Episode 3855 (12th May 1995)

Plot
The Wiltons receive a postcard from Arthur in Eastbourne. The Platts enjoy being close together. Nick and Melanie Hesketh skive off school for a snogging session at No. 5. They are interrupted by Josie. Derek treats the card as a joke but Mavis thinks it's malicious and is certain Des sent it. Don has a chat to Nick about Melanie and warns him not to skip school. Billy takes Betty dancing at the Ritz. She can't believe she's turned into an old woman and remembers their past together. The Platts return home, their marriage patched up. Betty is stunned when Billy tells her he wrote to her in 1945 proposing marriage.