Episode 1449 (4th December 1974)

Plot
Granny determines to find out who "Elizabeth Preston" is. Hilda gives Betty £2.50 for the sideboard but she wants to see how much Bet will offer. Minnie tells Granny that Betty's maiden name was Preston. The Ogdens try to move the sideboard in secret. Bet catches them and sits on it. Hilda goes for her. Jerry stops them fighting. Annie tells Bet to let Hilda have the sideboard or she's fired - to keep the peace. Emily is worried as the children don't want to eat. Carlos tries to get Bet to tell Jerry the phone call was a joke but she can't bring herself to. Jerry gives Mavis the message. She goes to the rendezvous with Jerry following her. Carlos meets her. Granny and Vera give Betty the birth certificate and tell her her secret is safe with them.

Regular cast

 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Annie Walker - Doris Speed
 * Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
 * Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
 * Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
 * Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
 * Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
 * Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
 * Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
 * Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
 * Ernie Bishop - Stephen Hancock
 * Rita Littlewood - Barbara Mullaney
 * Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
 * Tricia Hopkins - Kathy Jones
 * Vera Hopkins - Kathy Staff
 * Idris Hopkins - Richard Davies
 * Granny Hopkins - Jessie Evans

Guest cast

 * Carlos - Malcolm Hebden
 * Lucy - Andrea Blidgeon
 * Vernon - Paul Steven Blidgeon