Episode 2433 (25th July 1984)

Plot
Alf gets the shopping plaza stopped. Rita tells him she's grateful as she feared the competition. Billy asks friend Colin Harvey for a loan but doesn't get anywhere. Mike takes delivery of a computer system. Ivy thought he had been joking and is shocked by the machines. Shirley suggests they strike until Mike explains what is going on. Sally Waterman is told by some Councillors that Alf stopped to plaza because of his and Rita's businesses being affected. Betty advises Billy to talk to Annie about his money problems. He decides to visit her to talk it over, telling Betty she has to stay overnight in the Rovers. Betty doesn't like the idea. Vera and Shirley want to take action over the computers taking their jobs but Ivy isn't sure, until she knows what Mike is up to. Ivy tackles Mike only to find he has taken in a personal computer to play games on; the boxes were empty. He tells the girls he kidded them on to teach them a lesson. Sally writes a piece, shamming Alf. Ken thinks it's a brilliant piece but daren't print it as Alf could sue as it accuses him of putting his own interests before his constituents. Ken knows the piece is true as Alf confided as much to Deirdre.