Elaine sees Donna coming out of Annies and is annoyed that Donna used her as an alibi with Viv. Elaine and Robert go for more lessons, but his car runs out of petrol and they have to walk home. This makes Elaine late for work and Robert late to see Donna. Whilst driving in his wagon, Ronnie spots Roberts car abandoned and assumes he's in the bushes with Donna. Then he calls to find Elaine for a driving lesson and discovers she never turned up for work, and that Donna is serving in the Café. Ronnie sets off in a temper to find Robert and Elaine and bumps into them with a petrol can on main street. A big row kicks off involving Jack. Tea dance in the Village hall, Len plucks up courage to ask Edna for a dance, but Pearl grabs him first. Len and Edna do get to dance though. Ashley discovers Shadrach sleeping in the village hall and makes him clean out the gutters as recompense for the flowers. Shadrach runs away again before he even starts the job.