Episode 563
Production code	P228/563
ITV transmission date	4th May 1966 (Wednesday)
Stories by	Harry Driver Susan Pleat
Writer	Esther Rose
Designer	Alan Price
Director	Richard Argent
Executive Producer	H.V. Kershaw
Producer	Peter Eckersley
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PlotEdit

Lucille returns the £5 to Jack. Ena is worried about going to prison. Her friends rally round. Ken and Minnie go to court with Ena as she is charged with thieving. Ena refuses to give her age to the magistrate until he threatens her. She pleads not guilty to theft. A lady called Ruth Winter turns up at the Mission. In court Ena explains that she did not intentionally steal. The magistrate finds Ena guilty and accuses her of setting a bad example to others at the Mission. She is fined 40/- and is given a conditional discharge. Ena is horrified to discover Ruth is to work as community social worker at the Mission, all day every day. Ena resigns.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Annie Walker - Doris Speed
• Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
• Jack Walker - Arthur Leslie
• Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
• Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
• Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
• Jed Stone - Kenneth Cope

Guest castEdit

• Mr. Snape - John Barcroft
• P.C. Russell - William Holmes
• Magistrate - Andre Van Gyseghem
• Ruth Winter - Colette O'Neil
• Mr. O'Flaherty - Paul Farrell
• Magistrate's Clerk - Doel Luscombe

NotesEdit

• TV Times synopsis: A court of law with Ena in the dock
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 8,500,000 homes (1st place).