Episode 5872 (20th October 2004)

Plot
Sean and Violet get the pub ready for Dev and Sunita's sangeet party. The party takes place. Sunita looks stunning in a white suit. Dev's in the process of introducing Sunita to his parents Urmila and Ranjiv when to his horror he sees Maya standing by the buffet. Maya enjoys wreaking havoc and purposely spills her red wine down Sunita's white suit. Shelley has to frog march her off the premises.

Shelley apologises to Charlie for being too needy and blames it on Peter for making her mistrustful of men. Charlie's understanding. Gail's delighted when Charlie calls round and builds Bethany's cabin bed in the evening. She gives him a romantic breaks brochure for him and Shelley. Shelley's shocked to see Charlie leaving Gail's house and Gail wearing only a dressing gown.

Meanwhile, Doreen, Ashley and Claire talk over their feelings for Maxine. Doreen's still upset saying she can't replace her daughter like Ashley can his wife.

Elsewhere, Janice and Patrick start snogging much to Roy and Hayley's embarrassment. Roy and Hayley entertain themselves playing "who would you invite to an imaginary dinner party".

Regular cast

 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Violet Wilson - Jenny Platt
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Claire Casey - Julia Haworth
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Doreen Heavey - Prunella Gee
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Patrick Tussel - Trevor Dwyer-Lynch
 * Maya Sharma - Sasha Behar
 * Warren Baldwin - Danny Young
 * Jamie Baldwin - Rupert Hill

Guest cast

 * Ranjiv Alahan - Madhav Sharma
 * Urmila Alahan - Jamila Massey