Episode 2187 (17th March 1982)

Plot
Fred tarts himself up for his massage. Elsie uses her state of Coventry to insult the other girls as they can't reply. Annie thinks it's wonderful that Fred is expecting a Swedish massage. Bet and Annie try not to laugh as Nipper Harris sets upon Fred. Wilf threatens to resign unless the order is reinstated. Nipper tells Annie there's nothing wrong with Fred after he's pulled him all over the bed. Elsie tricks Vera into speaking to her. The mood is broken to everyone's delight. Fred tells Annie that Nipper has put him back weeks. Annie tells him that he'd have to give up the Rovers if he's got a suspect back. Websters calls Wilf's bluff and accepts his resignation. He plans to make a new start and asks Elsie to take him in, she refuses; she can't make a big commitment to him. Fred returns to work.

Regular cast

 * Annie Walker - Doris Speed
 * Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
 * Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
 * Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
 * Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
 * Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
 * Rita Littlewood - Barbara Knox
 * Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
 * Fred Gee - Fred Feast
 * Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Ida Clough - Helene Palmer

Guest cast

 * Wilf Stockwell - Terence Longden
 * Kathy Barrett - Cheryl Prime
 * Nipper Harris - Micky O'Donoughue