Coronation Street - Season 43 (2001)

Ken dwells on what secret Susan is hiding from him. Roy and Hayley scour the streets in search of Wayne. Sarah confronts Glen for spreading lies about her.

Duggie, Mike and Fred lose a day's profits when their staff picket the Rovers. Liz receives an upsetting update about Jim. Ken resolves to go to Scotland to confront Susan.

Susan returns to Coronation Street to visit Ken. Linda offers to step into Liz's shoes at the Rovers. Sally feels railroaded by Danny's determination to move house.

Susan explains to Ken her decision to keep her son's existence a secret. Linda effortlessly takes the reins at the Rovers. Tyrone nervously prepares to spend the night with Maria.

As Ken meets his grandson Adam, Deirdre confides in Dev that Mike is the boy's father. Eileen moves into Number 11 with her sons Jason and Todd. An accident at work finds Toyah needing Duggie's help.

Deirdre feels compromised by Ken's insistence on keeping Susan's secret. Eileen's sons try to stir up trouble for her and Dennis. Curly and Emma return from their honeymoon.

Steve reneges on his promise to give Les a driving job. Maxine's demands on Ashley's body keep him from his work. The Platts hear disappointing reports of Sarah's schoolwork.

Les's first day as a taxi driver does not run smoothly. Maria alerts Tyrone to an unexplained rash on her body. Eileen finds Charlie less than amenable to doing a favour for a neighbour.

Eileen throws a house-warming party at Number 11. Tyrone becomes convinced that Maria has been playing away. Kevin fears losing his children upon learning of Sally's plans.

Tyrone accuses Sam of sleeping with Maria. Dennis contemplates the prospect of living with Eileen's sons. Danny takes charge of the girls when a family emergency calls Sally away.

Eileen blames her sons for Dennis's reluctance to move in with her. Mike and Dev get on famously at Linda's dinner party. The Croppers are encouraged by Hartnell's report.

Roy and Hayley face a day of judgement from the fostering panel. Mike tries desperately to find out more about his son. Kevin learns that Danny has the girls in Sally's absence.

Mike travels to Glasgow to confront Susan. Kevin resents Danny's relationship with his daughters. Steve gets in the way of Vik and Karen's date.

Mike orders Susan to provide an explanation for keeping his son from him. The presence of children in the Rovers upsets the regulars. The Croppers' news meets with an underwhelming response.

Dev and Deirdre face recriminations for their loose lips. Amanda tries a new tactic to make trouble for Anthony and Rita. Sam resolves to resume his stripping career.

Susan invites Mike to the Barlows' summit meeting. Anthony decides that he can no longer live with scheming Amanda. Geena shares a secret with Linda.

Sophie suffers an accident while in Danny's care. Susan meets Mike and Ken separately to discuss Adam. The Croppers receive news of a potential fostering opportunity.

Anthony's family ambush him to demand he treats Isabel fairly. Matt becomes concerned by damp at the medical centre. Kevin refuses to let the girls return home to Danny.

Anthony assures Rita that divorcing Isabel is his best option. Duggie blames Steve for cutting corners on the medical centre job. Sally returns to find Danny and Kevin at war.

Hayley and Roy are over-enthusiastic in their treatment of Jackie Mosley and are disappointed when she wants to go about her normal business. Charlie is unhappy at having to go to the Peacocks' house for dinner, but Matt is eager to get to know the neighbours. Rita is uneasy with Anthony's decision to divorce Isabel, and refuses to talk about it. Matt has a visit from Liz Morrisey, the buildings control manager who promises to sort out the smell in the Medical Centre. She confronts Duggie over his shoddy work, and informs his that he'll never get another council ...

Susan takes drastic action when Mike demands to be allowed to see Adam. Anthony's daughter accuses Rita of destroying her family. Duggie informs Dev of their financial losses. Roy and Hayley take Jackie bowling.

Ken struggles to accept Susan's death and breaks the news to Adam. Candice meets a rival for Jason's attentions. Geena offers to help Emily to raise money for charity.

Ken is trying to come to terms with Susan's death and deciding Adam's future. David sends both Martin and Gail valentine cards; each one purporting to be from the other person. They are not taken in and Martin has a word with David about it. Hayley and Roy realise that parenting isn't as easy as it looks. Dev gets jealous when Geena goes ahead with her "pound a kiss" charity night at the Rovers. He hates watching her being kissed by all the regulars. Ken finds out from Adam that when Susan crashed the car they were actually leaving Scotland for London and not driving ...

It's the day of Susan's funeral. Adam learns that Mike Baldwin is his father. Adam punches Mike at the funeral.

Ken prepares to take Adam up to Scotland to get his belongings. Peter gets drunk again so it's decided that it would be better for Adam to stay with Ken and Deirdre rather than at Peter's flat. Sam still hasn't anywhere to stay. Gail invites him in for lunch and they get on really well. Vik and Karen set up Bobbi and Steve on a date. They get on really well until Steve blows it at the end of the evening by suggesting they go back to Bobbi's flat. She storms out of the restaurant. Anthony invites Rita for dinner. They have a row before they've eaten and Rita leaves. ...

Ken and Adam set off for Glasgow to collect Adam's belongings. Deirdre is concerned as it becomes clear that Ken wants Adam to move in with them rather than Peter. Sarah decides that she fancies Todd Grimshaw and Candice fancies his older brother Jason. They are both upset when they find out that Jason thinks that Candice is too young and Todd admits to Sarah that he fancies Candice. Anthony and Rita have a reconciliation. Rita still doesn't approve of his divorcing Isabel but she realises that she can't go on without Anthony as he means too much to her. Natalie ...

Vik suspects that something has gone on between Karen and Steve. Karen tells him that Steve tried it on and she turned him down. Steve tries to tell him the truth but he believes Karen. Vik tells Steve that it's the end of their friendship and the Street Cars business. Sally is still concerned that Kevin is staying with Natalie. Ken and Adam are back from Glasgow. Ken suggests to Deirdre that they should all move to Glasgow and live in Susan's flat as it would be easier for Adam. Deirdre is not keen on the idea at all. Jason tells Candice that Todd really fancies her....

Ashley and Maxine invite Emma and Curly, Charlie and Matt round for supper. Charlie and Emma get on really well and Maxine ends up feeling left out. She's been reading up on fertility and makes Ashley stand in the garden to "cool down". Vik still doesn't believe Steve and is still hell-bent on breaking up their partnership. Dev offers Steve £12,000 to sell him his half of the Street Cars business. Deirdre tells Ken that she's told Adam the truth about Mike. Ken is furious and is more determined than ever to move up to Glasgow. He goes to see a solicitor who says he ...

Vik finds out the truth about Karen coming on to Steve. He apologises to Steve. Deirdre tells Ken she won't marry him just to improve Ken's chances of custody of Adam. Ken is gutted. She further upsets Ken by saying she thinks perhaps Mike should get custody of Adam. Mike shows Adam round the factory and then takes him into the back of the Rovers for a meal. Adam is uneasy at first but they get on okay. Martin comments to Gail that he can't understand why Sam is always hanging around the house and why he lets David help him at the garage. Sally is concerned that Kevin...

Ken and Deirdre are still at odds over Adam staying with them. Ken takes Adam to his new school. Later Mike tells Ken about the interim custody hearing and Ken is adamant that he will keep Adam. Adam overhears their row and is very upset. Emma is worried about the inquest on Dean Sykes so Curly takes a day off work to be able to go and support her on the day. Sam tells Audrey about Gail's cooking, so Audrey turns up at Gail's at teatime to see what is going on with Gail and Sam. Ryan and Jimmy Sykes ask their sister Linda for £300 so Ryan can look for work in London. ...

Candice tells Sarah that she gave Todd a love bite. Sarah is disapproving. Eileen teases Todd about his love bite which he desperately tries to hide. Eileen worries about Todd - fearing Candice is too mature for him and asks Dennis to have a manly chat with him. Todd won't listen to Dennis as he's not his father and Dennis feels a failure in the task. Deirdre takes Adam to work with her. Adam is tearful about Susan, and Mike witnesses the scene and decides to take him out for the day. Mike, Adam and Linda go for pizza and Adam has a great time. Ryan works hard at the ...

Eileen reminds Todd, Jason and Dennis about Candice coming to tea. It is the day of the inquest - Emma gets flowers of support from her work colleagues and Ken and Alma wish her luck. Peter gives Ken a photo of Susan and Adam and Ken determines to do as Susan wanted and not let Mike see Adam. Steve and Karen spent the night together and almost get caught out by Vik. It is nearly Norris's sixtieth birthday and he drops constant hints about it. Ken has a heart-to-heart with Peter, admitting that he's worried about losing Adam to wealthy Mike. Peter tells Ken that Adam ...

Candice tells Sarah that she's her alibi that night for Darren Michaels when she's at Todd's house. Sarah doesn't agree with Candice having two boyfriends. Ken offers to take Adam to a local football match but Mike turns up with tickets to Manchester United v Leeds. Adam is confused but Ken tells him he can go with Mike. Curly is reluctant to leave Emma so soon after the inquest and has asked Alma to keep an eye on her. Vik tells Geena about Karen and Steve, and tells her that he isn't bothered about it. Emma agrees to have Norris's birthday party at her house. ...

Emma finds that someone has ripped open a load of bin bags and thrown rubbish all over the back yard. Ken is planning to move to Scotland with Adam. Peter says he will go too. Ken then broaches the subject with Deirdre. She is very upset that he discussed it with everyone else first. Ken tells her that he's going to move with or without her. She packs her bags and leaves. Whilst standing at the bus stop in tears, Dev sees her and takes her back to his flat. Candice tells Todd that she was about to dump Darren Michaels anyway. Todd accepts this and they are back ...

Dev gives Deirdre the day off because she's so upset. He tells her to stay in his flat for the day. Mike calls round looking for Dev and Deirdre invites him in. She lets slip to Mike that Ken is thinking of taking Adam to Scotland. Meanwhile Ken calls round to try and patch things up with Deirdre. He is furious to find Mike there and even more annoyed that she's told him about his Scotland plans. He storms off leaving Deirdre very shaken. Anthony and Norris apologise to Rita for getting so drunk and missing the party. Rita forgives them. Fred decides that as a ...

Emma and Charlie have a night in at Emma and Curly's house, Curly is still away. Deirdre goes round to No.1 to pick up some clothes. She bumps into Ken and they talk. He apologises for his behaviour and they hug and make up. However Ken then admits that he's glad she's back as it's the hearing in a couple of days and he needs her there. Deirdre is furious as she thinks this is the only reason he wants her back. She storms out and goes back to Dev's. Geena is getting fed up of having Deirdre living in Dev's flat. Geena feels that they have no privacy. Emma accuses ...

