Episode 1964 (28th January 1980)

Plot
Deirdre throws a party for Tracy's third birthday. Lorna Ferguson helps Stan tidy No.13 as Hilda is returning. Len is angry with himself for letting Rita slip through his fingers. Hilda, Vera and Ivy return from France. Hilda is suspicious as the house is so tidy. She gives Stan a model of the Eiffel tower as a present. Len offers Elsie Rita's job at the Kabin. She turns it down for Rita's sake. Fred tells Hilda he wants £3 from Stan. Mrs. Bolton walks out of the cafe, leaving Gail on her own. Elsie agrees to join the staff.

Guest cast

 * Lorna Ferguson - Annie Hulley
 * Mrs. Bolton - Frances Cox

Notable dialogue
Elsie Tanner (to Len Fairclough): "It's like a flippin' see-saw, with us two. One down, the other up."