Episode 3297 (28th October 1991)

Plot
Mike gets Kevin to service his Jaguar. Deirdre promises Ken she'll be on her guard against Mike in future. Mike oversees repair work at the cafe. Alma asks him not to hang around the cafe but he reminds her he's her landlord. Ivy tells Kathy Green she must stop the adoption, saying Gail feels guilty for Brian's death and wants to forget about him. She feels the marriage won't last over six months and wants the court to make the children stay Tilsleys; the marriage is unstable, Martin is too young and Gail is manipulating him for her own ends. Don finds out what Ivy is up to and warns Gail. Mike tells Kevin about a friend who has a fleet of vans which need servicing. Gail swears never to forgive Ivy if she stops the adoption. Don pours his worries out to barmaid Julie Dewhurst when he picks her up in his taxi. She tells him about her own collapsed marriage. He thinks about divorcing Ivy.

Guest cast

 * Julie Dewhurst - Su Elliot
 * Kathy Green - Jan Alphonse

Notable dialogue
Don Brennan (about Ivy Brennan): "If my wife put her mind to it, she could find reasons why Mary and Joseph were unfit parents."