Episode 1113 (15th September 1971)

Plot
Elsie confronts Janet who breaks down, telling her all she wants is a man. Elsie tells Janet that Alan is hers and she's going to fight for him. They shock the residents by drinking together before Elsie makes sure she leaves the area. Dave Smith offers Lucille her job back when the insurance money comes through. She tells him to stick it. Bet bumps into Frank Bradley and when he asks about Lucille she realises it was him who mugged her.

Guest cast

 * Dave Smith - Reginald Marsh
 * Frank Bradley – Tommy Boyle

Notable dialogue
Janet Reid: "I just want what everyone else has already got. Someone who cares what happens to me. Not out of pity or some kind of smug sympathy. Someone who cares because he cares. And where's the rule that says a man can only care what happens to one woman?"