Episode 5449 (26th February 2003)

Plot
Audrey rushes round to Gail's. She gets Martin to babysit while she takes Gail to the police station. Gail tells the police all that Richard has confessed to. The police get Steve and Karen out of bed and get Steve to show them the spot where he found the bracelet at the Ridings. The police then start excavating the site. Ken tells Peter that he and Deirdre would like to pay for the flowers at the wedding. Peter tries to call Lucy to get an answer to his proposal of marriage but she puts the phone down on him. Peter psyches himself up to tell Shelley that their engagement is off but is frustrated when they're interrupted. Shelley is none the wiser. Fred is lovingly looking after Joshua and Ashley is pleased and relieved. Karen enjoys passing on the gossip to Norris and telling him of the suspected body buried at the Ridings. Audrey, Archie, Martin, Gail, Sarah and David are all at Audrey's house when the police call and tell them that they've found a body at the Ridings which they believe to be that of Patricia Hillman. Gail is devastated. The kids, having not been told of all that is happening, are shocked.

Regular cast

 * Sarah Platt - Tina O’Brien
 * Gail Hillman - Helen Worth
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Archie Shuttleworth - Roy Hudd

Guest cast

 * DC Brett - Paul Gabriel
 * DI Mannery - James Quinn
 * PC Major - Shaun Mcgowan