Coronation Street

1Wed Jan 04 1961

24 minJan 4, 1961

Christine is annoyed that Malcolm didn't see her over her mourning period and slams the door in his face. Ken and his student friends make ban-the-bomb posters until Ida orders them out of the house. Arnold Tanner turns up at No.11 after fifteen years and asks Elsie to give him a divorce so that he can marry Norah Dawson. She refuses and they argue before he storms out. Ena, seeing Arnold leaving the house from her vestry window, spreads it about that Elsie's got a fella. Harry is promoted to inspector at the bus depot.

2Fri Jan 06 1961

24 minJan 6, 1961

Harry packs Lucille's items for her to return to the orphanage after the Christmas holidays.

3Wed Jan 11 1961

24 minJan 11, 1961

Elsie is in a foul mood and tells Linda that the cause is Ena, who she overheard in the Rovers Return telling people that she has a boyfriend.

4Fri Jan 13 1961

24 minJan 13, 1961

Elsie threatens Ena in the Rovers and tells her the man is, in fact, Arnold. The milkman can't raise Albert - Ken and David break into No.1 to find Albert collapsed in the kitchen. Dr. Tinsley feels that Albert's daughter, Beattie, ought to look after Albert. Christine gets a bill from the plumbers for £1, 1/3. The plumber's mate, Joe Makinson, takes the bill back in sympathy when she can't pay it. Ida alerts Beattie to Albert's collapse and condition but Albert refuses to live with his daughter. Elsie has some beauty cream and starts to relax when Arnold arrives to have a chat.

5Wed 18 Jan 1961

24 minJan 18, 1961

Beattie refuses to return home until Albert agrees to come with her.

6Fri Jan 20 1961

24 minJan 20, 1961

Frank warns Ida again not to go running round after Albert and snaps at Ken when he thinks he's siding with his mother.

7Wed Jan 25 1961

24 minJan 25, 1961

Harry has left a parcel on her Eileen's bus and she wants to give it back.

8Fri Jan 27 1961

24 minJan 27, 1961

Elsie tells Dennis to stay in for their repaired television delivery, as well as for Linda and Ivan who are coming to do some shopping for the baby.

9Wed Feb 01 1961

24 minFeb 1, 1961

Ena objects to the police commandeering the Mission. Swindley and Miss Nugent prepare the hall. The residents of Coronation Street camp down together for the night.

10Fri Feb 03 1961

24 minFeb 3, 1961

The Walkers welcome their daughter Joan and her fiance Gordon. Frank disapproves of Ken buying on hire purchase. Dennis tries to get money to spend on a girl at the club.

11Wed Feb 08 1961

24 minFeb 8, 1961

Frank castigates Ida when she admits she's bought loose covers on hire purchase.

12Wed Feb 15 1961

24 minFeb 15, 1961

Annie castigates Jack due to his drunken behaviour in front of George Davies.

13Fri Feb 17 1961

24 minFeb 17, 1961

14Wed Feb 22 1961

24 minFeb 22, 1961

Mary Stubbs tells Ida that the residents are being offered the option to buy their houses for £200 each; Ida is interested and wonders how to persuade Frank.

15Fri Feb 24 1961

24 minFeb 24, 1961

Martha and Minnie try to get away with under paying their fares but get caught out by Harry.

16Wed Mar 01 1961

24 minMar 1, 1961

Albert boils his kettle and it takes forty-one minutes to boil due to the poor gas pressure.

17Fri Mar 03 1961

24 minMar 3, 1961

Vera Lomax asks Ena to look after her troublesome son Colin for her tomorrow.

18Mon Mar 06 1961

24 minMar 6, 1961

Ena makes the most of spending time with her grandson, Colin. Linda despairs at the latest news of Number 9. Ken snaps when his family mention Susan's name.

19Mon Mar 13 1961

24 minMar 13, 1961

The womenfolk watch as Jack escorts Joan to St. Thomas' church. They are late when the car won't start. Weatherfield County FC are interested in signing David up. The Walkers entertain their family at the Rovers after the reception at The Ridgeway although the majority of the Davies family have not come back, being teetotallers. However they endure Gordon's Uncle Fred all evening before discovering he is not a relative at all but just a friend of the family.

20Wed Mar 15 1961

24 minMar 15, 1961

Frank writes a circular letter to the residents about opposing the proposed demolition.

21Mon Mar 20 1961

24 minMar 20, 1961

Ena is annoyed to hear that Minnie was told that she was barred from the residents' demolition protest meeting.

22Wed Mar 22 1961

24 minMar 22, 1961

Harry has spotted a car belonging to the council outside of No.1 and Jack realises that it must be about the demolition of the street.