Barlow battles Baldwin in court to determine Adam's future. Ryan breaks into Number 7 to take revenge on Emma. Martin feels sidelined by David's friendship with Sam.

Deirdre stays the night on the settee at No.1 as she feels Ken needs her support. Dev tells Deirdre she's welcome back to his flat for as long as she likes. Geena is furious with Dev and tells him that Deirdre has to go. Dev changes his tune and tells Deirdre that he really thinks it would be a shame if she and Ken split up. Dev encourages Deirdre to talk to Ken and try and sort things out. Mike and Adam start getting to know one another. Adam tells Mike that he would like to go to a different school. Emma tells Charlie that she is not even going to tell Curly about ...

Ken is depressed. Peter tells him that he's noticed Deirdre eyeing up Dev. Ken doesn't believe him. He knows that Deirdre has left because of him and not for another man. Linda tells Ryan that she's spoken to Emma and that Emma is not going to press charges but that Ryan has to stay away from her. Ryan is relieved. Duggie is annoyed because yet again Mike and Fred fail to turn up to a business meeting regarding the Rovers. Mike and Fred both make it clear to Duggie that the Rovers is low on their list of priorities. Duggie tells Fred he wants to dissolve the ...

Adam complains that he doesn't like his school. Mike decides to do something about it and makes arrangements for him to attend Oakhill School which is a local private school. Mike is put out when Adam shows little enthusiasm as he was hoping to be sent back to the private school he went to in Glasgow but as a boarder. The cleaner at the Medical Centre doesn't show up for work. Matt has to do the cleaning himself as Molly refuses. They offer the cleaning job to Edna. Dev tells Deirdre that he will be late home as there is a crisis at the Swinton shop. David helps Sam ...

Deirdre feels very silly and awkward in front of Dev. She apologises to him for her behaviour and says that she will find somewhere else to live. Jason goes to Durham to run in a Northwest Regional Competition which he wins. Adam is going to spend the day with Ken. Mike tells him not to mention anything about the school problem. Deirdre and Dev agree to be friends. Blanche tries to dissuade Deirdre from looking for a flat. Fred and Mike offer Duggie £12,000 for his share of the Rovers. Duggie tells them what they can do with their offer. All three originally paid ...

Vik is in a good mood after his night out with Bobbi. Peter assures Ken he won't mention that he saw him and Alma kissing. Sarah is walking on air because Sam gives her a lift to school in his car. Candice is jealous. Fred and Mike decide to turn up at the Rovers and meet Duggie's Valuer. When they get there Duggie says the Valuer has already been and gone. He tells Mike and Fred that their offer of £14000 wasn't far out as the bottom has fallen out of the market. Mike and Fred are worried. Curly arrives back. Curly finds out from Blanche that Charlie stayed with Emma...

Deirdre faces up to being single again, while Ken takes Alma out to lunch. Vikram and Bobbi plan a romantic evening. David makes a discovery about Sarah and Sam. Mike attempts to cheer up Adam.

Jason receives an invitation from the UK Athletics Federation to join their youth team. It costs however £ 500,-

Fred, Mike and Duggie have a meeting to sew up the sale of the Rovers with Colin Fielding, representative of the purchaser Hamilton Griffiths Holdings, Brian Hudson, solicitor and Phil Everett, brief. Mike manages to push the price up to £18,000 for each of them. Just as they are about to sign, Mike smells a rat. It turns out that Duggie is the main investor of Hamilton Griffiths Holdings and therefore the new owner of the Rovers. Fred and Mike are furious. Jason is still upset that he can't go to Lanzarote. Dennis offers to lend him the money but Eileen won't hear of...

Duggie is now the new landlord of The Rover's Return. Jason starts cleaning cars to earn money for his trip to Lanzarote.

Gail tells Sarah that she believes her and they make up. Martin is still sceptical about Sam. Sarah is angry with Martin and Gail apologises to Sam. Jason only manages to raise £16 by washing cars and tells Dennis he's going to give up. Dennis tells him that he'll give him £300 towards Lanzarote so long as he doesn't mention it to Eileen. Jason is pleased. Norris is excited about being the newly appointed enumerator for the National Census. Fred decides to hold the Sausage Trail final at Roy's Rolls instead of the Rovers so as to take the business away from Duggie. ...

David is upset because Sam moves his car from the Platts' garage. Ryan offers Tyrone some stolen CD players to sell through the garage. Ryan tells Tyrone that they're legitimate and Tyrone believes him and agrees to try selling them thinking of the money he can make for the wedding. Jayesh Parekh, Sunita's brother comes into the shop looking for Sunita. Although Dev gets rid of him Jayesh smells a rat. Jayesh passes a photo of her round the Rovers. Peter asks Duggie for job as a barman in the Rovers. Duggie agrees. On Peter's first night behind the bar, he helps ...

Maxine has been studying the internet and she's found a website that tells you when you're most fertile. It's today so she books the afternoon off work and tells Ashley she'll see him at home. Ashley hasn't got time because it's the day of the Weatherfield Sausage Trail. Roy sees Fred trying to push fake voting slips in his favour into the ballot box at the Sausage Trail competition. Roy stops him. Jayesh Parekh turns up at the flat and forces his way in past Dev and Geena. He finds Sunita. Jayesh tries to force her to come home but she refuses. He tries emotional ...

Sally and Danny go and view a new house on The Willows development just off Park Road and decide to put their name down for one of the plots. Ryan delivers the dodgy CD players to Tyrone. Tyrone discovers that they are all just clip-on fronts with no mechanism. He's been had. Ashley isn't speaking to Fred. Fred tries to make the peace but Ashley won't listen. Toyah sees Peter helping himself to whisky behind the bar. Duggie offers Peter a full-time job behind the bar. Peter accepts. Audrey tells Peter she's going to represent Weatherfield on a town-twinning visit on ...

David confesses to Martin that he's scratched Sam's car. Martin tells him to say nothing but not to do it again. Ryan nicks some cash from the factory to pay Dennis. Linda knows it was him. Dennis gets £200 off Ryan and gives £100 to Tyrone who is therefore still owed more. Maria sees Tyrone counting his money and he has to lie and say it's his wages. Eileen finds some empty CD boxes under the stairs. Dennis and Jason have to tell Eileen the truth. Eileen is angry with Dennis for giving Jason money behind her back. Dennis tries to give the other £100 he collected from...

Eileen is still annoyed with Dennis for giving Jason £300. Norris is worried about pains in his legs. Edna cheerfully tells him it's probably "Restless Legs" - the onset of arthritis. Linda gets Ryan to clean the factory on Saturday morning - five hours at £4 per hour. Ryan is keen as he needs the extra money. When he's finished Linda says he only needs to do another nine Saturdays and he will have paid back the money he nicked from Underworld. Linda tells him if he rips her off again he's out on his ear. Kevin has disappeared and Sally is worried. Duggie, Steve and ...

Duggie suspects that the draymen are helping themselves to the spirits in the cellar. Alma goes for lunch with Frank who is moving to Ludlow, Shropshire. Norris starts to take his census forms round the Street. Toyah sees Phil Simmonds in the Street. She tries to be friendly but Phil is still upset with her for "siding" with Duggie. Sally is very worried about Kevin who is still missing. Gail tells her that she shouldn't be so hung up about her ex-husband. Sally tells Gail about Kevin making a pass at her, her rejecting him and then his disappearance. Sunita starts ...

Adam spends the day at Ken's house. Ken thanks Mike for giving Adam such a good holiday. Audrey tells Eileen that the Council are willing to give Jason a cheque for his training camp. She arranges to hand over the cheque at lunchtime with a photographer present. Danny is convinced that Kevin has disappeared on purpose just to worry Sally and so ruin their wedding. Alma arranges to go and stay with Frank. Sam and Toyah arrange to go to a gig together. Audrey hands over the cheque to Jason. It's only for £35. Jason goes berserk and the photographer captures the moment. ...

Kevin turns up. He's been to his sister Debbie's trying to get his head round Sally's wedding. He walks into the Rovers where Sally is having her hen night and says he still wants her. He starts to shout about the sex they had before his wedding to Alison but Sally hits him across the face. Sally is worried that he'll tell Danny about the sex. Audrey finds out that Fred has a girlfriend called Evelyn. She feels put out. Miss Harper and a colleague from Weights and Measures, at Weatherfield Council Trading Standards Dept carry out some tests on the whisky in the Rovers...

Jason discovers a bloodied Toyah in the ginnel, where she has been brutally attacked. Ahead of their wedding, Sally confesses to Danny about her night with Kevin. Peter and Ken take Adam to visit Susan's grave on her birthday.

Toyah is traumatised after her rape ordeal. She is interviewed by the Police again. She is headline news in the local paper and Toyah realises that she's never going to be allowed to forget what happened. Danny's brother Kieran calls at Sally's house to collect the rest of Danny's stuff. Sally was hoping to persuade Danny to come home but it starts to dawn on her that this isn't going to happen. The Police start conducting door to door interviews. They start with Duggie at the Rovers and Jason because he found Toyah. Les feels useless - he really wants to help Toyah ...

Fred receives a shock when he takes Evelyn to dinner at the Baldwins'. Peter is hauled in for further police questioning. Danny asks Sally to buy him out of their business.

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Mike concedes and tells Adam that he can go back to his old school in Glasgow. Everyone suspects Peter and there is an immediate hush when he turns up for work in the Rovers. Les sees him and goes demented, pushing Peter up against a wall and threatening him. Duggie has to split them up. Sally gives Danny his cheque for £12,000. She can't persuade him to stay. Peter realises that even Ken has doubts over his innocence. Fiz and Hayley go shopping. Fiz makes Hayley buy some trendy clothes as it's her wedding anniversary. Hayley puts them on for Roy but he laughs at her....

Rosie and Sophie are upset as they're missing Danny. David is horrible to Sophie, calling her a cry-baby and pushing her over. Sally shouts at David. Fiz pretends to be ill so that she can skive off school. Roy doesn't believe her but Hayley does. Later Hayley finds Fiona in the Corner Shop and accuses her of lying to her and Roy. Fiz apologises and offers to cook tea for all of them. Roy and Hayley go to the Rovers. Meanwhile Fiz leaves a pie in the oven and sets the cooker on fire. Roy is furious with Fiz. Adam is excited about going back to Glasgow. He asks Ken to ...

Roy feels guilty for shouting at Fiz. Hayley comforts him and tells Fiz that Roy is sorry. Alma receives a letter from the doctors telling her she needs to go for another smear as there has been some "cock-up" with the results of a whole batch of screenings. Charlie confides in Toyah that she was raped too when she was a student. Peter Hartnell calls at the café to collect Fiz. Fiz has made an allegation against Roy saying that he hit her. Roy is devastated as he knows it's not true. Phil Simmonds calls in the Rovers and tells Duggie that he'll settle for £1,000 out ...

