David that Irma hardly stayed on the ice at the rink but spent most of the night in the snack bar. Nevertheless she wants to go again. Dennis is depressed at Jenny's departure. Hilda questions Annie on her views about women working as she's thinking about devoting all of her time to Stan. Annie worries that Hilda's going to hand in her notice but Jack reminds her that it will deprive Stan of his beer money. Ena lets the removal men pack the van full of her belongings before telling them she's moving across the road to No. 5, much to Minnie's delight. Dennis apologises to the Walkers and after several weeks is allowed back into the Rovers. Spotting his depression, Annie advises Dennis to go to London to find Jenny. He resolves to set off immediately. The residents enjoy watching the Mission being flattened but Ena breaks down as she sees her home being demolished and walks off in tears. Agnes Greenwood tells Stan it's all over between Hilda and George. The demolition concludes as the Vestry comes down. Ena is down after the loss of her home but she takes her temper out on Annie and refuses a drink from Len, branding it conscience money. The Ogdens and Albert enjoy the bonfire made from the remains of the Mission. Minnie presents Ena with a key to No. 5. At the ice rink, Jerry and Irma bump into Myra. Jerry is thrown by the encounter but Myra is pleased.
Mon, Jan 29, 1968
The residents try to clean the dust away from the demolition of the Mission of Glad Tidings. Len worries that Myra could try to jeopardise the divorce. Ena settles into Minnie's and tries to get used to being retired. The Brewery plans to redecorate the Rovers. Annie wants it done in Silver Buckingham wallpaper. The residents get to know Miklos. Jerry discovers Myra has been in the Street. Myra assures Len she is not contesting the divorce but she is interested in Jerry's relationship with Irma. Jerry decides to visit Myra to find out what she's up to.
Wed, Jan 31, 1968
Ena is curious about Minnie's habits. Myra is thrilled when Jerry calls. She assures him that she has no ulterior motives. Irma and Val chat Miklos up. They arrange a date but then want to back out. Minnie and Ena fall out about household money and sharing. Val and Irma try to set Emily up with Miklos. Len warns Jerry that Myra is up to no good. The Brewery refuse to decorate the Rovers to Annie's specifications so she tells them she'll pay for the decorating. Jack refuses. Miklos takes Emily out. Myra tells Jerry he's under Len's thumb. To show her that she's wrong he takes her out.
Mon, Feb 5, 1968
The Rovers is decorated. Emily tells Irma she and Miklos are getting very friendly. Myra flaunts her new friendship with Jerry. The Walkers change the old pumps. Annie is horrified to discover the factory is to be demolished when the Rovers is to be painted. Miklos worries about the demolition because the factory is so old. Myra calls on Jerry late at night and begs him to tell her that he loves her. She tells him that she is lonely and begs to stay the night.
Wed, Feb 7, 1968
The demolishers descend on the factory with bulldozers. Len is annoyed at Myra's presence in the house. Bobby goes missing. Minnie thinks Ena has driven him out. Annie strings onions up around the pub to get rid of the paint fumes. Len tells Jerry to get rid of Myra but he is keen to have her around. He warns him that they could be accused of collusion and goes away to leave them to it. The twins follow Bobby into the factory. Myra asks to spend the weekend with Jerry. He agrees. Minnie rescues Bobby. The demolition starts as Susan and Peter cower in the factory.
Mon, Feb 19, 1968
Lucille takes up with art student Tim Jordan. Jerry is pleased that he feels nothing for Myra. Len and Val take care of Elsie, she gives nothing away. Tim charms the ladies in the Street. Jerry discovers Myra has told the court she's spent the night with him. Minnie advertises in the shop window for a man for companionship. The students collect for rag week. Len assures Jerry he's in the clear as no one knows Myra stayed. Annie throws the students out of the Rovers. Tim bets Lucille he can get the Rovers to pay up for rag week. David tells Minnie to talk to Ena before she advertises. Mr Stock, an enquiry agent, checks Jerry out. Jerry tells him Myra is lying. Elsie lets it be known she's home for a break because Steve has been posted to Panama. Annie is kidnapped by the students, who demand £5 for her release. Jack starts off the appeal with a penny.