23Mon Mar 27 1961

24 minMar 27, 1961

Jack notices that Harry is looking down and Annie tries to find out what's wrong.

24Wed Mar 29 1961

24 minMar 29, 1961

Harry prepares the house for Alice Burgess's arrival with the help of Esther.

25Mon Apr 03 1961

24 minApr 3, 1961

Linda and Ivan arrive to take Elsie and Dennis out for the Easter Bank Holiday, only Elsie can't be bothered and Dennis is late out of bed.

26Wed Apr 05 1961

24 minApr 5, 1961

Harry causes a scene in the pub when he thinks that Michael Regan is bothering Concepta Riley.

27Mon Apr 10 1961

24 minApr 10, 1961

Dennis isn't pleased to hear that Elsie's agreed that Arthur can call on her again.

28Wed Apr 12 1961

24 minApr 12, 1961

Elsie and Esther enter a dusty and grimey No.9 to clean it for the Cheveskis before they move in tomorrow.

29Mon Apr 17 1961

24 minApr 17, 1961

Dr. Graham tells Ena she has only twisted her ankle. Swindley insists she still leaves the Mission. Martha grows alarmed as Ena takes her house over. Emily moves into the vestry as temporary caretaker. Ken spends time at Marian Lund's flat. She is a librarian at the university and eleven years his senior. He tells her that he loves her. Ena tricks Martha into parting with her precious whisky. Albert gives Swindley a petition for the reinstatement of Ena. Marian tells Ken not to tell his parents about her yet. Christine tells Esther she doesn't want to get engaged to Joe but doesn't know how to tell him.

30Wed Apr 19 1961

24 minApr 19, 1961

Ena upsets Martha with complaints about her cooking and she walks out of her own house.

31Mon Apr 24 1961

24 minApr 24, 1961

Billy gets ready to start his first day at work at the Blue Bell Garage.

32Wed Apr 26 1961

24 minApr 26, 1961

33Mon May 01 1961

24 minMay 1, 1961

34Wed May 03 1961

24 minMay 3, 1961

35Mon May 08 1961

24 minMay 8, 1961

36Wed May 10 1961

24 minMay 10, 1961

37Mon May 15 1961

24 minMay 15, 1961

38Wed May 17 1961

24 minMay 17, 1961

39Mon May 22 1961

24 minMay 22, 1961

40Wed May 24 1961

24 minMay 24, 1961

41Mon May 29 1961

24 minMay 29, 1961

42Wed May 31 1961

24 minMay 31, 1961

43Mon Jun 05 1961

24 minJun 5, 1961

44Wed Jun 07 1961

24 minJun 7, 1961

45Mon Jun 12 1961

24 minJun 12, 1961

46Wed Jun 14 1961

24 minJun 14, 1961

47Mon Jun 19 1961

24 minJun 19, 1961

48Wed Jun 21 1961

24 minJun 21, 1961

49Mon June 26 1961

24 minJun 26, 1961

50Wed Jun 28 1961

24 minJun 28, 1961

51Mon Jul 03 1961

24 minJul 3, 1961

52Wed Jul 05 1961

24 minJul 5, 1961

53Mon Jul 10 1961

24 minJul 10, 1961

54Wed Jul 12 1961

24 minJul 12, 1961

55Mon Jul 17 1961

24 minJul 17, 1961

56Wed Jul 19 1961

24 minJul 19, 1961

57Mon Jul 24 1961

24 minJul 24, 1961

58Wed Jul 26 1961

24 minJul 26, 1961

59Mon Jul 31 1961

24 minJul 31, 1961

60Mon Aug 02 1961

24 minAug 2, 1961

61Mon Aug 07 1961

24 minAug 7, 1961

62Wed Aug 09 1961

24 minAug 9, 1961

63Mon Aug 14 1961

24 minAug 14, 1961

64Wed Aug 16 1961

24 minAug 16, 1961

65Mon Aug 21 1961

24 minAug 21, 1961

66Wed Aug 23 1961

24 minAug 23, 1961

67Mon Aug 28 1961

24 minAug 28, 1961

68Wed Aug 30 1961

24 minAug 30, 1961

69Mon Sep 04 1961

24 minSep 4, 1961

70Wed Sep 06 1961

24 minSep 6, 1961

71Mon Sep 11 1961

24 minSep 11, 1961

Nancy Leathers hears from the Council that they have an OAP bungalow for her. Frank worries that Ida is late home from visiting Beattie's. Dennis is summoned to Lenny Phillips' office. Ken calls on Beattie Pearson and discovers Ida has not been there. Lenny tells Dennis he is not at all talented but wants him to work for him as a talent scout. Frank contacts the police who realise that her description matches that of a woman who was knocked down in Gray Street and is dead. They arrive in the Street to tell him.

