Episode 5281 (9th June 2002)

Plot
Ken and Rita discuss Betty's surprise party and decide they're going to try and get hold of Bet Gilroy, Billy Walker and Gordon Clegg. Karen finds out from Vik and Steve that Joe Carter has been in prison. She tells Fiz and Hayley. Curly and Emma have a barbeque. Les invites himself round. Maxine screams when she spots a rat in Curly and Emma's house. Emma realises that there are several rats and they're coming in from Les's filthy back yard. Les denies the rats are his. Emma is really angry and threatens him if he doesn't clean up his mess. Shelley and Geena are both hoping they will become manager of the Rovers when Betty goes as Fred is spending less and less time behind the bar. Toyah can't pluck up the courage to tell Janice she wants to move in with Maria. Dev finds out that Geena now knows that Joe has been in prison. He is delighted. Aidan and Candice go bowling. Sarah is desperate to go with them and manages to catch them up. Fred thanks Betty for her thirty-three years service as a barmaid and she leaves, unaware that there is a party planned for the next day.

Regular cast

 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Geena Gregory - Jennifer James
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O’Brien
 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
 * Emma Watts - Angela Lonsdale
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Vikram Desai - Chris Bisson
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Maxine Peacock - Tracy Shaw
 * Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor

Guest cast

 * Aidan Critchley - Dean Ashton