Wed, Feb 21, 1968
The students campaign for ransom money but Jack doesn't pay up as he's enjoying Annie's absence. Elsie doesn't know how to get in touch with Dennis. Jerry broods about his divorce and is bitter towards Elsie. Minnie becomes an agent for a catalogue. Hilda is annoyed as it is the same firm that she's an agent for. Annie enjoys her captivity at the University and gladly pays the students five guineas. She poses in handcuffs for the evening paper. Tim Jordan asks Lucille to appear in the rag procession on a float as a 1920s Bathing Beauty. Hilda warns Minnie off her patch. A triumphant Myra tells Jerry that the divorce won't get to court as she has a witness to prove they were together. Irma discovers that Emily is reading Miklos's books on Communism. Jerry is surprised that anyone local would stick their neck out for Myra. Hilda feels bad when she finds out that Minnie has taken to drink. Lucille uses David's tie as a headband and dresses up in Annie's old swimsuit for the procession. Annie catches her as she's setting off and forbids her from going. Lucille disobeys her as she's scared of losing Tim's affections. Mr Stock tells Jerry that Jack is the witness and advises him to change his statement. Len tries to find out what's wrong with Elsie but she asks to be left alone. Hilda gives Minnie half her catalogue and they go into partnership. Jerry asks Jack to commit perjury and say he didn't see Myra.
Mon, Feb 26, 1968
Jack is a bundle of nerves and hasn't told Annie about Jerry's request. He shocks Annie by telling her to shut up when she goes on at him about taking a parcel to the post office. Len tells Jerry he was out of order asking Jack to lie for him. Jerry feels he has no other choice. Elsie sets tongues wagging by coming into the Corner Shop looking a mess. Jack is afraid of lying in court but wants to help Jerry. Miklos arranges to meet Albert at the Rovers to give him his dad's collection of Hungarian coins. Mr Stock tells Jack about a mate who got done for perjury before asking him whether he saw Myra inside Len's. Jack is in the middle of denying it when Jerry stops him and changes his own statement. David feels there must be something more to life than serving a load of gossipy women. Miklos stands Albert up in the Rovers. Jerry tells the agent what really happened between him and Myra and how she tried to seduce him. He apologises to Jack for putting him in such a situation. Irma asks Emily to set her up with Miklos. Albert stands up for Communism in the Rovers, remembering the Depression and mass unemployment, but finds little support from the regulars. He erupts when Annie says that foreigners become Communist as they have nothing else to do. Jerry makes up with Elsie. Albert finds No. 1 has been ransacked and his coins are missing. He blames Miklos.
Wed, Feb 28, 1968
Albert tells PC Conway that Miklos stole the coins. David likes the idea of living somewhere where he doesn't know anyone. The residents worry about Elsie, living in a pigsty in No. 11. Miklos accuses Albert of slandering him. He refuses to tell Albert where he spent the day. Miklos tells Emily he was visiting a friend in hospital. The police catch the thief trying to sell the coins. He's a casual worker from the building site. George Dickinson turns up and asks Jerry to take Myra back. Elsie breaks down.
Wed, Mar 6, 1968
David tells Irma he played football and never had a twinge but she slaps his face in anger. He tells her that he wants to play professionally again - for a team in Australia. The Barlows worry as Dennis sends furniture from London to store with them. Irma doesn't want to go to Australia. She tells David he can go on his own. She is shocked when Hilda says they'll come as well. Emily and Miklos realise they have no ties - they can do anything they want to. Elsie ventures into the Rovers. Annie gives her a free gin. Miklos kisses Emily.
Mon, Mar 11, 1968
Hilda gets on everyone's nerves about Australia. Dennis and Jenny Sutton travel up from London, needing a base. He gets her to pretend they are married to put the neighbours off. Hilda is stunned when Stan tells her that she can go to Australia - on her own. He's not leaving England. David tells Irma he realises they can't go to Australia. She tells him that she thinks she's pregnant. Dennis introduces Jenny to a surprised Elsie as "Mrs Tanner".
Wed, Mar 13, 1968
Elsie refuses to believe Dennis is married. Emily worries that Miklos is too passionate. Jenny tells Elsie they're not married. She tells them they can't sleep together. She locks Dennis into the parlour. David is told the Australian job is his. Irma realises they'd be stupid not to go to Australia when she sees the picture of the house that goes with the job. Dennis is annoyed that Elsie is playing Miss Morality. She dislikes Jenny and thinks it's only infatuation. Hilda breaks down when she is told about the emigrating. Dennis gets a job selling hairdressing sundries.
