Brookside Guide.....Season Thirty Six.....
by the "Brookside Expert "
BROOKSIDE - SEASON THIRTY-SIX (35 episodes)
[Episodes 1440-1474]
The episodes:
Episode 1440 (T 26-07-94 "Sandwiches") Written by Joe Ainsworth - Bev wants to talk to Ron about marriage, but he is not committing himself. The residents of the Close are cordoned off as the emergency services move in and remove three unconscious bodies from the bombed house.
Episode 1441 (W 27-07-94 "Back") Written by Joe Ainsworth - Carl receives a letter from Sarah's solicitor, but Eddie isn't convinced that they should divorce. Max tells Barry he wants out of their deal, but Barry promises to keep him away from the more unsavoury aspects. Jimmy meets a new cell-mate, and Sinbad goes up to replace Mandy's bedroom window, but getting down is much more of a problem.
Episode 1442 (F 29-07-94 "Corset") Written by Joe Ainsworth - Barry visits Terry in hospital after his condition improves. Mandy calls a doctor to look at Sinbad's back. Mick won't let Rachel try out for the soccer team. Eddie invites Carl and Sarah to join him and Rosie for dinner.
Episode 1443 (T 02-08-94 "Mates") Written by Shaun Duggan - Marianne is irritated that Garry is staying at Mick's. Penny wonders where she and Barry are heading, Katie is invited on holiday, Jacqui is invited on another date by Carl, and Sinbad visits Jimmy in jail.
Episode 1444 (W 03-08-94 "Darts") Written by Shaun Duggan - DD believes that Ron and Bev are being hypocritical in having Josh christened. Rosie invites Jackie and Bev for drinks, darts and aerobics. Carl borrows Eddie's car to drive Jacqui to Formby. Barry wants to go on holiday with Penny, but she has to get Max and Patricia's permission.
Episode 1445 (F 05-08-94 "Commitment") Written by Shaun Duggan - When Jacqui returns, DD understands what she has done, but is concerned that Carl will treat her the same way as Sarah. Eddie is more concerned about the sand in his car. Lee's trickery forces Mick to give Rachel a trial. Barry assures Max that he is serious about making the restaurant business work.
Episode 1446 (T 09-08-94 "On Edge") Written by Nick Saltrese - Rosie asks Mandy if she can repair Carl's trousers. Carl offers to fill in for Sinbad on his window round. Bev disagrees with Ron's choice of godparents for Josh. Patricia is on edge, Jimmy is tempted by Don, and Mick goes with Sinbad to bring Terry home from hospital - but he wants to stay with Simon.
Episode 1447 (W 10-08-94 "Lost Cause") Written by Nick Saltrese - Terry agrees to move into Barry's, Carl thinks Jacqui is moving too fast, and, after seeing Lee's trainers, Leo wants some new ones. Rosie needs to find a replacement darts player, Sinbad trains Carl to clean windows, someone dies during the night, and Bev has to console Jean.
Episode 1448 (F 12-08-94 "Visiting Order") Written by Nick Saltrese - Mandy thinks Beth is working too hard. Jackie receives a visiting order from Jimmy, and wonders what he's after. Sinbad finds Terry reading the Bible to Simon at the hospital. Rachel wants some new clothes. It's Mick's team's first match of the season. Carl finds that there are fringe benefits on the window round, although Mike isn't impressed.
Episode 1449 (T 16-08-94 "Sucker") Written by Valerie Windsor - Ron asks Mike to be Josh's godfather. Carl gets a shock when he returns to "collect". Mick and Lee negotiate a settlement for Rachel. Jimmy recovers Don's stash of drugs. Leo splits his new trainers, and Marianne arranges for replacements, to Mick's annoyance.
Episode 1450 (W 17-08-94 "Outraged Female") Written by Valerie Windsor - Mick takes back the expensive trainers and wants to ground Leo for a week, but Marianne disagrees. Rachel plays for the soccer team, and is the only goal-scorer. Patricia has to be rushed to hospital, but no-one is around except Bev, who hasn't passed her driving test....... Ron and Mandy try a spot of match-making at Beth's 19th birthday party. Jacqui overhears something she shouldn't, and Carl has a bucket of water thrown over him.
