Episode 3159 (12th December 1990)

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Plot
Mike and Jackie row about how to run Ingrams. Des tells Steph he wants children. She is furious. Mike installs Phyllis at the cafe for the day so he can take Alma out. He tells her she's special to him. Des and Steph make up after he wears a dunce's hat and stands in the corner. Don tells Ivy he's scared that Marie Lancaster will turn to prostitution. Curly tells Vera that he and Kimberley are spending Christmas Day with his parents. Don takes Ivy to see Marie's flat. Shocked, she offers Marie their spare room.

Guest cast

 * Jamie Ramsden - Alexander Graham
 * Marie Lancaster - Joy Blakeman
 * Laura Collins - Linda Rooke
 * Brenda Thornton - Maggie Tagney