Episode list

Deirdre hides away at the flat, embarrassed about her false alarm. The dance at the Community Centre takes place. Marie sets out to steal Mike from Bet. Emily and Ernest spend the evening apart after a row.

More chocolates arrive for Albert. Hilda continues to feel ill. Annie threatens to sack her. Hilda tells Stan he'll have to stand in for her. Stanley Fairclough is annoyed at Len's flirting with the women. Stan intimidates the customers as he cleans the Rovers. Annie docks him £2 off Hilda's normal salary. Len tells Liz Brocklebank he'd like to hear Stanley invite him to the wedding. Annie refuses to give Hilda to rest of her wages as Stan did such a bad job. Hilda is furious to discover that Stan was only docked £2 and not £3 as he had told her. The chocolate company sends an official to The Kabin to investigate Albert's complaints. Rita is furious. Stanley tells Len he doesn't want him at the wedding. Ray is told that Deirdre has been taken into hospital.

Deirdre is fed up when her contractions stop and the baby shows no sign of arriving. Suzie Birchall talks Mike into giving her a job. Ray cannot keep away from the hospital.

Eddie runs a book on the birth of the Langtons' baby. Ena pays Deirdre a visit in the hospital. Gail and Suzie battle for command at Sylvia's Separates.

Deirdre locks herself away in the flat, ashamed and embarrassed. The residents buy tickets for the dance at the community centre. Deirdre phones Emily and asks her not to tell anyone she's left the hospital. Emily tells Ernie she wants to go to the centre dance; she wants to dress up and enjoy herself but he isn't at all keen. Vera and Marie feel that Mike should pay for his workers to go to the dance. He agrees when they nag him. Ray makes excuses for Deirdre saying she's still in hospital. Stan refuses to buy tickets for the dance for Hilda. Mike decides to give the shop a new image. He gives electrician Alec Baker the job of redesigning the place. Suzie flirts with him. Eddie buys the Ogdens tickets for the dance. Hilda kisses him. Marie tells Vera she's got plans to catch Mike.

Ray puts people off visiting Deirdre in the hospital. Betty suspects him of having a woman. Alec Baker invites Gail to the dance. She plays hard to get so he takes Suzie. Ray tries to get Deirdre to go to the dance but she refuses. She persuades Ray to go on his own. Emily dresses up for the dance. She is hurt when Ernie isn't complimentary about the outfit. She refuses to go so Ernie goes on his own. Marie spikes Thelma James's drinks and makes a play for Ken. Eddie takes Gail to the dance. Once there she dumps him. Vera tells Bet that Marie is going after Mike. Ernie dances with Thelma and agrees to walk her home. Deirdre goes into labour whilst on her own. Bet finds Marie dancing with Mike and fights her off. Ray returns home to see an ambulance driving away.

The Langtons wait in hospital together. Bet sports a bruised face. Deirdre is taken to the delivery room. Ray is relieved when he doesn't have to be present at the birth. Eddie sells watches. Mavis buys one for Derek. Deirdre is delivered of a daughter. Ray is delighted. Bet buys one of Eddie's watches. Mavis discovers hers has stopped. Blanche arrives to meet her granddaughter. Hilda tells Emily that Ernie left the dance early. Emily is suspicious as he was late coming home. Eddie refuses to refund Mavis's money so Bet tells him the police were around looking for stolen watches. Ray throws a celebration at the flat where Hilda tells Blanche that Deirdre was on her own when she went into labour.

Deirdre names the baby "Lynette". Blanche rows with Ray for going to the dance. Eddie gives Mavis her money back. Deirdre becomes curious about her ward mate, Sally Norton. Eddie puts the watches down the grate. Ernie is forced to tell Emily that he walked Thelma James back home. Deirdre tells Blanche she made Ray go to the dance and gets her to apologise to him. Ray is determined to call the baby "Tracy". Hilda overhears Bet saying the watches weren't stolen. She tells Stan to get the watches from the grate so they can sell them. Ernie convinces Emily there is nothing between him and Thelma. Unmarried Sally doesn't know what to do with her baby son. Eddie discovers Bet was having him on about the police. Monkey Gibbons swears the watches weren't stolen. Stan gropes down the wrong drain for the watches. Eddie watches in horror as the council clean the drains.

