Episode 5120 (26th September 2001)

Plot
Someone in Todd's class writes "Mrs Ramsden's an alcy" across the blackboard in class. Charlie is embarrassed and tries to blame Todd. Maxine confesses to Audrey about sleeping with Matt. Audrey tells her to keep it to herself and not to tell Ashley. Sunita asks Duggie out for a drink but he tells her he's seeing someone else - Shelley. Dev takes Deirdre to the optician and buys her a pair of designer-framed specs to replace the ones he broke. Peter tells Steve about the money but Steve is blasé about the whole thing. Sam asks Ken which film he should take Toyah to see and Ken recommends Being John Malkovitch. Dev surprises Geena by moving all her stuff into his flat. Geena is delighted. Duggie cooks Shelley a meal and then tries to kiss her. She is shocked and pushes him away telling him that as far as she is concerned they're just mates.

Regular cast

 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Geena Gregory - Jennifer James
 * Charlie Ramsden - Clare McGlinn
 * Matt Ramsden - Stephen Beckett
 * Maxine Peacock - Tracy Shaw
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Duggie Ferguson - John Bowe
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Sam Kingston - Scott Wright
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache

Guest cast

 * Luke Ashton - John O'Neill
 * Optician - Ron Meadows