Episode 5355
Production code	P694/5355
ITV transmission date	7th October 2002 (Monday - Part 1)
Script editor	Gareth Philips
Story editor	Nick West
Story associates	Mark Bickerton Josie Burke Jane Hudson Bryan Kirkwood
Writer	John Fay
Designer	Julian Perkins
Director	Eugene Ferguson
Executive Producer	Carolyn Reynolds
Producer	Kieran Roberts
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PlotEdit

Gail begins arranging for the kids to be out when Charlotte Morris comes for dinner. Richard tries to persuade Gail to cancel the dinner arrangement but to no avail. Archie tries to reassure Audrey that she is not losing her marbles. However, later she refuses to look after the kids for Gail as she feels that she cannot trust herself. Richard thinks Audrey has done him a favour and the dinner will be cancelled but Gail tells him that Martin is looking after the kids. Dev tells Sunita about Joe's proposal. Sunita is shocked that Dev did not tell Joe that he had already dropped the charges. Maria tells Toyah why she left Nick. They have a giggle leaving Fiz feeling left out. That night it is Toyah who feels left out when Maria goes on a date. Tyrone tells Aidan about his joy-riding days, giving Aidan ideas. Todd tells Eileen, in confidence, that his teacher thinks that he is Oxbridge material. Eileen is so proud she spends the rest of the day telling everyone all about it. Joe speaks to Dev and agrees to publicly dump Geena in the Rovers that night. Later on, Dev tells Geena about his deal with Joe and how he has already dropped the charges. It is up to her what she decides to do. Sunita agrees to have dinner with Shelley. She clearly has things on her mind so Peter says he will cook for them and then go out. He goes to see Lucy. Aidan arranges for a taxi to take himself, Candice and Sarah to a bar. Gail is ready for dinner. Richard spots that she is wearing the bracelet he gave her. During dinner Charlotte sees the bracelet and confronts Richard.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Richard Hillman - Brian Capron
• Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
• Gail Hillman - Helen Worth
• Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
• Archie Shuttleworth - Roy Hudd
• Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
• Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
• Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
• Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
• Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
• Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
• Aidan Critchley - Dean Ashton
• Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
• Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
• Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
• Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
• Geena Gregory - Jennifer James
• Joe Carter - Jonathan Wrather
• Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
• Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
• Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
• Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
• Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
• Lucy Richards - Katy Carmichael

Guest castEdit

• Charlotte Morris - Joanne Zorian

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 12,980,000 viewers (2nd place).