Episode 980 (18th May 1970)

Plot
Bernard asks Irma not to go to the dogs with Dave Smith but she doesn't listen. Hilda is ashamed that Irma is going out with "one of Elsie's cast offs" and rows with Annie when she feels that she's looking down on them. Stan wants to warn Dave off but can't because of the deeds to the house. At a club after the dogs Dave and Irma bump into Bet Lynch and Bob Chadwick, a former associate of Dave's. Irma remembers Bet from their time at the PVC Factory. Keith Lucas, a customer at the Rovers takes an interest in Betty. Irma and Bet enjoy themselves. Lucas follows Betty home and tells her that Cyril put him in prison three years ago and he wants his own back.

Guest cast

 * Dave Smith - Reginald Marsh

Notable dialogue
Len Fairclough: "I work on principle that if I don't talk about my neighbours they'll not talk about me."