Episode 6813 (9th May 2008)

Plot
It is the day of the baby's funeral and Maria is still insisting that she won't attend. Audrey tries to convince her that is is a bad idea but Maria is sure she will make things worse with Liam by going. Carla meanwhile is still offering her support to Liam and accompanies him to the church. Will Maria change her mind and be there to bury her son?

Claire is dellighted that Ashley has agreed to the house swap and she and Sally set the wheels in motion for the estate agents to value the properties. The women seem to have the whole plan mapped out but neither Kevin nor Ashley are convinced this is the answer.

Fiz and Julie are still battling it out to be the one who works out whatever it is that is troubling Chesney. He tries to use Kirk's grief over Maria's baby as an excuse not to go to school but Julie sees through it and sends him anyway. What is eating Chesney?

Gail asks Bill if he minds if she gets in touch with Ted. Bill assures her that he doesn't but Audrey is still not sure it is the right thing for Gail to do.

Regular Cast

 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Claire Peacock - Julia Haworth
 * Carla Connor - Alison King
 * Liam Connor - Rob James-Collier
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Julie Carp - Katy Cavanagh
 * Chesney Battersby-Brown - Sam Aston
 * Fiz - Jennie McAlpine
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Marcus Dent - Charlie Condou
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan

Guest Cast

 * Practice Nurse - Lorna Lewis
 * Estate Agent (House swap) - Paul Hine
 * Vicar - Jim Whelan

Ratings

 * UK broadcast - 8.2m viewers (46.5%).