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Coronation Street Season 29

41 Episodes First aired Jan 4, 1988

The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at home, in the workplace, and in their local pub, the Rovers Return Inn. Britain's longest-running soap.

Episodes

E31
31. Mon 18 Apr 1988
Apr 18, 1988 · 24m

Curly's mother writes him a letter disowning him because he is living with a black girl, so he goes to see her in Crewe. A bunch of roses arrives for Gloria, but who are they from and what does he want? Rita and Alan…

E32
32. Wed 20 Apr 1988
Apr 20, 1988 · 24m

The fallout from Mike Baldwin's arrest for drink driving begins and Vera begins to spread the 'good' news. Rita's investigation into the burglar alarm business has puzzling consequences and Alf gets some good news at…

E33
33. Mon 25 Apr 1988
Apr 25, 1988 · 24m

Alan's lies have caught up with him and Rita feels that she cannot trust him anymore. Audrey returns home to find that Alf isn't happy about her having gone to Canada and Gail demands to know all about her half-brother…

E34
34. Wed 27 Apr 1988
Apr 27, 1988 · 24m

Audrey can't stop talking about Stephen and Alf loses his temper. Bet forces Alec to apologise to Ken for barring him from the pub. Meanwhile, Mike has to face up to his drink driving and accept the sentence he receives.

E35
35. Mon 02 May 1988
May 2, 1988 · 24m

Sandra Stubbs answers Alec's advertisement for a cleaner, while Mike overhears Vera laughing about his conviction and gets annoyed about the quality of some recent orders. Mike decides someone will have to be sacked to…

E36
36. Wed 04 May 1988
May 4, 1988 · 24m

Mike makes an example of Vera, believing her to have set him up when he was drinking and driving. Alan pesters Rita into giving him £1,000 for equipment and offers Martin a job. Ida, after much thought decides that she…

E37
37. Mon 09 May 1988
May 9, 1988 · 24m

Ivy tells Mike that Vera is innocent, but can't tell him that Ida told the police. Percy has some bad news from the Council and Alf tells Audrey about his jealousy.

E38
38. Wed 11 May 1988
May 11, 1988 · 24m

Now that Ida has confessed to Mike, Vera asks for her old job back, but still angry about the situation, Mike refuses. When threatened with an industrial tribunal, he proves to Vera that she hasn't got a leg to stand on…

E39
39. Mon 16 May 1988
May 16, 1988 · 24m

Alan talks Alec into having a burglar alarm fitted at the pub, while Don offers to decorate Ivy's house. Percy is increasingly worried about having to move out of the Centre and decides to make a dramatic stand.

E40
40. Wed 18 May 1988
May 18, 1988 · 24m

With the new flat not going to be ready for two months, Percy has decided to move in with Emily, but what will Emily think of that? Alec gets a better quote for an alarm system than Alan's and Don begins redecorating…

E104
104. Wed Dec 28 1988Season Finale
Dec 28, 1988 · 24m