Episode 5326 (25th August 2002)

Plot
Richard is seriously worried about the financial mess they're in. Fiz suggests to Toyah they re-decorate the flat. Toyah comes up with the idea of throwing a decorating party. Sally confides in Eileen that she spent the night with Kevin. She is worried that Kevin will now think they're back together in every sense but he surprises her by agreeing to sleep downstairs again and take things one day at a time. Ken tries to talk to Shelley into giving Peter another chance. Vera is so impressed with the Peacocks' house name she gets Kirk to put up a name plate on their house - it's now called "The Old Rectory". Sandy George, the Gazette editor persuades Ken to take over Hermione Fairfax's column and problem page full time as Doris Slack (aka Hermione) is very ill. He agrees to drop Ken's Corner. Shelley calls to see Peter and promises that she will consider moving back in. Vera and Doreen have a slanging match over their respective house names. Gail suggests to Richard they borrow some money from Audrey but he points out that most of her money is tied up in property, namely the house and the salon. Gail persuades him that they should re-mortgage No. 8. He eventually agrees.

Regular cast

 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan
 * Richard Hillman - Brian Capron
 * Gail Hillman - Helen Worth
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Joe Carter - Jonathan Wrather
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Maxine Peacock - Tracy Shaw
 * Doreen Heavey - Prunella Gee

Guest cast

 * Sandy George - Sandra Hunt