Episode 993
Production code	P228/993
ITV transmission date	29th July 1970 (Wednesday)
Stories by	Harry Driver Esther Rose John Temple
Writer	Susan Pleat
Designer	Tim Farmer
Director	Bill Podmore
Producer	June Howson
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PlotEdit

Emily recognises the baby as the missing one, Anthony Lock. Minnie feels tied down by Ena when she'd rather be with Handel. Annie returns from Derby and finds it hard to adjust to having to run the Rovers on her own. Ray helps her with the cellar and the empties and Ena tells her that hard work has occupied her time since Alfred died in 1937. Irma is confused and thinks the baby is Darren. She lets Bet return the baby. Handel takes Minnie out to a tea shop but she worries that Ena'll be jealous. Handel arranges a blind date for Ena.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Emily Nugent - Eileen Derbyshire
• Irma Barlow - Sandra Gough
• Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
• Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
• Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
• Annie Walker - Doris Speed
• Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
• Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
• Kenneth Barlow - William Roache

Guest castEdit

• Handel Gartside - Harry Markham
• Old Lady - Edith Carter
• Mrs Toft - Beatrice Neild

NotesEdit

• TV Times synopsis: In which Ray turns private investigator.
• Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 6,100,000 homes (4th place).