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17th February 1983: Two months of lies came to an end when Deirdre Barlow confessed to Ken that she was having an affair with Mike Baldwin. Deirdre hadn't intended to admit the truth but was unhappy with Ken for not seeing the rot in their marriage - having failed to get a job he wanted, Ken was feeling sorry for himself and accepted Deirdre's accusation that he was boring, but was unapologetic. Mike was the opposite of Ken and to Deirdre represented excitement and sponteneity. When Deirdre realised that these were things Ken would never offer her she told Ken that she had found someone who would.
 * For more information see Episode 2283 (17th February 1983).