Hilda has had enough of the Ogdens' misfortunes. Ray worries that he won't make a good father. Annie buys a shawl for the new baby but Betty tells her that Bet's already bought an identical one. Ray brings Deirdre and the baby home. The residents coo over the new baby. Annie has swapped the shawl for a Babygro, only to find that Blanche has also bought an identical one. Mavis suggests to Hilda that her bad luck could be to do with living at a house numbered 13 and Renee backs up this suggestion. Hilda tells Stan that she wants their door number changed to alter their luck.

Ken is horrified to discover Janet unconscious in bed with an empty pill bottle beside her. Suzie does her utmost to persuade Elsie to allow her to move in with her but to no avail. Hilda's gossip-mongering goes into overdrive.

Mike grows annoyed as Bet treats No.5 like a tip. Deirdre and Ray clash over the baby's name. Blanche wants her to be called 'Maureen'. Mike is furious when Bet hires Hilda as a cleaner to sort No.5 out. He tells her she is the housekeeper and should do the work herself. Emily walks out of the Rovers when she sees Ernie drinking with Thelma James. Ray registers the baby 'Tracy Lynette' behind Deirdre's back and the two of them row over it with Deirdre accusing him of being sly. Blanche's boyfriend, Steve Bassett, arrives and Blanche shows him off. Mike asks Bet to lay on a dinner party for a client and to get a woman for him. Blanche tells Deirdre that she only works for Dave Smith; they've split up. Emily warns Ernie that Thelma is after him. Bet is annoyed when she thinks Mike thinks she's a bit tarty. In revenge she asks Betty to join the dinner party.

Deirdre comes round to calling the baby Tracy. She tells Ray it would be a good idea if Blanche married; they might have her part of the house. Ray pushes Steve Bassett to propose to Blanche. Ernie asks Thelma James not to follow him about; they're giving the wrong impression. Betty is horrified that she's got to entertain a man. Mike is horrified that Betty is at the party, he was expecting Rita. He is surprised when the client, Jack Broadley, loves Betty's company. The client agrees to do business with Mike because Betty makes him laugh so much. Steve proposes to Blanche. She accepts. Deirdre and Ray are delighted and agree to leave with them for a holiday in Warwickshire. Janet Barlow tries to get in contact with Ken.

Bet looks for alternative accommodation. Mike fails to keep Anne in the dark about his double life. Len and Rita take care of Ken following Janet's inquest.

Suzie is on a mission to please Elsie on her birthday, and decides to sweep Number 11's chimney. Bet resolves to stay put in the house but Renee has some bad news for her. Rita offers to accompany Len to his son's wedding.

In the morning, Ken finds Janet unconscious in his bed and calls an ambulance. Suzie tries to worm her way into Elsie's affections. Elsie tells Suzie she doesn't want her at No.11 and she can't move in. Janet is rushed to hospital but she is already dead. Ena takes care of a stunned Ken. Emily is shaken by Janet's death. Bet gives Suzie lots of stories about rotten landladies. Ken is questioned over the circumstances of Janet's death.

Emily blames herself for not having time for Janet. As it becomes clear that Janet killed herself, Emily breaks down. The police tell Ken that Janet died of barbiturate poisoning. Using Bet's story, Suzie tells Elsie she's scared of her landlord as he's into the Nazis. Elsie tells her she can move in for a week whilst she's looking for somewhere else. Det Sgt Phillips of the CID investigates Janet's death and the residents are questioned. Elsie discovers the landlord story was Bet's, she surprises Suzie by telling her she can stay - for her cheek. Hilda criticises Emily in the Rovers over her treatment of Janet. Len is impressed by the way Rita helps to bring Ken out of himself.

