Episode 5821 (11th August 2004)

Plot
Maya can sense that Dev's unhappy but he insists he's fine. Ashley and Claire are happy to be back together. Rita's pleased for them. After a night of passion with Joe, Eileen's embarrassed when Jason and Todd appear for breakfast. Jason's appalled at his mum's one night stand. Shelley tells Sunita how much Dev loves her. She's surprised when Sunita doesn't appear interested as she's convinced she's not got long to live. Candice is back from her hairdressing course and Audrey lets her do Rita's hair. She's delighted with it. Sarah's jealous and fed up of being the salon skivvy. Ciaran shows Charlie round his new restaurant and asks him to quote for the refurbishment. Shelley realises there's something going between Tracy and Ciaran. Sunita can't take any more emotional stress and tells Maya she's leaving for good. Maya's secretly delighted. Dev's shocked when Maya tells him Sunita's gone. He rushes round to her flat where he finds her packing. Maya follows. In a desperate bid to stop her leaving Dev declares his undying love for her in front of Maya. Maya's horrified and leaves in tears. Dev's stunned when Sunita tells him to get out.

Regular cast

 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Maya Sharma - Sasha Behar
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
 * Tracy Barlow - Kate Ford
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Claire Casey - Julia Haworth
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Sonia Marshall - Tina Gambe

Guest cast

 * Joe Bloggs - Robert Horwell