Episode 5697 (22nd February 2004)

Plot
Maya unsuccessfully drops hints to Dev that his father thought her marriage material. Dev later tells Eileen that he is not the marrying kind. Meanwhile Maya finds out from Ciaran that Dev has been engaged at least twice before to Sunita and Geena. Dev comes back from work in Eccles to find Maya flirting with Ciaran in the Rovers. She is clearly very upset and gives him the cold shoulder back in the flat. Tracy tells Ciaran that she wants to make a go of it with her baby, even without Steve, and then announces to the whole street that they are all hypocrites for criticising her. Fred tells Ashley to go out for the afternoon, and Claire turns up to make up the hours from Sunday. Fred thinks Imogen Stamford is trying to poach Claire. Ashley and Claire go out to buy shoes for Joshua while Fred serves up a meal for Penny. Fred invites Penny away for a week to a cottage in Yorkshire and she accepts. Ashley warns Fred to be careful, and tells him that he won't start a relationship with Claire, which Claire overhears. Roy and Hayley are clearly upset over losing Patience. Ken comes round to apologise and tell them he will get all their money back, but Patience belongs with her mother. Roy becomes angry and manhandles Ken out of the cafe telling him this is about more than just money. Roy and Hayley decide to fight for Patience. The Barlows all seem content with Patience being with Tracy.

Regular cast

 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Tracy Barlow - Kate Ford
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Maya Sharma - Sasha Behar
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Claire Casey - Julia Haworth
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Penny King - Pauline Fleming

Guest cast
None