Jackie Ingram Jaqueline Rachel " Jackie " Ingram ( formerly Baldwin ) was Peter Ingram ' s widow who married Mike Baldwin in 1991 . The marriage lasted just a week as when Jackie found out Mike had been manipulating her over Ingram ' s Textiles , she threatened him with a shotgun to see him off . Biography . Jackie Ingram first met Mike Baldwin when he interviewed her for a position with Phoenix Fabrics , which he was setting up on the quiet while working for Peter Ingram as a sales rep . Mike had no idea that Jackie Williams was really Jackie Ingram and Peter ' s wife , and when Peter found out what he was up to , he demoted him to work ' s manager on the factory floor at Ingram ' s Textiles . A short time later , Peter died suddenly of a heart attack . Jackie assumed charge of the factory with the help of Ralph Dobson , who had managed it with Peter . Mike saw Peter ' s death as an opportunity for advancement and also offered his support to Jackie , making sure to show her that he could handle a managerial role . He gradually became Jackie ' s friend and adviser over the factory , impressing her by securing a contract with Phil Jennings . His true motives were obvious but Jackie thought she could handle him . Jackie found the factory hard work and soon decided to sell up and buy a house called " Thorngrove " in Oakfield which she and Peter were going to buy before his death . Mike surprised Jackie by telling her it was a good idea , but when buyer Charlie Travers ' s offer for the factory was lower than Jackie hoped , Mike convinced her it was a bad time to sell . He also talked her into making a go of running the factory herself , which resulted in a confrontation with Ralph , who subsequently resigned . Jackie then made Mike General Manager and the two of them ran the factory together . Jackie relied on Mike and made him go with her to a conference in Harrogate . Mike told his girlfriend Alma Sedgewick that he was going alone and when she found out that Jackie was with him , she demanded that he resign from Ingram ' s . Mike made a show of going to see Jackie to hand in his notice - when he was actually spending a romantic evening with Jackie , after which they had sex - and then telling Alma he ' d saved his job once she cooled down . A few weeks into their affair , Jackie demanded that Mike dump Alma . Alma already knew about them but didn ' t want to tackle Mike as she knew he ' d choose Jackie . When he realised Jackie was serious and that he could lose her , Mike told Alma the truth and afterwards he moved in with Jackie . Jackie was serious about Mike and decided to sell her house so that they could have a place that was truly theirs . Curious about Jackie , Alma viewed the house and while there she slashed Jackie ' s duvet . In March 1991 , Jackie proposed to Mike and he accepted . She then surprised him by asking him to sign a pre - nuptial agreement . Mike was furious and demonstrated his love for Jackie by signing the contract without reading it . Jackie ripped up the contract and wrote a new one which gave him 50 % of everything , which she changed to 25 % on her solicitor Gordon Barrett ' s advice . Both parties signed the contract and set a date for the Registry Office wedding . Jackie gradually took more of a back seat in the business but remained in charge when it came to the major decisions . With the country in recession , there were redundancies at the factory . In May , while going through the firm ' s accounts , she discovered an anomalous entry on Alcazar Holdings . Mike told her it was a holding company for tax purposes and she accepted his explanation . A short time later , Ralph Dobson contacted Jackie and told her his new firm wanted to buy Ingram ' s . Jackie allowed him access to the business ' s accounts and asked him to put in an offer but didn ' t tell Mike yet . Jackie and Mike were married on 5th July . Jackie ' s wedding present to Mike was the news that they were selling up . Understandably , he didn ' t take it well and they spent their honeymoon arguing about it . Jackie too had a surprise waiting for her , when they returned home - Dobson had investigated Alcazar Holdings and learned that it held the lease on Jim ' s Cafe and Alma ' s flat . Mike explained to Jackie that he bought the cafe to alleviate his guilt over Alma and pointed out that they hadn ' t lost any money from it . Jackie wasn ' t sure what to make of it and went to see Alma , whose vitriol towards Mike convinced her there wasn ' t anything going on . Jackie agreed to forgive Mike and challenged him to change her mind over the factory by landing an order big enough to keep it going . Mike managed to do just that , but while he was at work Phil Jennings went to see Jackie and told her about how Mike had manipulated her early in their relationship , including putting Charlie Travers up as a fake buyer . When Mike came home to celebrate with Jackie , she threw her rings back at him and became hysterical , telling him to get out of her house . Mike dismissed her show of anger - more worried about her messing up his deal than about her - and laughed off her attempt to threaten him with a shotgun . Jackie drove off in the car , leaving Mike with the gun , which he discovered actually was loaded . Jackie immediately started divorce proceedings and sought out Ralph Dobson to protect her from Mike while he finalised the sale of the factory . Mike refused to leave the house , even when Jackie threatened to tell the police about him misappropriating company funds . He finally left after accepting Jackie ' s settlement of £100 , 000 in exchange for quick divorce . In April 1992 , Alma received a letter from Jackie ' s solicitor , revealing that she was being cited as a co - respondent in the divorce . Mike saw Jackie and learned that she had a new man and wanted a quick divorce . She agreed to keep Alma ' s name out of the divorce , although it had been Mike ' s idea to cite her . Two months later , Alma went to see Jackie to convince her she never had an affair with Mike . Jackie was confused as Alma thought she had named her in the divorce petition ; Mike had let Alma believe that he had to pay Jackie off to keep her name from being dragged through the courts , as a scheme to get her to marry him . Jackie advised Alma to get away from Mike while she could . Alma chose not to heed Jackie ' s advice and became the third Mrs . Mike Baldwin four days later .