S2·E11 Wed Feb 08 1961

Episode recap

Coronation Street is a television soap opera broadcast on the ITV network and created by Granada Television. Set in the fictional town of Weatherfield, the series follows the residents of Coronation Street, who are ordinary, working-class people engaged in regular social and family interactions at home.

In this episode, titled season two, episode eleven, and originally broadcast on Wednesday, February 8, 1961, domestic tension arises within the household. Frank castigates Ida after she admits that she has purchased loose covers on hire purchase.

The series as a whole documents the daily lives of these working-class characters through ongoing social and domestic storylines, capturing the routine interactions that define their community in Weatherfield.