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1977
Episode number	1680
ITV broadcast date	21st February 1977 (Monday)
Production code	P694/680
Writer	Brian Finch
Director	Oliver Horsbrugh
Previous episode	16th February 1977
Next episode	23rd February 1977

Plot

In the morning Ken finds Janet unconscious in his bed and calls an ambulance. Suzie tries to worm her way into Elsie's affections. Elsie tells Suzie she doesn't want her at No.11 and she can't move in. Janet is rushed to hospital but she is already dead. Ena takes care of a stunned Ken. Emily is shaken by Janet's death. Bet gives Suzie lots of stories about rotten landladies. Ken is questioned over the circumstances of Janet's death.

Cast

Regular cast

• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Annie Walker - Doris Speed
• Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
• Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
• Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Janet Barlow - Judith Barker
• Ernie Bishop - Stephen Hancock
• Rita Littlewood - Barbara Mullaney
• Fred Gee - Fred Feast
• Gail Potter - Helen Worth
• Renee Bradshaw - Madge Hindle
• Suzie Birchall - Cheryl Murray

Guest cast

• PC Maskall - Joe Cook
• 1st Ambulanceman - Des Cunliffe

Notes

• Final appearance of Judith Barker as Janet Barlow.
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 9,250,000 homes (2nd place). This was the most-watched episode since Episode 501 on 29th September 1965.

Commercial releases

This episode was included on the 1977 disc of the Network DVD collection Coronation Street: The 1970s, released in 2005.