Plot
TJ is sent home ill from playgroup, but when Terry returns from the chemists he is shocked to see his son being bundled into an ambulance. After some tests at the hospital, Terry is stunned to be told that TJ has E.coli. Terry confronts Jamie when he worries that his cabbage fertilizer is to blame, but the doctor reassures him that it isn't possible. The doctor explains that if TJ makes it through the next 24 hours he is still at risk from lasting kidney damage. Lexi informs the Kings that De Souzas have hired a hot-shot PR company to give them a green makeover. Matthew decides to follow suit and fires Jasmine to balance the books. Jasmine is furious to find she's been replaced and wastes no time in telling Matthew exactly what she thinks about him. Donna is pleased that she can finally call a truce with Shane at work. Her day improves further when Vaughan recommends her for a course. Donna gets back from work and tells a relieved Marlon that she has decided to carry on with her job. Also, Betty and Lily are suspicious of Joe's intentions towards Pearl; Marlon and Eli put their differences behind them.
Cast
Regular cast
- Matthew King - Matt Healy
- Lexi Nicholls - Sally Oliver
- Jonny Foster - Richard Grieve
- Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
- Donna Windsor-Dingle - Verity Rushworth
- Jo Sugden - Roxanne Pallett
- Andy Sugden - Kelvin Fletcher
- Sarah Sugden - Sophia Amber Moore (uncredited)
- Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
- Jasmine Thomas - Jenna-Louise Coleman
- Jamie Hope - Alex Carter
- Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
- Lily Butterfield - Anne Charleston
- Edna Birch - Shirley Stelfox
- Pearl Ladderbanks - Meg Johnson
- Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower
- Jimmy King - Nick Miles
- Shane Doyle - Paul McEwan
- Louise Appleton - Emily Symons
- TJ Woods - Connor Lee (uncredited)
- Ross Kirk - Samuel Anderson
- Eli Dingle - Joseph Gilgun
- Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
Guest cast
- Abby Kennedy - Helen Kay
- Dr Meera Mukherjee - Sakuntala Ramanee
- Joe Jacobs - John Woodvine
Notes
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 7,190,000 viewers (15th place - joint the following episode).