Episode 3229 (22nd May 1991)

Plot
Don worries that he'll never see Ivy when she works evenings. Steve works on the boat whilst Des is at work. Mavis feels guilty over the parsnips and tells Derek they were the cause of his bottom slapping. He is horrified. Victor fires Mrs Shaw, the cleaner, as a cut-back before Derek can tell him about the bottom slapping. Jackie and Mike interview Deirdre. Mike backs her but Jackie wants someone else. She tells him she knows that Deirdre is an old friend of his. Steve skives off school to work on the boat and be with Steph. Mike tells Deirdre she hasn't got the job. Ivy works the first evening shift at the shop. Jim is horrified to discover Steve missed part of an exam. Steve tells him he's not taking his resits. Liz phones and tells Jim she's coming home.

Guest cast

 * Victor Pendlebury - Christopher Coll