Episode 1116 (27th September 1971)

Plot
Stan locks himself in No.13 in an attempt to finish the hatch before Hilda returns. Dave Smith wants to pay for a treat to take Minnie to Blackpool on her birthday but Ena refuses to go with her on Dave's money. Hilda returns and loves the serving hatch. Minnie calls Ena a bigot and decides to go to Blackpool on her own.

Regular cast

 * Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
 * Annie Walker - Doris Speed
 * Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
 * Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
 * Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
 * Emily Nugent - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix
 * Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
 * Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
 * Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
 * Ray Langton – Neville Buswell
 * Bet Lynch – Julie Goodyear
 * Maggie Clegg – Irene Sutcliffe

Guest cast

 * Dave Smith - Reginald Marsh