Episode 7019 (23rd February 2009)

Plot
Joe is wary as Len lays a deal on the table. If Joe gets Tina to tell the truth in court and say that David started the fight not Gary, then Joe will land a contract to fit the kitchens for a warehouse development he's involved in. Joe knows he needs the work and when he later talks to Tina about the fight, she admits that she's bent the truth slightly in her statement and that David was the one who started the fight.

Deirdre has lovingly prepared Ken's favourite meal of Mousakka, completely unaware that he's halfway across town on a narrow boat, sharing the bottle of wine with the enigmatic Martha.

Martha asks him to come along and watch her play and he agrees. It is only after he's shared a chaste kiss with Martha and turns on his mobile phone that he realises Deirdre has been looking for him. When he returns home to the charred remains of the meal and finds a forlorn Deirdre sitting along in candlelight, he feels awful but lies about where he's been.

Becky’s attempts to try and ingratiate with Amy are still winding up Liz and when Becky offers to collect Amy from school, Liz suggests that she should be picked up by somebody who knows her.

Elsewhere, Gary buys Anna a box of chocolates in an attempt to cheer her up but convinced that he's going down, they only serve to upset her even more.

Regular cast

 * Joe McIntyre - Reece Dinsdale
 * Len Windass - Conor Ryan
 * Becky Granger - Katherine Kelly
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
 * Michelle Connor - Kym Marsh
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Sophie Webster - Brooke Vincent
 * Ryan Connor - Ben Thompson
 * Tom Kerrigan - Philip McGinley
 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Luke Strong - Craig Kelly
 * Amy Barlow - Amber Chadwick
 * Gary Windass - Mikey North
 * Anna Windass - Debbie Rush

Guest cast

 * Martha Fraser - Stephanie Beacham
 * Sian Powers - Sacha Parkinson