72Wed Sep 13 1961

24 minSep 13, 1961

73Mon Sep 18 1961

24 minSep 18, 1961

74Wed Sep 20 1961

24 minSep 20, 1961

75Mon Sep 25 1961

24 minSep 25, 1961

76Wed Sep 27 1961

24 minSep 27, 1961

77Mon Oct 02 1961

24 minOct 2, 1961

Concepta and Harry are married at St. Theresa's where Lucille is the bridesmaid and Len is the best man. Linda is jealous when Ivan and Nona Willis spend the day together working in the Rovers. At the reception, the Hewitts receive telegrams from Alice Burgess, David Barlow, Billy Walker, Joan Davies, Ivan and Nona. Dot Greenhalgh fancies Bill but Alf tries to get him interested in Elsie - something which doesn't go unnoticed by Ena. Harry and Concepta go on honeymoon and book into the Cresta Hotel at Port Erin on the Isle of Man.

78Wed Oct 04 1961

24 minOct 4, 1961

79Mon Oct 09 1961

24 minOct 9, 1961

80Wed Oct 11 1961

24 minOct 11, 1961

81Mon Oct 16 1961

24 minOct 16, 1961

Swindley organises the evening's trip to the Blackpool illuminations. Doreen agrees to become the new barmaid and gives her notice in to Swindley. Two young lads and clerks from the Town Hall, Phil Braithwaite and Norman Dobson, arrive looking for digs in the area. Jack, Ena, Minnie, Martha, Albert, Ken, Val, Frank, Christine, Dennis, Jed, Jean, Elsie, Bill, Alf, Doreen, Swindley and Emily go to Blackpool. Brian looks after Esther, in bed with flu. Elsie and Bill become brazen in their affair. The coach leaves with Ena still having her palm read by a Fortune Teller.

82Wed Oct 18 1961

24 minOct 18, 1961

83Mon Oct 23 1961

24 minOct 23, 1961

84Wed Oct 25 1961

24 minOct 25, 1961

85Mon Oct 30 1961

24 minOct 30, 1961

86Wed Nov 01 1961

24 minNov 1, 1961

87Mon Nov 06 1961

24 minNov 6, 1961

88Wed 8 Nov, 1961

24 minNov 8, 1961

Elsie apologies to Annie. The Cheveskis receive a letter from a workmate of Ivan's in Canada. His photos of the affluent life there interest Linda. Elsie and Ena confront each other in the Street and verbally attack each other as the residents look on. Dennis has to stop Elsie from hitting Ena, who ends the fight by shouting that if she had written the letter she would have had the decency to sign it. Elsie realises with shock that she's right. The argument over, the residents wonder who did write it.

89Mon Nov 13 1961

24 minNov 13, 1961

90Wed Nov 15 1961

24 minNov 15, 1961

91Mon Nov 20 1961

24 minNov 20, 1961

92Wed 22 Nov, 1961

24 minNov 22, 1961

Frank rows with Ken for not telling him he'd given up his job. He refuses to let Dennis get him a job. Ken tells him he's not prepared to listen to him calling him 'idle' anymore and he'd do any job to pay his way. Minnie buys a see-through nightie from Swindley. Word spreads that Ken asked Dennis for a job - Elsie is amused. Returning from an Adam Faith concert Christine meets Ken at the station coffee room. He tells her he's leaving for London but she makes him realise that he's running away from himself and he returns home.

93Mon Nov 27 1961

24 minNov 27, 1961

94Wed Nov 29 1961

24 minNov 29, 1961

95Mon Dec 04 1961

24 minDec 4, 1961

96Wed Dec 06 1961

24 minDec 6, 1961

97Mon Dec 11 1961

24 minDec 11, 1961

98Wed Dec 13 1961

24 minDec 13, 1961

99Mon Dec 18 1961

24 minDec 18, 1961

100Wed Dec 20 1961

24 minDec 20, 1961

Dennis seeks items to make a costume for the fancy dress contest at the Orinoco. Harry buys a surprise for Concepta to make amends. Ena makes peace with a relieved Minnie and Martha.

101Mon Dec 25 1961

24 minDec 25, 1961

Ena gets more than she bargained for as she tucks into Minnie's Christmas pudding. Elsie has a change of heart and prepares dinner for Dennis. The Hewitts' television breaks before the Queen's speech.

102Wed Dec 27 1961

24 minDec 27, 1961

Annie decides the culprit when money vanishes from the till. Concepta rejoices when Harry capitulates and agrees that she can return to work at the Rovers permanently. Elsie sticks up for Dennis.