The BEST episodes of Coronation Street season 13
Every episode of Coronation Street season 13, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Coronation Street season 13!
Follows the lives of the residents of the fictional Coronation Street, located in Greater Manchester, which is made up mainly of working-class people.
#1 - Episode 1204 (31st July 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 61 - Aired 7/31/1972
Elsie broods over the reason why Laura is trying to contact Alan and is curt with everyone in the Rovers. Jacko tells Billy about Laura's phone call. Alan tells Colin Harvey he's going away for a fortnight and he's in charge. Stan tries to buy a cheap van through Alan, asking for tick. Both Billy and Alan refuse. Billy tells Alan about the phone call and that Laura will be calling back at 9.00pm. Alan tells Billy that he owes Laura £2,500 that she lent him to buy the garage. Jacko thanks Betty for supporting him in the vote but she warns him not to let anyone down. Ken helps with a stock check at the corner shop. Laura tries to ring Alan back at 9.00pm. Alan cuts the call off and has to confess to a furious Elsie that he didn't get the money for the garage from his accountant but from Laura and he is now in arrears for the repayments.
#2 - Episode 1217 (13th September 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 74 - Aired 9/13/1972
Emily and Betty can't bring themselves to look in the pram for fear of what they might find. Betty rings the police from a call box. Sgt Conway and Det Sgt Simms take the report seriously. Karen Lomax can't sleep and Ena sends Minnie out for some brandy. Det Insp Patterson tells Conway and Simms not to touch the pram until he gets there. Annie gives Minnie the brandy on the house. Betty rings Billy with her news. Minnie overhears him and rushes back to tell all at No.5. Jerry offers to drive the Lomaxes there in his van. They get there just before Patterson. He stops Karen running for the pram and looks in it himself, finding Jason alive and well. Annie is relieved to hear the news. Patterson tells the residents that his job isn't over as they need to find the kidnapper.
#3 - Episode 1216 (11th September 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 73 - Aired 9/11/1972
Two days after Jason's disappearance, the police are operating from a mobile HQ set up in Victoria Street. Minnie looks after the Lomaxes, who are still catatonic. The police find a cream-coloured baby glove and ask Karen if it's Jason's. She's sure his are pale blue. Frogmen drag the Irwell. Ena breaks down. Lucille puts a woman, Margaret Beecham, onto the police when she says she has information about Jason. Margaret calmly explains to Det. Ins. Patterson how she buried Jason with stones at the back of her house. The police follow up her story but find nothing at the location. Patterson realises she's ill and finds out from her doctor that she has delusions. Emily and Betty look for Jason and find the pram on a croft.
#4 - Episode 1215 (6th September 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 72 - Aired 9/6/1972
Karen Lomax becomes hysterical as the residents search for Jason. Elsie and Annie take charge. Annie blames herself. The police are called in. They contact the army to help with the search. Colin is catatonic. Detective Inspector Patterson finds out that Elsie was the last one to see Jason before he was snatched. He thinks Jason was awake at the time. A policewoman sits with Karen. Patterson asks the residents if there's anyone local who might be capable of snatching Jason but they're reluctant to name people. Ena is shocked when she is summoned from the Preston Guild. Minnie goes with her as she is led into a police car.
#5 - Episode 1214 (4th September 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 71 - Aired 9/4/1972
Ena, Minnie, Bet, Betty, Albert, Billy, Ray, Jerry, Norma, Edna, Stan and Hilda go to the Preston Guild. Maggie doesn't know what to do about Ron Cooke but doesn't want to be on her own again. The Lomaxes - Colin, Karen and baby Jason, arrive from Hartlepool to visit Ena. Lucille tells them that she won't be back before 10.00pm. They wait in the Rovers but Annie is cold to them as she doesn't believe they're related to Ena and doesn't like them bringing a baby in with them. They put Jason outside. Maggie writes a letter telling Ron she can't take
#6 - Episode 1213 (30th August 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 70 - Aired 8/30/1972
Phyllis Roberts goes into a coma. Maggie introduces Alf to Ron Cooke. The Howards drop out of the Preston Guild trip so Billy takes a ticket. Ron takes Maggie to Heaton Park. They learn a lot about each other. Norma agrees to go to the Preston Guild with Jerry. Hilda gives up hers and Stan's tickets as a gesture of kindness, only to buy them back - they have the moral high ground. Ron tells Maggie he's an alcoholic and asks her for help.
