All Change

Summary
A sensation is caused at Hatley when the efficient new Station master, Cecil Parkin, arrives. He is far from impressed by the way the station is run, but overjoyed to discover that the station buffet is run by May Blanchflower, with whom he once had a passionate affair. But, sadly, she is now a married woman, and her husband is the station porter, Jack Skinner. The episode ends with Mr Parkin discovering the newspaper article which announces that Dr. Beeching intends to close down thousands of railway stations and Hatley is under threat.

Trivia
This episode was a revised version of the 1995 pilot. Sherrie Hewson was unable to continue in the role of May Skinner for a full series, due to her commitment to Coronation Street, so to provide continuity for the viewer, the scenes featuring May were re-filmed with Julia Deakin taking over the character. The opening scene was also re-recorded, but the remainder of the episode is the original footage filmed one year earlier.