Episode 6556 (14th May 2007)

Plot
Fiz is mortified as John sits stunned after their kiss but when he offers her his phone number her hopes are raised. Kirk however is planning his big surprise for the lady in his life but while he waits for Fiz with flowers she's doing her best to avoid him. He finally catches up with her by the end of the evening and playing their favourite Slim Shady track he gets down on bended knee. But Fiz tearfully tells Kirk she no longer wants to be with him and that they're finished. Kirk leaves distraught.

Paul's worried that Liam could be getting serious about Leanne and as he and Carla make up a foursome in the Rovers he shoots Leanne a few filthy looks. Leanne meanwhile tells Liam that while she really likes him she wants to take things slowly.

Steve spends the day hunting for a babysitter but by the time he finally comes up trumps Michelle has agreed to take Ryan to the cinema meaning their date it will now have to be a threesome.

Claire plucks up the courage to confront Jerry about the nuisance shed but she's immediately disarmed when he agrees to sort it. Claire is smug as she tells Ashley the noise pollution is no more.

And Deirdre's livid when she hears Ken came home while she was out, claiming she has no intention of begging him to come back.

Regular cast

 * John Stape - Graeme Hawley
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Jerry Morton - Michael Starke
 * Darryl Morton - Jonathan Dixon
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Claire Peacock - Julia Haworth
 * Carla Connor - Alison King
 * Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
 * Paul Connor - Sean Gallagher
 * Liam Connor - Rob James-Collier
 * Michelle Connor - Kym Ryder
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Kelly Crabtree - Tupele Dorgu
 * Wiki Dankowska - Wanda Opalinska
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Smith
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment

Guest cast
None