Episode 5444 (19th February 2003)

Plot
Steve is still unhappy about Karen and Joe's relationship. He tells Karen to keep it to strictly work. The factory girls continue to goad both Steve and Karen. Gail and Richard tell David and Sarah that they're going to buy a bigger house. David is pleased. Sarah doesn't want to move away from Todd. Peter talks to Ken about having children. Ken thinks he means with Shelley and tells Shelley that Peter wants a family. Shelley is pleased. Tracy starts work for Lucy. Lucy talks to her about to her about the father of her baby but doesn't mention that it's Peter. Ashley goes over to No. 4 to get some toys for Joshua. He can't bring himself to go in alone and grabs Richard who's passing and insists that he come in with him. In the Peacocks' house Richard goes into a cold sweat. Emma and Mick who are passing notice that Richard seems visibly shaken. Candice wants to know if Sarah is going to visit Ade or not but Sarah won't say. Richard is delighted that when he's offered the full asking price on one of the flats. Peter tries to talk to Lucy about the baby but she insists that she wants to bring it up alone. Peter shocks Lucy by asking her to marry him and saying that he wants them to be a family.

Regular cast

 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Tracy Preston - Kate Ford
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O’Brien
 * Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Gail Hillman - Helen Worth
 * Richard Hillman - Brian Capron
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Angela Nelson - Kathryn Hunt
 * Joe Carter - Jonathan Wrather
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
 * Lucy Richards - Katy Carmichael
 * Emma Watts - Angela Lonsdale
 * Mick Hopwood - Ian Gain
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson

Guest cast
None