Episode 7000 (28th January 2009)

Plot
The police question Tony about Maria running him down, suggesting that she may have been trying to kill him but, to Carla’s fury and dismay, Tony insists that he didn’t see a thing and it was an accident. Later, Tony has a surprise for everyone when he brings Jed Stone to the pub – after first making sure he covers the ligature marks on his neck.

Maria feels foolish when Tony asks her to come to the pub to meet someone. Carla, however, is not convinced when Tony tells her he set Jed up in a new home after feeling bad about buying his old house. When she later sees Tony frogmarching Jed to his car and apparently threatening him, her suspicions are aroused even more.

Blanche and Leanne continue to work alongside each other at the bookies in Peter’s absence, with Blanche even conceding that she likes Leanne and thinks she is good for Peter.

Norris and Mary are delighted when they jointly win a motor home in a competition. Mary suggests that they get some use out of their prize and enjoy a few days away in Southport.

Elsewhere, David congratulates himself after managing to ruin Gary's date with Rosie.

Regular cast

 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Tony Gordon - Gray O'Brien
 * Carla Gordon - Alison King
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Ted Page - Michael Byrne
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
 * Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan
 * Jed Stone - Kenneth Cope
 * Gary Windass - Mikey North
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell

Guest cast

 * DC Weller - Caroline Paterson
 * Mary Taylor - Patti Clare