Episode 7016 (20th February 2009)

Plot
Julie is still in turmoil over Tony’s bully boy tactics and tells him that he will have to fire her as she isn’t willing to choose one of the others. Tony is having none of it, though, and tells her to come back to him with another name. As the working day draws to a close, Julie plucks up the courage to stand up to Mr Gordon and tells him once and for all that he will have to sack her – but he doesn’t get time to sack anyone else as a stranger arrives at Underworld and makes a shocking announcement…

Tina is blaming herself for the break in at her dad’s lock up and she's having second thoughts about testifying. David is adamant that she should to ensure that the Windasses get their comeuppance. Meanwhile, Gail has discovered some of Joe’s unpaid bills and decides that she's going to secretly pay some of them off and she speaks to Jason about the possibility of work for Joe at the yard.

Ken is fretting about the dinner party and Deirdre is less than impressed when he says he was supposed to be at the theatre. He's left with no choice but to go and see Martha and tell her that he is double booked for the evening. He tells her that he can’t let the lady organising the dinner party down – omitting to tell her that the woman is his wife.

Michelle tells Steve that as far as she's concerned, it would be better if they just ignored each other from hereon in. Later, Leanne offers Michelle a job in the bookies.

Elsewhere, Ashley is uneasy as it becomes apparent that every time Graeme puts on Fred’s old butcher’s hat, he starts repeating everything like Fred used to.

Regular cast

 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Joe McIntyre - Reece Dinsdale
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
 * Julie Carp - Katy Cavanagh
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Tony Gordon - Gray O'Brien
 * Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Kelly Crabtree - Tupele Dorgu
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Michelle Connor - Kym Marsh
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Graeme Proctor - Craig Gazey
 * Luke Strong - Craig Kelly

Guest cast

 * Martha Fraser - Stephanie Beacham