Episode 3442 (25th September 1992)

Plot
Curly and Kimberley return from Cornwall having had a horrid time as Kimberley has been sick all the time. Curly thinks she's pathetic. Raquel returns from her holiday in Corfu. Rita is upset to get a letter from the Brookes' solicitor saying they're contesting the will. Bet shows Richard Willmore her figures and is stunned when he tells her she hasn't accounted for Hilda Ogden and Angie Freeman who Alec has still kept on the books. They both realise Alec has been pocketing wages of non-existent staff to defraud the Inland Revenue. John Chamber installs the new till but the technology is beyond the staff. Kimberley is upset to discover Curly is still getting information on women from the dating agency. Curly gets some satisfaction in telling Kimberley the women sound sensational. She is upset and runs home. Curly confesses to Angie that he fears Kimberley will grow into Brenda Taylor. Gail worries about Ivy's drinking. She tackles her about it, infuriating Ivy who swears she wasn't drunk. Ivy throws Gail out and accuses her of saying she's a drunk in order to keep the children away from her.

Guest cast

 * Richard Willmore - Oliver Beamish
 * John Chamber - John Chilwell