Episode 7228 (11th December 2009)

Plot
Carla's keen to know why Tony wanted to see her and she's irritated by his incoherent ramblings. Nothing, however, prepares her for when he finally gets to the point - he reveals that she didn't kill Jimmy and he sent him to ground. Carla is relieved she doesn't have a murder on her conscience but is now worried that Jimmy will return to finish her off.

Meanwhile, Dev's furious when Matt calls around and tells him to back off and stop upsetting Sunita and the children. Later, Bernie becomes tired of Dev's obsession with Sunita and Matt and storms out of the pub, leaving Dev free to go round to Sunita's again. When he starts rowing with Matt, Sunita threatens to stop Dev's access to the children.

The casting for the pantomime is quite a performance in itself as there's stiff competition for each role. The much-coveted part of Cinderella is a closely fought battle between Becky and Claire, but Claire gets the lead role.

Peter is stunned when he receives a call from the Gazette asking for his side of the story. Peter storms round to Ken and Deirdre's house to let his father know exactly what he thinks. Deirdre's disgusted that Ken went behind her back and contacted the press.

Elsewhere, Graeme's agreed to fix Emily's broken window but makes the mistake of letting Norris hold the ladder. Graeme ends up falling to the ground.

Regular cast

 * Tony Gordon - Gray O'Brien
 * Carla Connor - Alison King
 * Graeme Proctor - Craig Gazey
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Michelle Connor - Kym Marsh
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Becky McDonald - Katherine Kelly
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Claire Peacock - Julia Haworth
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Jesse Chadwick - John Thomson (uncredited)
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * John Stape - Graeme Hawley
 * Michelle Connor - Kym Marsh
 * Freda - Ali Briggs
 * Aadi Alahan - Zennon Ditchett
 * Asha Alahan - Tanisha Gorey
 * Sunita Alahan - Shobna Gulati

Guest cast

 * Matt Davis - Christopher Colquhoun
 * Bernie Sayers - Jennifer Hennessy
 * Reporter - Glenn Cunningham