Episode 970 (13th April 1970)

Plot
Ken breaks the news to the Ogdens and they wait for a phone call from Australia. Stan blames David for taking Irma away and nearly comes to blows with Ken. Australia phones with the news that David is dead, Irma is suffering from shock and Darren is critical.

Notable dialogue
Ena Sharples: "I've spent a lifetime hearing bad news and I never get used to it."

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Jack Walker (to Lucille Hewitt): "People like Mrs Sharples and Albert Tatlock - and me - aren't going anywhere. We've given up asking the whys and wherefores of life - we just accept. We cling on to a belief - That's all we've got."