Episode 1451 (F 19-08-94 "Pushing") Written by Valerie Windsor - Jimmy starts dealing in drugs at the prison. Sinbad discovers that Carl is setting up in competition for the window round. Marianne feels that, however she treats Leo and Gemma, she can't please Mick. Bev is concerned that Jacqui will tell Ron or DD what she has overheard, and Patricia gives birth to a baby girl, Alice.
Episode 1452 (T 23-08-94 "Grandchild") Written by Maurice Bessman - Sinbad discovers Carl cleaning the windows on the Close, even Mandy's. The paediatrician confirms that the Farnhams' new baby daughter has Down's Syndrome, and Patricia has doubts about whether she can cope. New grandparents David and Jean try to put their past differences behind them, and Ron, who also has to learn to be a grandparent, dumps Bev.
Episode 1453 (W 24-08-94 "Decorating") Written by Maurice Bessman - Max plans to decorate the house before Patricia comes home, but David insists on doing it for him. Sinbad gets up at six o'clock to make an early start on the windows, but ends up getting arrested. Ron tells Jackie he plans to sleep in the storeroom above the Trading Post.
Episode 1454 (F 26-08-94 "Together") Written by Maurice Bessman - David and Jean want to make up, but David has a small problem. Patricia is disappointed that Max still hasn't visited her again at the hospital. Sinbad tries to sabotage Carl's window-cleaning efforts, and is arrested again. Jackie invites Ron to stay in her spare room.
Episode 1455 (T 30-08-94 "Speed and Shine") Written by Joe Ainsworth - When Sinbad calls on Jackie for his window money, he discovers that Ron is staying there. Then Bev turns up as well....... Carl is undercutting Sinbad's prices, so David and Max put them both to the test. Jean makes a few surprising discoveries at the social club, and the Farnhams bring baby Alice home.
Episode 1456 (W 31-08-94 "Getting Out") Written by Joe Ainsworth - Jimmy tells Sinbad he is getting an early release, but that he wants to surprise Jackie....... Max and David take Alice out for a walk. Rosie encourages Jean to shake up the over-55's club, and lends her a dartboard. Carl's ladder is removed from under him while he is cleaning an upstairs window, but Sinbad denies responsibility.
Episode 1457 (F 02-09-94 "Bit Of Bully") Written by Joe Ainsworth - When Sarah returns from her night out, Carl tells her he is not giving her any more money, but she threatens to deny him access to Rebecca. Jean tries to reassure David about his problem. Audrey is not impressed by Eddie and Rosie's talk about "Bullseye", Bev decides to go to Greece for a fortnight, and Max can't bring himself to change Alice's nappy.
Episode 1458 (T 06-09-94 "Bingo") Written by Barry Woodward - Max is still avoiding being near Alice, to Patricia's annoyance. Jean is determined to liven up the over-55's club, with bingo. Carl's ladders are stolen. Eddie practises his motorcycle obstacle riding. Jimmy arrives at Jackie's with flowers, but he's not the only one.......
Episode 1459 (W 07-09-94 "Natural Justice") Written by Barry Woodward - Jean competes with Audrey's slide show by performing aerobic exercises. Carl begins to feel that he is fighting a losing battle. Ron thinks he can move back into Bev's flat, but finds that she has changed the locks. Marianne takes Mick to view a house, and they decide to make on offer on it.
Episode 1460 (F 09-09-94 "Spare Room") Written by Barry Woodward - The Banks family visit the Hogfest in Southport, leaving Sarah without a babysitter and Mick furious when she brings Rebecca into the pizza parlour again. Barry and Penny return from Florida, and David sees them kissing.
Episode 1461 (T 13-09-94 "Knackered") Written by Shaun Duggan - Jean enlists Penny's help to find a new venue for the over-55's club. Mike has a job interview at the BBC, but hasn't enough experience. Eddie tries to help Sarah get her job back, but Mick refuses. Barry gives Jimmy another chance, and sends Max home to Patricia.
