Episode 5244 (7th April 2002)

Plot
Sally is worried that the business is doing so badly she might have to let Jason go. Jason manages to sell a whole lot of home safety products to Emma, Sally is pleased but she knows it's not enough. Mike suggests to Sol Pepper that Underworld could make the bustiers for Sol's company more cheaply than he makes them himself. Sol realises this is a good proposition and says he'll consider it. Charlie arrives back and sees Matt going into the Peacock's house. She confronts him and soon realises that Ashley is still ignorant of the situation. Ashley realises that there's something going on and questions Matt and Maxine. Matt forces Maxine to tell Ashley about their one night stand. Ashley is devastated and realises that the baby could be Matt's. Maxine is so distraught that she goes into labour six weeks early. Ashley calls an ambulance and goes with Maxine to the hospital after telling Matt to get out of the house and leave them alone.

Regular cast

 * Maxine Peacock - Tracy Shaw
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Charlie Ramsden - Clare McGlinn
 * Matt Ramsden - Stephen Beckett
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Sam Kingston - Scott Wright
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay

Guest cast

 * Midwife Sheila Cunningham - Rebecca Lamb
 * Nurse Cooper - Justine Adams
 * Dan Staveley - Robert Lonsdale