Episode 5575 (5th September 2003)

Plot
Nick tells Gail that he's only staying a few days as he has a job interview in London. Sarah is furious with Gail. She makes Todd promise that he won't let her anywhere near Bethany. Eileen is seriously worried about their lack of money. She asks Dev for a sub but he refuses her. Audrey and Maria leave Candice on her own in the Salon over lunchtime. Gerry Burton, her mum's boyfriend lets himself into the salon and terrorises Candice. Luckily Audrey pops back for her purse and rescues Candice. She realises that Candice wasn't lying and that Gerry is a pervert. She lets Candice move into the flat with Fiz and Maria. Claire is disappointed. Maria bumps into Nick. He tells her they need to talk. Sarah tells Nick how Gail reported her to Social Services. Nick meets Todd and they agree to try and get Sarah to patch things up with Gail. Later Nick finds out from David that Gail has cancelled his interview in London as she doesn't want him to go. He accuses Gail of being a control freak and agrees with Sarah.

Regular cast

 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Nick Tilsley - Adam Rickitt
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
 * Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Claire Casey - Julia Haworth

Guest cast

 * Tony Stewart - Alan Igbon
 * Gerry Burton - Mark Chatterton