Episode 1462 (W 14-09-94 "Competition") Written by Shaun Duggan - Max and Barry are faced with a surprise applicant for the post of maitre d'. Rosie takes Sarah and Rebecca to New Brighton for the day. Eddie faces rivalry from Joey at Litrotech, and Jean's new over-55's club is a success, although Audrey plans to revive hers too.
Episode 1463 (F 16-09-94 "Dark Horse") Written by Shaun Duggan - David and Audrey do their dance demonstration, but they have a very limited audience. Max can't bring himself to hold Alice. Marianne and Mick find another house they like. Barry receives an enquiry about the salon from a local "businessman", Eddie loses the ballot, and Sarah tells Carl that his interfering mother has made her decide to go home to Reading.
Episode 1464 (T 20-09-94 "Housewarming") Written by Joe Ainsworth - Barry plans to solve the problem of nosey neighbours by inviting them to a housewarming. Garry's father is released from jail, but Mick is worried about whether Carol will he happy about her son going home with him.
Episode 1465 (W 21-09-94 "Moving Back In") Written by Joe Ainsworth - When Mick goes to invite Garry to Leo's birthday party, he finds a card school in progress and clashes with Greg. Joey seeks Eddie's help, but Rosie won't allow him to give it. David and Barry are not impressed to learn that the Son of God is staying in the flat with Terry.
Episode 1466 (F 23-09-94 "Apology") Written by Joe Ainsworth - Ray brings Emma to apologise to Barry, but Penny insists that he pays her. Simon is released on bail. Greg is annoyed to find that Garry spent another night at Mick's, and wants to continue to stay there. Audrey gives David some tense moments on Jean's outing to Blackpool. Ron moves back into DD's bed.
Episode 1467 (T 27-09-94 "Moving Out") Written by Valerie Windsor - Barry consults his new PR woman, Patricia, about Penny - and Penny consults Max. When Jacqui returns and finds that Ron has moved back in with DD, she decides to move out. Terry is concerned when Simon leaves the flat to do something alone.......
Episode 1468 (W 28-09-94 "Big Girl") Written by Valerie Windsor - When Mandy can't pay her loan instalment, Kenny agrees to a postponement in exchange for a favour, and Patricia is amazed when Penny agrees to go out with him. Jacqui and Katie go to inspect "studio flats" which look more like crummy bedsits.
Episode 1469 (F 30-09-94 "Special Mission") Written by Valerie Windsor - Thomas breaks Patricia's fax machine, she tells him off, and he runs away - but Jimmy, out selling drugs, finds him. Leo discovers where Simon is living, and is sent on a secret mission. Mick asks Mike to look after the pizza parlour while he is on his honeymoon. Jacqui moves into her new bedsit.
Episode 1470 (T 04-10-94 "Cleaner") Written by Nick Saltrese - Jimmy boasts about his good deed, and claims expenses from Patricia. Penny agrees to stay with Barry, and Ron agrees to stay with DD. But Bev is back from her holiday.......
Episode 1471 (W 05-10-94 "Gardener") Written by Nick Saltrese - Barry and Penny baby-sit for Max and Patricia. Mick sees Leo take a can of drink, and follows him into the woods. Beth returns to college, Sinbad is given some gardening work, and Bev reacts angrily when she finds out that Ron has returned to DD and now wants his clothes back.......
Episode 1472 (F 07-10-94 "Shrubs") Written by Nick Saltrese - Marianne is offered a job in Glasgow, but intends to turn it down without telling Mick. Patricia leaves Alice with Bev while she sees an agent, and Barry and Penny go to look at cars. When Mick leaves for his "honeymoon", Greg moves into his flat. Simon tells Terry he has seen the light, and Jimmy has shrubs to plant for Barry.
Episode 1473 (T 11-10-94 "Renewed") Written by Barry Woodward - Ron wants Mike to keep quiet about what he has discovered, but he tells Beth, who thinks he needs more proof. Simon's attempts to "spread the word" are not appreciated. Mandy finds that Kenny hasn't been paying off her debts. DD has an idea which Ron has doubts about. When Greg holds a party, Garry telephones the police, but who will be arrested?