Len goes with Ken to Janet's inquest. Mike tells Bet to clear her stuff out of No.5 for a bit; his wife is coming up. Mike shows Anne Woodley the factory and the house. The coroner brings a verdict of suicide. Mike assures Anne he loves her. Bet is upset when Mike brings Anne into the Rovers. He tells Bet that Anne's staying for a few days.

Betty offers Bet her back bedroom. Anne Woodley tells Bet she knows she's Mike's girlfriend; her perfume and hairs are all over the place at No.5. Renee agrees to let Bet stay at the shop flat. She is horrified when Anne tells her she is not married to Mike; she's his mistress, the children are hers. The Gazette reports on Janet's death. Anne tells Mike she'll forgive him if he dumps Bet. Bet calls Mike a stinking rat. He tells her he told her he was married to stop her getting ideas. Mike tells Bet he didn't mean to hurt her. She slaps his face. He tells her he's going to London and wants her out of the house.

Elsie agrees to let Suzie stay another week when she buys her a birthday present. Bet refuses to leave No.5. Suzie buys Elsie a face mask. In order to please her, Suzie decides to clean her soot-filled chimney with a brick. Len receives an invite to Stanley Fairclough's wedding. Rita tells him she'd like to go with him. He tells her how Stanley doesn't really want him to go. Suzie drops the brick down the wrong chimney and covers the Ogdens' back room, and the Ogdens themselves, in soot.

Hilda fears the chimney of No.13 might be collapsing but Len tells her the brick hasn't come from the house. Hilda discovers Gail and Suzie dropped the brick. She threatens them with the police. Rita discovers Len hasn't gone to Nottingham for the wedding. Suzie and Gail give Hilda a box of chocolates for compensation. Bet wonders about seeing a solicitor about her rights at No.5. Rita is pleased when Len makes a pass at her.

Ena worries that the shock of Janet's death will kill Albert. Mike sends Hilda the key to No.5 to clean the house for his return. Bet throws her out. Ena meets Albert's train and breaks the news about Janet. Mike returns from London. Bet tells him she's not giving the house up. Ray wants Deirdre to type at home for the yard. She agrees. Ray changes the locks at No.5 for Bet. Len arrives to put a lock on for Mike. Ray squares up to him. Ena takes Albert in for a few days. Mike is amazed to find he can't get into No.5.

Deirdre can't type at home as the noise wakes Tracy up. Fred jokingly invites Mavis to go fishing but to his surprise she accepts. Rita's agent sends her a telegram asking her to call him. Mike agrees to sell No.5 to Ray for £2,500 plus the price of the conversion and the furniture. He tells Ray he'll have to get Bet out though. Bet agrees to the Langtons having the house because of Tracy. Albert and Ena fall out living under the same roof. Mike takes a long-term room in a hotel. Renee tells Bet she can have the shop flat for £8 a week. Bet thinks it's too expensive. Rita gives Len her notice from The Kabin; she's going singing in Tenerife for four months. He is stricken at the thought of losing her.

Rita looks forward to Tenerife and her job at the Hotel San Antonio. Len worries that she'll never return. Bet goes flat-hunting. Len begs Rita not to leave. Hilda wants to get into No.5 before the Langtons but Stan doesn't want to move. Mike tells Renee he'll pay an extra £2 a week on top of Bet's offered £6 to let her have the shop flat but doesn't want Bet to know about it. Renee tells Bet she'll lower the price and Bet can move in. Bet is delighted. Mavis asks Len for Rita's job but he refuses to talk about it. Rita signs the singing contract. Bet moves into the shop flat. She unplugs the freezer in the shop instead of the heater by mistake. Len proposes to Rita and tells her he loves her.