Mon, Mar 18, 1968
Val lets Ken believe she's opening a men's barber shop. He is furious. Len thinks Jerry is running his life. Irma worries that no one is buying the shop because of the slum clearances. Ronald Wilde thinks he'll get shoddy workmanship from Jerry and Len for £180 a unit, but gives them the contract. David puts the sale in the hands of an agent. Len thinks the tender is too low. Jerry knows they'll make no money out of it but is thinking of the future. Len doesn't want to expand; he likes things the way they are. Jerry tells him he'll take the contract on himself.
Mon, Mar 25, 1968
Dennis and Jenny find it hard living with Elsie. Ken and Val plan a picnic but the car won't start. Emily is surprised at the amount of time she spends in the Rovers. She tells Val she fancies Miklos but doesn't know if she could sleep with him. Minnie amazes Ken by getting the car to work. Lucille feels Miklos is wasted on Emily. Miklos lets Emily's hair down and tries to get her into bed. He is angry when she stops him. She tells him that she tried and breaks down.
Wed, Mar 27, 1968
Len agrees to work on the maisonettes. Jenny threatens to leave unless Elsie is nicer to her. David tells the Gazette about his Australia plans in an attempt to interest people in the shop. Emily tells Val that she wants Miklos and wants to marry him but he doesn't want roots. David is horrified when he reads the report in the paper. Miklos tells Val it is because he cares for Emily that he can't pursue her - he knows he'll hurt her. The story on David says that "Young people want more out of life that this town can offer; a vista of dirty back streets, railway arches and the eternal dingy local pub. According to a close family friend, Mr and Mrs Barlow feel that the one man grocer's shop in this day and age is a complete anachronism." David realises Albert has been on to the paper. Lucille rows with Emily for taking the day off work and is told to shut up by her. Val protects Albert from David. Albert tells her that he got £2 for giving the paper the story. Dennis asks Elsie to try to get on better with Jenny. Lucille discovers that Miklos has been transferred to Newcastle.
Mon, Apr 1, 1968
Emily is upset that Miklos is moving on and about the way she found out the news. He asks to see her later on to talk. Dennis is upset that no one has remembered his birthday. Jenny decides it's time she got a job. Mrs Margaret Clegg looks over the Corner Shop after seeing the advert in the Gazette and tells David it's exactly what she's looking for. She says she'll return with her husband. Miklos tells Jerry he'll be gone in three weeks' time. Elsie tells Len she doesn't want to be bitchy with Jenny but can't help herself as she feels she's too much like her. He tells her that she's being too possessive. Mrs Clegg brings her husband, Les, to the shop. David thinks he's not as impressed as his wife with the premises. Miklos asks Emily to go on holiday to Scotland with him. David refuses to drop the asking price and tells them Emily will be leaving the flat when they sell up - the Cleggs are pleased as they want it for their son, Gordon. Miklos promises Emily he will not make any demands on her and she agrees to go with him. Jenny gets a job as a demonstrator at Ashworths selling kitchen equipment. Elsie buys her a drink to break the ice. David is nervous about what the Cleggs' decision will be. Emily packs for her holiday. Minnie gets a letter from Ena saying she wants to come back and move into one of the maisonettes. She asks Len to make enquiries for her. The Cleggs decide to buy the shop, delighting David but saddening Irma. Les realises it's a fresh start for them but it's up to him to make it work.
Wed, Apr 3, 1968
Jerry wants to give Stan a chance to prove himself as a plumber but Len thinks it's a bad idea. Maggie tells Irma she's interested in herbalism. Len tells Stan he can't be their plumber; they're going to get someone else. Stan walks out of the Yard. Les works at the shop with the Barlows. All the OAP flats are allocated but Len puts pressure on Mr Ironfield at the council to house Ena. She has been allocated a flat two miles away. Elsie admits she wants Jenny out of No. 11.
Mon, Apr 8, 1968
Jenny packs but Dennis stops her returning to London. Hilda is horrified that Stan has resigned from the Yard. Len goes to Nottingham as Stanley is ill. Val sees an artist's impression of the new maisonettes and thinks they look great. Dennis persuades Minnie to take Jenny in. Stan plans to get a labouring job at the building site. Dennis is amazed as Minnie guards Jenny's virtue. David and Irma pack. Val calls Ken a stick-in-the-mud for not being interested in the maisonettes. Hilda discovers drayman Vince Boyle tried to settle in Australia but couldn't. She asks him to talk to Irma. Irma is horrified at Vince's tales. Hilda is pleased.