Peter's exoneration leaves Toyah in the dark about her attacker's identity. Roy's decision to cease fostering disappoints Hayley. Jason attempts to secure a job from Sally.

Charlie takes a jumpy Toyah back to the ginnel to jog her memory of the attack. Mike and Ken accompany Adam back to school in Glasgow. Curly and Emma struggle to canvass election support for Audrey.

Both Gail and Martin receive their Decree Absolute and they are now divorced. They decide they will tell Sarah and David together. Audrey arrives back from Spain. Alma tells her that she's moving out to live in Ludlow with Frank. Curly is getting fed up with Audrey's lack of interest in canvassing for the election. She appears to expect Curly to do all the work. Duggie gets his DNA test back and it's negative. Duggie offers Peter his job back. Alma has an appointment at the doctors. Matt tells her that she has a growth at the neck of her womb. He tells her that he's ...

Peter is being treated as a hero for catching Phil Simmonds. The Police tell Toyah that Phil has denied the rape charge. Toyah can't believe it, he admitted it to her. They now have to wait for the results of a DNA test. Alma tells Audrey about her visit to the doctors. She admits to Audrey that she's scared and she thinks she's got cancer. Audrey turns up at an election campaign meeting with the opposition Desmond Worthing and members of the public. She is hopeless, she can't concentrate for thinking about Alma and the opposition makes mincemeat out of her. Audrey ...

Curly tells Audrey he'll be standing against her in the elections. She doesn't seem bothered. David is still very upset about his parents' divorce. He talks to Rosie about it. Audrey goes with Alma to the hospital. They confirm that Alma has a tumour and they give her a body scan to see if there are any other tumours. Alma is frightened and upset. The Police call at the Battersbys' house and give Toyah the good news that Phil Simmonds' DNA test has come back and is a perfect match. Toyah is now scared that Phil will say she consented to sex with him simply because ...

Jack and Vera tell Tyrone that he can have Maria over to stay in his bedroom as they're engaged. Tyrone is embarrassed but Maria is delighted. The hospital tells Alma that she has got cancer and it is incurable as it has spread so far. Les and Janice persuade Toyah to go out for a drink. She agrees but gets upset when she realises that everyone is looking at her. Curly starts putting his manifesto together and canvassing in the pub. Rosie and David play a computer game and talk about their parents and divorce. Norris is upset when David and Simon Green hide his ...

Alma is trying to come to terms with her illness - she knows she's going to die soon. Alma tells Frank that she has incurable cancer. Frank is distraught. Emily agrees to help Curly with his election campaign. Duggie agrees to let Edna have a trial period behind the bar because they are short-staffed. Tyrone and Maria are enjoying sharing a room at Jack and Vera's house. They can't get enough sex and only appear briefly at mealtimes. Frank tells Alma that he doesn't want her to move to Much Wenlock in Ludlow with him as he can't bear to watch her die. Alma admits that...

Maxine tells Ashley that they have to buy a car as she is sick of travelling in his meat van, especially when she sits on a pork pie on the front seat. Toyah phones her college and arranges to take a year out as she doesn't feel ready to take her exams. Janice blames Phil Simmonds and the rape for setting Toyah back. Audrey takes Alma for her first lot of radiotherapy. Alma feels sick afterwards. Duggie hires Shelley Unwin, a barmaid he knows from the rugby club as a temporary replacement for Toyah. Peter fancies her. Curly and Emily start canvassing but it proves ...

Alma tells Audrey that she's not having any more radiotherapy. Audrey tries to talk her round but Alma is adamant. Audrey tells her that she will support her whatever. Jason is enjoying working in the hardware shop. He does some overtime for free. Emily devises some excellent leaflets for Curly's campaign. They decide to call it the "Clean up Weatherfield" campaign, as Curly used to be a bin man. Shelley manages to rub both Edna and Betty up the wrong way. Toyah goes for a drink with Charlie and she invites Sam as well. Sam is pleased as he thought Toyah didn't want ...

Maxine hates Eve. She thinks that she's only after Fred for his money. Maria moves into No.9. Jack and Vera are bewildered by it as they didn't invite her but are too polite to say anything. Jason re-paints the sign at the Hardware Shop. He paints over Danny's name. Sally is upset when she sees it and cries. Jason comforts her and hugs her. Kirk sees them. Shelley gets Geena to do all the work while she chats to customers. Geena is fuming. Alma goes to the Rovers for a drink to find that there is a surprise party for her. She announces to everyone that she isn't ...

Curly is interviewed by Mick Crompton, a Gazette journalist about his election policies. Vik takes Bobbi to La Capricosa, a very up-market restaurant. Karen is jealous as Steve doesn't treat her like that. Bobbi tells her it's because she's too easy. Gail panics when Audrey goes to see Matt in the Medical Centre and he picks up a leaflet on dealing with cancer. Gail is convinced that Audrey has cancer. Gail goes to see Alma thinking that Alma will know if Audrey is ill. Gail is shocked when Alma tells her that it is she who has cancer and not Audrey. Jason tells Sally...

Kevin fixes Molly's car. Molly says she will drop a cheque in later. Maxine makes Ashley return the sports car and get a space cruiser instead. Geena takes a call from Dev's mother, Urmila Alahan, and is concerned when she finds that Dev's mum doesn't even know who she is. She wonders how important she is to Dev. Curly finds the election leaflets that he paid David and Simon Green to deliver dumped in the Street and littering the pavement. He confronts David but the young lad is saved when a Photographer alerted by Audrey takes a picture of them, after "cleaning up" ...

Molly is still avoiding paying Kevin for the work on the car. Maxine and Ashley decide to go for fertility tests. Shelley tells Duggie about Peter stealing the whisky. Duggie decides to catch him out. Geena tells Dev she would like to meet his mother. Dev says he feels that she is backing him into a corner. Geena is upset and storms out. Vik takes Bobbi out for another slap-up meal but he has to borrow the money from Dev. Afterwards Bobbi still refuses to sleep with him so Vik sleeps in the car. There's a very good article about Curly in the Gazette much to Audrey's ...

Duggie fires Peter for stealing whisky and watering it down. Karen tells Vik about Bobbi's book Venus Mantrap and that's why Bobbi has been playing hard to get. Vik is furious that she's been playing games with him. Jack thinks that the house is too small and that Tyrone and Maria should move out but Vera disagrees. Ashley takes Maxine for her first driving lesson. Vik finishes with Bobbi. Bobbi pleads with him to have her back saying that she agrees the book is stupid and they end up in bed. Geena asks Dev how serious he is about her. Dev is non-committal. Geena says...

Vik and Bobbi are getting on really well having now slept together. Ashley is still refusing to provide a sperm sample until Matt has a chat with him and tells him that he's being stupid. Ashley tells Maxine he will go ahead with it. Curly and Emily are preparing for a Council Election Public Debate which will take place in the evening. Alma says she will be there too to support Audrey. Geena is feeling very down about Dev. Dev tries to talk to her but she cuts him dead. Shelley manages to persuade Les to put his name down for the drag night as it's in aid of charity:...

Karen tells Janice and Bobbi they owe her £20 as Steve has agreed to go on holiday. Janice and Bobbi decide to up the stakes again and offer her a day's wages from each of them if she can get Steve to marry her and make the holiday her honeymoon. Geena goes to collect her things from Dev's flat. He tries to talk to her but she won't listen. Karen tells Steve about the marriage bet. He agrees to go along with it and split the money 50/50. Frank tells Curly about Alma's cancer and gives him a letter to deliver to her. Curly drops the letter round and talks to Alma and ...

Audrey finds out that it is too late to pull out of the election. She decides to back Curly's campaign to try and ensure that she doesn't win herself. Desmond Worthing, the other candidate is furious. She hands out Curly's leaflets telling everyone to vote for him. Steve turns up in the pub, goes down on one knee and proposes to Karen in front of the Underworld girls. Gail and Martin are worried about David. They decide that Martin will take David away for the half-term holiday. Ashley produces a sperm sample at home and he and Maxine rush it to the hospital. Karen ...

The Street's menfolk take centre stage for the Rovers' drag night. Deirdre urges Dev and Geena to resolve their differences. Following his victory, Curly feels despondent as to how he can make an impact as a councillor.

Curly decides that as his new role as councillor he should invite people to a "mini-surgery" where people can tell him what they expect and want from him. Karen demands money from Steve for a wedding dress. Sunita realises that Dev is missing Geena and is obviously irritable without her and tells him to sort it out. Kirk teases Jason that there is something going on with him and Sally. Sunita tells Geena that Dev is miserable; Geena decides to go see him. She finds Dev making a date with another girl and storms off. The "mini-surgery" is full of pensioners and Emma is...

Both Steve and Karen think the other one will not turn up to the register office, both though secretly want the other to turn up. Curly doesn't realise there is something wrong with Emma as he is too busy. Kirk, Todd and Candice tease Jason about Sally, Jason gets embarrassed and Candice is upset. Linda tells Steve that Karen will be upset if he doesn't turn up to the wedding. Matt tells Ashley the test results have arrived. The Underworld girls think they've won the bet when no-one turns up but Steve appears. He then thinks that it was all a joke to make him look ...

Steve tells Karen he will sort something out about them living together. Maxine books another appointment with Matt but Ashley is worried he is abnormal. Curly gets a picture of Alice from France and tells Emma that he wished he could have known her as a baby. Kirk tells Jason to make a move on Sally. Matt tells Maxine and Ashley that she could get pregnant anyway but a worst case-scenario would be Ashley having an operation. Ken tells Peter to think about becoming a teacher but Peter doesn't seem impressed. Ashley tells Maxine that he doesn't want a baby enough to ...

Curly and Emma go to see Matt who confirms she is pregnant; Emma wants to keep it quiet and Curly reluctantly agrees. Karen persuades Steve to take her on a honeymoon to Florida. Ashley is certain that Maxine will leave him if they can't have children. Jason keeps trying to tell Sally how he feels. Sally tells him that she likes him but he reads it wrong and tries to kiss her. She rejects him and laughs which upsets him. Jason quits his job. Peter and Charlie talk about teaching but Ken gets the wrong idea and thinks Peter is interested. Ken is disappointed when Peter...

Jason is broke and tells Eileen that it was Sally that tried it on with him. Molly still hasn't paid Kevin for the repairs to her car and Maxine is getting annoyed because Audrey has not been in the salon for weeks. It is Bethany's birthday and the Platts are having a party for her. Sarah gets a cheque from the baby's father's family. Jason is broke. Audrey is concerned about the pain Alma is in. Eileen goes to confront Sally. Sally explains exactly what happened. Eileen is embarrassed but Sally tells her that Jason can have his job back. Audrey feels she needs a ...

