Episode 6842 (20th June 2008)

Plot
With the news that the money has been transferred the house swap is back on and the two couples are finally in their new homes. But Sally has tampered with the fuses at number 13 and when Ashley goes to fix them the whole fuse box blows leaving them in darkness. Kevin agreess to get Bill to have a look at it but the two couples are stunned when he tells them that the whole house needs rewiring. With nowhere to live until the job is done Claire and Ashley are forced to accept Kevin's offer that they move back into their old house with him and Sally.

An irate Maria confronts Liam after Carla has told her about the sale of the factory. She is furious that he even considered it without consulting her first and she is not convinced by his plans to set up business with his cousin Tom. Meanwhile the factory girls are shocked when Tony and Carla announce that he has taken over.

Jerry is still feeling bad about sending Teresa packing and when he finds her at the bus stop he invites her out for a drink. When she tells him about her partner Gary being violent he decides to let her come back to the house - much to Mel's dismay.

Ted surprises David by giving him a new reference which is infinitely more glowing than the one Audrey had given him - as a result he gets the job which stuns Audrey, who has no idea what Ted has done.

Elsewhere Vernon is unhappy that Liz wasn't more jealous about a runner at the recording studio was flirting with him.

Regular Cast

 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Liam Connor - Rob James-Collier
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Claire Peacock - Julia Haworth
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Teresa Bryant - Karen Henthorn
 * Jerry Morton - Michael Starke
 * Carla Connor - Alison King
 * Tony Gordon - Gray O'Brien
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Ted Paige - Michael Byrne
 * Liz Tomlin - Beverley Callard
 * Vernon Tomlin - Ian Reddington
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Wiki Dankowska - Wanda Opalinska
 * Mel Morton - Emma Edmondson
 * Kelly Crabtree - Tupele Dorgu
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls

Guest Cast
None

Ratings

 * UK broadcast - 6.4m viewers (29.5%).