Episode 6879 (11th August 2008)

Plot
Steve is a worried man as he faces Jason in the cab office. He is sure he has found out about him and Becky and is relieved when he realises Jason is just worried about Becky's job. Later, however, Steve manages to annoy Becky when he implies that he has got more to lose than her if the truth came out. In a bid to wind him up, she decides to invite Michelle on a night out with her and Sean. Michelle takes great pleasure in changing the rota so that Steve has to work.

Ken is in despair as he reads some well thumbed paperbacks which once inspired him. He compares his own writing and frustrated grabs a bottle of scotch and heads out. Meanwhile, Deirdre is starting to wonder if her marriage is over, convinced that Ken now has no respect for her at all and believing that the character in the novel is based on her. Ken tries to convince Blanche that the characters are fictional but realises that the book is not very good and makes a decision which sends his dreams up in smoke.

Tina is still trying to avoid David so Joe tries to orchestrate a meeting between the pair by booking a night's ten pin bowling and asks to Gail to turn up with David.

Elsewhere, Tyrone is worried that Auntie Pam's knock off ham sales are affecting Ashley's business.

Regular cast

 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Joe McIntyre - Reece Dinsdale
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Becky Granger - Katherine Kelly
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Pam Hobsworth - Kate Anthony
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Michelle Connor - Kym Ryder
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Darryl Morton - Jonathan Dixon
 * Amy Barlow - Amber Chadwick

Guest cast
None