Episode 5196 (16th January 2002)

Plot
Deirdre suggests to Ken they go and see a film. He says he can't as Anita is coming round. Deirdre feels very put out. Audrey tries to tackle Richard about her financial statement which says that she's £6,000 down. Richard becomes evasive and says he's too busy to talk. Matt is trying to drum up some interest for the blood donor unit which is visiting the street in a few days time. Emma is finding being stuck on her own all day with a baby a bit frustrating. She and Curly decide to go out for a drink, leaving Maxine baby-sitting. They're only gone five minutes when they realise they're missing Ben so they go home again. Ken and Anita work on her book. Ken finds Anita's life fascinating. Karen tells Gill that she needs to catch Dev with another woman in order to put Geena off him. Gill tells Karen she wants to set Dev up and asks Karen if she would be prepared to seduce him. Gail asks Richard to move in with her. Richard says he won't move in until they're married and proposes to Gail. Gail accepts.

Regular cast

 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Maxine Peacock - Tracy Shaw
 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Matt Ramsden - Stephen Beckett
 * Duggie Ferguson - John Bowe
 * Bobbi Lewis - Naomi Ryan
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Richard Hillman - Brian Capron
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Molly Hardcastle - Jacqueline Kington
 * Emma Watts - Angela Lonsdale
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Geena Gregory - Jennifer James
 * Eve Elliott - Melanie Kilburn
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones

Guest cast

 * Anita Scott - Nichola McAuliffe
 * Gill Gregory - Michelle Newell