Kevin is obviously devastated at the anniversary of Alison and Jake's death. Jason hasn't been home for two days. Eileen is worried and Todd blames Dennis. Todd tells Kirk he thinks it's all their fault that Jason lost his job and left home. Jason is staying at Kirk's and wants Todd to pick up some clothes. Kevin is still after the money from Molly. After finding out he's got bills to pay he decides to pay a visit to Molly at her flat. Maxine tells Emma she's upset about not having a baby. It makes Emma realise how lucky and happy she is. Eileen turns up at the café ...

Ken is suspicious there is something wrong with Alma. He asks Audrey who dismisses him. Kevin wakes up at Molly's flat - he obviously stopped her from killing herself. Karen hassles Steve about their honeymoon. Molly is embarrassed about what happened and insists she's okay. Kevin agrees not to tell anyone. Sally gives Jason his job back. Harvey Reuben turns up at the factory and tells Mike he is now running the family business. Gail tells Kevin that Molly wasn't in work. He is worried and rushes round. Maxine decides to cook a romantic meal for the two of them as a ...

Ken is suspicious there is something wrong with Alma. He asks Audrey who dismisses him. Kevin wakes up at Molly's flat - he obviously stopped her from killing herself. Karen hassles Steve about their honeymoon. Molly is embarrassed about what happened and insists she's okay. Kevin agrees not to tell anyone. Sally gives Jason his job back. Harvey Reuben turns up at the factory and tells Mike he is now running the family business. Gail tells Kevin that Molly wasn't in work. He is worried and rushes round. Maxine decides to cook a romantic meal for the two of them as a ...

Sarah is really looking forward to going to London. Candice is jealous. Alex Swinton, Wayne Hayes's stepfather collects Wayne from Roy and Hayley. They tell Peter Hartnell what Wayne told them about Alex beating him. Peter promises to look into it. Roy and Hayley are very worried about Wayne and wish he could live with them. Anthony is fed up with working with Norris and tells him that unless he changes his attitude he will have to find a temporary replacement until Rita is back. Linda pulls off a major deal with Harvey Reuben and they flirt with each other. Mike ...

Mike arrives at the Armathwaite Hall Hotel and finds Alma. At first she isn't pleased to see him. Soon it becomes apparent to Mike just how ill she is and he phones Linda and tells her he won't be home that night as promised because Alma is very ill and needs him. Linda is furious and behind Mike's back invites Harvey Reuben round to the flat and seduces him. Alma starts to thaw towards Mike and is glad that he's there. Mike tells her that they should never have split up and she agrees. He tells Alma that he's not going back to Linda and that they are going to spend ...

As Mike still isn't home, Linda decides to close the factory for a couple of days and gives all the staff two days' paid leave to get back at him. Alma and Mike have a really nice time together. Alma makes Mike promise that he won't end his marriage with Linda; he agrees. Mike phones Audrey and tells her that he will look after Alma. Audrey decides that she will go to London with Gail, Sarah and Bethany as she needs a break. Two social workers, Gillian Davies and Graham Larkin, pay Roy and Hayley a visit. They have interviewed Alex Swinton, Sheila Hayes and Wayne and ...

Audrey, Gail, Sarah and Bethany set off for London. Duggie receives his application form for Pub Landlord of the Year. Molly and Kevin are getting on well having been to the cinema the night before. Karen lets slip to Janice that Mike has been away with Alma and that Linda is furious. Mike and Alma arrive back from the Lake District. He drops Alma off at Audrey's house and goes to the factory to find it shut. He goes to the flat and catches Linda with Harvey coming out of the bathroom. Mike and Linda have a blazing row. Linda says she's divorcing him. Mike tells her ...

Rita arrives back from her break to find Norris and Anthony getting on like old friends. Betty tells Hayley that Alma has cancer. Linda calls round to Audrey's house to see if Mike is there. Alma lets her in and they exchange some harsh words. Alma tells Linda how stupid she is for cheating on Mike a second time. During the row Alma collapses and Linda calls an ambulance. Mike, Ken and Curly go the hospital. Alma's kidneys have failed and she is dying. She tells Mike that she wants to die at home. Mike tells the doctor that he's taking her home. Roy and Hayley lure ...

Mike remains by Alma's bedside as her final hours approach. Roy and Hayley meet with Alex to come to an arrangement about Wayne. Linda waits with Mike at Audrey's house but Audrey herself has not returned from London.

Alma's friends are grieving over her death. Audrey seems to be taking the loss particularly badly. She feels guilty for not being there for Alma at the end. Mike is also mourning his ex-wife. He has resorted to sleeping in the spare room, due to Linda's infidelity. She tries in vain to console him. Maxine continues to pester Ashley about a holiday abroad. She suggests Ireland, as they can take a ferry and avoid his fear of flying. Curly confronts Emma about a story in the papers concerning an incident with the armed police. Emma denies being involved. She has put off ...

Alma's friends gather at the crematorium to bid a final farewell. Roy disregards his promise to Hayley and offers Alex money for Wayne. Mike resents Linda playing the supportive wife.

Todd gives Jason a letter, inviting him to train in Budapest with UK Athletics, but the offer has expired. Todd tries to persuade his brother to come home, but Jason blames Eileen for blowing his chance to train abroad. Roy catches Hayley in the process of phoning Peter Hartnell about Wayne. He confesses to paying Alex Swinton £5,000. Hayley accuses him of ruining their chances of fostering. Mike and Audrey visit the Lake District to scatter Alma's ashes and say their final goodbyes. Mike confesses that he regrets marrying Linda. Candice and Todd introduce Sarah to ...

Hayley is still annoyed with Roy. She knows what it is like to live a lie and is not prepared to go through all that again. Mike and Linda have called everyone into work over the weekend to finish a very urgent order for Harvey Reuben. Despite being at loggerheads they work together. Jason returns home. Despite an argument with Dennis, he decides to stay for good. Eileen allows him to have a party for his eighteenth birthday. Curly tells Emma he is willing to give up work to looks after their baby, if she wants to return to work. It will give him more time to ...

Anthony feels guilty he was not with Isabel when she died. Rita consoles him. Wayne is still upset that his mother left him. Roy and Hayley are concerned he might regret coming to live with them. They discover he has wet the bed and has been afraid to tell them, in case they were angry. Todd invites Candice and Sarah to Jason's eighteenth birthday party. Mike celebrates finishing the Reubens order, but is angry when Harvey Reuben cancels their contract. He blames Linda, explaining that without the contract the business is ruined. He tells the women there will be some ...

Jason is upset as his dad has forgotten his eighteenth birthday. Anthony attends Isabel's funeral. He feels terrible, only his sister Joan speaks to him. Jason is ecstatic when he gets a call from the UK Athletics Federation saying they still want him to go to Budapest and that it's all paid for. Mike makes three redundancies; Jean, Bobbi and Karen as they were the last to join. Karen is furious that Linda didn't make sure her job was safe. She threatens to tell everyone what Linda has been up to if she doesn't get her job back. Dennis gives Jason a motorbike for his ...

Les apologises to Mike and Linda, in an attempt to get Janice her job back, but Mike is not interested. Sarah and Todd are recovering after the party the night before. Anthony is getting ready for his trip to New Zealand. Peter Hartnell unexpectedly visits the cafe and is ushered upstairs by Roy to avoid him seeing Wayne. He tells Peter that he and Hayley have decided not to participate further in the fostering programme. Peter is puzzled and disappointed, and narrowly misses seeing Wayne a second time when leaving the cafe. Anthony tries to convince Rita to come to ...

Karen is still annoyed with Janice for not sharing her winnings, making her feel guilty. Vera tells Jack and Tyrone they have to start pulling their weight regarding housework. Sarah is back in the Internet chatroom talking to TJ, she really likes him. Sheila Hayes visits Wayne. She has a cut on her lip. Wayne says Alex must have hit her but Sheila tries to deny it. Wayne asks Roy and Hayley if his mum can come and live with them. They explain that there isn't room. Wayne makes his mum promise to phone if she has any more problems with Alex. Sarah emails TJ asking if ...

Sarah arranges to meet up with her internet boyfriend TJ. He tells her that he can't supply her with a photo as he's camera-shy. Candice is sceptical. Adam arrives back from Glasgow. He doesn't seem very happy to be back as he wanted to spend some time at his friend Duncan's house. Mike and Linda are still at loggerheads but putting on an act in front of Adam. Karen is panicking because her passport hasn't turned up. Toyah invites Sam round for supper. Les warns Sam to treat her properly. Vera thinks that Jack is ignoring her but Maria suggests that he might be deaf. ...

Sarah says she doesn't want to go camping as she has too much course work to do. She has arranged to meet TJ at 4.00pm in the precinct. David invites Wayne on the camping trip. Roy and Hayley decide to let him go even though they are worried in case Social Services want to see him while he's away. Wayne says he doesn't want to go because he's worried about his bed-wetting. Jack is nearly knocked down on the zebra crossing as he didn't hear the car coming. Janice gets a job at Roy's Rolls. Sarah and Candice go to meet TJ and Candice is furious when it turns out to be ...

Candice isn't speaking to either Todd or Sarah. Todd tells her that he only fancies her and not Sarah. Candice forgives him. Dev and Geena arrive back from Barbados where they've had a great time. Audrey goes to a public meeting at the hospital about the smear fiasco with Richard, Alma's cousin. Afterwards they go to Le Cassoulet for a meal. Alex Swinton calls to see Roy and tells him that Social Services are going to call at the Swintons' house tomorrow and want to see Wayne. Roy is worried about all the lying. Vera insists that Jack makes an appointment with the ...

Sarah and Candice make friends again. Sam tells Dennis he's worried that he came on too strong with Toyah. Dennis tells him to send her flowers. Steve intercepts Karen's passport in the post and tells her it hasn't arrived. Geena drops hints to Dev about moving in but Dev isn't keen. Roy and Hayley take Wayne to the Swintons' house for the meeting with Social Services. Roy and Hayley are nervous but Wayne reassures them that he wants to do it so they can be a family. Matt reassures Emma that all is well with her pregnancy. Gail tells Matt that people have been ...

Unbeknown to Karen, her passport has turned up and Steve is hiding it as a joke. Steve lets Eileen in on the joke who in turn tells Karen the truth. Karen calls Steve's bluff and pretends to cancel the holiday. Eventually they both come clean and leave for America. Kevin lands a big job at the garage through a recommendation of Molly's. However if he takes the job on he will have to move the holiday and disappoint the girls. Toyah is still keeping Sam at arm's length. Charlie tells her that Sam won't wait forever and that she needs to start leading a normal life again...

Vera overhears Jack telling David and Wayne that there's nothing wrong with his hearing. She realises that he's been lying to her. Kevin tells the girls that he won't be able to take them camping - they are very disappointed. Sally is furious. Gail finds out that Sarah is getting behind with her school work. Gail tells Sarah that she is spending too much time in chatrooms on the computer. It becomes apparent that Richard fancies Gail; she welcomes the attention. Roy and Hayley decide to ignore Alex Swinton's demands for more money. Matt suggests to Charlie it would be...