Rita doesn't know whether to marry Len or go to Tenerife. Mavis tells Elsie about the proposal. Renee discovers the shop freezer stock, worth £100 is ruined. Elsie tells Len he's stupid to marry again and also tells him Rita is bound to accept. He convinces her he needs Rita. Renee makes Bet feel better by telling her she's insured. Mr. Nesbit, the insurance man tells her she's not insured as it was an act of carelessness. Len refuses to give Mavis the job of manageress at The Kabin. She is upset and resigns. Eddie sells off Renee's defrosted food. Bet offers to work in the shop when she can to repay the damage. Len gives Rita the engagement ring he gave her in 1974. She refuses to take it and tells him she can't marry him; he's three years too late. Vince Denton looks for Ken.

The Langtons move into No.5. Deirdre makes Ray carry her over the threshold. Ken returns from staying with Dave Robbins in London. Mavis tells Len she doesn't want to resign. Vince Denton tells Ken that Janet had £7,520 of his in a building society and he wants it back. He tells Ken the money was a tax dodge. Ken says he can have it - if he can prove it's his. Ernie gives Rita a going-away present; he's transposed all her song arrangements. Ken discovers that £1,500 of the money was Janet's. He doesn't trust Denton about the rest. Rita packs. Len accuses her of going to spite him. He tells her that he'll modernise No.9 for her and she can give up work. She tells him she's going to Tenerife. The residents decide Rita needs a farewell party.

Elsie assures Rita she'll look after Len for her in her absence. Ken contacts Janet's sister Helen Ormerod but she doesn't know anything about the money. Vince Denton accuses Ken of trying to keep the money. He shows Ken paperwork to back up his claim. Rita throws a farewell party. The Bishops give her a shield with the Weatherfield coat of arms on it. Len tells Mavis she's manageress of The Kabin. Helen tells Ken they should keep the money and split it half way. Deirdre gets drunk at the party and doesn't relieve Ray from his babysitting shift. Ken tells Denton he can have his money and Helen can have Janet's. Albert calls him a fool; Peter and Susan need money too. Len takes Rita to the airport. She lets the plane go without her.

After a slight delay, Len and Rita become husband and wife in front of their friends and neighbours. Hilda whines about not being invited to the ceremony. Elsie is puzzled by the attentions of Ted at the reception.

Elsie is furious when she finds Albert the dog has eaten one of her shoes. She tells Suzie to get rid of him. Mavis refuses to let go of the manageress job without a fight. Len asks Alf to be his best man but Deirdre is furious that he didn't ask Ray. Mavis threatens to take Len to an industrial tribunal. He agrees to give her a small rise in compensation. Nobody wants to take Albert off Suzie's hands. Rita wears the engagement ring Len originally gave her. Benny Stone confronts Rita and tells her he wants the £400 he lost on the deal for her to sing in Tenerife. Len discovers he wants commission he already received by providing the hotel with a replacement singer. Benny is forced into accepting £200 from Len. Rita and Len row over his asking Alf to be best man when she wanted Ken. Suzie hides Albert in her room. Ray and Ken are both relieved that Alf is best man.

Mike offers a denim outfit to whoever can rename Sylvia's Separates. Len refuses to invite Stanley Fairclough to the wedding. Elsie spends a week's wages on a new dress for the wedding. Rita asks Mavis to be her bridesmaid - she is thrilled. Suzie tries on Elsie's new dress. Albert the dog jumps up at her and covers the dress in tar paw prints. She tries to wash it off before discovering the dress is dry-clean only. Len and Rita meet the vicar, Reverend Smedley, to talk over the wedding. Hilda is upset to discover that the Ogdens have been invited to drinks after the Faircloughs' reception but not the actual reception. Len plans a stag night. Suzie finds a home for Albert but she doesn't know what to do about the dress.