#7 - Episode 1212 (28th August 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 69 - Aired 8/28/1972
The Ogdens continue to spurn the residents though Stan thinks no one is bothered. Hilda wants to get her Preston Guild money back from Albert. Norma tries to persuade Maggie to ring Ron Cooke but she refuses. Billy tries to get Jerry to take up cycling again. Alf tells the regulars that the hospital are doing tests on Phyllis. Maggie starts to get impatient with Norma's matchmaking, afraid of what Ron is like. Spotting a chink in Maggie's excuses, Norma manages to get her to make the phone call. While she is doing so, Norma lies to Alf when he calls in and says that Maggie is at the wholesalers to prevent him disturbing her call. Maggie enjoys talking to Ron and he agrees to come round.
#8 - Episode 1211 (23rd August 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 68 - Aired 8/23/1972
Maggie realises Alf is avoiding her. Nellie Harvey discovers all the tickets for the Preston Guild have been taken. Len is annoyed at the continuous congratulations on his supposed wedding. Norma tells Maggie about the ad in the personal column she placed for her when she receives some unexpected letters. Maggie realises Lucille knows all about it. Rita tells Len that she tried to give the ring back to Benny but he told her to keep it. Nellie tells Annie that she was voted by the Weatherfield LVA to give a presentation to the Preston branch to mark the Guild so she couldn't therefore give up her ticket to Ethne Willoughby. Annie gives up her ticket for Ethne. Maggie gets a letter from a Ron Cooke and is unsure about getting in touch with him although she finds his letter charming.
#9 - Episode 1210 (21st August 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 67 - Aired 8/21/1972
Lucille spreads the word that Rita's engagement to Benny is over. Alf's wife is taken into hospital. Nellie Harvey tells Annie that Ethne Willoughby, the national president of the LVA, is to call on her. Annie insists that the regulars wear ties in the Rovers for when she is due to call. A travelling salesman offers to take Maggie to the Rovers but it's only to discuss business. Len insists that Rita give Benny his ring back. Maggie is depressed at being on her own. Ethne arrives at the Rovers with Nellie and gets on well with Annie. She shows an interest in the Preston Guild and Nellie promises to get her a ticket to a VIP luncheon.
#10 - Episode 1209 (16th August 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 66 - Aired 8/16/1972
Billy is waiting for the man caught in Bessie Street to be charged before he'll believe that Stan is innocent. Jerry tells Len that Rita isn't steady enough for him. Benny presents Rita with an expensive engagement ring. The Ogdens talk about moving as Stan loses some customers. After they receive anonymous hate mail, Hilda decides to fight her ground and decides a put a notice in the Gazette threatening legal action against slanderers. Jerry tells Benny that he was wrong and that Len has real feelings for Rita. The Ogdens read of the arrest of Edwin Ferguson - the real Peeping Tom. Hilda storms round to the Rovers with the paper.
#11 - Episode 1207 (9th August 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 64 - Aired 8/9/1972
A shaken Elsie rushes into the Rovers and tells Alan, Ken and Billy that she thinks she's disturbed the Peeping Tom in her back yard. Hilda buys a pair of binoculars. Benny questions Rita about Len's treatment of her. Hilda keeps watch on the area from the upstairs windows. Ernie tells Elsie and Emily they ought to form a vigilante committee to patrol the area. He goes to the Rovers to get the menfolk to form one. Ken and Billy agree to join him. Rita tells Len that Benny is always asking questions about him as he's interested in her. Ernie, Emily, Ken, Alan and Elsie meet and discuss tactics. Ray and Jerry don't take the idea of Ernie's committee seriously but go along to see what they're saying.
#12 - Episode 1206 (7th August 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 63 - Aired 8/7/1972
Lucille is hysterical over the Peeping Tom but Billy tells her to play it cool or Annie will cancel her holiday to Blackpool with Nellie Harvey. Emily and Ernie are furious over Jacko's treatment. Elsie admits she was wrong over the money as it was only what Laura owed Alan but he makes her stand by her decision. Benny tries to get Rita to stay for a few drinks but she refuses as she has a date with Len. Billy feels guilty over his treatment of Jacko. Lucille doesn't want to go out, frightened of the Peeping Tom. Hilda also sees him outside the back of No.13. Rita and Len join Elsie and Alan for a drink in the Rovers before they go out and the ice begins to thaw between Elsie and Rita. Lucille tells Ken about the Peeping Tom. Emily screams as she sees that she's being watched from outside her back bedroom window.
