Episode 2862 (5th September 1988)

Plot
Don annoys Brian by suggesting he did a bad job repairing his car when it breaks down again. Mavis is horrified to receive a letter from Derek saying she hasn't got the job. She feels humiliated. Terry needs money and is forced to sell his gold watch to Alec for £50. Don is introduced to Terry by Ivy in the Rovers and grabs him, demanding his taxi fare. Terry swears he doesn't know what's going on. Derek calls on Mavis but she refuses to see him. He calls through the letterbox that the job wasn't for her. He tells her he loves her and proposes marriage. She is stunned.

Regular cast

 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
 * Ivy Brennan - Lynne Perrie
 * Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
 * Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
 * Alec Gilroy – Roy Barraclough
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Derek Wilton – Peter Baldwin
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
 * Terry Duckworth - Nigel Pivaro
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Shirley Armitage - Lisa Lewis
 * Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins
 * Alan Bradley - Mark Eden
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff

Guest cast
None