Episode 5498 (5th May 2003)

Plot
David admits that he put the brick through the window. Initially Vera is furious but she calms down when David tells her how he can hear Gail crying at night. David starts to cry. Vera feels guilty and later she apologises to Gail. Sally suggests to Kevin that they compromise with Rosie and offer to pay for singing lessons and dancing lessons if in return she starts to behave herself. Tony Stewart tells Jason that he's found him some more work but it's in Warrington. Fred plans a night out with Petula Peach, the widow of the abattoir owner. He's hoping to win some business from her. Vera finally accepts that their savings are gone and that she and Jack have to make the best of it. Les, Kirk and Swanny Gillen, an ex-wrestler, carry out Kirk's plan in the Rovers. It goes wrong when Les fails to duck at the right time and gets a black eye. Later, Les and Kirk refuse to pay Swanny for his troubles so he gives Kirk a black eye as well. Todd is delighted to find that Eileen has bought him a laptop computer on credit. Jason feels left out and jealous. Gail tells Sarah and David that they'll be moving in with Audrey. Sarah suggests that she could get a place with Todd but Gail won't hear of it.

Guest cast

 * Swanny Gillen - Bill Rodgers
 * Tony Stewart - Alan Igbon

Notable dialogue

 * Fred Elliott (about Petula Peach): "If all goes well, in future she'll be taking a lot of my sausage."