Episode 2490 (11th February 1985)

Plot
Bet finds the responsibility of running the Rovers getting too much. Wilf Starkey applies for the job of cellarman. Ida is furious that Mike isn't going to sack Henry Wakefield. The buyer places an order for the flying suits. Mike and Christine celebrate. Ida tells the girls that Henry is a strike breaker. Terry tries to lure Andrea away from her revision. Ivy asks the factory girls to give Henry a chance but they all refuse to work with him. They threaten to strike unless Mike sacks him. Wilf agrees to start at the Rovers. David finds Christine and Mike celebrating together. He tells Mike that Christine's future is as a wife and mother.

Guest cast

 * Henry Wakefield - Finetime Fontayne
 * Christine Millwood - Julie Shipley
 * David Millwood - Ian Bleasdale
 * Wilf Starkey - Jim Bywater