Episode 2935 (15th May 1989)

Plot
Gail returns to work to find Alma has cut down on quantity and put the prices up. Gail thinks it's ridiculous to charge 40p for a cup of tea. Don suggests Ivy gives up her job to look after the children but she likes work too much. Stella Rigby asks Alec why he's saying Bet and Paul had an affair. She tells him Bet's too old for Paul. Alec tells her he found them together in the pub after midnight. Stella refuses to leave before she's seen Bet. Audrey is annoyed that Ivy offered Gail financial help and warns her off. Stella calls Bet a bitch for breaking the Licenced Victualler's rule of sleeping with husbands. She asks her to keep Paul's name out of the divorce courts. Alma tells Gail she is no longer to make management decisions. Don's taxi passenger Harry Slinger can't afford his £40 fare so he leaves his greyhound as security. Don brings the dog home to Ivy's fury. Bet breaks down over Alec's tactics.

Guest cast

 * Stella Rigby - Vivienne Ross
 * Christine Carter - Tara Moran
 * Harry Slinger - Bernard Latham

Notable dialogue
Ivy Brennan (about Audrey Roberts): "She always has to go one better, especially where I'm concerned."

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Bet Gilroy: "Betty, this smile is the lid on a scream."