Episode 5841 (8th September 2004)

Plot
Karen and Steve are discussing the scrabble game. Karen came second because she cheated and took an 'A' from the bag when Roy and Hayley weren't looking. Karen apologises to Hayley saying she should have come third and Hayley second. Sunita and Shelley return from shopping to find Jayesh Parekh, Sunita's brother, there. Jayesh says he's now married with a one-year old daughter. Tracy bumps into Ciaran and apologises for interfering. They agree to meet up later. Sean arrives at Underworld and Danny tells him to make 210 pairs of knickers by the end of the day to get the job. Karen, Hayley, Sonia, Janice all give Sean a bundle of their knickers so that he reached his target of 210. Danny puts him on a month's trial. Leanne is now working at the Corner Shop when Jamie comes in and asks her out again but she turns him down. Penny tells Ciaran she will give him another £20,000 for the restaurant. He's delighted. Seeing Sonia wearing Karen's £200 boots and Karen suggesting raffling his new telly, Steve drags Karen to the shopping centre telling her he has a new credit card with £3,000 to spend. She chucks the card away and gets upset saying how bad she is. Ciaran tells Tracy that Penny has agreed to give him the money. They get carried away and Ciaran tells her he loves her. They're both shocked. Sunita misses her family and suggests she visits her parents. Jayesh warns her there's no going back.

Regular cast

 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
 * Jamie Baldwin - Rupert Hill
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Tracy Barlow - Kate Ford
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Danny Baldwin - Bradley Walsh
 * Sonia Marshall - Tina Gambe
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Frankie Baldwin - Debra Stephenson
 * Penny King - Pauline Fleming
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay

Guest cast

 * Jayesh Parekh - Ace Bhatti