Mrs Beale takes on a new job making curtains for a local draper, but is she along with her old sewing machine up to task? Lesley and Meryl argue over Lesley's new boyfriend Malcolm, Meryl doesn't believe he is interested in her and suspects she won't hear from him again. Ruth's husband is back to persuade her why she should return home, and she begins to come round to his way of thinking. Malcolm calls on Lesley and seems keen to help her further her career with retraining, a better salary and higher aspirations. Landlady Kathy lets slip to Brian that Ruth is going back to her husband.
—Edina Jambo