Peter offers to take Adam into town and Linda reluctantly agrees. Candice continues to tease Sarah about her 'internet boyfriend', Gary. Sarah thinks she is just jealous. Adam confides in Peter that he is sick of Mike and Linda always arguing - he is upset because he likes Linda. Gail tells Sally that she should go on the camping trip seeing as Kevin can't make it. She agrees. There is tension between Matt and Charlie; they aren't speaking due to the conversation they had the night before about children. Toyah asks Sam if he wants to get a video with her that evening ...

Sarah gets a shock upon arriving at her internet boyfriend's house. Toyah is disappointed by Sam's decision to part ways. Roy seizes a chance to escape Alex's threats.

Sarah starts to feel worried, realising that Gary is rather creepy. She rings Candice to come and get her. Meanwhile Gary carries her upstairs and locks her in his bedroom. Sarah is really frightened. Candice and Todd go round to Gary's house. Candice spots Sarah in an upstairs window but Gary tells her that Sarah has gone home. Candice is worried and phones Gail. Dennis gives Gail a lift to the house. Todd breaks into the house but trips and hits his head on the fireplace. There is a scuffle. Gail and Dennis arrive at Gary's house. Dennis beats Gary senseless and the...

Sarah is interviewed at the Police Station. Dennis and Eileen tell everyone in the Rovers what's happened. The customers hail Dennis as a hero for thumping Gary Adams. Candice tells Todd that she's really proud of him and apologises for messing him about. Everyone is shocked when Dennis is arrested and taken to the Police Station as Gary is pressing charges against him for assault. Martin drives back from the camping trip to see Sarah and check she's alright. She tells him and Gail that nothing happened and she feels really stupid and embarrassed. The locals decide ...

Martin suggests that Sarah should come camping with him and David. Sarah agrees and she invites Candice and Todd. Charlie tells Matt that she loves him but doesn't want children. Ken's article about teenagers, their computers and the dangers they face is printed in the Gazette. Audrey reads it and is furious thinking that Ken is getting at Gail. Martin and Sarah go to fetch a takeaway. Gail stops at home to boil some rice to go with it. When Martin and Sarah get back they can smell burning rice. They can't find Gail. They go upstairs to find Gail sitting in front of ...

Toyah goes for her HIV test. To her relief she is given the all-clear. Sarah, Todd and Candice are all ready to join the others on their camping trip. They are busy putting their stuff in Martin's car when Mrs Stowe arrives and forbids Candice from going. She says she doesn't want her Candice turning out like Sarah. Candice is dragged off in tears and Todd decides that he may as well still go. Jack receives a letter telling him that his old pigeon racing mate Jimmy Kelly has left him something in his will. Jack thinks it should be quite a bit of money. Charlie admits ...

It's Audrey's birthday but it seems everyone has forgotten. Jack goes to the solicitors to find out exactly what he's inherited from Jimmy Kelly and is given a key. He and Vera are excited thinking it might be a house. Toyah has Sam round for a meal. She tries to kiss him but finds she can't, she's too scared. Sam tells her that he will wait for her and she mustn't rush things. Richard Hillman takes Gail out for lunch, she has a lovely time and it isn't until the evening she remembers Audrey's birthday. Kevin offers to help Molly with her gas bill but she refuses. ...

Martin, Sally, Roy and Hayley are at the campsite for a short holiday with Sarah, Todd, David, Sophie, Rosie and Wayne. David is growing bored and scares Sarah when they go for a walk, saying that he has seen a man lurking in the woods. Martin and Sarah are both concerned it is Gary Adams. Wayne, David and Rosie go for a walk and break into an old hut. David larks around and locks Wayne in. They see a man and run off leaving Wayne. When they go back, Wayne is gone so they alert the adults. They are about to go and look for him when he is returned by the man. He is ...

Jack and Vera are excited about going to see the house that Jack inherited. Tyrone is worried about where he is going to live but they are all surprised when they realise it is a shed on an allotment - not a house. Molly tells Gail that Matt has fallen out with Charlie. Matt confides in Molly. Kevin buys Molly a TV as a thank-you for putting Alan Rush's business his way. Molly insists that they are just friends. Mr Rush asks Kevin for a cut in the profits. Alex Swinton tricks Vera into telling him where Roy and Hayley are, saying he was from social services. Jim ...

Todd tries to kiss Sarah but she stops him because of Candice. Roy organises a treasure hunt but Sarah doesn't want to go so Todd stays with her. David knows that Wayne wets the bed as he caught him washing out his sleeping bag. He decides not to tease him and they become friends. They are on the same team for the treasure hunt and when David falls in the water, Wayne and Roy jump in to save him. Martin has a chat to Sarah and makes her feel better about her life. Sally and Martin go for a walk and they talk about relationships. They kiss. Roy tells Hayley that Alex ...

Toyah has received a letter from Phil Simmonds asking her to go and visit him in prison, as he wants to apologise to her. Les and Janice are appalled by the idea and they desperately try to get Toyah to see sense. Toyah wants some unbiased advice and goes round to see Charlie. Charlie has got problems of her own because Matt has moved out. She breaks down in front of Toyah and she doesn't know where he is staying. Maxine accidentally spills the beans that he is staying with them. The girls have a row. Maxine offers to babysit Bethany as Richard is going to Gail's ...

Martin and Sally are enjoying their new found intimacy but Sally decides that nothing can happen because of Kevin and Gail. Martin feels rejected. They share another kiss. Hayley tells Wayne that she is a transsexual and he takes it well. Alex Swinton shows up at the campsite and corners Wayne. Wayne screams for help and Roy and Hayley come to the rescue. Roy won't let Alex take Wayne so he threatens to ring the police and social services. Roy decides they should run away and Hayley reluctantly agrees. They steal Martin's car.

The Croppers are still on the run and they find a hotel to stop in overnight. Roy begins to panic and he rings Vera who tells him that the police are there. They realise the seriousness of what they have done. The police come and Vera has to give them the keys to Roy's flat. The residents are all in shock about Roy and Hayley, especially when they find out that Wayne is not their foster child. Matt's still having problems with Charlie and he asks Ashley for advice. Todd and Sarah decide to say no more about what happened on holiday. Gail tells Sally about her ...

The residents are all talking about Roy and Hayley and the police are still sniffing round. Roy buys a paper and he and Hayley are in it saying they have kidnapped a boy. The situation is getting worse so they go and stay with Hayley's friend Ruth Audsley at her farm cottage in Warwickshire. Janice has been invited on holiday and wants Toyah to go but she says she can't leave Vera in the lurch at Roy's Rolls. Gail tells Martin about Richard Hillman and he says that he is pleased for her. Sally still rejects Martin as it is too complicated. Sarah meets Richard and is ...

The Croppers are still hiding out at Ruth Audsley's cottage. Ruth is suspicious as to why they are there. They confess to Ruth what they have done and she says that she needs to sleep on it. Matt and Charlie are trying to get on but he is having doubts about their future. They have a row. Matt decides to make a sacrifice by staying with her even though she doesn't want children. Toyah pretends to Janice that she has no intentions of going to see Phil Simmonds so that Janice will agree to go on her holiday. She sets off for Tenerife. Toyah confides in Sam. Mike strikes...

David is upset now he realises Gail has a boyfriend. Sarah manages to calm him down much to Gail and Martin's relief. David asks if he can spend the rest of the holidays at Martin's flat and they agree to let him. Matt and Charlie are reconciled. Matt decides that he doesn't want to lose Charlie. Ruth Audsley asks Hayley if she can talk to her alone. Ruth was a friend of Hayley's before her operation when she was Harold. Ruth tells Hayley that she is very uncomfortable with the situation as she cannot possibly condone the abduction of a child and also she admits that ...

The Gazette prints a damaging article about Roy and Hayley completely twisting what Emily said to the reporter who interviewed her. Emily is mortified. Vera is startled to find Roy sneaking round the café. He explains that he's come to collect a few belongings and makes her promise to keep quiet that she's seen him. Gail tells Martin she's happy for David to move in with him for a while. Mike and Linda are interviewing for machinists. They give Edna and Fiz jobs in the factory. Duggie thinks he's spotted the judge for the Pub Landlord of the Year competition in the ...

Hayley initially says that she won't go to Ireland with Roy and Wayne, but after some persuasion she agrees that they must remain a family and stick together. Dennis asks Kevin if they've achieved their monthly target of £1500 and therefore can they have their bonuses. Kevin says they fell short. Dennis is disbelieving especially when he hears that Kevin has booked a holiday in Florida. Betty receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from Newton and Ridley whereas Duggie isn't even shortlisted for the Pub Landlord of the Year. Fiz spots Tyrone working at the garage and ...

Hayley refuses to go to Ireland so she and Roy come to a decision to hand themselves in to the Police. However before they can hand themselves in, Ruth Audsley shops them and turns up at the cottage with a couple of policemen and a social worker. Hayley is appalled with Ruth. Roy and Hayley are arrested and as the police cars drive away, Roy can see Alex Swinton standing with his arm around Wayne. Roy is incensed. Dennis, Sam and Tyrone decide to confront Kevin about the money as they are sure they deserve a bonus. Kevin explains to them that he has had to give ...

Roy and Hayley are interrogated by the police about the abduction. Alex forces Wayne to lie to Social Services. Dennis persuades Tyrone and Sam to go on strike until Kevin backs down.

Hayley begins to learn how to deal with life in prison

Dev cancels his date with Geena because he has to work. Sunita decides to make Dev jealous to keep him on his toes. She tells Dev how gorgeous Geena is and how many men fancy her. Dev is put out and Sunita's plan is working. Roy goes to visit Hayley in prison. He tries to persuade Hayley to agree to the terms of bail conditions but she refuses. Soon he realises that all the girls inside know about Hayley's past. Roy is appalled and very distressed when he leaves. Sarah is busy collecting signatures for her petition in support of Roy and Hayley. Richard agrees to give ...

Gail admits she does not want to be married to Martin

Jack springs a few surprises on Vera to celebrate their 44th anniversary. Tensions flare between Karen and Eileen. Curly finds a diagnosis to fit his symptoms.

Fiz calls to see Roy. He's feeling very down and seems to be neglecting himself and the flat. Fiz tells him that he needs to be strong for Hayley's sake. Eileen refuses to go back to work until she gets an apology from Karen. She doesn't get one and is shocked to learn that Karen has now got her old job on the Street Cars radio. Sally asks Martin to keep away as it's unfair on Gail. Martin agrees. However, Sally realises she can't live without him and calls round to his flat. They kiss passionately. Roy visits Hayley and tells her about visiting Sheila Hayes. Richard ...

