Episode 2011 (9th July 1980)

Plot
Hilda calls round to Elsie to borrow a cup of sugar. She finds the sofa ablaze and tries to drag Elsie clear but she has to call for Stan to help. Ken and Deirdre talk to each other at the party for the first time since they split. He tries to be close to her but she isn't interested. Stan and Hilda drag Elsie out of the smoke-filled house. Hilda breaks up Arnold and Emily's party for help. The fire brigade arrive but Ken and Stan have already put the fire out. Elsie is full of smoke but refuses to go to hospital. Dr Crawford advises her to give up smoking. Emily takes her in. Elsie has convulsions when she hears she owes her life to Hilda. Renee shows the Bannisters around the Corner Shop. Hilda is proclaimed a heroine. She makes the most of the situation and over-dramatises the events.

Regular cast

 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Annie Walker - Doris Speed
 * Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
 * Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
 * Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
 * Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
 * Rita Littlewood - Barbara Knox
 * Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
 * Fred Gee - Fred Feast
 * Deirdre Langton - Anne Kirkbride
 * Gail Potter - Helen Worth
 * Renee Roberts - Madge Hindle
 * Arnold Swain - George Waring
 * Martin Cheveski - Jonathan Caplan

Guest cast

 * Flora Swain - Ann Wrigg
 * Dr Crawford - Paul Lally
 * Mr. Bannister - Alex Johnston
 * Mrs. Bannister - Maggie Flint