Mike and Jackie row about how to run Ingrams. Mike installs Phyllis at the café for the day so he can take Alma out. He tells her she's special to him. Des tells Steph he wants children and she is furious. Des and Steph make up after he wears a dunce's hat and stands in the corner. Don tells Ivy he's scared that Marie will turn to prostitution. Don then takes Ivy to see Marie's flat and she offers Marie their spare room. Curly tells Vera that he and Kimberley are spending Christmas Day with his parents.