Episode 5228 (10th March 2002)

Plot
It's the day of Ben's christening and Curly and Emma are getting ready. Sunita is upset that her [[Mina Parekh
 * mum]] hasn't phoned to thank her for the Mother's Day card. Dev persuades Vik not to go to Hazel's house looking for her. Deidre forgets to send Blanche a Mother's Day card and Blanche is displeased. Jason tells Todd that he should be grateful that he got off with Candice because now Todd can go out with Sarah. Les has a go at Janice and she storms out the café. Candice storms off when she sees Todd and Sarah kissing. Ken and Deirdre go to lunch without Blanche who is still sulking. Les is still bragging about his relationship with Sandra Milligan. Blanche is cheered up by Archie's visit. Everyone returns to the street talking about the Christening and Norris correcting the vicar on his wording. Norris talks at length to Curly's parents about his involvement with Ben. Norris declares to Vera and Kevin that he is the chief Godparent. John Wilding pays Vik a visit at the Street Cars - he doesn't touch him physically, but the threat is there. Sandra confesses to a distraught Les that she is giving it another go with her ex-husband.

Regular cast

 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
 * Emma Watts - Angela Lonsdale
 * Maxine Peacock - Tracy Shaw
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Vikram Desai - Chris Bisson
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
 * Geena Gregory - Jennifer James
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Archie Shuttleworth - Roy Hudd
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati

Guest cast

 * Eunice Watts - Angela Rooks
 * Arthur Watts - Geoff Oldham
 * John Wilding - John Bowler
 * Sandra Milligan - Francesca Manning