Plot
Ken buys Deirdre a watch for her birthday. The factory girls strike at their machines as the trade delegation is due. Mike is forced to agree to pay their production bonuses. Mike tries to impress the Russians. He is disappointed that they can't place an order with him. He finds the translator Eileen Hicks attractive. Beattie accuses Ken of taking advantage of Albert. The fatties weigh in again. Stan weighs 2lb more than at the start of the slim, Eddie is exactly the same. Alf has lost 3lb and Fred 5lb. Fred is declared the winner but is disqualified when Bet announces she knows that he had bags of coins in his pockets at the first weigh-in. Alf wins the £20. Eileen agrees to a night out with Mike. Beattie thinks Albert's going senile but Ken assures her that her inheritance is safe. She accuses Ken of short-changing her father so Ken throws her out.
Cast
Regular cast
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
- Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens
- Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
- Ken Barlow - William Roache
- Fred Gee - Fred Feast
- Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
- Tracy Langton - Christabel Finch
Guest cast
- Beattie Pearson - Gabrielle Daye
- Eileen Hicks - Helen Rappaport
- Dave Hinchcliffe - Nick Maloney
- Mr Tchernikow - Boris Isarov
- Mr Karp - Jiri Stanislav
Notes
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 12,400,000 viewers (1st place).
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