Sally wakes up in Martin's flat having spent the night. Gail receives a call to say that the Police are not going to prosecute Gary Adams. Gail calls on Martin to tell him the bad news, Sally has to hide in the bedroom. Karen makes a botch of her first day at Street Cars. Vik tells Steve if she doesn't improve then she's out. Eve is feeling down. She went for a job at the Nag's Head but didn't get it. Eileen finds out that Todd has passed nine GCSE's including two grade A's and two A*'s. Roy tells Hayley that he has told Wayne that she is in prison and explained that ...

Jack has a hangover having spent the night drunk in his potting shed. Fred gets Duggie to offer Eve a job behind the Rovers' bar but Fred will pay her wages.

Hayley is relieved to be home but she and Roy are missing Wayne. Steve takes Eileen back on at Street Cars.

Sally calls at Gail's house with the intention of telling her about her and Martin.

Fiz makes a play for Tyrone, however Maria tells her where to go. Mike's solicitor, Gabrielle Smith, tells him to carry on living with Linda while he moves his money into things that she can't get her hands on. Mike suggests to Linda they go out for dinner together. Linda is delighted, thinking things are back to normal. Audrey tells Fred that Eve is only interested in his money. Fred ignores her. Fiz calls on Hayley and drags her out for a drink. Hayley is touched by everyone's kind words. Gail invites Richard to stay the night. Gail checks with Sarah that she ...

Emma and Curly are worried sick about the baby but eventually the contractions stop and the Doctor tells her that everything is fine. Eve accepts Fred's marriage proposal. Fred books the wedding ceremony for the following Tuesday in the Dales. Duggie offers Eve a proper job at the Rovers, where he will be paying the wages. Eve accepts. Sheila and Wayne visit Roy and Hayley. Hayley cheers up temporarily but she's can't stop thinking about the prison and feeling very depressed. Maxine finds out that Emma might lose the baby and blames herself. Maria puts Tyrone on a ...

Martin tells Gail that he's invited Sally to the cinema but pretends that it's purely platonic. Rita misunderstands something that Sally says and is now under the impression that Gail knows all about their relationship and has given them her blessing. Emma arrives back from hospital and Maxine and Ashley pop round to see her. Tyrone is getting fed up with the health kick especially when Maria insists he has a salad for lunch. When Maria is out of the way he shares Fiz's chips with her. Mike and Linda set off for Fred and Eve's wedding in Yorkshire. Mark turns up ...

Fred and Eve arrive at the country house hotel where they are to be married. Everything is perfect. Linda and Mike, also in the hotel, are getting on a bit better. Linda is trying very hard and Mike is starting to weaken. They sleep together. Audrey arrives at the hotel with the intention of trying to stop the wedding but then regrets that she ever came and tries to slope off without being seen but Fred spots her. Maxine accidentally lets slip to Eve that Fred proposed to Audrey last October. Eve looks out of the window and sees Fred with his arm round Audrey and ...

Fred and Eve's wedding takes place; Maxine is Eve's witness as nobody can find Linda.

Mike announces to the pub that he is divorcing Linda and he doesn't know where she is.

Fiz is making a play for Tyrone. Vera warns Maria to mark out her territory. Phil Simmonds' trial takes place and he gets ten years for rape. Toyah is relieved. Matt advises Ashley that the next stage of his fertility tests is an ultrasound scan. Rita compliments Gail on her relaxed attitude towards Martin and Sally's relationship. Gail is shocked and deeply hurt as she realises that they've been having an affair for a couple of weeks behind her back. Mike clears out all Linda's clothes and gives them to Emily for her charity shop. Martin and Sally go round to Gail's ...

Gail and Sarah are furious with Martin over his relationship with Sally. Gail feels very let down by her best friend. Emily has a word with Geena about the bags of clothes belonging to Linda. Geena says she'll look after them until Linda returns. Sarah tells Martin exactly what she thinks of him, she feels very protective towards Gail. Maria warns Fiz to stay away from Tyrone but Fiz ignores her. Fiz corners Tyrone in the garage and snogs him. Ashley suggests to Maxine that she gets a sperm donor rather than going through all the IVF treatment but Maxine won't hear of...

Fiz, still making a play for Tyrone, goes to the Medical Centre and gets herself put on the Pill. Maria decides she's going to try and fix Fiz up with someone to get her away from Tyrone. Emma redecorates the bedroom with the help of Kirk and Jason. Edna reckons she can smell death and as all the four landlords she's worked for have died she wonders whether it's now Duggie's turn. Martin and Sally tell Kevin about their relationship. Kevin is very upset and angry, particularly as he was about to suggest that he and Sally give it another go. Kevin goes round to ...

Martin discovers his smashed car window and realises that it must be Kevin. Kevin admits it and although he's still angry with Martin he agrees to fix it. Rosie tells David that Martin and Sally are now going out with each other. David pretends that he already knew. Steve and Karen start renting the flat above The Kabin now that Anthony has moved out. The Betting Shop is looking for a new manager and Shelley tells Peter that he should apply. Karen gets some money off Steve on the pretext of it being the deposit for the flat but then blows it on clothes. Martin tries ...

Shelley had a lovely time with Peter and they are now an item. Peter asks Ken if he will lend him the £43,000 needed to buy the Betting Shop. Ken says he'll think about it. Edna says she can sense death and she think it will be Duggie who dies. Steve and Karen move into No.12. Karen is still not satisfied as she wants a swanky flat in town. Karen invites Norris and Rita for drinks and tells Steve that she's going to keep inviting them until he buys her the flat she wants. Duggie tries to warn Shelley off Peter but she tells him that he's just jealous. Mike speaks to ...

Ashley goes into hospital for a scan and discovers that he's got a varicocele and is booked in for an operation the following day. Edna phones in sick but Duggie sees her up and about later in the day. Peter is angry with Ken and Deirdre when they tell him that they can't lend him the money as they would have to remortgage the house and they don't want to take the risk. Karen and Steve have a flat-warming party. Fiz turns up at the party with Kirk which makes Tyrone jealous. Rita asks them to turn the music down and Karen is rude to her. Emma asks Charlie about her ...

Maxine celebrates Ashley's successful surgery by getting drunk with the girls in the Rovers. Rita bemoans her lack of sleep caused by Karen's shenanigans. Sally plans to surprise Martin at work.

Matt and Maxine are consumed with guilt after their night together. Ashley arrives back from hospital and Charlie arrives back from her adoptive mother's house.

Everyone is shocked at Edna's death. The Betting Shop has been burgled during the night.

Ashley invites Emma, Curly, Matt and Charlie round for a drink. Maxine and Matt feel uncomfortable in each other's company.

Charlie visits her birth-mother. Edna's sister Iris shows up at Edna's funeral. There is a striking resemblance.

Charlie pretends that she's not bothered about her real mother's rejection. However she gets very drunk. She is seen falling over in the Street. Dev breaks Deirdre's specs and she has to wear her old pair from the 1970's.

Luke Ashton writes "Mrs Ramsden is a alky" across the blackboard in her classroom. Charlie is embarrassed and tries to blame Todd. Maxine confesses to Audrey about sleeping with Matt. Audrey tells her to keep it to herself and not to tell Ashley. Sunita asks Duggie out for a drink but he tells her that he's seeing someone else - Shelley. Dev takes Deirdre to the optician and buys her a pair of designer-framed specs to replace the ones he broke. Peter tells Steve about the money but Steve is blasé about the whole thing. Sam asks Ken which film he should take Toyah to ...

Rob Lucas tells Peter that he's managed to get the money together again to buy the Betting Shop. Peter is gutted. Steve tells Peter that he and Karen will help him place the money he nicked backing horses in order to win enough to buy the Bookies himself instead of Rob. Duggie asks Sunita out and tells her that he's dumped Shelley. Sunita tells him where to go as she already knows that it was Shelley who dumped him, not the other way around. A lad in Todd's class daubs "Ramsden's a wino" on the wall at school. Charlie blames Todd again and he has to go and see the ...

Eileen, Todd and Charlie have a meeting with the Headmistress, Miss Johnson, about the graffiti. Todd is still being blamed and both he and Eileen lose their tempers and both end up being excluded from the school, in Todd's case for five days. The Headmistress then tells Charlie off and suggests she might have a drink problem. Duggie sends Sunita a big bunch of flowers and they make up. After a very tense day of betting, Peter manages to turn his £5,000 into £50,000 - enough to buy the Betting Shop. Steve placed the £5,000 on a horse at 10-1 which won. Peter then ...

Maxine feels so guilty about Matt that she's tempted to tell Ashley, but Audrey stops her. Maxine and Ashley go to bed and Maxine feels a whole lot better. Charlie discovers there's graffiti across her front door: "Rammy's a Drunk". She immediately blames Todd again who denies it. Todd tells Candice he knows that it's Luke Ashton who's doing it but he doesn't want to grass him up. Peter collects his winnings and gives Steve and Karen a £2,000 cut to keep them quiet. He buys Shelley a bracelet hoping to win back her affections but she tells him she's not accepting ...

Geena decides to have it out with her mother. Gill Gregory admits that she is against the relationship as Dev is too old and a Hindu. Geena is shocked. Dennis wants to organise something for Eileen's fortieth birthday but Eileen just wants to forget about it. Rob Lucas hears that someone has put in a higher offer for the Betting Shop. He fires Peter. Peter leaves without a fuss knowing that soon the Bookies will be his. Sarah and Candice tell Luke Ashton to own up as it's not fair that Todd is taking the brunt of Luke's actions. Candice skives off school again to go ...

Duggie and Sunita arrange to go out on another date. Candice has arranged to go out with the girls from the factory where she works and asks Sarah to cover for her. Shelley says that she will return the £5,000 to Rob Lucas. Peter has to distract him while Shelley pushes the envelope into his jacket pocket. Shelley gets the wrong jacket. She puts the money in Ken's jacket instead. Peter has to explain himself to Ken. He is appalled with Peter and threatens to go to the Police unless Peter returns the money immediately. Charlie has a meeting with the Headmistress, Miss ...

Fred and Eve return from their honeymoon. Peter opens his new bookies. Eve worries about Linda.

Dev has a proposal for Geena. Dennis makes Eileen's birthday a day to remember.

Dev and Geena announce their engagement and invite everyone to an engagement party at the weekend. They decide to invite their parents round together on Wednesday to tell them.

Ryan forges his expenses for £200 and Janice unwittingly signs them. Ryan then pays Dennis back the money he owes him.

Today's challenger is 28-year-old Amy Hughes from the United Kingdom. She claims to outsmart two former British military specialists; Ben Major and Ewan Ross.

