20. Wed 09 Mar 1988 (1988)
Ken faces troubles on the work front when Nick employs an ally to work full-time in the office, while Vera confronts Amy about her kleptomania. Who will be the first to break in this mother-daughter battle of wills? The loss of the baby is a shock to Bet and Alec, but is he just putting on a brave face?
Release date: 1988-03-09
Season number: 29
Episode number: 20
Runtime: 24 minutes
Cast
William Roache
as Ken Barlow
Barbara Knox
as Rita Sullivan
William Tarmey
as Jack Duckworth
Sue Nicholls
as Audrey Roberts
Sally Dynevor
as Sally Metcalfe
Helen Worth
as Gail Platt
Beverley Callard
as Liz McDonald
Betty Driver
as Betty Turpin
Johnny Briggs
as Mike Baldwin
Eileen Derbyshire
as Emily Nugent / Emily Bishop
Bryan Mosley
as Alf Roberts
Lynne Perrie
as Ivy Brennan / Ivy Tilsley
Amanda Barrie
as Alma Baldwin / Alma Sedgewick / Alma Halliwell
Roy Barraclough
as Alec Gilroy
Mark Eden
as Alan Bradley
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Geoff Hinsliff - Don Brennan, Anne Kirkbride - Deirdre Barlow, Dawn Acton - Tracy Barlow, Sean Wilson - Martin Platt, Christopher Quinten - Brian Tilsley, Sally Ann Matthews - Jenny Bradley / Jenny Connor, Julie Goodyear - Bet Lynch / Bet Gilroy, Lisa Lewis - Shirley Armitage, Sue Jenkins - Gloria Todd, Chris Quinten - Brian Tilsley