Episode 5427 (26th January 2003)

Plot
Ken tells Deirdre that Ashley has asked him to stay away from the funeral. Toyah continues to look after Maria. Fiz hates Maria for the way she's treated her mate and Maria wallows in self-loathing. Gail tells Emily that she and Richard will give her a lift to the funeral. Ciaran tells how he once put a worm in Peter's drink when they were in Mexico for the day on leave from their ship. Ken goes to see Bob Critchley to try and persuade him to visit Aiden and listen to his side of the story. Ashley takes Joshua with him to visit Maxine in the Chapel of Rest. She looks beautiful. Ashley talks to her and breaks down sobbing. John is worried that Fiz is going to tell Toyah what's been going on. He suggests to Toyah that she should move in with him. Shelley and Sunita make up and they agree to disagree over Ciaran. Shelley and Peter leave for their holiday in Mexico. Just before they go Shelley slips a worm into Ciaran's drink. Peter's impressed. David starts talking about the big dent that Maxine must have in her head. It's all too much for Richard who shouts at David and then storms out.

Regular cast

 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Doreen Heavey - Prunella Gee
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Archie Shuttleworth - Roy Hudd
 * Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Gail Hillman - Helen Worth
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O’Brien
 * Richard Hillman - Brian Capron
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment

Guest cast

 * Derek Heavey - Richard Albrecht
 * Bob Critchley - Glenn Cunningham
 * John Arnley - Paul Warriner