The daily hardships of wartime life begin to take their toll on Gary and he contemplates returning to the present. Reg is disappointed when Gary fails to turn up for fire-watching duty.
Since Ron is unable to pay him for his fictional sales job, Gary finds an alternate way to earn some quick money. Gary decides to enter a talent contest in the hope of winning a gramophone for Phoebe.
Phoebe's worried when she learns her pub licence is set to be revoked. Meanwhile, Gary's in danger of losing his route to the past when a development project begins in Duckett's Passage.