Episode 5186 (1st January 2002)

Plot
Les tries one last time to talk Janice into giving it another go but she is adamant she wants a divorce. Anita turns up in the Rovers and lavishes compliments on Ken about his writing skills. Peter is cynical. Les asks Vik if he can do a shift on the taxis as he's nothing else to do this New Year's Eve. Vik agrees. Dev tells Geena he doesn't want to wait until July to get married and he wants to do it in the next month. Geena is very happy. Charlie and Ashley are talking about things they've regretted doing when they've been drunk. Maxine and Matt just stare at each other. Eileen sees Janice's new bag and tells Janice that Dennis originally bought it for her. Janice is gutted. Janice goes for a curry with Toyah and Sam. Les drives his taxi to a piece of waste ground, finds a hosepipe and tries to top himself. Dennis sets off on his bike, finds Les unconscious, puts him in the passenger seat and sets off driving the taxi to hospital. On the way they have a head on collision with another car.

Regular cast

 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Maxine Peacock - Tracy Shaw
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Duggie Ferguson - John Bowe
 * Geena Gregory - Jennifer James
 * Bobbi Russell - Naomi Ryan
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Dennis Stringer - Charles Dale
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Shelly Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Eve Elliott - Melanie Kilburn
 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Vikram Desai - Chris Bisson
 * Charlie Ramsden - Clare McGlinn
 * Matt Ramsden - Stephen Beckett
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Sam Kingston - Scott Wright
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor

Guest cast

 * Anita Scott - Nichola McAuliffe