Episode 6985 (7th January 2009)

Plot
Michelle can’t stop herself from smiling after the night she and Steve have just spent together. By contrast, Becky is back at the café feeling sad and lonely, waiting to hear from Steve.

Hayley tries to tell her that things might be taking a little longer than expected, so when Steve arrives at the café, she's delighted and doesn’t give him chance to explain what's happened before dragging him to the bedroom. Afterwards, an exhausted Steve chickens out of coming clean and simply asks her to stay away from the Rovers for a while.

Meanwhile, things are getting worse for Joe. When David asks him for his wages, he tells him that he’d be better going to the job centre. Later, Joe talks to Bill about the labouring work on the building project but asks Bill to tell people he is kitchen fitting.

Molly tells Tyrone that her dad will miss the wedding and asks Pam to give her away. When Jackie appears with her bags packed, they're all glad that they're finally going to see the back of her. Molly, however, has a sudden change of heart.

Tara tells Amber and Molly about the plans she's making for their joint 18th birthday party and hen night but Dev feels uneasy when Tara tells Amber that she got a new car for her 18th.

Regular cast

 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Michelle Connor - Kym Marsh
 * Tara Mandal - Ayesha Dharker
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Becky Granger - Katherine Kelly
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Joe McIntyre - Reece Dinsdale
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Pam Hobsworth - Kate Anthony
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Molly Compton - Vicky Binns
 * Jackie Dobbs - Margi Clarke
 * Lloyd Mullaney - Craig Charles
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Amber Kalirai - Nikki Patel
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
 * Bill Webster - Peter Armitage

Guest cast
None