The Rovers' transformation came after a massive blaze, started accidentally when Jack Duckworth bodged the fusebox in the cellar, ripped through the pub. In the programme's most elaborate stunt sequence of the decade, Bet Lynch was trapped upstairs while outside the residents mounted a rescue. For one episode only, outdoor scenes were shot on Outside Broadcast (OB) video instead of the usual 16mm film. This practice would be adopted full-time in 1988.
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| - The Rovers' transformation came after a massive blaze, started accidentally when Jack Duckworth bodged the fusebox in the cellar, ripped through the pub. In the programme's most elaborate stunt sequence of the decade, Bet Lynch was trapped upstairs while outside the residents mounted a rescue. For one episode only, outdoor scenes were shot on Outside Broadcast (OB) video instead of the usual 16mm film. This practice would be adopted full-time in 1988.
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| - The Rovers' transformation came after a massive blaze, started accidentally when Jack Duckworth bodged the fusebox in the cellar, ripped through the pub. In the programme's most elaborate stunt sequence of the decade, Bet Lynch was trapped upstairs while outside the residents mounted a rescue. For one episode only, outdoor scenes were shot on Outside Broadcast (OB) video instead of the usual 16mm film. This practice would be adopted full-time in 1988. The cast upheavals of recent years meant Coronation Street was still running with a reduced cast. In January, Sally Whittaker made her debut as Sally Seddon, whose relationship with Kevin Webster gave added purpose to Hilda Ogden. Rita Fairclough was given a new direction with the arrival of foster daughter Jenny Bradley and her absent father Alan, another Len Fairclough-type with a temper about him. After years of turning down offers, Roy Barraclough was finally tied down with a long-term contract, reprising the role of theatrical agent Alec Gilroy who he last played in 1975.
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