Episode 7042 (27th March 2009)

Plot
Tony, Maria, Natasha and Tom have a drink together and Maria can't help becoming irrationally annoyed when Natasha flirts with Tony. When Tony says he needs an early night, Natasha is disappointed but Tony changes his mind and invites her to the flat. When she arrives dressed to the nines, Tony's impressed but intrigued when Natasha reveals that Maria warned her off him.

Ken and Martha enjoy an intimate glass of wine on the barge. Ken is oblivious to the crisis back home and the urgent message on his phone from Deirdre. Meanwhile, Peter and Deirdre have the mother of all rows which results in her threatening to call social services. Peter backs down and lets her take Simon to number one.

As an oblivious Ken arrives home, however, Peter storms into the house and takes Simon, insisting that Ken and Deirdre are the ones who have been drinking and he is sober.

Dev is worried about Tara and gets Minnie to phone her masquerading as an art dealer. Minnie unwittingly finds herself agreeing to buy three pieces of art for £700.

Sally and Kevin invite Molly and Tyrone for dinner but Sally is put out when Molly reveals that she'd like to play a more active role in the business.

Regular cast

 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Tom Kerrigan - Philip McGinley
 * Natasha Blakeman - Rachel Leskovac
 * Tony Gordon - Gray O'Brien
 * Poppy Morales - Sophiya Haque
 * Tara Mandal - Ayesha Dharker
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Minnie Chandra - Poppy Jhakra
 * Umed Alahan - Harish Patel
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Molly Dobbs - Vicky Binns
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell

Guest cast

 * Martha Fraser - Stephanie Beacham
 * Elderly Man - Bernard Nagle