Episode 5203 (28th January 2002)

Plot
Duggie and his builders start work on Richard's house. Richard pops in to meet the men and see how it's going. Duggie instructs Dave Turner who's in charge to put all the whistles and bells into the flats so they look great but to skimp on anything the client can't see. Toyah finds out from her Aunty Janet that Janice has moved to Sheffield. Toyah goes to find her and tries to persuade her to come home but Janice is adamant she needs to start afresh. Peter cooks a meal for Shelley and she discovers he's a fantastic cook - he learnt in the Navy. Karen feels uncomfortable in the pub. She feels sure that everybody is talking about her and laughing at her. Later she tells Steve she wants to move away from the Street. Steve is non-plussed. Vik goes to collect Hazel Wilding from the Abbey Hotel. She is waiting for him in some sexy lingerie and with a bottle of Champagne. They have sex and Vikram can't believe his luck.

Regular cast

 * Duggie Ferguson - John Bowe
 * Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
 * Richard Hillman - Brian Capron
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Bobbi Lewis - Naomi Ryan
 * Vikram Desai - Chris Bisson
 * Sam Kingston - Scott Wright
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Eve Elliott - Melanie Kilburn
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Hazel Wilding - Kazia Pelka
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle

Guest cast

 * Dave Turner - Stephen Bent
 * Hotel Receptionist - Pippa Lees
 * Hotel Doorman - Peter Foster