Episode 1474 (W 12-10-94 "Bay Trees") Written by Barry Woodward - Max and Patricia wait for news of Alice, and Max is surprised to find that Patricia is still keeping in touch with her PR work. Mike misses a job interview by being in police custody. Simon is trying the patience of Barry and others on the parade. Greg makes Jimmy a tempting offer, and the Dixons try to keep up with Barry's bay trees.
The cast:
RESIDENTS:
Eddie Banks - PAUL BROUGHTON (1441, 1442, 1444, 1445, 1457-1465) / GARY PORTER
(1460 stunt double)
Rosie Banks (nee McGee) - SUSAN TWIST (1441, 1442, 1444-1447, 1453, 1454,
1456-1458, 1460-1465)
Carl Banks - STEPHEN DONALD (1441-1460, 1463, 1464)
Lee Banks - MATTHEW LEWNEY (1442, 1445, 1446, 1448, 1449, 1450, 1460)
Jackie Corkhill (nee Walker) - SUE JENKINS (1444, 1447, 1448, 1450, 1452-1458,
1470, 1471, 1473)
Jimmy Corkhill - DEAN SULLIVAN (1441, 1443, 1445-1449, 1451, 1452, 1456-1458,
1461, 1467, 1469, 1470, 1472-1474)
David "Bing" Crosbie - JOHN BURGESS (1440, 1442, 1452-1460, 1462,
1463, 1465, 1466, 1473, 1474)
Jean Crosbie - MARCIA ASHTON (1440, 1442, 1447, 1451, 1452, 1454-1459, 1461,
1462, 1465, 1466)
Penny Crosbie - MARY TAMM (1441-1444, 1460-1462, 1464-1474)
DD (Deborah) Dixon (nee O'Farrell) - IRENE MAROT (1440, 1444, 1445, 1455,
1459-1466, 1468-1471, 1473, 1474)
Ron Dixon - VINCE EARL (1440, 1441, 1444, 1446, 1449-1474)
Jacqui Dixon - ALEXANDRA FLETCHER (1440, 1443-1447, 1449-1452, 1455, 1467-1469)
Mike Dixon - PAUL BYATT (1440, 1444, 1448-1450, 1452, 1461, 1464, 1465, 1467,
1469, 1470, 1472-1474)
Max Farnham - STEVEN PINDER (1440, 1441, 1444-1446, 1450-1458, 1460-1469,
1471-1474)
Patricia Farnham (nee Crosbie) - GABRIELLE GLAISTER (1440, 1444, 1446, 1450-1452,
1454, 1455, 1457-1474)
Thomas Farnham - KIERAN WARHAM (1454, 1457, 1458)
Alice Farnham - ANNA NORBURY (1451, 1452, 1454, 1456-1458, 1461-1463, 1466,
1467, 1469-1473)
Barry Grant - PAUL USHER (1440-1445, 1460-1470, 1472, 1474)
Mick Johnson - LOUIS EMERICK (1442, 1443, 1445-1451, 1453-1457, 1459-1461,
1463-1472)
Marianne Dwyer - JODIE HANSON (1443, 1447-1451, 1453-1455, 1459-1461, 1463,
1464, 1467, 1468, 1470, 1472)
Gemma Johnson - NAOMI KAMANGA (1451, 1453, 1455)
Leo Johnson - LEEON SAWYER (1447-1451, 1453, 1455, 1465, 1469-1472)
Mandy Jordache (nee Dutton) - SANDRA MAITLAND (1440, 1441, 1443, 1444, 1446-1450,
1452-1454, 1468, 1471, 1473)
Beth Jordache - ANNA FRIEL (1440, 1443, 1448, 1450, 1452, 1455, 1471, 1473)
Rachel Jordache - TIFFANY CHAPMAN (1440, 1442, 1445, 1448, 1450, 1453, 1473)
Bev McLoughlin - SARAH WHITE (1440, 1441, 1444, 1446, 1447, 1450-1453, 1455-1457,
1470-1474)
Josh McLoughlin (1440, 1441, 1444, 1446, 1451, 1453, 1457, 1472, 1473)
Katie Rogers - DIANE BURKE (1443, 1467, 1468)
Terry Sullivan - BRIAN REGAN (1441 stand-in, 1442, 1443, 1446-1449, 1451,
1453, 1460, 1465-1469, 1472)
Sinbad (Thomas Sweeney) - MICHAEL STARKE (1440-1459, 1467, 1468, 1471)
RECURRING CHARACTERS:
Sarah Banks - ANDREA MARSHALL (1442, 1450, 1453, 1454, 1456-1458, 1460-1463)
Rebecca Banks - LAURA MANGEN (1442, 1453, 1454, 1456, 1457, 1460, 1462, 1463)
PC Ian Coban - ANTONY AUDENSHAW (1440, 1473)
