Alf is annoyed as Bet refuses to give him any privacy. Elsie looks for a job. When the pickets make too much noise, Alf and Bet appear at the same bedroom window to quieten them, causing embarrassment on Alf's part. Steve crosses the picket line to get into work. Mike doesn't want to miss an order so he sends the denim to London to be made up. The van driver refuses to cross the picket line so Steve has to get the denim out. Ivy catches him trying to leave with the van and gets the girls to block his path. She steals the van keys so he can't move it. Alf gets annoyed as people talk about him living with Bet. He sleeps at his old house. Mike and Steve man the sewing machines but can't do the job properly. Elsie changes her name back to "Tanner".