Episode 5331 (2nd September 2002)

Plot
Karen tells Steve that she's going to an exclusive club with her colleagues from Elevation that evening. Rosie and David have their first day at Weatherfield Comprehensive. They both enjoy it. Rosie makes a new friend called Lauren Riding. Joe tells the factory girls that they can have the afternoon off if they get Naveen Alahan's order finished. Tyrone gives Vera her birthday present. It's from him and Jack. Vera is unwraps it and discovers that it's the same radio back again - the one that doesn't work. Karen is offended when Jay Rodgers tells her that she's not invited out with them that evening. Naveen collects his underwear order at lunchtime. He presents Mike with a cheque. They go to the pub to celebrate their first deal. Janice and Fiz decide to go and have a look round Elevation and wind Karen up in the process. Jay is unimpressed with Karen's friends. Audrey offers to lend Richard some money to help his cash flow problem but Richard refuses. Sally and Kevin reach an understanding. They decide they're not going to complicate their relationship with sex. Karen has a row with her boss and tells him to shove his job. She walks out.

Regular cast

 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Sophie Webster - Emma Woodward
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Gail Hillman - Helen Worth
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Richard Hillman - Brian Capron
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Joe Carter - Jonathan Wrather
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Naveen Alahan - Parvez Qadir
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Geena Gregory - Jennifer James

Guest cast

 * Jay Rodgers - Guy Parry
 * Chloe Bebbington - Tracey Booth