Episode 1457 (6th January 1975)

Plot
Mavis doesn't know what to say to Carlos. Bet is annoyed that Eddie stood her up. Annie tells Eddie she'll give Bet the night off if he can come up with a replacement. He talks Blanche into it. Mavis decides to accept Carlos. Big Arthur wants his ham back but Minnie has already started on it. Eddie has to pay compensation and give it all back. Carlos gives Mavis his ring. He tells her they must marry at once as he needs a work permit. He offers her money but she angrily refuses to marry him. Bet and Eddie are just getting passionate when P.C. Sadler of the police arrives and arrest him.

Regular cast

 * Annie Walker - Doris Speed
 * Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Billy Walker - Kenneth Farrington
 * Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
 * Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
 * Ernie Bishop - Stephen Hancock
 * Rita Littlewood - Barbara Mullaney
 * Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Tricia Hopkins - Kathy Jones
 * Idris Hopkins - Richard Davies
 * Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes

Guest cast

 * Carlos - Malcolm Hebden
 * Nobby Harris - Donald Webster
 * P.C. Sadler - David Roper
 * Roland - Ronald Bloxham