Episode 7039 (23rd March 2009)

Plot
Natasha and Tony are enjoying a drink and things start to get passionate between them but the ghost of Carla threatens to spoil the evening and the mood is quickly shattered. Natasha tries to quiz Tony about his estranged wife but he's not keen to talk about the subject. She's surprised that when she's about to leave, the mood changes and Tony makes it very clear he wants her to stay.

Bill tells Jason that he can only afford to use him on a casual basis from now on as he has to pay Audrey back. Jason is gutted and angry with the decision.

Tom is peeved to discover that Maria now owns 75% of Lad Rags and tries to convince her that they don't need Tony's advice any more. But Maria disagrees and tells him that she values Tony's help.

Tara is gutted that there is no review of her art gallery in the Gazette. Dev tries to comfort her but for Uncle Umed, it's further proof that Dev is being taken for a fool.

Peter is continuing to drink heavily and rants to Tyrone about Michelle swanning off to Ireland.

Regular cast

 * Natasha Blakeman - Rachel Leskovac
 * Tony Gordon - Gray O'Brien
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
 * Poppy Morales - Sophiya Haque
 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Tom Kerrigan - Philip McGinley
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Darryl Morton - Jonathan Dixon
 * Amber Kalirai - Nikki Patel
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Tara Mandal - Ayesha Dharker
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Umed Alahan - Harish Patel
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Julie Carp - Katy Cavanagh
 * Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
 * Amy Barlow - Amber Chadwick

Guest cast

 * Paula Carp - Sharon Duce