Episode 2451 (26th September 1984)

Plot
Rita and Emily prepare Mavis for her wedding. She is nervous about everything. With ten minutes to go before the ceremony, Mavis tells Rita she can't marry Derek. She feels it wouldn't be right; she's always known she couldn't. She always meant to turn him down but didn't want to hurt his feelings. Rita tries to talk her round but she is adamant she's not right for Derek. Rita and Alf go to the church to tell Derek only to find he's not there either. His best man, Carl Stanton, tells them that Derek can't go through with the wedding. Whilst Rita starts rowing with Edith Wilton over who jilted who, Alf has to break the news to Reverend Unsworth. Mavis disappears leaving a note saying she's going away; she can't face anyone.

Regular cast

 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Billy Walker - Kenneth Farrington
 * Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
 * Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
 * Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
 * Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
 * Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington

Guest cast

 * Sally Waterman - Vikki Chambers
 * Edith Wilton - Thelma Whiteley
 * Reverend Unsworth - Terry Gilligan
 * Carl Stanton - Martyn Read
 * Photographer - Ron Webster