Episode 5897 (22nd November 2004)

Plot
Dev staggers to his feet and watches in horror as his shop burns down. As Dev talks to the police and the fire brigade his mobile rings, it's Verinder from the Swinton shop to say the alarm's going off. Dev panics and shouts at her to get out quickly and take the kids with her. Dev's horrified as he receives more calls to say his other shops are exploding one by one. Dev phones Sunita to make sure she's okay. As she answers the phone Maya appears and knocks the phone out of her hand. Dev hears Sunita's screams.

Sean is hurt and angry and tells Kelly to leave. Kelly thinks he's overreacting but she goes. Jason arrives home and finds Sean upset. Sean tells him how Kelly tried it on. Jason finds it funny but Sean points out he wouldn't want a man coming on to him.

Frankie, Liz, Eileen and Deirdre go out for dinner. They decide to have a girls' pact and after a few glasses of wine they start swapping stories about the men in their lives. Deirdre admits to sleeping with Dev.

Elsewhere, Shelley's hoping for a quiet night with Charlie watching a video but he's not keen. Fred suggests a game of poker in the back after hours. Charlie's all for it. Shelley's disappointed and agrees to have an early night.

Regular cast

 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Maya Sharma - Sasha Behar
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Kelly Crabtree - Tupele Dorgu
 * Frankie Baldwin - Debra Stephenson
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Sunita Alahan - Shobna Gulati

Guest cast

 * Fire Officer - Joe O'Byrne
 * Verinder Ghir - Dina Mousawi
 * Scottish Voice - Gordon Kane