Episode 7203 (9th November 2009)

Plot
As Hayley takes over the relief manager's job at the factory, the girls continue to gossip about Tony. As the pressure of returning to the factory mounts, she begins to question whether she's up to the job.

Roy, meanwhile, is also feeling the heat as he's unable to stop thinking about Tony's confession he decides that it's time he found some answers. Returning home, Maria finds Tony and Roy waiting for her and she demands to know what's going on.

When David overhears Gail and Joe discussing their engagement, he's distinctly unimpressed. It seems that nothing can dampen their spirits - that is until Joe receives a visit from a debt-collector.

The heavy tells Joe that he's bought his debt from the kitchen supply firm and insists that they work out a repayment plan. Joe's shocked by the turn of events and realises that he's in way too deep.

Fiz skives off work to clean the house in preparation for John's imminent release. But when she looks at the state of No. 5, she despairs at the enormity of the task she's set herself.

Elsewhere, Jack hides out at No. 9 when Connie calls round, demanding to know why he's avoiding her.

Regular cast

 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth Platt]]
 * Joe McIntyre - Reece Dinsdale
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Julie Carp - Katy Cavanagh
 * Fiz Stape - Jennie McAlpine
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Tony Gordon - Gray O'Brien
 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Kelly Crabtree - Tupele Dorgu
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Anna Windass - Debbie Rush
 * Molly Dobbs - Vicky Binns
 * Graeme Proctor - Craig Gazey
 * Connie Rathbone - Rita May

Guest cast

 * Zoe - Kirsty-Leigh Porter
 * Freda - Ali Briggs
 * Rick Neelan - Greg Wood