Episode 3252 (15th July 1991)

Plot
Ivy and Vera attend the Bettabuys quiz night leaving the evening free for Don and Jack to hold a card game. Phil is forced to sell some of his machines. Deirdre lends him all her money - £200 - to get his car repaired. Rita is horrified to discover Reg is interested in buying No.3. Sandra Arden phones Alec and tells him his ex-wife Joyce has just died. Mike finds Ralph Dobson installed in his office administering the take-over. Dobson refuses to tell Mike where Jackie is and threatens him with security if he doesn't' leave. Steph is amused when architect At work a customer, Simon Beatty, flirts with her. Alec is shocked by Joyce's death and worries about his own health. He tells Sandra he won't attend the funeral and comforts her when she breaks down. Phil, Des, Don, Jim and Jack play poker in the factory unit. Phil urges the others to bet big but they're careful. He annoys Don by insinuating that he's out of his league. Don matches Phil's £200 stake and they start adding markers. Jack and Jim try to stop Don. Don pays to see Phil. Phil has a full house but Don wins with four of a kind. He takes Phil's £200, Phil promises the other £450 in the morning.

Guest cast

 * Sandra Arden - Kathy Jamieson
 * Ralph Dobson - Michael Lees
 * Phil Jennings - Tommy Boyle
 * Amanda Worsley - Sara Nixon
 * Simon Beatty - Peter Gowan