Episode 249
Production code	P228/249
ITV transmission date	1st May 1963 (Wednesday)
Stories by	Harry Driver
Writer	Jack Rosenthal
Designer	Denis Parkin
Director	Gerard Dynevor
Producer	H.V. Kershaw
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PlotEdit

Dennis tells Elsie that Mavis chucked him when he told her about his humble life. She feels sorry for him before discovering he is lying. She threatens to tell Mavis. The police recover all the stolen stock to the girls' dismay. Dennis tells Mavis the truth. She tells him she'll have to return to London to think about their relationship. Martha loses Ena's pension book. Frank refuses to listen to Ken's opposition to the shop. Ken thinks he shouldn't give up the security of the GPO. Mavis returns to London. Elsie is horrified to learn Dennis let Mavis go when she discovers her mother owns a few hotels.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Jack Walker - Arthur Leslie
• Annie Walker - Doris Speed
• Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
• Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
• Martha Longhurst - Lynne Carol
• Doreen Lostock - Angela Crow
• Miss Nugent - Eileen Derbyshire
• Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
• Dennis Tanner - Philip Lowrie
• Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
• Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
• Frank Barlow - Frank Pemberton
• Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
• Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
• Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
• Florrie Lindley - Betty Alberge

Guest castEdit

• Mavis Fox - Maureen Davis
• Det. Sgt. Shorrocks - David Morell

NotesEdit

• TV Times synopsis: Mavis Fox heads for home - and Martha heads for trouble
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 8,228,000 homes (1st place).