Father Paul Heaton - RONNIE LEEK (1474)
Simon Howe - LEE HARTNEY (1443 stand-in, 1447-1449, 1451, 1465-1467, 1469,
1471-1474)
Kenny Maguire - TOMMY BOYLE (1467, 1468)
Mo McGee - TINA MALONE (1447)
Ray Piper - DUGGIE BROWN (1463, 1465, 1466)
Carol Salter - ANGELA WALSH (1442)
Garry Salter - STEPHEN DWYER (1442, 1443, 1445, 1448, 1450, 1453, 1459, 1464-1466,
1470, 1473, 1474)
Joey Woods - CHRIS DARWIN (1460-1463, 1465)
NEW CHARACTER PLAYED BY A RETURNING PERFORMER:
Audrey Manners (nee Snodgrass) - JUDITH BARKER (1455, 1457-1459, 1462, 1463,
1466) [ Eileen Salter (89, 126) ]
NEW CHARACTERS:
"Smelly" Kelly - PAUL McCORMACK (1460)
Don McAteer - FREDDIE BOARDLEY (1441, 1443, 1445-1447)
Emma Piper - PAULA BELL (1465, 1466)
Greg Salter - PAUL BARBER (1464-1467, 1470, 1472-1474)
Stanley Waters - NORMAN ROSSINGTON (1449)
Gill - ANDREA CHARLTON (1448)
UNCREDITED CHARACTERS WITH NAMES:
Mrs Baldwin, an over-55 who wins at Bingo (1458)
Mr Brennan, an over-55 with experience of railways (1455)
Liz Campbell, a midwife (1451)
Margaret, a raffle ticket drawer (1462)
Mooey, a young footballer (1448)
Neil, a young footballer (1448)
Paul, a young footballer (1450)
Paul, a petrol station assistant (1450)
Rocky, a young footballer (1448)
Steve, a young footballer (1453)
Tommo, a young footballer (1448)
Mabel Waters, Stanley's wife (1449)
Dicky Willamson, a window cleaner (1456, 1457)
Several uncredited young footballers, possibly the same ones, appear in episodes 1448, 1450 and 1453, so those shown above as named in one or more of these episodes, as well as "Curran", another one mentioned in episode 1449, may also have appeared, un-named, in any or all of the others)
The storylines:
After helping him out, Carl sets up in competition with Sinbad as a window cleaner, while Jean becomes determined to run a better social club than her rival Audrey. She and David begin to patch up their differences when Patricia gives birth to a Down's Syndrome baby, Alice - but Max finds it difficult to become involved with caring for his new daughter, and busies himself preparing for the opening of a new restaurant instead. Preparations also continue for Mick and Marianne's wedding, and for convenience they go on their honeymoon first. Jimmy is released from prison, and so is Garry's father Greg, but neither of them appear convinced that acting outside the law isn't still the best way forward. After he and Terry both survive the explosion, Simon is granted bail and starts to make his presence felt on the parade, working from a base in the "wilderness" (the woods). Meanwhile, Rachel joins a boys' football team, Eddie loses the role of shop steward, and Sarah goes back home to her mother, while Penny begins to wonder if she would like to become one by having a child with Barry. It emerges that Bev has lied about who she had a child with, and Jacqui moves out into a flat with Katie as Ron returns to DD, who wants to have their marriage vows renewed. But she doesn't know that she is Josh's grandmother, or whether Ron is entirely convinced thst he really wants to be with her rather than Bev.......
