Episode 4814 (1st May 2000)

Plot
Vik and Steve open Street Cars for business. Danny worries that business is bad, after taking just £39 in a week. Vik is annoyed when Jez uses his cab and then refuses to pay, saying Steve's set up an account for him. Linda tells the girls the new contracts were her idea and she assures them they'll be better off. Duggie is pleased when Debs agrees to have dinner with him. Martin helps Rebecca look for a flat, insisting that she lives somewhere decent. She is thrilled when he tells her he'll pay part of the rent. Ashley and Maxine have dinner at Spider and Toyah's bedsit. Their friends think Maxine is a bimbo and get at Ashley for being a butcher. Toyah enjoys their discomfort but Maxine refuses to stay, saying she's proud of Ashley being a butcher. Duggie tells Debs he's been a fool and doesn't want to lose her. She is pleased.

Guest cast

 * Jez Quigley - Lee Boardman
 * Rebecca Hopkins - Jill Halfpenny