Fred and Eve go to watch the raising of the car from the river. The Police say that it looks as though the car was rolled into the river deliberately. They get the car out and find one of Linda's shoes in the car. Eve is distraught. Gail and Richard set off on their holiday. Todd asks Candice if she would like to sleep with him in his mum's bed while she's away in Paris. They are both virgins. Candice says yes but is very worried about it. Dev and Geena throw an engagement party. Geena's mum Gill turns up in the middle as do Dev's parents. Todd and Candice discover ...

Eileen and Dennis arrive back from Paris where they had a great time. Kevin sees Martin going into Sally's house and is jealous. Eve is beside herself with worry about Linda and convinced that Mike is to blame. Mike arrives back with Adam. The Police call on him and question him about Linda's disappearance. Mike is adamant that he doesn't know where she is. Geena has no idea that her mum has been trying to warn Dev off and is under the misapprehension that her mum now accepts Dev. Maria arrives back from Spain. She is very down as she is missing Tyrone and her dog ...

Looking after David, Sarah and Bethany is starting to take its toll on Audrey and she is worn out. Maria starts in the salon. Fiz is one of her first clients. Janice and Dennis almost share a kiss.

Jason passes his motorbike test and goes with Maria for a drink to celebrate. Audrey is just about reaching breaking point trying to look after the children. She is very glad to let Martin take over. Maxine knows that she's pregnant but can't tell Ashley as she thinks it's probably Matt's baby. She is distraught and confides in Audrey. Tyrone tries to patch things up with Maria as really he still wants to be with her, but she tells him where to go. He agrees to go out with Fiz again. Ryan reports Mike to the Police for suspected murder, telling them about Linda's ...

Rosie and Sophie apologise to Kevin who promises to be less grumpy in future. Deirdre and Ken assure Mike that they don't believe for one second that he murdered Linda. Tyrone decides that it's time to forget Maria and go out with Fiz properly. Fiz is delighted. Jason admits to Dennis that he fancies Maria and wants to ask her out. Maxine tells Matt that she's pregnant and that she thinks the baby is his. Matt is stunned and then furious when he finds out that she's told Audrey. The Police take Mike in for questioning again. He realises they know all about Linda's ...

Mike endures some tough questioning as the police's prime murder suspect. Kevin and Dennis face recriminations following the motorbike accident. Maxine steels herself to tell Ashley of her pregnancy.

The Police continue interviewing Mike but eventually have to release him. Ashley insists that he and Maxine go to see Matt at the Medical Centre just to confirm the pregnancy. Matt takes a urine sample and confirms that Maxine is pregnant. Ashley is delighted and wants to throw a party. Maxine and Matt are very uncomfortable and later Matt tells Maxine that he's not sure how long he can go on pretending that the baby isn't his. Adam overhears somebody talking about Mike as if he's a murderer and he behaves cooly towards Mike when he says goodbye. Ken drives him back ...

Matt and Maxine discuss Maxine's pregnancy. Charlie tries to seduce Matt, who is guilt-ridden.

Candice goes on a shopping spree with the cash she's earned from her secret job. She hides the stuff at Sarah's house so that her mum doesn't suspect. Maxine and Ashley throw a party to celebrate the baby. Maxine and Matt manage to put on a brave face in front of everyone. Matt suggests to Charlie that may be they should move but Charlie doesn't want to. Fiz persuades Bobbi to let her share her flat. Fiz shows off to Maria by telling her that she's got her own flat. Maria has a word with Bobbi and to Fiz's annoyance Bobbi agrees to let Maria move in instead of Fiz. ...

Vera is upset that Terry is in Brentworth Prison for attempted murder. Jack however still blames Terry for the death of Judy Mallett, and is angry that Terry is causing Vera so much hurt. Janice is upset that Les is working when he is supposed to be taking her out for a meal. She decides to do some overtime at the factory instead. Ken tells Rita about Terry being in prison. Jack and Vera row about Terry and issues in the past including the letter that Vera wrote before she went into hospital. Tyrone walks in on Jack and Vera in the middle of a row. Tyrone is very ...

Jack turns up at a Bed and Breakfast near Brentworth Prison to tell Vera that he is taking her home - he still refuses to see Terry but waits for Vera outside. Rita receives a letter from Anthony asking her to join him in New Zealand but she decides against it. Mike keeps getting calls hanging-up on his mobile and after Janice tells him about events at the factory the night before, he realises it must be Jimmy. Vera begs Jack not to give up on his son. Terry apologises for letting Vera go through with the operation. Charlie expresses her concern to Matt that Luke ...

Having spoken to Mike for the name of a good defence lawyer, Vera wants to withdraw all their savings to pay for one for Terry but Jack refuses. Rita tells Audrey that she's posted a letter to Anthony telling him that it's over. Urmila Alahan takes Geena out for lunch as she says she wants to get to know her better. She asks Geena not to tell Dev. Jimmy forces his way into Mike's flat and threatens him. Mike tells Fred what happened with Jimmy. Eve sees him talking to Mike and is furious. Fred gets Eve in the car and against her will drives her round to Mike's flat. ...

29-October-2001. Gail and Richard return from their holiday. Molly gets attacked in her apartment.

Kevin helps Molly tidy the flat as best they can but it's still a mess. Molly confesses to Kevin that she hasn't any home insurance. Kevin takes her back to his flat again. Sarah and Luke Ashton do detention together. They get on well and Luke asks Sarah out and she accepts. It's Halloween and everyone turns up at the Rovers to see The Great Orlando. He hypnotises Blanche, Curly and Les. He gets Curly to eat an onion thinking it's an apple. Blanche is all over Norris thinking he's Yul Brynner. Mike finds that someone has written "You're Dead" across his mirror in ...

Mike is convinced the writing on the mirror was done by Jimmy. Sarah admits to Candice that she's really keen on Luke Ashton. Janice has thrown Les out and he asks Dennis to have a word with her. Sunita arranges to go clubbing with Vik and Bobbi. Duggie invites himself along. He turns up wearing a rugby shirt and sports jacket much to Sunita's embarrassment. Fred tells Eve that Mike has hired a detective to find Linda. Eve reckons that he's just trying to cover his tracks. The Police tell Mike that he's wanted in an identity parade. Mike is worried. Vera is still ...

Les can't work out why Janice seems so down and voices his concerns to Eileen. Dennis feels really guilty. He confesses to Janice that he loves both she and Eileen and is torn between them. Janice tells Dennis that she loves him too. Molly has spent her first night in Kevin's flat. She gets on really well with the girls. Sally finds out that she's moved in and is happy for them when she realises the girls like Molly so much. Sarah and Luke Ashton go on their first date. Luke takes an interest in Bethany which impresses both Gail and Sarah. Audrey accompanies Mike to ...

The Platts hold a bonfire party in the garden of Number 8. Eve mistakes Mike's business client for a floozy. Vera secretly engages an expensive solicitor for Terry.

It's Jack's sixty-fifth birthday. Everyone is too busy wondering who's got it in for Mike to wonder why Dennis and Janice were in the factory together. Jack goes to work on the school crossing and Brenda Kelly is already there in uniform. She says she'd heard that he was retiring. Jack goes to see Curly as his local councillor to try and sort it out. Later Curly tells Jack that he is indeed finished as when the Council came to review his position he was in Barlow's Bookies. Vik and Steve buy champagne to celebrate Street Cars being a success. Jimmy tells Mike that the...

Eve receives a bouquet of flowers with a card which suggests they might be from Linda. She knows they are not as Linda would have come in person. She thinks Mike sent them and goes to the factory to tell him that she's taking them to the Police. Duggie thinks Sunita enjoyed the rugby night but she tells Deirdre that it was awful. Vik flashes his new sports car and takes Karen for a ride making Steve jealous. Jack is depressed about not having a job and being a pensioner. Later, Shelley persuades Peter to take Jack on at the Bookies and he's thrilled. Duggie then ...

Sarah says she will take the blame for the homework copying and do a detention for Candice. Sunita tries to pluck up the courage to finish with Duggie. Meanwhile, Duggie tells Shelley that he wants to ask Sunita a special question. Les pulls a sickie and goes into town giving Janice and Dennis the opportunity to be together in the house. Jimmy tells Mike that he'd better not be backing out of the deal. Luke Ashton tells Charlie that Sarah is covering up for Candice. It's quiz night in the Rovers. Norris is determined to win, as is Les. Norris and Rita win. Sunita goes...

Duggie is embarrassed about the night before and upset that Sunita has dumped him. Sunita apologises to him but explains that she isn't ready for a serious relationship.

Janice recoils from the advances Les is making towards her. She feels guilty about Dennis, but agrees to a cosy night in with Les. Todd tries to persuade Candice to make the first move with Sarah so that they become friends again, but to no avail. Todd tells Sarah that he will sort it with Candice, but Sarah tells him not to bother. Molly tells Dennis and Kevin she has a date. Kevin reacts jealously and Dennis teases Kevin about his relationship with Molly. Curly tells Spider about Emma and the baby and almost spills the beans about Toyah. Spider asks Toyah to dinner ...

Janice is uneasy about the night before. Sam calls for Toyah but she has spent the night with Spider so Janice and Les tell him that she has already left for college. Kevin apologises to Molly, but later he is caught sneaking out of the bathroom when Molly returns with her date. Molly accuses him of spying. Emily arrives back early and catches Norris sneaking around the house. Emily is more than pleased when she discovers Spider and Toyah curled up on her sofa. Sam sees Toyah and Spider together and fumes, but Kevin calms him down. Dennis tells Sam to have it out with...

Emily tells Norris and Rita that she's thinking of investing her money in Spider's Juice Bar that he wants to open in London. Molly tells Kevin that he's a control freak - he obviously can't cope with her having a life of her own and she's moving out to her sister's. Egged on by Fiz, Tyrone breaks into Vik's new sports car although he doesn't really want to. Fiz then takes them joyriding. Tyrone is worried. Spider is upset that Toyah is going out with Sam. He kisses Toyah and she momentarily responds but then pulls away. Vera attends Terry's hearing. Jack refuses to ...

Janice is determined to make a go of it with Les and suggests they have a night out. Sam is worried that Toyah still has feelings for Spider. Molly gives Kevin his keys back in the Rovers. Everyone is watching. Kevin is annoyed and he announces to the pub that he and Molly are just friends. She agrees to give it another try and they go home together. The police turn up at the Duckworths' house looking for Terry. Terry's solicitor, Jo Doyle then turns up and Jack finds out that Vera has spent £3,000 of their money on legal fees. Jack is angry and Vera is upset. Vik ...

Emily signs the papers for the home reversion plan. She gives Spider a cheque for £15,000. Toyah decides that she doesn't want to go to London with Spider; he's upset but they part as friends. Sam is delighted that she's staying with him. Janice decides that she can't go on pretending to Les that everything is okay. She talks to Dennis and they decide that after the holiday they will leave Les and Eileen and go off together. Kevin and Molly are enjoying their new relationship - nobody knows they're an item yet. Norris is suspicious of Richard and the deal that Emily ...

