Episode 5180 (24th December 2001)

Plot
Tony Lawson approaches Richard again. He accuses Richard of acting illegally regarding his mother's house. Richard explains that he Equity Release Scheme which Tony's mother signed was perfectly legal. However Richard is clearly rattled. Sheila and Wayne Hayes drop in to see Roy and Hayley who are delighted to see them. Gill Gregory pops into the Corner Shop to drop off Geena's Christmas presents as she thinks Dev and Geena are in Spain. Sunita unintentionally lets it slip that they haven't gone anywhere and Gill realises that she's been lied to. Gail and Richard leave for Canada. Karen and Eileen have a row in which Karen tell's Eileen that the lease is almost up on No. 11 and Steve's mother wants to sell the house. Eileen is devastated. Jack and Vera return from Blackpool. Terry phones and asks for more money. Jack arranges to meet him tomorrow with £5,000. Steve is furious with Karen, storms out and goes to spend the night at Vik and Bobbi's. Janice orders a taxi and Les picks her up. He drives round to Sam's bedsit and steers Janice inside. There's no-one there. Les tells Janice that he can't do without her and locks the door. Janice is petrified.

Regular cast

 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Richard Hillman - Brian Capron
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Sam Kingston - Scott Wright
 * Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
 * Dennis Stringer - Charles Dale
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Duggie Ferguson - John Bowe
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
 * Bobbi Lewis - Naomi Russell
 * Vikram Desai - Chris Bisson
 * Terry Duckworth - [[Nigel Pivaro

Guest cast

 * Tony Lawson - Lloyd Peters
 * Wayne Hayes - Gary Damer
 * Sheila Hayes - Jeni Williams
 * Gill Gregory - Michelle Newell