Episode 2087 (1st April 1981)

Plot
Stan, Eddie and Hilda spend the morning searching through the tip for their washing. They give up as there are thousands of identical bags on the tip. Hilda is distraught. Ron Sykes has told Brian that due to the recession there will be no more overtime. Len offers Richard Dickinson a 50p rise instead of £1 demanded. Mike apologises to Deirdre for taking her for granted. She still maintains that their relationship is over. Eddie organises a whip round for the Ogdens but the residents are reluctant to chip in. Len and Richard settle on a 65p payrise and Richard calls off the strike. Brian tells Bert he's fed up with Gail being tired all the time, bills, mortgage and a crying baby. He upsets Ivy by saying he wishes he'd never married. Deirdre invites Ken for a meal. He accepts. Annie gives Hilda some spare blankets. Fred admits to Betty he'd like to marry Eunice.

Regular cast

 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Annie Walker - Doris Speed
 * Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
 * Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
 * Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
 * Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
 * Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
 * Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
 * Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
 * Rita Littlewood - Barbara Knox
 * Fred Gee - Fred Feast
 * Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride
 * Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
 * Bert Tilsley - Peter Dudley
 * Eunice Nuttall – Meg Johnson

Guest cast

 * Richard Dickinson - Gary Carp