Episode 5337 (11th September 2002)

Plot
It is the morning after the decorating party and the flat looks a mess. Fiz and Kirk had a great night together but agree not to tell anyone. They each pretend they were with someone else. Richard finds out from Curly that a few people have complained about the bail hostel so there is to be a review which will take six months. Gail asks Richard what he will do if the bail hostel goes ahead. Richard tells her that winter is always the best time for Kellett Holdings as more equity release schemes mature then. Doreen apologises to Vera for wrongly accusing her over the house sign. Kirk and Fiz meet up for more passion in Les's back yard. Mike finds all the boxes of underwear and is furious with Joe. Joe remains adamant that Mike would never have got paid for them. Steve confesses to Karen that he helped Joe break into a warehouse and that if the Police find out he'll be sent to prison. Richard has a very tough meeting with the bank manager, Keith Greenacre, who tells him he could be bankrupt by the end of the year if things don't change. Richard pretends to Gail that everything's fine. Richard asks Emily if she's well and is disappointed when she confirms that she is. He starts to hatch a plan regarding Audrey. Dev tells Mike to sack Joe or he's reporting Joe to the Police.

Regular cast

 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Joe Carter - Jonathan Wrather
 * Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
 * Richard Hillman - Brian Capron
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Gail Hillman - Helen Worth
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Doreen Heavey - Prunella Gee
 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Vikram Desai - Chris Bisson
 * Geena Gregory - Jennifer James
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls

Guest cast

 * Keith Greenacre - James Nickerson