Episode 2894 (25th December 1988)

Plot
Ken reports Deirdre missing to the police. They suspect she's run off with another man. Brian Roscoe sits against the door of his flat, refusing to let Deirdre out despite her pleas. She has enough at 4.00am and starts to shout at him, telling him she's working class as well. She tells him she's sick of hearing about what he wants, she tells him he lives in luxury compared with some. She shoves the TV at Roscoe and runs out of the flats all the way home. Ken is grateful she isn't hurt and comforts her. Jack delights in working on Christmas Day as he can escape Vera. He is stunned when Alec employs Vera to help behind the bar as they're short-staffed. Percy thanks Emily for taking him in. She is annoyed when he says he feels that they're a couple. Vera enjoys flirting behind the bar. The police retrieve Deirdre's handbag from Roscoe's empty flat; he has disappeared. Tracy is disturbed by Deirdre's upset. The Gilroys and Wiltons join Emily and Percy for dinner. Percy lays on a feast and acts as host. Emily is pleased when Phyllis calls. She invites her to stay for dinner and sits her with Percy.

Regular cast

 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
 * Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
 * Mavis Wilton - Thelma Barlow
 * Alec Gilroy – Roy Barraclough
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Derek Wilton – Peter Baldwin
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
 * Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
 * Tracy Barlow - Dawn Acton
 * Alan Bradley - Mark Eden

Guest cast

 * Pianist - Robert Maxfield
 * Brian Roscoe - Rob Dixon
 * Police Sergeant - Alan Meadows
 * Police Constable - Mark Jordan
 * Policewoman - Maria Gough
 * Tramp - George Malpass
 * Teenager - Angela Marie Freear