Episode 5288 (6th May 2009)

==Plot==
Leyla helps David prepare for the debate, while Eric is unhappy that the election battle has become personal. An experienced Eric gives a good speech at the debate, while David flounders to put his own case across. Leyla helps out David by giving a passionate speech about his honest values. An impressed David pulls Leyla in for a passionate kiss, while Nathan and Eric are left fuming. Bob is angry with Brenda when she deliberately attempts to put off potential buyers for the cafe and shop and he also discovers he's about to be made homeless when an apologetic Terry asks him to move out. Terry gets it all wrong when Brenda assumes he's kicking Bob and the twins out to move her in as an act of charity and she makes it clear that she's offended, despite Terry trying to explain. Jimmy and Nicola's relationship is back to its fiery normality and Lexi is frustrated that Nicola is still in the house. Jimmy makes another attempt to write a poem for Nicola, but ends up offending her and resignedly tells her he's giving up. Jimmy moves out of Mill Cottage and Carl and Lexi are stunned to realise that Nicola doesn't intend going anywhere.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
*Jamie Hope - Alex Carter
*Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
*Debbie Dingle - Charley Webb
*Natasha Wylde - Amanda Donohoe
*David Metcalfe - Matthew Wolfenden
*Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
*Brenda Walker - Lesley Dunlop
*Leyla Harding - Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi
*Nicola De Souza - Nicola Wheeler
*Jimmy King - Nick Miles
*Scarlett Nicholls - Kelsey-Beth Crossley
*Carl King - Tom Lister
*Lexi King - Sally Oliver
*Val Pollard - Charlie Hardwick
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Gennie Walker - Sian Reese-Williams
*Sam Dingle - James Hooton
*Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
*Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower
*Edna Birch - Shirley Stelfox
*Nathan Wylde - Lyndon Ogbourne
*Maisie Wylde - Alice Coulthard
*Mark Wylde - Maxwell Caulfield
===Guest cast===
*Harry Swift - Kieran Cunningham
==Notes==
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 6,390,000 viewers (16th place).
Category:2009 episodes
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