Episode 6423 (13th November 2006)

Plot
Steve decides to plan a party that night to toast him buying the pub and also to celebrate Danny and Frankie’s engagement. He tells a shocked Bev that she has to move out of the Rovers as Michelle and Ryan are moving in, and promises free drinks to all the locals in a bid for them to join him in the party. Steve delights taking down Fred’s name plate and putting up the Macdonald one in its place. But as the party gets underway it’s clear Steve has a lot to learn as Liz slates him for the offer of free booze and giving Michelle a room at the pub.

The gossip soon spreads about Danny and Frankie’s engagement and while Liam bristles, it’s clear that Jamie has taken the news worst. He confides in Sean that he still thinks he and Frankie are for keeps and will have to raise his game if he is to win her from his father. Sean isn’t convinced and urges his friend to leave her alone.

The factory girls rib Hayley about her working with ex-cons, but Hayley is more concerned that Becky has materialised at Roy’s Rolls to travel to the class with her. She reluctantly agrees but unbeknownst to her she has been spotted by a gutted Kelly.

Regular cast

 * Steve McDonald – Simon Gregson
 * Liz McDonald – Beverley Callard
 * Michelle Connor – Kym Ryder
 * Danny Baldwin – Bradley Walsh
 * Frankie Baldwin – Debra Stephenson
 * Jamie Baldwin – Rupert Hill
 * Gail Platt – Helen Worth
 * Sarah Platt – Tina O’Brien
 * Emily Bishop – Eileen Derbyshire
 * Norris Cole – Malcolm Hebden
 * Blanche Hunt – Maggie Jones
 * Hayley Cropper – Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Sean Tully – Antony Cotton
 * Kelly Crabtree – Tupele Dorgu
 * Liam Connor – Rob James-Collier
 * Janice Battersby – Vicky Entwistle
 * Fiz Brown – Jennie McAlpine
 * Bev Unwin – Susie Blake
 * Betty Williams – Betty Turpin
 * Eileen Grimshaw – Sue Cleaver
 * Jason Grimshaw – Ryan Thomas
 * Violet Wilson – Jenny Platt
 * Bethany Platt – Amy and Emily Walton
 * Paul Connor – Sean Gallgher
 * Becky Granger – Katherine Kelly
 * Tracy Barlow – Kate Ford
 * Claire Peacock – Julia Haworth

Guest cast

 * Support Worker – Clive Moore