Episode 5691 (13th February 2004)

Plot
In contrast to Roy and Hayley's bliss with the new baby, Tracy gets a hard time from Blanche. The Croppers decide to name the baby, Patience. Roy registers the birth. Nick persuades Maria to move into Gail's. Tracy redirects the visiting midwife to the Croppers. Dev and Maya return from holiday. Dev invites Steve to his place for his stag do. Liz and Andy McDonald arrive for next day's wedding. Karen and Liz agree an uneasy truce. Ken and Deirdre visit the Croppers. Hayley assures them that they'll always have a big part to play in the baby's life. Karen is determined to have a tame and sober hen night. Janice has other plans, and spikes Karen's drinks. Liz asks Steve if Ken and Deirdre can come to the wedding. Steve tells her he'll square it with Karen. Steve goes to see Tracy, happy that as far as he's concerned, everything's worked out. He gives her a maternity bonus of £50 and offers her job back at Street Cars. Andy is gobsmacked when Steve tells him everything about Tracy and the baby. Blanche informs Tracy that she can't accept what she's done with her baby, and tells her to pack her bags.

Regular cast

 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Tracy Barlow - Kate Ford
 * Hillary Smart - Justine Adams
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Nick Tilsley - Adam Rickitt
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Maya Sharma - Sasha Behar
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Angela Harris - Kathryn Hunt
 * Sonia Marshall - Tina Gambe
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Andy McDonald - Nicholas Cochrane
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd

Guest cast

 * Registrar - Julie Glover