The dates:
According the the sign above his hospital bed, Terry was admitted to hospital on 22nd July 1993 (1441). It will soon be Friday 15th August in episode 1443; 19th August is less than two weeks away in episode 1444; and it is summer in episode 1448. Based on dialogue in episode 1449, it is Wednesday in episode 1450; and, based on dialogue in episode 1456, it is Friday in episode 1457. It is Friday in episode 1460; it is Wednesday in episode 1465; and, based on dialogue in episode 1470, episodes 1469 and 1472 both take place on Fridays. The restaurant is due to open on 5th November (1445) / in November (1462), and Ron and DD are due to renew their marriage vows "next Wednesday" (1474).
Name-checks:
Tom and Jerry (1441); "Paula" Gascoigne, Souness and Ray Havant, footballers (1442); "Carlito's Way" (1443); Al Pacino (1443); "Reservoir Dogs" (1443); "Bullseye" (1444, 1456, 1457); Steven Spielberg (1444, 1469); "Quasi"[modo] (1446); "Thunderbirds" / "Brains" (1447); Rasputin (1448); Kenny Dalglish (1448); George Michael (1448); Whitney Houston (1448); Ryan Giggs ["Bryan", according to Mandy!] (1450); Robin Hood (1450); Father Christmas (1450); Chas and Dave (1452); Benny Hill (1452, 1455); [Margaret] Thatcher (1452); The Beatles (1453); "Ernie, The Fastest Milkman In The [flamin'] West" (1455); Kennedy, assassinated US president (1455); "The Jungle Book" (1456); "Jim" [Bowen, "Bullseye" presenter] (1457); "The Flintstones" (1458); "Charlie" Manson, mass murderer (1460); Perry Como (1462); Al Jonson (1462); Matt Munro (1462); Tom Jones (1462); Charlie Rich, singer (1463); Billy Fury (1463); "Lady Chatterley" (1464); Marco Pierre White, Raymond Blanc and Delia Smith, chefs (1464); the Galloping Gourmet (1465); Florence Nightingale (1465); Gary Rhodes (1467); "Yellow Submarine" (1467); Michael Caine (1469); Brian "Bamber" Hall, ex-footballer, now Liverpool PR man (1470); Bamber Gascoigne (1470); Daktari (1471); "Parker" [of "Thunderbirds"] (1471, 1473); "Harold Steptoe" (1472); Michelle Pfeiffer (1473); the Clampetts (1474); and Little and Large (1474).
Locations:
While most of the action in this season is set in or near Liverpool, there are scenes in episode 1466 set on a coach going to, and back from, Blackpool when it is an unspecified distance between these locations. Otherwise, the furthest afield that any of the characters are seen is the "Hogfest" in Ainsdale, near Southport, in episode 1460 - actually recorded in Childwall - and New Brighton, in episode 1462.
Births:
One - Patricia's baby, Alice, is due on 19th August, which is "in a few weeks' time" (1444) / "in two weeks" (1446) / "next week" (1450), and is born in episode 1451. It is Beth's 19th birthday in episode 1450, which is "next week" in episode 1448 and "on Wednesday" in episode 1449; it is the unseen Kerry Willis's birthday this week in episode 1443; it is the seventh birthday of someone's "little brother, Henry" in episode 1448; and it is Leo's birthday in episode 1465. According the the sign above his hospital bed, Terry's date of birth is 2/11/60 (1441); and we are also told that Carl is 21 (1443), Jacqui is 18 (1445, 1446, 1468), Bev is half Jackie's age, according to Jimmy (1445), Rebecca is 3 (1445), Lee is 14 (1449), Garry is 16 (1466), and Steven is 2 (1471).
Marriages:
None. In episode 1446 it is the 22nd wedding anniversary "this week" of Ron and DD, who were together for 20 years (1462), and they make a booking to renew their marriage vows "next Wednesday" (1474). We are also told that PC Coban is married (1440); Don is divorced (1441); Friday 15th August would have been Sue and Terry's 5th wedding anniversary (1443); Marianne and Mick plan to marry in November (1451), which is two months' away (1459) / next month (1472); and Ray's parents have had their golden wedding (1465).
Deaths:
One - Jimmy discovers his cell-mate Don McAteer dead of a drug overdose in episode 1447. Jean assures David that he was not correct when he told Mr Brennan that she died in 1963, on the same day that Kennedy was assassinated (1455); and in episode 1471 it is three years since the deaths of Terry's wife and son.
