Episode 2328 (25th July 1983)

Plot
Bet wants Des Foster as he makes her feel good and exciting. She is upset that she hasn't heard from him since Edith Foster phoned. Hilda receives a begging letter from a Mrs Earnshaw, telling her all about her bad luck. Bert returns home in an ambulance. He seems subdued and vague. When Des asks her out again, Bet hope he'll leave his wife. Hilda feels sorry for Mrs Earnshaw. Alf shows his disgust when Des takes Bet out. They laugh at his morals. When Edith arrives at the shop Alf is forced to cover for him again. Alf tells Bet that if she continues to see Des she must leave the flat.

Guest cast

 * Des Foster - Neil Phillips
 * Edith Foster - Lynda Beckett
 * Kitty Earnshaw - Lorraine Peters

Notable dialogue
Bet Lynch: "When you've been kicked around as much as I have an' you find somethin' thats even 'alf way worth clingin' on to believe you me you cling on to it tooth and flamin' claw."