Episode 6173 (28th November 2005)

Plot
Frankie's not impressed with Danny's balloon and insists he takes it down. Feeling humiliated, Danny gets the balloon down from the factory roof. Danny later calls round to see Frankie to apologize for the balloon but explains he'll do anything to win her back. Frankie starts to soften towards him when Jamie and Carol arrive home, but the moment is lost and Jamie punches Danny and throws him out on the street.

Claire has a go at Nathan for punching Ashley, and he's guilt-ridden. He visits Ashley and apologizes to him. Ashley is understanding, telling him it was six of one and half a dozen of the other. When Claire turns up she's furious to find Nathan there. Claire lets slip to Ashley he might lose the sight in his left eye. Ashley's terrified.

Meanwhile, Diggory persuades Liz to attend the dinner dance with him when he offers to pay her time and a half to do so, while Bev agrees to accompany Fred to the dance.

On Fiz's instructions Kirk goes to sack Molly, but Molly not only manages to talk him out of it but gets a pay rise into the bargain. Fiz is not happy.

Elsewhere, Danny's furious with Mike when he finds out Mike's forgotten to bank an important cheque. Mike denies all knowledge of it. Violet continues to blank Sean. Jamie and Frankie insist Carol attends her alcoholics' meeting. Nathan explains to Kevin how he was a fighter as a kid and worries he's returning to his old ways.

Regular cast

 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Claire Peacock - Julia Haworth
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Diggory Compton - Eric Potts
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Adam Barlow - Sam Robertson
 * Nathan Harding - Ray Fearon
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Frankie Baldwin - Debra Stephenson
 * Tracy Barlow - Kate Ford
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Carol Baldwin - Lynne Pearson
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Molly Compton - Vicky Binns
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Bev Unwin - Susie Blake
 * Jamie Baldwin - Rupert Hill
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton

Guest cast

 * Nurse - Janet Marsh