Episode 1683 (2nd March 1977)

Plot
Betty offers Bet her back room. Anne Baldwin tells Bet she knows she's Mike's girlfriend; her perfume and hairs are all over the house. Renee agrees to let Bet stay at the shop flat. She is horrified when Anne tells her she is not married to Mike; she's his mistress, the children are hers. The Gazette reports on Janet's death. Anne tells Mike she'll forgive him if he dumps Bet. Bet calls Mike a stinking rat. He tells her he told her he was married to stop her getting ideas. Mike tells Bet he didn't mean to hurt her. She slaps his face. He tells her he's going to London and wants her out of No.5.

Guest cast

 * Anne Woodley - Carole Mowlam

Notable dialogue
Bet Lynch: "Hope keeps people like me going. You hope that one day there'll be someone who won't cheat or lie or pretend they care about you when all they really want is a willing tart. I've been kicked in the teeth often enough so it doesn't really come as a surprise. But it doesn't stop hurting."