Episode 1030 (30th November 1970)

Plot
Lucille is pleased to see Gary Strauss. Bet warns her off. Ken phones Val and tells her he's had a letter warning him about Val and Ray. Annie decides to take on a hostess' role in the pub and leave the work to her employees. Ernie tells Emily the Mission people are talking about her working in the Rovers. Emily tells Annie she won't work the bar anymore. Irma is frightened when Joe comes on strong. Annie feels that she'll have to run the pub on her own with Billy. He is against the idea. A drunken Joe tells a scared Irma how he killed Steve Tanner.

Regular cast

 * Annie Walker - Doris Speed
 * Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
 * Miss Nugent - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
 * Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
 * Billy Walker - Kenneth Farrington
 * Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
 * Irma Barlow - Sandra Gough
 * Ray Langton – Neville Buswell
 * Bet Lynch – Julie Goodyear
 * Maggie Clegg – Irene Sutcliffe
 * Betty Turpin – Betty Driver
 * Ernie Bishop - Stephen Hancock

Guest cast

 * Gregg Flint – Bill Nagy
 * Gary Strauss – Callen Angelo
 * Joe Donelli – Shane Rimmer

Notable dialogue
Annie Walker: "A public house isn't just somewhere that serves beer. It's a focal point of the community in which we live."