Episode 6803 (25th April 2008)

Plot
Leanne is panicking about Paul’s threat to go to the police, Dan tries to assure her the threat is empty and Paul would be mad to confess as he'd go down too. Despite Dan’s words of support, Leanne reasons Paul's lost everything and he's dangerous. When Paul arrives at the bookies later and demands his money, she tries to talk him round, claiming he can do much better than her and they should just split the money and pretend this never happened. Dan intervenes and calls his bluff, infuriating Paul, who takes out his phone and tells the police he’d like to confess to an arson attack, while Leanne and Dan are forced to stand and watch helplessly.

Audrey has decided not to do anything about Ted and goes to visit David with Gail determined to stay positive for David's sake. As the three of them chat and struggle to maintain a veneer of normality, David apologises again for everything he's done - being in the young offenders institute has made him realise that unlike most of the boys in there he has had a good upbringing and there’s no excusing what he's done - he's a criminal and he deserves to be there.

Meanwhile, Kirk questions if Fiz is going to be in the pub later as he was thinking of taking Julie for a drink. Eager to meet her, Fiz assures its fine. As Kirk introduces Julie, it becomes apparent that they’re a good match, everyone does their best to make her feel welcome while Fiz assures her she’s got a good bloke in Kirky.

After listening to Maria complain about how she feels ugly now she's put some weight on, Liam arrives back from town and presents a delighted Maria with a designer maternity dress.

Elsewhere, Vernon is worried about telling Liz when he loses all his money after placing all his winnings on a dud horse. Also, Chesney is gutted when he doesn't get the main part in the school play.

Regular Cast

 * Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
 * Dan Mason - Matthew Crompton
 * Molly Compton - Vicky Binns
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Paul Clayton - Tom Hudson
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Chesney Battersby-Brown - Sam Aston
 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Liam Connor - Rob James-Collier
 * Amber Kalirai - Nikki Patel
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Vernon Tomlin - Ian Reddington
 * Lloyd Mullaney - Craig Charles
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Julie Carp - Katy Cavanagh
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls

Guest Cast

 * Rob - Vincent Davies

Ratings

 * UK broadcast - 8.9m viewers (45%).