Wed, Apr 10, 1968
Irma has last minute doubts about emigrating. Stan is taken on at the building site for the maisonettes by foreman Wilf Jones. Val tells Ken that No.9 is getting on her nerves. Hilda tells Irma she sent Vince Boyle round. Irma accuses her of trying to wreck her marriage and they both break down. Les paints over the Barlows' name on the shop. The residents see the Barlows off as they leave for Australia. Jenny feels there's not much chance of Dennis and her ever settling down. She tells Minnie that Elsie is still making her feel uncomfortable. Minnie decides to tackle Elsie; if Ena can do it so can she.
Mon, Apr 15, 1968
Albert reminisces that it's fifty years since the Battle of the Lys but neither Dennis nor Minnie are interested. Maggie introduces Elsie to her son Gordon, who is an accounts' clerk. Albert complains that no one cares about the war but Ken cheers him up when he tells him that he has a book on the battle he can borrow. Minnie makes Elsie see Jenny is quite nice. Elsie worries that she isn't liked. Gordon gets annoyed when Les interrupts his studies and shows little respect for him. Dennis thinks he and Jenny should buy a flat. Elsie calls at No. 5 and tries to talk to Jenny. Gordon refuses to go to the pictures with Les or forgive him for beating Maggie up when he was drunk. Les tries to explain his actions but without success. Elsie and Jenny apologise to each other and start to get on. Albert gives Dennis a white feather. Les is depressed that he can't get on with Gordon. Albert thinks the book's author's got all his facts wrong on the Battle of the Lys and plans to expose him. Ken agrees to help him write an article for the Weatherfield Gazette. Gordon finds Les has disappeared. He tells a worried Maggie they both know exactly where he's gone to.
Wed, Apr 17, 1968
Gordon looks for Les. Maggie is pleased he's not in the pub. Dennis takes Minnie to the zoo to please Jenny. Maggie is relieved when Les returns after just having a walk. Albert gets together with some old war friends. They all disagree about the Battle they're discussing. It becomes clear that Albert missed the Battle because he'd got lost whilst being on patrol. Ray Langton turns up planning to apply for the plumber's job at the Yard.
Mon, Apr 22, 1968
Ray tells Jerry he has grown up a lot and needs a job. Jerry takes him on. Emily returns from Scotland and looks for somewhere to live. She tells Val that Miklos has gone to Newcastle and she doesn't regret the holiday. Annie invites Emily to move into Joan's room as her guest and doesn't give Emily the chance to say no. Shirley Walton, Ray's ex-girlfriend, looks for him. Emily moves into the Rovers. Stan scalds his foot with tea from the urn. The Walkers and Lucille go down with a bug. Ray skives off work to take Shirley to the pictures. Emily is left holding the fort at the Rovers.
Wed, Apr 24, 1968
Emily is harassed by workmen in the Rovers and threatens to strike. Stan pretends his foot is painful to get sympathy from Hilda. He is horrified when Hilda tells him to show the workmen that he's not workshy. Shirley is annoyed when Ray calls her "Lucille". Annie is annoyed when Emily proves a success in the pub. The workmen ban Stan from the canteen. Ray is worried to discover Len is returning. Stan drops a partition from the second floor level, onto the building site where his mates are working.
Mon, Apr 29, 1968
Stan is sacked from the site but can't bring himself to tell Hilda. Dennis wants a big wedding and they set the date for 29th May. Jenny reveals that Monica is getting married during the same month. Hilda finds out about Stan and tells him to ask Len to take him back. Len gives Stan his job back. Mr Sutton refuses to pay for two weddings and backs Monica because she's marrying a bank manager. Dennis decides they'll marry in Weatherfield. Albert tries to match-make between Lucille and Gordon. Len refuses to have Ray working at the Yard.
Wed, May 1, 1968
Jerry stops Len and Ray fighting. He makes Len see that Ray is a good plumber and they need one. He tells Len that he and Ray are very alike. In response, Len refuses to sack Stan. Dennis looks forward to his £100 commission. The residents think it's unnatural that Les Clegg is never in the Rovers. Shirley Walton feels threatened by Lucille being around. She tells Ray she'll kill her if he goes near her. Dennis is horrified when he only gets £25 wages for the month. Elsie begins to look for a job; she doesn't want to use Steve's money. Elsie discovers a bundle of £5 notes in Dennis' pocket. The site workers down tools when Stan arrives to work on the maisonettes.
