Episode 1036 (21st December 1970)

Plot
The police surround No.5. Joe fires a bullet out of it and refuses to come out. Ena fears for Minnie. Minnie isn't frightened, just worried about Joe. Irma breaks down about not telling anyone about him. Stan is angry that Joe threatened her. Stan breaks into No.5 and confronts Joe. He releases Minnie and holds Stan at gunpoint. He insanely makes Stan sing carols before turning the gun and killing himself. Stan is proclaimed a hero by the residents and his drinks at the Rovers are on the house. Albert takes Minnie in when she doesn't want to stay in No.5.

Regular cast

 * Annie Walker - Doris Speed
 * Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
 * Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
 * Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
 * Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
 * Miss Nugent - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
 * Billy Walker - Kenneth Farrington
 * Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
 * Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
 * Irma Barlow - Sandra Gough
 * Bet Lynch – Julie Goodyear
 * Maggie Clegg – Irene Sutcliffe
 * Alan Howard - Alan Browning

Guest cast

 * Gregg Flint – Bill Nagy
 * Gary Strauss – Callen Angelo
 * Joe Donelli – Shane Rimmer
 * Detective Chief Inspector Castle - Hugh Cross
 * Detective Inspector Seabright - Doel Luscombe
 * Detective Sergeant Jones - Richard Steele
 * Sergeant Stevens - John Higgins
 * Police Sergeant - Dan Gillan