Toilet visits:
Many! There's Rebecca (1442); Rosie (1442); David (1442); Jean (1442); Sinbad (1447); an unnamed woman (1454); Marianne (1454); Jackie (1456); Max (1456); Ron (1458); Jimmy (1458); an unnamed over-55 woman (1462); Emma (1465); and Mike (1467). Patricia says she can't stop going to the loo in episode 1446; a bird "drops" on Sinbad in episode 1455; and although DD quietly mumbles that she needs to go after the darts match in the pub episode 1444, she rejoins her friends only 21 seconds after leaving them, so it would seem more likely that in that time she was told that the toilet was occupied or otherwise unavailable (maybe there was a long queue?), rather than matching the speed record held by Ron since episode 1224.
Characters mentioned, so far unseen, but who will be appearing later:
Kylie [Stanlow] (1444, 1448); Jackie's sister [Val] (1450); Audrey's late husband / George (1458 / 1459); and Marianne's mother [Winnie] (1468).
Gone but not forgotten - seen previously and still mentioned occasionally, but not reappearing in this season:
Chris (1439, 1442, 1448, 1471); Trevor (1440, 1471); Sue (1443): Lindsey (1444, 1448, 1469); Clive (1444); Tony (1445, 1450, 1454, 1458); Lyn (1447, 1467, 1471); Margaret (1450); Derek (1450); Keith (1450); Peter Harrison (1450); Kathy [Roach] (1450); Caroline [Lewis] (1451); Chrissy (1459); Oscar Dean (1461); Marianne's father (1468); Susannah (1463); Josh's grandma [Bev's mother] (1470); and Steven (1471).
And those that are also mentioned, but are destined to remain unseen forever:
Peter, a policeman known to PC Coban, who is among those attending the explosion on the Close (1440); Lesley, a friend of Beth with whom she is temporarily staying (1440); Kerry Willis, another friend of Beth, and her boyfriend (1443); Paul, Katie's mother's new man (1443); Rosie's father (1444); Bev's favourite uncle Teddy (1446); Rita, a darts player from Rosie's work (1446, 1447); Mick's mother (1447); Sinbad's Uncle Jake (1447); DD's cousin (1447); someone's little brother Henry, mentioned in a radio dedication (1448); David, Stanley's only son, who lives in Canada (1449); Mr Frazer, consultant (1451); Jane, from Jean's past (1452); Dicky Williamson's brother (1457); Joey's wife Cath and their kids (1461); Mrs Tillotson, who has accepted someone else's offer on the house Mick and Marianne wanted (1460); May, Sarah's next-door neighbour (1461); Sarah's mother and father in Reading (1463); Ray's mother and father (1465); Emma's mother (1465); an acquaintance of Penny, Giles Dunn of Dunn & Watkins, a PR firm not rated highly by Patricia (1467); Carol's grandmother (1467); Kenny's mother (1468); Steven Motson, who Penny telephones (1468); Penny's father (1468); Edward, a friend of Thomas (1469); and Sandra, a contact of Patricia (1474).
Goofs:
In episode 1452, Bev's seventh and ninth words are the wrong way round: "Don't forget to give Pat and my baby the best wishes".
Sinbad says the rival window cleaner causing trouble for Carl is "Dicky Williamson" in episode 1457, and "Dicky Williams" in episode 1458.
Trivia:
Rosie and Eddie do their shopping at Asda (1445), and won a speedboat when they appeared on "Bullseye", after Rosie threw the winning dart (1444). Their telephone number, seen on Carl's business card, is 051 269 3266 (1455). Eddie was a shop steward for 14 years (1464), but when facing re-election he loses, earning 48 votes against Joey's 57 (1463). Sarah lives at number 32 (1462). Stanley and Mabel have been to Bournemouth for two weeks (1449). Dicky Williamson and his brother's window round includes Lancaster Avenue, according to Sinbad in episode 1457; and in episode 1458, he would seem to be attributing Carl's further trouble in Tamworth Avenue, off Burrbank Road, to the same business rival.
