Episode 5254 (22nd April 2002)

Plot
Fred is in a mood with Eve and refuses to eat the breakfast she has made him. Kevin tells Martin that he is thinking of taking Molly to Mallorca as a birthday surprise. Ken is visibly shaken when Aiden Critchley antagonises him during one of his classes. Curly tells Roy that he would be happy to chase up possible funding for the re-enactment on the Red Rec. At work Fred is troubled over thoughts of Eve. He goes to Rovers and asks Mike if a craggy-looking man as been in. Eve and Betty are getting suspicious of his behaviour. Archie tries to flatter Rita into also becoming a professional mourner, but she refuses. Fred goes to Ray Sykes' house and asks him what is going on. Ray refuses to tell Fred why he saw Eve the previous day, but leaves Fred gobsmacked when he tells him that him and Eve never divorced. After letting Blanche down by cancelling their plans for a day out, Archie promises to take her out for a slap-up meal the following evening.

Regular cast

 * Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Eve Elliott - Melanie Kilburn
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Maxine Peacock - Tracy Shaw
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Archie Shuttleworth - Roy Hudd
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride

Guest cast

 * Aidan Critchley - Dean Ashton
 * Ray Sykes - Peter Guinness