Episode 7139 (10th August 2009)

Plot
Maria and Tony pussyfoot round each other, neither daring to admit their true feelings. Michelle's delighted to see Maria and the baby and suggests that she could rent No. 7 from her when she moves to Ireland. Maria's non-committal, though, as she's still unsure if the move is what she really wants. Later, Maria finally opens up and admits to Fiz] that she's in love with Tony and Fiz suggests that she should just tell him.

Emboldened by Fiz's words, Maria's about to admit her feelings for Tony but she bottles out at the last minute. Searching for something else to say, she asks him if he'd like to be Liam's Godfather. Tony accepts but makes it clear that he'd like to be more and finally admits his true feelings. The pair quickly find themselves in a passionate embrace.

Meanwhile, Tina quizzes Joe and then Graeme about the drugs, before finally realising how David took advantage. Furious, she confronts David and accuses him of feeding Joe's drug habit and states that if he ever crosses her or Joe again, he'll regret it.

It's a bad day for Ashley who first has to deal with Graeme building a 'Blackpool Tower' out of sausages. A sensitive Ashley accuses him of taking the Michael out his vasectomy. Ashley's day goes form bad to worse, though, when Claire makes it clear that she's looking forward to a romantic night in. Ashley's sure that his guilt will affect his performance.

Elsewhere, Becky arranges for Jim to attend the wedding as a surprise for Steve. Steve's concerned and wonders what she's up to, convinced that her secretive behaviour has something to do with Slug.

Regular cast

 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Tony Gordon - Gray O'Brien
 * Michelle Connor - Kym Marsh
 * Joe McIntyre - Reece Dinsdale
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Graeme Proctor - Craig Gazey
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Claire Peacock - Julia Haworth
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Becky Granger - Katherine Kelly
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine

Guest cast
None