Episode 7056 (17th April 2009)

Plot
Peter regards Ken with disgust as he makes breakfast for Deirdre. Still on tenterhooks waiting for his secret to be blown, Ken berates Audrey for telling Peter about Martha. Audrey stands firm, though, reminding him it's Deirdre he should be thinking of. Ken's in turmoil and as Ted consoles him over losing Martha, he urges him to save his marriage.

Dev panics when Lisa arrives at the shop, claiming she can't stop thinking about him. Dev tells her he's back with Tara but before he can get rid of her, Tara enters. Presuming Lisa's there to see her, it looks like Dev's off the hook but when Tara insists they all go for a drink at the Rovers, Poppy's stunned to see the cosy threesome. As Dev begs an angry Lisa not to tell Tara the truth, it looks like someone's about to beat her to it. Shocked by his nerve, Poppy reveals to Tara that Dev and Lisa have been in the Rovers before - seemingly as more than friends.

Meanwhile Amber's unhappy that Darryl's moving out, aware that Dev is trying to use the situation with Teresa to split them up. But it backfires when Amber suggests she move in with Darryl as well.

Maria and Tom make up but when Tony approaches with his ideas for the designs, Tom remains adamant that he won't find a better deal and storms off. Tony's fed up of being bad-mouthed by Tom and warns him to stay away from Maria. Claiming she knows all about his stupid crush, he reveals Maria wants him to back off.

Under pressure from the loan shark Joe needs to get back to work but as he tries to get in his van he collapses in agony. Back inside Joe's growing increasingly frustrated by his lack of mobility and eyes his painkillers longingly.

And Jack's delighted when fellow pigeon lover Connie Rathbone turns up on his doorstep with his missing bird Scarlett O’Hara.

Regular cast

 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Tara Mandal - Ayesha Dharker
 * Umed Alahan - Harish Patel
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Amber Kalirai - Nikki Patel
 * Darryl Morton - Jonny Dixon
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Ted Page - Michael Byrne
 * Joe McIntyre - Reece Dinsdale
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Tom Kerrigan - Philip McGinley
 * Tony Gordon - Gray O'Brien
 * Natasha Blakeman - Rachel Leskovac
 * Teresa Bryant - Karen Henthorn
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Poppy Morales - Sophiya Haque
 * Connie Rathbone - Rita May

Guest cast

 * Lisa - Ruth Alexander Rubin