Episode 6385 (22nd September 2006)

Sean and Jamie plan a boys’ night out much to Violet’s disappointment. Sean promises Violet that he will quiz Jamie to find out why he has been acting strangely. Sean succeeds in getting Jamie very drunk. Frankie tries to cheer Violet up by arranging a girls’ night out. Violet opens up to Frankie about her worries over Jamie’s cold behaviour. Frankie, meanwhile, shares her true feelings about Danny and Liam. Danny and Liam finally begin their partnership at the factory. Danny introduces Liam to the workers as his Junior Partner and the two continue to wind each other up with practical jokes. Elsewhere, Rita and Norriscontinue to argue over who should have the competition prize. They decide to solve the dispute by offering the holiday to the next person to walk into the cabin. Meanwhile, Kirk takes Fiz out for a driving lesson, but all goes horribly wrong as she mounts the curb nearly knocking over Blanche. Liz is enjoying her new role as landlady but she realises that she will have to curb her enthusiasm until Bev and Fred actually leave.

Ratings
UK Broadcast - 9.65m viewers