Episode 5831 (25th August 2004)

Plot
Steve tries to support Karen but she keeps pushing him away, insisting she is fine. Jack is nervous about agreeing to dress up as a woman for the bowls competition and worried that Vera will find out. Frankie is talking to Sunita and Dev about their engagement. Steve tries to convince Karen that she should go and see her Mum, but she is having none of it. Dev talks to Steve about getting back the engagement ring he gave to Maya. Ciaran is shocked when Charlie gives him the new quote for work on the restaurant - it's another £20,000. Steve tells Liz about Karen's past. Liz tries to talk to Karen, but she tells her to keep out of her life and marriage. Danny overhears Karen and asks her why she was off work sick and was now in the pub. He doesn't know what to say when Liz tells him that Karen's mum is dying. Fiz puts the finishing touches to Jack's make-up. Hayley, Sonia and Fiz are trying to teach Jack to walk like a woman. They decide his name should be Ida Fagg. When Jack goes back home his dress gets mixed in with Frankie's clothes and Vera takes them all back to her. Dev asks Sunita about an engagement ring and whether history and tradition are important to her. Dev then leaves a message on Maya's answerphone asking her to call him. Ciaran asks his Bank's business advisor for an extra £20,000, but is told he is a financial risk. Steve arrives back at their flat with Karen's Auntie Eva. They tell her that her mum has died.

Regular cast

 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Sonia Marshall - Tina Gambe
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Frankie Baldwin - Debra Stephenson
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Danny Baldwin - Bradley Walsh
 * Angela Harris - Kathryn Hunt
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn

Guest cast

 * Raymond Cummings - Jack Lord
 * Eva Briggs - Maggie Ollerenshaw