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Plot[]

Part One: Emily admits to Lucille that she's flat broke. Both of them are at a loose end, career-wise. Elsie starts work at The Pink Posy and Ken is one of her first customers. Dot is on edge when the shop's phone rings, telling Dave that she thought it was Steve. Dave knows the situation. Gary, Joe, Lucille, Ken, Annie, Gordon and Dickie all attend the beauty contest. Norman Forshaw tells Audrey he's put in a good word for her with one of the judges before he starts the proceedings. Dickie doesn't enjoy the men ogling his wife in her bikini. Len tells Emily there isn't enough work to enable him to employ her in the yard office full time. Professional beauty queen Gillian Baxter is favourite to win but it is a delighted Audrey who takes the first prize of £50. Dickie is ecstatic for his wife. Norman tells Audrey it's just the beginning for her.


Part Two: Dave orders Elsie to fiddle the books for the taxman. Emily asks Dave for a job at the florist, but he says no as she's too old. Elsie is annoyed at his brusque answer. Forshaw tries to push Audrey into making beauty contests a career. Having not enjoyed the experience, she refuses and is angry with Dickie when he says he thinks it's a good idea. Dickie realises she's right. Steve rings No.11 again. Gregg lies to him that they passed on his message to Elsie. Gregg thinks it might be an idea to visit Steve at his service flat at Claydon Court and persuade him that it's over. Dot poses as Elsie when she rings the operator to stop incoming calls on her phone. Gordon is annoyed with Lucille for flirting with Gary at the contest. She tells him she's going to Audrey's celebration party on her own. Maggie tells Ken that with Ena on holiday in New Brighton she's run off her feet and he suggests that Val steps in as holiday relief now that the twins are at nursery. Annie tells Emily she's happy to wait for her rent. Emily decides to go to the Labour Exchange. Gregg returns from seeing Steve and tells Dot he wants Elsie back as his wife, irrespective as to how she feels.

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Notable dialogue[]

Emily Nugent: "Reputations are never quite fact. Many people believe I'm a reasonably content human being. Fussy, bumbling, but reasonably content. Well, the facts are I'm a walking turmoil of doubt, anger and frustration."

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