Irma has disappeared telling Maggie she's staying with a friend and doesn't know when she'll be back. Maggie tells Betty that she doesn't care if Irma returns as she’s been nothing but a sleeping partner since she got involved with Eddie Duncan. Stan and Hilda show off their new illuminated cocktail bar. Jerry tells them all they need now are cocktails. Bet wonders who blew the whistle on Eddie’s late night party and asks Dave Smith if it was Ray. Elsie wants to spend Christmas in a Blackpool hotel. Hilda asks Elsie what she knows about cocktails. Eddie tells Bet he's not bothered about Irma anymore and asks her out. Hilda buys a book of 500 cocktail recipes and several bottles of spirits. Maggie is upset that none of the OAP's can afford their goods for Christmas. Stan is told he can’t dr