Mon, May 6, 1968
Ronald Wilde tells Len to get Stan off the site. Len refuses so Wilde calls a union meeting. Lucille warns Shirley off Ray. The builders threaten a strike if Stan works with them. Len argues that he is in charge of the plumbers. Hilda butts in when Reg Barton calls Stan useless and incompetent and she has to be led away by Stan. Lucille asks Gordon to help her with the Gamma Garments accounts. He agrees, much to Maggie's disapproval. Elsie fears that Dennis has stolen some money. Ray shows Val drawings of the maisonettes' interiors. Len and Jerry agree to take Stan off the site and back to the Yard for the duration. Dennis buys Jenny a zircon ring. He is summoned to Head Office. Les stays out drinking.
Wed, May 8, 1968
The residents are shocked to discover someone has broken the shop window. Gordon is furious but covers up for Les having smashed it with an empty bottle. Jenny gets Elsie an interview at Ashworths. Les tells Maggie he can't help himself anymore. She tries to cover up for him but worries how they'll pay for it. Hilda thinks Stan broke the window whilst drunk. Val drinks with Ray in the Rovers rather than cook Ken's dinner. Dennis tells Elsie he borrowed the money from a moneylender, at 48% interest. Thinking the Cleggs are insured, Hilda makes Stan confess. The Cleggs are astounded.
Mon, May 13, 1968
Maggie tells the Ogdens not to worry as the insurance will take care of the window. Gordon is angry that Les is happy to let Stan take the blame. Maggie stops Les from telling Stan the truth. Lucille advises Val to make Ken's cosy life a bit uncosy so that he'll consider moving. Jenny wonders why Dennis is so keen on a church wedding. The vicar, the Rev Peter Hope, puts Dennis off when he realises he is not a churchgoer and just wants the ceremony. Dennis asks Jerry to be his best man. Jerry refuses; he's off weddings. Val tries to make Ken see that No. 9 is too small but he gets angry and accuses her of fancying Ray.
Wed, May 15, 1968
Val is angry at Ken's hypocrisy considering his affair with Jackie Marsh, two years previously. She swears she is not interested in Ray. Weatherfield prepares for a Royal visit. Dennis tries to get in contact with Jed and discovers he's in Blackpool. Maggie tries to put Lucille off Gordon. Len, Jerry and Ray finish the maisonette plumbing contract. Ken tells Val he's put them on the list for a maisonette. Gordon finds Lucille fascinating but finds himself out of his depth. Jerry tells Len that "Fairclough and Booth" have finished as a partnership.
Mon, May 20, 1968
It is Gordon's eighteenth birthday. Jerry tells Len he doesn't know why he's leaving but he wants to make a fresh start somewhere else. Gordon is confused when Lucille offers him a celebratory drink in the Rovers. Jerry agrees to be best man before he leaves. Gordon drinks the same as Ray to prove his manhood. The Stotherts look round No.9. Maggie is upset that Gordon has been drinking with Lucille. She is angry to discover he skipped night school to see Lucille. She is worried that people will find out about Les. Ray entertains Lucille in his car. Ken tells the Stotherts the house is not for sale. He tells Val they'll have to make sure they've got somewhere to move to before they show people round. The residents are surprised when Maggie arrives in the Rovers to talk to Annie.
Wed, May 22, 1968
Maggie asks Annie to keep Lucille away from Gordon; he has his studies and she wants something better for him than Lucille. Annie accuses her of smothering Gordon and of making him lead a miserable life. Maggie accuses her of corrupting Gordon and walks out. Dennis refuses to have the reception in the Rovers and books the Lancastria. Val is upset at the way Ken treats her like a schoolchild. Gordon is keen to have a relationship with Lucille. They arrange a date and Lucille stands Ray up. Gordon tells Maggie he's out with a college friend. Jenny is pleased when Dennis suggests they marry in a registry office. Ena sends Minnie her hairnet in the post to let her know she's coming back from St. Anne's.
