Episode 5737 (18th April 2004)

Plot
Vera's after Jack for a little Sunday love-in. He spends the day avoiding her, but when she threatens to get the doctors to look at his "pipes", he has to surrender. David has spent the night at Katy and Martin's flat. Gail comes round to apologise, but he gives her short shrift. Kevin gets the cold shoulder from Sally and Rosie, but he's adamant he can't afford the Drama Academy, and he doesn't want Rosie to go there anyway. Mike tells Penny that he's not sure he'll go back to work once the insurance money comes through. David is in no hurry to leave Martin's. Katy and Martin leave him alone in the flat for the afternoon, in the hope he'll get bored and go home. Sally raves about the Drama Academy to Rita. Rita tells Norris that she's on Kevin's side on this one. Dev and Maya spot Mike outside his flat with Penny. They're intrigued to know the identity of his mystery woman, but he later tells them she was his insurance assessor. Sunita advises Todd to take stock of his life and not to rush into marriage if he's having doubts. Rita's horrified when Sally informs her that she's willing to accept a loan from Rita to pay Rosie's school fees. Rita tells Sally she's turning into the worst kind of pushy showbiz mother. Kevin is mortified when Rita fills him in later, but Sally is unrepentant and makes it clear that Kevin's feelings don't count. Tim Marsden gives Candice a feeble excuse and backs out of their date. Martin's plan works and David returns home, although he's still very cold with Gail. Karl tells a shocked Todd not to fight the fact that he's gay - he's got to face facts.

Regular cast

 * Sarah Platt - Tina O’Brien
 * Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
 * Bethany Platt - Amy and Emily Walton
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Katy Harris - Lucy-Jo Hudson
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Penny King - Pauline Fleming
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Maya Sharma - Sasha Behar
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident

Guest cast

 * Karl Foster - Chris Finch