12th January 1994

Audrey wants Alf to agree to be Mayor as she likes the idea of being Mayoress. She asks him to take on another assistant but he refuses to pay someone else just so he can be Mayor. When Monty Harris asks Steve to do a printing job, Steve gives him the official and the unofficial prices. Reg asks Mrs Rogers to withdraw his resignation and is hurt when she refuses, saying that his redundancy is already being processed. Monty agrees to let Steve print five hundred properly and the other five hundred for cash, 15% less which Steve will keep. The twins are delighted when Liz and Jim tell them that they're back together but are concerned Liz is giving up The Queens. Audrey hears about Reg's redundancy and suggests that he buys the shop. Curly hates making his workers redundant. Andy is thrilled to learn that he isn't leaving but has been accepted on the management training course. Liz hopes that she's making the right decision giving up her independence. Alma is annoyed when Mike agrees to pay for Mark's skiing trip. Kevin demands a rise from Mike; he needs the money and he's sick of working hard for no profit. Alma is furious when Mike refuses, saying times are hard. Audrey gets Alf to go on about his bad day at the shop before telling him that she's found a cash buyer for the shop.