#13 - Episode 1205 (2nd August 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 62 - Aired 8/2/1972
Alan asks Elsie not to be with him when he meets Laura but she refuses. She takes the day off work to be ready to meet her. Ken and Ray obtain an inner tube from Colin Harvey. Maggie tells Elsie not to be jealous of Laura. Elsie plans a full makeover before meeting her. Billy plans a test of Jacko to persuade Betty that he can be trusted. Ken collects signatures on the inner tube. Norma worries that Jacko is being treated as an untouchable. Billy plants £3 under the phone. Alan confesses his concerns about Laura meeting Elsie to Len. Jacko isn't tempted by the money. Len asks Elsie not to meet Laura for Alan's sake but Elsie's determined to meet her and see what she's like. Jacko realises what Billy's up to and is short with him. Both Elsie and Laura arrive at the garage before Alan and chat civilly to each other. Annie and Emily are appalled at Billy's trap.
#14 - Episode 1218 (18th September 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 75 - Aired 9/18/1972
Maggie is alarmed to discover rag-and-bone men Dirty Dick and Tommy have reopened the viaduct stables for Dolores, their donkey. Alf tells Maggie that Phyllis is a lot better and he's just off to visit her in hospital. Billy covers for Annie being ill in bed, saying she's had a bilious attack. She refuses her food. Billy tells Lucille he doesn't want anyone gloating over his mother. Maggie tells Dick and Tommy that Dolores can't be stabled so close to the corner shop and threatens to report them to the Town Hall. Dick and Tommy row over who is the legal owner of Dolores. Alf looks for Len. He breaks down and tells Jerry tha
#15 - Episode 1203 (26th July 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 60 - Aired 7/26/1972
Minnie snubs Ena as she collects in her milk. Emily watches on sadly. Annie asks Billy to drop off Jacko's wages. He thinks she did the wrong thing in sacking him. Jacko packs up his things to leave the area. Maggie tells him he can stay but he refuses. She makes him stay for his lunch though. Emily tries to sort the peace between Minnie and Ena by getting Benny to put a 50p a week limit on Minnie similar to the one that Dave Smith had but he refuses as it's too much trouble. Ernie finds out that Jacko's been fired. Billy and Bet both change their holiday plans with Billy going to Magaluf and Bet to Torremolinos. Norma asks to speak to Annie and Ernie joins her. Norma pleads for another chance but Annie refuses, worried what the staff will think. Ernie tells her to ask them.
#16 - Episode 1202 (24th July 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 59 - Aired 7/24/1972
Going to Rita's flat to fix a washer on a tap, Len is somewhat off with her for taking the job with Benny and for spending the evening at his flat. Amused, she easily parries his objections. Benny shows off his flat to Billy who is unimpressed with its decor and doesn't understand its reference to Come Blow Your Horn. Jacko tells Ernie that he is worried that Cyril has told Betty about his jail record thus putting his job at risk. Annie pushes Billy to sort out his and Bet's accidental joint holiday arrangements. Ernie tells Minnie that Ena was right to interfere in her gambling but Maggie is on Minnie's side. Betty warns Maggie that she is sheltering a jailbird and is shocked to find that her sister already knew. Rita has lunch with Benny and tells him that he's not her type of man, though she likes him and wants to be friends.
#17 - Episode 1201 (19th July 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 58 - Aired 7/19/1972
Minnie wonders what the weather is like at Newton Abbot where a horse she wants to bet on is running. Showing trust in him, Annie asks Jacko to eat his lunch with them. Rita still can't decide whether to take the job with Benny. Len books a meal out for the two of them. Benny also asks Rita to come round to his flat that night but she turns him down. Cyril overhears that Jacko, who he has arrested before, is working at the Rovers. Jacko sees him in the pub and asks for a word with him. Minnie is furious when she tries to place her bet and discovers from Benny that Ena has got her barred from the betting shop. Jacko tells Cyril that he's going straight and asks him not to reveal he's been inside.
#18 - Episode 1200 (17th July 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 57 - Aired 7/17/1972
Annie disapproves of Lucille getting a job at the betting shop. She still doesn't know about Hilda's defection. Hilda and Lucille clash over the cleaning taking too long. Norma asks Jacko not to bet so much. He gives a tip on the horses to Minnie in front of Ena. Benny takes on Ray and Jerry to transform his flat above the shop into a bachelor pad, complete with dimmer lights and a cocktail cabinet, based on the flat in Come Blow Your Horn. Ray thinks he'll be able to borrow the place once in a while for his own courting. Norma comes in to place a bet for Jacko and thinks she recognises Cyril. Lucille confirms he's a retired policeman and married to Betty who works with Jacko.
