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5th November 1973: As the residents prepared for the communal bonfire, Alan Howard volunteered to supervise the fireworks. The dangers of fireworks sparked a debate in the Rovers, with Len Fairclough and Annie Walker calling for them to be banned, but Alan and Bet Lynch argued that children looked forward to seeing them and that they were safe as long as adequate precautions were taken. However, Alan was forced to eat his words as school pupil Mark Hillkirk was severely burned when a spark landed in an open box of fireworks during the display that evening. Ken Barlow was quick to react, throwing water over him and yelling for an ambulance to be called.

• For more information see Episode 1336 (5th November 1973).

Josie Clarke

Josie Clarke was a short-term Coronation Street resident who moved into No.5 with Don Brennan after his marriage to Ivy ended. In 1996, Josie and Don were scammed into buying MVB Motors at an inflated price by Mike Baldwin, who employed Josie as office manager at his factory Baldwin's Sportswear. When the garage went into receivership due to Don's poor business decisions, Don turned against Josie, causing her to leave him. Away from Don, Josie's life improved and as of 1997 she was married to a doctor.

...that Anthony Schaeffer holds the current record of most roles in the programme with fifteen credited to date?
...that the first episode of the programme ever transmitted that did not feature any of the original cast members from 1960 was Episode 1428 (23rd September 1974)?
...that Stanley Wood, who wrote Episode 1237 (22nd November 1972), was the father of comedian Victoria Wood?
...that in Episode 1183 (17th May 1972), the character of Rita Bates gave her maiden name as "Foster" and not the later-established "Littlewood"?
...that although the character of Armistead Caldwell had died in 1935, his voice was heard in Episode 1256 (29th January 1973)?
...that the first ever repeat of an episode of Coronation Street was on Friday 10th February 1961 when strike action prevented the transmission of that night's edition and Episode 1 was shown in its place?