Episode 1727 (3rd August 1977)

Plot
Annie is upset that Nellie Harvey has been telling everyone that she sacked Betty for having her hand in the till, which is just what she told her. Annie apologises to Betty but Betty isn't satisfied. Ethel Platt warns Auntie Edie that Mavis may marry Derek. Edie assures her she'll put a stop to it. Hilda holds a séance with Bet, Elsie, Gail and Suzie. Hilda goes into a trance and the table collapses. Bet tells Betty that Nellie has been talking about her honesty. Mavis tells Edie she wants to live her own life and she may have to go into a home. Betty confronts Annie and tells her that she's going to sue her for defamation of character.

Regular cast

 * Annie Walker - Doris Speed
 * Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
 * Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
 * Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix
 * Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
 * Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
 * Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
 * Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
 * Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
 * Fred Gee - Fred Feast
 * Gail Potter - Helen Worth
 * Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
 * Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
 * Suzie Birchall - Cheryl Murray

Guest cast

 * Ethel Platt - Julia Lang
 * Auntie Edie - Majorie Sudell
 * Customer - Sally Adams