PlotEdit

The Ogdens prepare for tea but Dave Smith says he's taking them out for a meal instead. Susan Barlow has tummy ache but GP Doctor Crawford who is called in says it's nothing to worry about. Cyril tells Len not to cover up for him. Irma dashes Bernard's hopes for romance. Cyril is upset that he could behave in such a way. Dave wines and dines the Ogdens at a resturant/night club and Hilda gets drunk. Irma finds out about the deeds and is upset. Bernard takes a job near his mam's and leaves the Street without saying goodbye to anyone except Betty and no one notices his departure. Susan is in bad pain with her tummy.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
• Maggie Clegg - Irene Sutcliffe
• Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
• Bernard Butler - Gorden Kaye
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Irma Barlow - Sandra Gough
• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
• Susan Barlow - Wendy Jane Walker
• Peter Barlow - Christopher Dormer
• Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
• Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
• Cyril Turpin - William Moore

Guest castEdit

• Dave Smith - Reginald Marsh
• Doctor Crawford - Neil Wilson
• Harry - Roy Barraclough

NotesEdit

• Final appearance of Gorden Kaye as Bernard Butler.
• Roy Barraclough makes a pre-Alec Gilroy appearance as Harry, a diner at the resturant/night club.
• Bernard Youens does not appear in this episode, despite being a guest of Dave Smith's on his trip to the restaurant and is said to be getting ready upstairs or in the toilets of the establishment that Dave takes the Ogdens to.
• The nurse in Doctor Crawford's surgery is uncredited, despite having a line of dialogue.
• TV Times synopsis: Dinner for four - surprises for afters.
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 6,550,000 homes (3rd place).