Bet helps out at the shop in penance for the freezer mix-up. Fred makes up a lethal punch for Len's stag night and the men gather in the Select of the Rovers. Mike lays on Marie and Vera for Len's stag party. The women throw a hen party for Rita. Marie plans to get Len into bed. Mike is astonished when Len tells him he doesn't want any women; he's Rita's. Marie is furious. Mavis is thrilled to hear Derek is coming to the wedding. Len falls down the stairs at No.9 whilst drunk.

Len has a sprained ankle. Rita makes him go to see a doctor. Rita's uncle Sam arrives to give her away. Annie helps Rita organise the reception at the Greenvale Hotel. Alf gets drunk with Sam and has a hangover on the wedding day. Elsie discovers the mark on her dress. She is very upset and decides not to go to the wedding. Rita and Len leave for the church with their respective attendants.

Len and Alf's car has a puncture. Rita is told to drive round the block by Ken as the groom hasn't turned up yet. Len and Alf make it to the church before Rita comes back and the wedding takes place. The manager of the Greenvale Hotel, Ted Brownlow, thinks he recognises Elsie when she makes it to the reception. Stan and Hilda gatecrash the reception but are too late for the free bar. Len and Rita Fairclough are waved off on honeymoon.

Elsie gets the dress cleaned and gives the girls the bill. Fred agrees to take Mavis fishing at the weekend. He worries about being on his own with Mavis and gets Alf to join them. Deirdre wants to have Tracy christened, Ray doesn't see the point. Suzie and Gail entertain Rod and Kevin. Elsie is pleased when Ted Brownlow makes a date with her. She tells the girls they can't have the lads round. Ted provides expensive food for a meal with Elsie. They enjoy each other's company. Mavis gets Renee to make up a fishing foursome.

Alf, Fred, Mavis and Renee set off on their fishing trip. Deirdre refuses to listen to Ray over the christening. A hungry Suzie arranges a date between Ted Brownlow and Elsie hoping he'll bring food with him. Renee falls in the river. Mavis tries to rescue her and is pulled into the water, then Fred tries to retrieve his rod and also falls in. Ted arrives and takes Elsie alone out for Sunday lunch. Suzie is stunned. Reverend Copley, the vicar of St Luke's, tells Deirdre he won't baptise Tracy because the Langtons don't go to church.

Renee takes to her bed with flu. Bet looks after the shop. Ray is furious that the vicar has turned them away and is determined to have Tracy christened. When Bet has to work at the Rovers, Alf looks after the shop. Ena advises Deirdre to go to St. Mary's and see if they'll baptise Tracy. Blanche arrives to sort out the sale of her house. She tells Deirdre that she and Steve Bassett have had second thoughts. Mike hears Albert talking about the "Western Front" and decides it's the ideal name for the shop. Albert refuses the denim suit prize and asks for money instead. Mike refuses. The Reverend Smedley who married Len and Rita agrees to baptise Tracy. Emily, Betty and Ken agree to be godparents. The doctor tells Renee to stay in bed for a few days. Alf feels lumbered at the shop.

Ken gives Tracy a silver rattle which Ena gave Peter and Susan and was given to her when she was christened. Mike gives Albert his denim suit prize. The Langtons, Blanche, Emily, Ken, Betty, Ena, Ernie and Annie attend Tracy's christening. Alf works at the shop during the day and at the GPO at night. When he catches Renee's cold she moves him into her bed. The Langtons throw a party for Tracy. Ena recites Welcome Bonny Brid!. Bet finds Alf in Renee's bed.

The Faircloughs return from honeymoon. Ray has redecorated No.9 for them. Mike uses pictures of Albert in the denim as a promotion. Hilda applies for the post of cleaner at the factory. Renee is pleased when Alf invites her to the pictures. Elsie gives Hilda the cleaner's job. She starts work straight away. Ted Brownlow plans to take Elsie out for a meal but Len arranges for them to have a meal at No.9 instead. Rita is furious.

