Episode 1879 (22nd January 1979)

Plot
Suzie is forced to tell Elsie the truth about London, that she had a lousy time and couldn't get any money. Betty offers to lend Fred the money but he is annoyed that she wouldn't in the first place and refuses the loan. Annie returns from Derby and finds Fred's IOU in the till. Suzie gets a job as a demonstrator. Annie is furious to discover Fred has been telling pals that he is the landlord at the Rovers. He shows her he's got the £40 to repay the till but she is furious that he took it in the first place. She tells him not to do it again. Deirdre is asking £7,000 for No.5. Emily tells her she can always move in with her. Gail is shocked to discover Brian is Ivy Tilsley's son. Suzie is given the job of cooking German sausage in a supermarket dressed as a chef.

Notable dialogue
Hilda Ogden (about Elsie Tanner): "She comes unstuck more times than a flippin' chain letter."