#19 - Episode 1199 (12th July 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 56 - Aired 7/12/1972
Jacko makes himself useful at the corner shop. Hilda thinks Stan is working long hours. Alf knows he's at 19 Inkerman Street. Minnie is one of the first customers at the betting shop. Benny's counter bookkeeper doesn't turn up for work as she's pregnant. Ernie repeats his criticisms of not having a cooked meal made for him. Emily grows tired of his complaints. Mrs Toft tells Hilda she's seen Stan in Inkerman Street. Ray hears that Benny needs a bookkeeper. Jacko delivers some pies for the Bishops' tea and tries to compare notes with Ernie on being in jail, asking him what the Spanish ones are like. They realise he's an ex-con. Ted Loftus tells Benny about Lucille's previous experience and he invites her for an interview.
#20 - Episode 1198 (10th July 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 55 - Aired 7/10/1972
Jerry thinks Len is making a fool of himself. Lucille thinks Billy and Bet have planned a dirty holiday together in Italy but Billy vehemently denies it. Jacko starts at the Rovers. Benny Lewis opens a new betting shop in the precinct and invites Len and Alf in their capacity as councillors and Billy as a local businessman to a grand opening. Jerry makes sarcastic comments to Len about where he spent the night. Benny takes Ted Loftus on. Len brings Rita to the opening. Benny is taken with her but panics when Detective Inspector Patterson turns up at the opening and tells him to keep his nose clean and assist the police - or else. Benny's hostess Carol Webb gets drunk and flirts with Billy.
#21 - Episode 1197 (5th July 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 54 - Aired 7/5/1972
Maggie thinks Norma did the wrong thing shopping Jacko. Jerry doesn't like the idea of having Rita around. Annie and Albert both try to make sure that people go on their Preston Guild trip and not the other. Jerry tells Ray he doesn't like Rita. Billy makes fun of Annie's pretensions to being the leader of the community. Jacko returns. Maggie makes him talk to Norma and he tells her that the police have caught the real crook. Bet is impatient, waiting for a letter to arrive. Albert demands to see Annie who passes him her outing list to take on. She tells him that the Lady Victuallers have invited her on their "VIP" trip to the Guild. Norma apologises to Jacko for shopping him and tells him she's pleased he's been let go. Billy and Bet discover they've booked in at the same villa in Italy at the same time.
#22 - Episode 1196 (3rd July 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 53 - Aired 7/3/1972
Annie organises a Preston Guild trip from the Rovers in competition to the one that Albert is organising from the community centre. Rita turns up at the Rovers to see Len and tells him about Alec Gilroy's offer. Jacko tells Norma he's innocent of the break-in in Longsight and doesn't have an alibi as he was sleeping rough at the time. Rita auditions for Alec. Norma refuses to give Jacko a false alibi. Maggie believes he didn't do the jewellers. Annie is furious when Albert asks her to advertise the centre's trip to Preston. She tears up his poster in front of him. Alf and Emily are surprised when they hear about it and reveal that Albert is organising the trip off his own bat without their involvement.
#23 - Episode 1195 (28th June 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 52 - Aired 6/28/1972
After some "negotiation", the Henshaws swap one of Stan's streets for a bigger one. Len wants to get to know Rita again. She agrees. Stan discovers his new patch is being demolished. The police want Jacko over a break-in at a jewellers in Longsight.
#24 - Episode 1193 (21st June 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 50 - Aired 6/21/1972
Norma throws Jacko out but Maggie reverses the order on the grounds that it's her house. Jacko promises Norma he'll mend his ways. Hilda gets on at Len as her bins haven't been emptied but he assumes they're being boycotted and chooses not to get involved. Sue starts feeling suffocated by Ray. She feels uncomfortable when he tells her that he's in love with her. Billy has decided on a foreign holiday and looks over travel brochures. Jacko gets Maggie to run around after him. Tommy asks Ray to work for him, starting at the bottom.
#25 - Episode 1192 (19th June 1972)
Season 13 - Episode 49 - Aired 6/19/1972
Tommy Silcock finds out more about Ray. He hears from Annie that he has a dubious past. Jerry is bitter that he takes his job more seriously than Ray but isn't a partner. Norma rows with the customers in an attempt to get Maggie to sack her but Maggie refuses to. Len is honest with Tommy about Ray's past but tells him how he's turned himself around and just works all the harder after he's taken a knock. Norma tells Maggie how having a father like Jacko ruins her relationships whether she is honest or lies about him being in prison. Annie considers taking another cruise but Billy also wants to go on holiday soon. T