Elsie's dress returns from the cleaners. She's annoyed as it's obvious that it's been cleaned. Rita spends the day preparing for the dinner party. Elsie wears the dress to No.9, annoying Rita who feels outdone. Hilda grows fascinated about how the sewing machines work and has a go on one. Ted is astonished when Rita tells him that Elsie has had three husbands. Mavis phones Len and hysterically tells him she won't be in work. Ted gives Elsie the brush-off.

Ray wants to enter Tracy in the Silver Jubilee Baby Contest but Deirdre refuses; it would be degrading. Rita and Len can't contact Mavis. Her Auntie Edie hasn't seen her all night. The residents get to Deirdre so she enters Tracy in the contest. Elsie and Suzie give up smoking. Mavis turns up in tears after having rowed with Auntie Edie. She has thrown her out and she's had to stay in a hotel. Rita tells her she can move into The Kabin flat. The residents decide to enter a float in the Jubilee parade. Len is annoyed that Rita has let the flat to Mavis as he had plans to do it up and get a big rent.

Len tells Rita to get Mavis out of the flat. Rita tells Mavis there's a lot wrong with it. Hilda makes denim cleaning mittens from offcuts at the factory. She plans to make curtains on the machines. Emily suggests "Britain through the Ages" for the Silver Jubilee float. Elsie convinces Mavis that there's nothing wrong with the flat. Len tells Mavis the flat rent will be £10 a week, not £6. Tracy gets into the finals of the baby contest. Elsie refuses to enter the Glamorous Granny contest. Mavis tells Len she wants to stay in the flat and threatens to take him to the rent tribunal. Suzie eats carrots instead of smoking. Len and Mavis settle on £8 a week. Unknown to Elsie, Suzie and Gail enter her picture in the Glamorous Granny contest. It is printed in the Gazette as a finalist.

Elsie is furious when she sees the Gazette. Vera is pleased to be a finalist in the Glamorous Granny contest. Elsie tells the girls she's sick of them interfering in her life. Ted Brownlow sees Elsie's picture in the Gazette and arranges a date with her; he realises what he's missing. They agree to put the past behind them. Ernie is given the job of organising the street's Silver Jubilee float. Hilda runs up curtains at Baldwin's late at night. Elaine Dennett calls on Elsie and says she wants to talk about Alan Howard.

Elaine Dennett tells Elsie she works with Alan and they are having an affair. She asks her to give Alan a divorce so she can marry him. Eddie wants Hilda to go into business with him, making curtains. Elsie realises that Alan has been using her as an excuse not to marry Elaine. Eddie buys a load of curtain material off Tiny Stubbs. He and Hilda go into business. Elsie asks Ted's advice on the divorce. She realises Alan is conning Elaine and doesn't want to marry her. Ted advises her to tell Elaine the truth. She does but Elaine doesn't believe her. Elsie tells her she will divorce Alan. Mike catches Hilda making curtains on his machine and discovers she's making them whilst he's paying her to clean. He tells her she can't make any more. Emily plans to play Queen Elizabeth I on the street's Silver Jubilee float but Annie tells Ernie she's playing her and has ordered her costume already.

Alf's contact lets him down over the street's Silver Jubilee float. Ernie is adamant that Emily is going to be Queen Elizabeth I. Emily wants to back down but Ernie refuses to let her. He tells Annie that she can't be Queen Bess. Annie is furious. Betty refuses to portray Britannia on the float. Emily fears that she's going to make a fool of herself. Annie gets the brewery to provide a lorry for the float, on the condition that she plays Queen Bess.

Elsie and the Bishops become concerned by Tracy's incessant crying. Ray and Deirdre fret as they wait for their train to get moving. Alf offers to vet a potential buyer of Betty's china cabinet.

