Episode 3787 (7th December 1994)

Plot
Audrey is confident Alf will beg her to reconsider but he stuns her by telling the Council she's resigned. Audrey warns Rita that she'll be next in line to be Mayoress and is pleased when Rita says she wouldn't do it. Gail is happy when Nick says he'll spend Christmas at home. Fiona worries about losing her job and puts it to Jon Welch that he should buy his own Salon. Rita turns Alf down but he grows alarmed when Bet tells him she knows just the woman. He fears she means herself. He asks Gail but she refuses. Reg tells Maureen he wants them to have a life away from the shop. Samir is sacked from the Casablanca. Bet introduces Alf to his new Mayoress - Betty. He is forced to accept her.