Episode 5457 (10th March 2003)

Plot
Craig is still sulking with Tommy for having a go at him over the photograph. Sarah and David see the newspaper article accusing Gail of being in cahoots with Richard. They're cross that she hid it from them. Karen hands out her new business cards which she got done herself from a machine. Jason asks Katy out. She turns him down. Karen tries to entertain a client in Mike's office. Mike takes over making Karen look small much to Janice and Fiz's delight. The client later hands Karen her business card back pointing out that she's misspelled "Superviser". Mike is furious when Karen and Janice have a cat fight in the factory in front of Karl Timms, Mike's new client. Gail apologises to David and Sarah for hiding the article from them. She thanks Sarah for being so supportive. Gail decides it's time to face the street and explain that she had nothing to do with Richard's dealings. Emily is sympathetic and understanding. However Vera rows with Gail still believing that she was involved in stealing their savings. Tony Stewart bumps into Jason in the cafe. Jason is off-hand but Tony persuades him to sit down and talk to him. Jason agrees to meet him for a drink one evening. Martin decides that Gail can cope now so he moves back to his flat. Unbeknown to Gail and the kids, Richard is watching the house.

Regular cast

 * Sarah Platt - Tina O’Brien
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Gail Hillman - Helen Worth
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
 * Craig Nelson - Richard Fleeshman
 * Katy Nelson - Lucy-Jo Hudson
 * Tommy Nelson - Thomas Craig
 * Angela Nelson - Kathryn Hunt
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Joe Carter - Jonathan Wrather
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Archie Shuttleworth - Roy Hudd
 * Richard Hillman - Brian Capron

Guest cast

 * Karl Timms - Philip Lightfoot
 * Tony Stewart - Alan Igbon