Episode 5894 (21st November 2004)

Plot
Jack fusses around Vera, she's back home, feeling vulnerable. Frankie's sympathetic towards Vera and helps out around the Duckworth's house. Jack's feeling so guilty he calls the deal off with Ron, but Ron insists the deposit's non-refundable and visits Vera to make sure Jack has to go through with it. Vera's upset that Frankie thinks she can't cope, but Frankie's helping because she wants to and tells Vera to have a go at having a Mrs Mop for a change.

Eileen and Jason are baffled to find Kelly stayed the night with Sean. When Angela nips over to borrow a casserole dish, the gossip starts among the factory girls.

Charlie starts work on the Battersby's house, Cilla wants Les to get rid of the bath but everyone he asks to take it away wants paying. Chesney's feeling lonely but is delighted when Sean and Kelly come to play in his new den (the bath). Les begrudgingly pays Kevin to take the bath away. Chesney's nowhere to be found. Sean finds Chesney hiding in the bathtub. He cheers him up and convinces him to go home. Chesney feels important with his new grown up friend.

Meanwhile, Sally sets the whole family to work cleaning the house ready for the Davenports' visit. She's flustered when they turn up early, but the evening goes well. Kevin shows Ian the garage and Ian offers him a job in charge of a new unit in Eccles. Kevin prefers to work for himself but Ian tells him to sleep on the idea.

Regular cast

 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Kelly Crabtree - Tupele Dorgu
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Chesney Brown - Sam Aston
 * Cilla Brown - Wendi Peters
 * Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Angela Harris - Kathryn Hunt
 * Frankie Baldwin - Debra Stephenson
 * Jamie Baldwin - Rupert Hill
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Violet Wilson - Jenny Platt
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Sophie Webster - Brooke Vincent
 * Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan

Guest cast

 * Ron Hepplewhite - Gordon Langford-Rowe
 * Justine Davenport - Sophie James
 * Ian Davenport - Philip Bretherton