Ivy is adamant that she's missed Brian more than Gail has. Chalkie Whitely looks at No.7 with a view to buying it. Gail is upset that Ivy has taken the day off to welcome Brian home as she wanted to be alone with him. Maggie stops Mike from drowning his sorrows. Brian returns home - he can't believe how much Nicky has grown. Ivy and Gail are delighted. Ivy stops Brian and Gail's passion. Chalkie tells Rita that he'd like to buy No.7. Rita tells him it's £14,000, but he thinks it's too expensive. Sharon suggests that Rita sells him No.9. Brian has signed up to return to Qatar for another spell in a couple of weeks. Ivy tells Brian about Nicky going missing and Gail returning to work.