Terry has got Jack over a barrel. Jack can't call the police because then Vera will find out that he's turned his own son over to the cops and would never forgive him. He strikes a bargain with Terry and tells him that he will sort out somewhere for him to hide for a couple of nights if he leaves before Vera gets home. He puts Terry up in the shed on the allotment. Vera knows nothing about Terry's visit. Emma persuades Charlie to attend an antenatal class with her. Charlie agrees under sufferance so long as Matt doesn't find out. Vera overhears Brenda Kelly, the ...

Jack gives Terry £ 5.000,- in order for him to disappear. Toyah finds out about Janice and Dennis's affair.

Toyah is still angry with Janice and Dennis but when she finds Janice crying at home, she softens and hugs her. Jack makes excuses to Vera so that he can nip off and see Terry at the allotment. Vera is suspicious and thinks he's seeing another woman. Fiz and Tyrone go back to the Duckworths' house at lunchtime for sex on the sofa in the front room. Vera walks in and catches them. She bars Fiz from the house. Janice and Dennis try to find the right moment to tell Eileen and Les what's going on. Norris is still going on to Emily about her signing the house over to raise...

Toyah tells Janice that she is not being fair on Les by going ahead with the holiday. Terry finds himself an inadvertent witness to Fiz and Tyrone's afternoon of passion. Karl makes Kevin an offer.

Les refuses to accept that Janice is ending their marriage and pleads with her to stay. Eileen is stunned when Dennis confesses his infidelity. Todd and Jason clear Number 11 of his belongings.

Toyah is trying to help Les now Janice has left him. Janice and Dennis have the spent the night in a B&B but are now looking for a flat. They find one to rent on Chapman Street. Eileen is terribly upset about Dennis. Todd tries to be supportive. Jason feels very hurt. Jack nips off to his allotment again. Vera is sure that he's seeing Brenda Kelly and thinks he must be meeting her in his shed. Vera follows Jack to the shed where she finds Terry. She is amazed to find that Jack has been helping his son. Karl Harper calls on Kevin again to see if he's interested in ...

Dennis and Janice return to the street and face the music. Tyrone suspects that the Duckworths want him out of Number 9. Norris digs for information on Richard's company.

Les is sinking into depression. Toyah tries to jolly him out of it. Karl Harper confirms the car clocking arrangement with Tyrone - £200 per car. Tyrone tells Vera that he'll move out by the end of the week. Vera tells him that they don't want him to move out and she then has to tell him about Terry hiding in the allotment shed. Norris discovers that the company Emily dealt with has Richard Hillman listed as one of the directors and Patricia Hillman as the other. He raises his suspicions with Emily. Dennis calls to see Eileen. He offers her money but she throws it ...

In the morning Tyrone takes Terry back to the allotment but on the way Curly sees Terry. Toyah is concerned about Les who is drinking heavily and very depressed. Norris finds out that Richard's dead wife was called Marion Hillman and not Patricia. Tyrone meets Karl Harper and clocks a car for him. He receives £200 for his work. Karl tells him that if he continues to clock cars for him he can get Tyrone on to the guest lists of various clubs in town. Fiz is impressed. Eileen goes to see Janice in the factory. She tells Janice a few home truths and then punches Janice ...

Les tells Vik that he's ready to go back to work, but when Vik realises that he's drunk he tells him to go home. Les tries to argue and Vik ends up sacking him. Toyah and Sam are supposed to be having lunch at Janice and Dennis's flat. However, they can't go as Les is so drunk that Toyah is seriously worried about him. In desperation she goes to fetch Janice. Vera tells Terry that Curly is going to tell Emma about him so Terry does a runner leaving a note saying that he's gone to stay with a mate. Norris tells Richard that he knows Richard has a co-director called ...

Dennis and Janice talk about the state Les was in the night before. Les skives off work. Toyah tells Les that he has to get on with life without Janice. He scrounges a free breakfast out of her at the café. Geena is disappointed when Dev refuses to spend Christmas with their families. Vera has a go at Curly in the pub. Emma is stunned and angry when Curly tells her that he knew Jack and Vera were hiding Terry. Dev tries to talk to Curly about planning permission and upsets him by saying he will make it worth his while. Dennis buys Janice chocolates and they are very ...

Curly tries hard to talk Emma out of reporting Jack and Vera to the police for hiding Terry, but Emma is unwavering. Molly tries to encourage Gail to call Richard and give him a second chance. Les tells Toyah and Sam that he is determined to make a fresh start. Roy asks Ken if he will do a talk for the members of the Weatherfield Historical Society, and tells Ken that the new chairwoman, Anita Scott, requested him as she is a fan of Ken's work. Emma eventually backs down and tells a worried Vera she will turn a blind eye for once. Les finds out the Council have to let...

Tyrone is rough after his night out with Fiz. Eileen sees Vik in the café and pesters him to give Les his job back. Vik says he will think about it. Vik sees Les later that day and tell him to start work straight away. Geena is full of Christmas spirit. Eve tells Shelley she has reservations about living in Fred's house, because it is where he lived with his first wife. Duggie overhears this and tells Fred. Janice and Dennis go to the Rovers at lunch time. Eileen and Les are also there and they all argue. Eileen throws Les's pint in Janice's face before marching out. ...

Fred tells Eve that she is right and that he will move to a smaller house. Toyah tells Les that she and Sam are going to Janice and Dennis's flat for lunch. Les takes it well. Then Les turns up all tearful at the house with a Christmas card from Leanne saying she may come home for Christmas. The bar staff are wondering what Duggie is up to, particularly Shelley, then Geena overhears him talking to his accountant on the telephone. Richard turns up at Gail's house. He tells her that he didn't get her messages because his mobile didn't pick up a signal in the Lake ...

Richard and Gail make up and Richard stays the night. David is upset about this. David talks to Matt about the situation and feels a bit better. David decides he likes Matt. Todd tells Candice he can't go out with her that evening as he's promised Eileen that he'll stay in and have a takeaway with her and Jason. Candice is angry and insists that he cancels his evening with his mum. Duggie explains to the staff that he's selling the Rovers so that he can buy the lease on the Rugby Club bar. They are worried about the future of their jobs. Anita tracks down Ken and ...

Luke Ashton finds out that it was Charlie who set him up with Sarah. He has a go at Charlie and tells her to leave him alone. Sarah tries to calm him down. Fred and Eve move into Ashley and Maxine's house. Maxine is suffering from morning sickness. Tyrone gets a telling-off for being late for work after a night out with Fiz. Geena tells Dev that she's serious about buying the Rovers and she's got an appointment with her bank manager. Richard takes David to choose a Christmas tree. Janice has a go at Les and tells him to leave both her and Dennis alone. Fiz has a go at...

Dennis suggests to Janice that they should move to Sheffield and make a new start. After some persuasion Janice agrees so long as Toyah doesn't object. Geena goes to see the Bank Manager but finds out she's out of her depth. Dev offers to go into partnership with her - he will put up the collateral but she can run the business. Geena agrees. Sally and Eileen go for a night on the town. Les runs them home in his cab and Eileen invites him in for a nightcap. Eileen kisses Les on the cheek in a friendly way but he reads too much into it and leaves her house in a hurry. ...

Dennis spots Fiz coming out of Jack and Vera's house but promises Tyrone not to say anything. Dev and Geena tell Duggie that they're interested in buying the Rovers. Shelley and Eve are not happy about it. Dennis tells Eileen that he and Janice are moving to Sheffield. Sam overhears the row and tells Toyah. Toyah tells Janice that she doesn't mind if she moves. Janice asks Toyah how she found out and she tells Janice about Dennis's row with Eileen. Janice realises that Dennis only wants to move because Eileen has told him to get out of Weatherfield. Janice is furious....

Fiz is fed up because Tyrone says that he has to have Christmas dinner with Jack and Vera. Ken tells Roy that there's a meeting of the Weatherfield Historical Society and offers to give him a lift to it. Roy is surprised as he didn't know anything about it but agrees to go. Fiz plans a surprise for Tyrone's birthday. She orders a takeaway dinner from Roy which she intends to pass off as her own cooking. Janice apologises to Dennis for flying off the handle. Ashley and Maxine tell Fred about his snoring keeping them awake. Fred looks uncomfortable. Fred later tells Eve...

Richard hides his alarm when a client's relative seeks a showdown. Fiz plans a special surprise for Tyrone's birthday. Steve and Karen return from Leicester at loggerheads.

Richard decides to take Gail to Canada for Christmas in order to avoid Lawson. Maxine and Ashley find out that it is Eve's snoring keeping them awake. Sam tries to cheer up Les. Hostilities continue between Steve and Karen.

Fred is exhausted as he is getting no sleep because of Eve's snoring. Eileen is thrilled with her Christmas bonus from Steve.

Tyrone clocks some more cars for Karl Harper. Curly and Emma decide to have a party to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. Toyah is annoyed with Les feeling sorry for himself. Shelley and Geena are at loggerheads about who will get the Rovers. Terry is hiding in the attic and Fiz is terrified when Terry creeps up on her and grabs her round the throat. Toyah is down about Christmas and Janice clearly feels guilty. Fred and Eve are still having problems house-hunting. Terry wins Fiz over, but Tyrone vows to get rid of him. Terry tells Tyrone that he will wait ...

Tony Lawson approaches Richard again. He accuses Richard of acting illegally regarding his mother's house. Richard explains that he Equity Release Scheme which Tony's mother signed was perfectly legal. However, Richard is clearly rattled. Sheila and Wayne Hayes drop in to see Roy and Hayley who are delighted to see them. Gill Gregory pops into the Corner Shop to drop off Geena's Christmas presents as she thinks Dev and Geena are in Spain. Sunita unintentionally lets it slip that they haven't gone anywhere and Gill realises that she's been lied to. Gail and Richard ...

A drunk and maudlin Peter has harsh words for Deirdre on Christmas Day. The arrival of Geena's mother causes ructions for her and Dev. Jack's errand of mercy for Terry takes a dramatic turn.

As Terry gets arrested, Vera dashes to the hospital to learn Jack's diagnosis. Dev regrets going to bed with Deirdre. Karen fails to pull the wool over Steve's eyes. Norris gets called upon to assist when Emma's labour starts.

Curly and Emma's baby boy weighs 6lb 2oz and they name him after Norris's middle name - Benjamin. Curly and Norris tell everybody they meet how they delivered the baby.

Toyah has another go at Les about his drinking. He promises to stop but later she finds him in the Rovers. Fred and Eve go house-hunting again but still can't find anything they like.

Les hopes that Leanne's return will prompt a reunion with Janice. Eve takes over the running of the Rovers for New Year's Eve. Maxine fears that Matt will reveal their secret. Bobbi feels taken for granted by Vikram.