Episode 6772 (12th March 2008)

Plot
It’s the day of Tina’s abortion and as she waits in the clinic with Gail, her emotions are all over the place and she feels terrible about keeping David in the dark. As she leaves the clinic later that day, she's both physically and emotionally exhausted and texts a gutted David to tell him she won’t be able to make the gig tonight as she’s ill. David's furious and when he tells Gail he's going to see her she panics that Tina's going to tell him the truth. However, when she opens the door to a furious David, she’s annoyed that he’s turned up. David’s convinced she’s trying to fob him off and tells her they’re over. Tina’s deeply hurt and when David arrives back home and tells Gail he’s ended things – she feels terrible.

Tony stuns Liam when he presents him with the documentation for buying the factory that he’s had drawn up. Liam tells Tony he wasn’t being serious but Tony’s undeterred and says he’ll give Liam some time to think. As Liam and Maria ponder the prospect of a life away from the factory, Liam admits he’d miss the place but knows Maria’s not comfortable with him working with Carla. Maria insists she trusts him and doesn’t want him to sell the factory on her account. However, when Carla finds out via Liam that Tony’s put an offer in for his share of the factory, she’s furious.

Becky is convinced Norris was the one who grassed up Kirk and Chesney and marches into the pub to have it out with him. As Claire witnesses the row she feels terrible and shocks everyone when she reveal she called social services but had no idea they’d take Chesney away.

Meanwhile, Liam tells Carla about Lauren’s bra and they realise they have a thief on their staff and everyone points the finger at Kelly.

Elsewhere, Michelle speaks to Ryan about Nick and assures him that it's fine if he wants to meet up with him.

Regular cast

 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Michelle Connor - Kym Ryder
 * Ryan Connor - Ben Thompson
 * Becky Granger - Katherine Kelly
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Liam Connor - Rob James-Collier
 * Tony Gordon - Gray O'Brien
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Claire Peacock - Julia Haworth
 * Ashley Peacock - Steve Arnold
 * Carla Connor - Alison King
 * Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan
 * Kelly Crabtree - Tupele Dorgu
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Darryl Morton - Jonathan Dixon

Guest cast

 * Receptionist - Janet Marsh

Ratings

 * UK broadcast - 9.8m viewers (44% audience share).