Deirdre tells Ray they're not going to London if they can't find someone to look after Tracy. Ray gets the Bishops to agree to look after her. Eddie and Ken talk Ena into being Queen Victoria on the Silver Jubilee float. Fred portrays Sir Francis Drake, with one of Jack Walker's bowls. Ernie is Walter Raleigh, Ken is Sir Edmund Hillary and Eddie plays a caveman. Annie is Queen Elizabeth I. Emily is thrilled to have Tracy for a weekend. Stan has to move the lorry in the night and leaves the lights on. Deirdre refuses to have the Bishops looking after Tracy; they've never had children. The players sit on the lorry and wait for the off but the lorry's battery is flat.

Bet goes to the park to see the other Silver Jubilee floats, still dressed as Britannia. Ray tells the Bishops they're not going to London after all. Annie is annoyed when everyone blames her for getting a duff lorry from the brewery. Alf informs everyone that it was Stan's fault. The residents demand a kangaroo court for Stan. Albert is the judge, Fred prosecutes and Eddie defends. Stan is found guilty and has to buy drinks all round. Ray arranges with Blanche to look after Tracy. Bet is highly commended in the fancy dress parade. Mike tells Elsie business is failing and they may have to go on a three-day week.

At the factory, Ivy is certain something is wrong with Mike. Mike tells Ernie and Elsie that there's a slump in the denim market. He orders Ernie to cut costs where he can and tells them not to mention anything to the girls. Betty worries about her finances when she can't pay the gas bill. Deirdre gets emotional over leaving Tracy with Blanche. Ivy tricks Ernie into telling her about the three-day week. Betty advertises her china cabinet for sale. Ivy leads the girls in a go-slow on an important order. The Bishops are hurt to discover the Langtons are going to London and Blanche is looking after Tracy. Emily is upset as she realises Deirdre doesn't trust her with Tracy. Mike rows with Ernie for telling the girls about the firm's problems. Deirdre and Ray go to London. Ivy discovers Mike is moving the work down to his London factory.

Ivy tells Mike he can't take their work away from them. Betty worries as no one is interested in her china cabinet. Mike tells the girls that his London factory is already on a three-day week and if he doesn't divert some of the work he'll have to close it down. Ivy tells him the girls don't care what happens to the London factory and the two row. The Langtons' train back from London is delayed and they are stuck at Crewe. As Blanche has to return home, Ena babysits. Ray phones from the station but Ena trips over one of Tracy's toys and falls, knocking herself unconscious.

Stuck on the train, Ray and Deirdre become fearful over the unanswered phone. Tracy cries at No.5, next to unconscious Ena. Emily grows concerned about the crying. Elsie fears something has happened and persuades Ernie to break a window so they can enter the house. Emily takes care of Tracy whilst Elsie phones for an ambulance. Ena is rushed to hospital. The Langtons return home at midnight. When they see the broken window and Tracy gone, Deirdre becomes hysterical. Alf helps Betty when a buyer for the cabinet is expected, to make sure she isn't conned. Elsie tells Ivy that if they strike Mike will be pleased; he'll get out of paying them. Betty passes Alf off as her husband to Arthur Stokes who turns out to be a fellow councillor. Stokes assumes they are living together. Ray blames Blanche for the accident.

Arthur Stokes buys the cabinet. Albert makes a nuisance of himself at the hospital trying to find the truth about Ena's condition. The doctor tells him she is suffering from severe concussion and is slightly improving. Ivy wants the girls to form a workers co-operative, Vera isn't keen. Mike gets Suzie and Gail to model the new denim designs in front of Ivy and the girls to show them how good they are. He tells them to have faith in their work. He convinces them that only he will lift them out of the slump, and not a workers co-op. In the meantime they'll have to go on a three-day week. Stokes tells Annie that Alf and Betty are an item. Alf tries to make him see he's got it wrong but Stokes persists in telling everyone. Albert talks to Ena whilst she is unconscious. She opens her eyes briefly. Mike switches the denim work to London and concentrates on the new models in Weatherfield. Elsie goes to Newcastle to see Alan Howard and try to interest buyers in the new designs. Ena regains consciousness and tells Albert to stop talking.