Episode 6103 (29th August 2005)

Plot
Sally treats Sophie's hair for a case of nits. Sophie and Chesney are having a kick-about when a ball hits Janice. Janice grabs Sophie and goes head to head with her, whilst Chesney jumps on her back. Janice is send home with nits. Sally feigns horror. Later, Janice is drunk, with a nit comb stuck in her hair. Sean volunteers to shave her head, whilst Joanne and Jessie look on, agog.

Steve is back from Spain. He has a date for the hearing in two weeks. He's aghast to find he has a new partner. Dev assures him that Lloyd is kosher. Steve tells Eileen about his worries for Amy's future. He wants to be a part of her life.

Danny and Frankie have gone to Seville, so Jamie has the house to himself. He convinces Leanne to pull a sicky for the day.

Mike hasn't turned up for work and the factory girls are locked out. Hayley calls on Jamie to see if he has a spare key. Leanne's in her dressing gown, but claims a 24 hour flu. Penny gives Mike a hard time for playing golf instead of opening up the factory. He claims it's Danny's fault for not making arrangements to open up the factory.

Meanwhile, Deirdre and Bev take Amy to Knowsley Safari park. A monkey steals Deirdre's glasses and she's forced to revert to an old 80s pair. Claire is moved to tears as one of her punters tells her about his attempts to give a communal garden a make-over.

Regular cast

 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Sophie Webster - Brooke Vincent
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Bev Unwin - Susie Blake
 * Amy Barlow - Louisa Morris
 * Jamie Baldwin - Rupert Hill
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Chesney Brown - Sam Aston
 * Jessie - Nailah Cumberbatch
 * Joanne - Zaraah Abrahams
 * Nathan - Ray Fearon
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Claire Peacock - Julia Haworth
 * Lloyd - Craig Charles
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Tracy Barlow - Kate Ford
 * Penny King - Pauline Fleming
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton

Guest cast

 * Brian - Darren Southworth