Episode 1962 (21st January 1980)

Plot
Rita asks Mavis to get her cabaret clothes out of the house behind Len's back. Mavis refuses to get involved. Eddie asks Stan if he can use the house whilst Hilda is away to court Lorna Ferguson - Stan agrees. Gail can't cope on her own as Mrs. Bolton, the other employee, is too slow. Jim Sedgewick helps out and tells her she'll have to work Sunday as well. She protests but he threatens to sack her if she doesn't. Rita returns home for her dresses. Fred tells Len he's seen her and Len returns home in time to catch her. He assumes she's back to stay and gloats. She tells him she's only come for her things and leaves. Len loans Elsie money. Lorna encourages Eddie to think of his future. He realises he wants to settle down. Len tells Elsie that Rita has left him. Ralph Lancaster offers a flat to Rita. She knows there's strings attached.

Guest cast

 * Ralph Lancaster - Kenneth Watson
 * Jim Sedgewick - Michael O'Hagan
 * Lorna Ferguson - Annie Hulley
 * Mrs. Bolton - Frances Cox