Episode 5456 (9th March 2003)

Plot
Sunita offers to go into town with Ashley to buy some new clothes for Joshua. Ashley is grateful. Sarah and David worry that they should be trying to earn some money to help Gail with the bills. Martin tells them it isn't necessary. Peter again tries to find the right moment to tell Shelley that the wedding is off but again fails. Katy feels dizzy and faint and has to be taken home from the cafe. Tracy tells Peter that she won't spill the beans to Shelley but that he must do it himself. Shelley asks Tracy to be a bridesmaid at the wedding. Tracy agrees to it. Craig says he wants to stay in to learn his lines for Bugsy Malone. Vera is delighted to see that their article is headline news "Killer Suspect Robbed us Blind". Everyone else is disgusted. Jack feels guilty. Boris Weaver is fed up of being on his own in the Butcher's Shop. He closes up and gives the key to Fred. Ashley arrives back and feels guilty. Sally is appalled at Rosie's new hair cut and to find that she's been using all Sally's make up and has ruined it. Tommy is furious to see Craig's picture in the paper. He's worried that everyone will now know where they're living. Vera insists on pushing a copy of the paper through Gail's letterbox. Gail is distraught when she reads it.

Regular cast

 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O’Brien
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Katy Nelson - Lucy-Jo Hudson
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan
 * Sophie Webster - Emma Woodward
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Tracy Preston - Kate Ford
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Gail Hillman - Helen Worth
 * Tommy Nelson - Thomas Craig
 * Angela Nelson - Kathryn Hunt
 * Craig Nelson - Richard Fleeshman
 * Boris Weaver - Mark Hallett
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver

Guest cast
None