Ron, who is right-handed (1466), once slipped a disc (1441), and helped to vote the present government into power (1470). He has five years' experience of bingo at the Legion (1458), looked like Billy Fury when he was younger (1463), and buys Mike a guitar and related equipment at Hessy's Music Centre, in which a poster advertising a "Beatles Festival" is displayed (1452). Keith is now working as a trainee in a London photography studio (1450). Jacqui currently earns £35 per week, according to Mike (1444), while Jimmy, in prison, is earning £9 per week (1443). His short-term cell-mate, Don, is in for shoplifting and, he claims, 32 other offences (1441).
Mick is again seen carrying containers marked "Tolona", the brand of pizza base he uses, in episode 1447. In their first few games, his football team lose 19-0 in episode 1448, 9-1 against "Holy Trinity" in episode 1450, and 13-1 in episode 1453, when Rachel is sent off. However, in episode 1459 Garry tells Mick that in their next game, against St Peter's, they had their best result yet, losing only 6-1.......although Rachel, the goal scorer, was booked again! "Brains" is Leo's favourite "Thunderbirds" character (1447), while Gemma's favourite sweets, according to Leo, are fruit gums (1449). The strawberry flavoured "Roses" chocolates are Carol's favourites (1442).
Bev lost her virginity at the age of 14 with a boy whose mother owned a sweet shop, and who was serving customers downstairs at the time (1446). She is stopped speeding in Wendower Road while driving Patricia to hospital (1450). Among the PR firms Patricia doesn't recommend is David Halliwell Associates, who are "too big" (1467). Max, who is right-handed (1464), buys a christening gown for Alice at John Lewis's (1463). According to Jean, who is right-handed (1466), Audrey is from the Formby end of Blundell Sands (1458), and David was once chased by a bull (1459). Among the LPs he brings to the over-55's club in episode 1462 are "Dream Along With Me" by Perry Como, and a Gene Pitney collection.
The "named nurse" on the sign above Terry's hospital bed is D. Blair (1441); Barry, who got Brian "Bamber" Hall's autograph as a kid (1470), is left-handed (1445, 1467); Penny, who used to fancy Michael Caine (1469), and reads "Horse And Hound" (1471), is right-handed (1467, 1468, 1470); Kenny is from Runcorn (1469); Greg has been shopping at "JD Sports" (1470); and Chris has now taken up a research post in California (1471). One of at least two glazier's vans parked on the Close in episode 1441 bears the name "Roby Glazing" and a telephone number beginning 051-220-; and the "Unit to let" sign seen on the parade in episodes 1454, 1465 and 1470 displays the telephone number of Fletcher's - 051 676 8866.
"Blink-and-you-miss it" moments:
For those that can remember what Mike historically did for the first time in episode 1334.......he does it again in episode 1464.
Episode 1470 begins, uniquely, with inter-cut scenes of DD and Ron, and Barry and Penny, as both couples have exactly the same conversation:
Quote:
DD (and Barry) : Hiya.
RON (and Penny) : Oh - 'morning, love.
BARRY (and DD) : Are you all right?
PENNY (and Ron) : Mmm, fine, thanks.
DD (and Barry) : Did you sleep all right?
RON (and Penny) : Yeah, yeah - went out like a light. Well, worn out, wasn't I? So how long have you been awake?
BARRY (and DD) : Dunno, half an hour or something. I've been doing some thinking.
PENNY (and Ron) : What about?
DD (and Barry) : Well, you know - about last night. Us. What it meant.
RON (and Penny) : Oh, right.
BARRY (and DD) : Well? What do you reckon?
PENNY (and Ron) : About us?
DD (and Barry) : Yeah. Are you going to stay? Are we gonna make a go of it?
PENNY (and Ron) : Well, seeing as I haven't had any better offer, why not, eh?
The end-of-season cliffhanger:
Father Heaton tells Ron and DD that everything can be forgiven, although he must ask whether Bev will be making demands on Ron as Josh's father. DD says she believes Bev can cope on her own and they just want to forget about her. The priest confirms that he can renew their marriage vows at 3.30pm next Wednesday. DD is enthusiastic: " I can't believe this is happening. All those months of being so unhappy. I never thought it could be like this again.......".