Episode 1708 (30th May 1977)

Plot
The decorators start work on the Rovers. Alf's contact lets him down over the Street's float. Ernie is adamant that Emily is going to be Queen Elizabeth. Emily wants to back down but Ernie refuses to let her. He tells Annie that she can't be Queen Bess. Annie is furious. Betty refuses to portray Britannia on the float. Emily fears that she's going to make a fool of herself. Annie gets the Brewery to provide a lorry for the float, on the condition that she plays Queen Bess.