Mon, May 27, 1968
Dennis is suspicious when Elsie makes him a slap-up breakfast. She tells him that it's a special one for his last day as a single man. Dennis tells her the vicar at St. Mary's Church won't marry them so they're getting married in a registry office. A morning suit arrives for him as he forgot to cancel the order. Jenny's mum writes to say she can't attend the wedding as she's having an operation. Minnie worries that Ena hasn't replied to the wedding invitation and she's due back. Albert collects for the wedding present from all the neighbours. Linda arrives for the wedding to Elsie's delight but she gets annoyed when she wants to talk about Steve. The cake arrives but it's a christening cake as Dennis got a 20% discount on it. Annie isn't pleased to hear that the wedding isn't in a church. Ena arrives back from St. Anne's and thanks Elsie for the invite to the wedding. She gives Minnie a cat brooch but berates her for not putting flowers on Martha's grave on the anniversary of her death. Minnie introduces her to Jenny. She takes a liking to her. Minnie tells Ena that she can stay at No. 5 until her maisonette is finished, forgetting that Jenny is also lodging there. Jenny says she'll sleep on the sofa. Ernie Sutton, Jenny's father, arrives for the wedding. A hen night is organised for Jenny at No.5 and Les and Gordon push Maggie to attend, even if Annie is there. Len and Jerry take charge of Dennis's stag night and make him buy expensive drinks. Lucille is bored at the hen party where everyone drinks tea and makes small talk. Dennis and Jenny escape from their respective parties and get a few moments together on the street before Dennis is interrupted to take a phone call. Wally Tanner arrives for the wedding but finds No. 11 empty. Dennis tells Elsie that his call was from his boss telling him to be in Bristol on his wedding night and he doesn't know how he's going to tell Jenny.
Mon, Jun 3, 1968
Dennis gets the contract for the South West and Midlands. Len moves Ena into a maisonette: No. 6. Ray takes Lucille out for the day. Mr Ironfield tells the Barlows they have also been allocated one of the maisonettes. Ken is a bit put out as he thought they wouldn't get one. Ray's van breaks down. Ena is pleased as her maisonette is on the foundations of the Vestry. Les's team wins at bowls. He asks Maggie to join the celebrations at the club but she feels he can be trusted to go on his own. Lucille is annoyed at the non-event date with Ray and agrees to go out with Gordon. Albert admires his old friend Harry Dunscombe who has been made curator of the Fusiliers' Museum in Bury. He asks Albert to be his live-in assistant. Albert is thrilled. Gordon sees Les coming home roaring drunk. Les walks off into the night.
Wed, Jun 5, 1968
Maggie worries about Les. Gordon goes looking for him. Ena tells Maggie she knows who they are and listens to her. Maggie is pleased to talk to someone. Dennis is summoned to an executive breakfast with his boss. Val notices an ad in the Gazette with the Rovers' phone number: "Refined lady seeks stimulating opportunity. Anything considered." Dennis is annoyed when he lets it slip to his boss that he's married as the company are against married employees. Ena sits with Maggie all night. Dennis' boss is impressed that he left Jenny for the firm on his wedding night. Ray suggests that Len buys the Barlows' house and expands the business into his old house. Two youngsters, Dickie Fleming and Audrey Bright show an interest in No. 9 but are dismayed at the asking price: £975. Gordon spends the night searching for Les in vain. Dennis is offered a job as area manager in Bristol. Ken discovers it is Emily advertising in the Gazette. Les returns at noon. When Maggie snatches a bottle from him he struggles with her. Gordon pulls him off her. Les hits the counter and hits the floor. There is blood on his brow.
Mon, Jun 10, 1968
Elsie and Dot both start at MacAverty's Department Store, Elsie demonstrating in the food hall and Dot in lingerie. Les in unconscious in hospital with concussion. Ken gives first refusal to Dickie and Audrey. Len tells him that he'll buy the house straight away. Albert decides to take the Fusiliers' Museum job. Dickie has £550 saved and asks his dad to lend him another £400 - he agrees. Gordon wants Les to know he's sorry. Len gets Fleming interested in No.3, telling him it'd go for £400. He persuades the kids that it'll be fun to do up and they agree. Elsie gets a letter from Steve asking her what her plans are. She refuses to acknowledge it. Emily hears from a man who tries to interest her in bodybuilding. Harry Dunscombe tells the residents how Albert saved his life during the First World War. He and Albert leave for Bury. Les comes to in hospital. Gordon apologises to him. Dickie and Audrey plan their future at No.3. The debt collector tells Dennis he must repay the full sum before he moves - tomorrow.
Wed, Jun 12, 1968
Elsie gives Dennis £125 of Steve's money as a wedding present from Steve. The floor caves in at No. 3. Ray assures Dickie that the house is sound. Len promises to do it up for nothing. Dennis pays back the money. Jenny gets Ashworths to transfer her to the Bristol branch. Les asks the hospital if he can see a psychiatrist about his drinking. They tell Maggie it'll mean a long time in a mental hospital. Ronald Wilde gives Len another contract at £185 per unit. Emily prepares for an interview. Jenny makes plans over the phone with Linda in secret. The residents wish the Tanners luck and see them on their way. Len needs his house for storage and tells Ken he needs to buy No.9. Ken tells him that he can't have it.