Episode 5255 (23rd April 2002)

Plot
Sally is embarrassed when she doesn't have enough money to pay for her groceries. Deirdre tells Sally to stop being so hard on herself over the business. Curly has a day off from looking after Ben and uses the time to go to see the council about funding. Blanche cadges money from Deirdre for a new outfit and hairdo. Fred admits to Mike to having domestic problems. Ken has to endure Aiden Critchley's rendition of a poem written with the intention of humiliating him. Curly goes to see Councillor Naysmith about funding, but is told the event will not even take place. Naysmith explains that they needed to apply for all sorts of permits weeks ago. Sally is visited by the police in connection with the fire. They say the insurance company are not happy with how and when the fire happened. Egged on by Mike, Fred drags Eve into the backroom for a serious talk. Eve comes clean about Linda and Fred believes her, but then he tells her how Ray Sykes told him that he and Eve had never been divorced. It looks as if Blanche has been stood up by Archie. Eve admits to still being married and this makes Fred angry. They have a terrible fight and Eve walks out on Fred.

Regular cast

 * Eve Elliott - Melanie Kilburn
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Sophie Webster - Emma Woodward
 * Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien

Guest cast

 * Janette Forster - Corinne Ray Coward
 * Aidan Critchley - Dean Ashton
 * Councillor Naysmith - Tom Lloyd-Roberts
 * DC Yeats - Julie Glover