Episode 5184 (30th December 2001)

Plot
Toyah has another go at Les about his drinking. He promises to stop but later she finds him in the Rovers. Fred and Eve go house-hunting again but still can't find anything they like. Bobbi starts moving some of her stuff into Vik's flat which worries him. Vik corners Sam and asks him if he'd like to lodge with him. Sam accepts. Les bumps into Dennis and Dennis tells him to stay away from Janice. Norris goes round to Curly and Emma's to see the new baby. He feels that he has a special bond with baby Ben as he helped deliver him. Matt suggests to Maxine that may be they should set up home together with their baby. The Rovers' Auction takes place. Dev and Peter try to out-bid each other but at the last minute Fred steps in and buys the pub for £76,000. Eve is delighted.

Regular cast

 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
 * Emma Watts - Angela Lonsdale
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Maxine Peacock - Tracy Shaw
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Eve Elliott - Melanie Kilburn
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Matt Ramsden - Stephen Beckett
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Geena Gregory - Jennifer James
 * Vikram Desai - Chris Bisson
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Bobbi Lewis - Naomi Ryan
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Dennis Stringer - Charles Dale
 * Duggie Ferguson - John Bowe
 * Sam Kingston - Scott Wright

Guest cast

 * Auctioneer - Andy Darbyshire