Episode 5411 (3rd January 2003)

Plot
Dev arranges to take Tracy out. Tracy agrees but later stands him up. Dev is very angry. Deirdre is delighted as she thinks Tracy has dumped him. Eileen tells Todd and Jason that the house is being sold. Roy tells Ciaran that they no longer need him in the cafe. However Aiden comes into the cafe and tries to steal some food. Roy tries to stop him, there's a scuffle and Ciaran comes to Roy's rescue. Later Toyah asks if she can cut her hours at the cafe down and so Hayley insists that they keep Ciaran on. Ciaran is delighted. John Arnley calls round to see Maria - he knows that Toyah is out. Sarah visits Ade again. She feels sorry for him when he explains how his mum left and he had a fight with his dad. She promises to bring him food and money. John and Maria end up in bed and have passionate sex. As soon as it's over Maria is guilt-ridden realising how she's betrayed her friend. She chucks John out. Deirdre is so thrilled that Tracy has stood Dev up that she takes Ken out for dinner. John is just leaving the flat when Fiz arrives back. Fiz can see what's been going on and is disgusted, especially with Maria.

Regular cast

 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Tracy Preston - Kate Ford
 * Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O’Brien
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle

Guest cast

 * Aidan Critchley - Dean Ashton
 * John Arnley - Paul Warriner