Episode 5509 (21st May 2003)

Plot
Mick and Janice go for a celebratory drink and insist that Emma comes with them. Curly refuses and goes home in disgust. Kirk is distraught that Les has been wrongly imprisoned. Fiz tries to cheer him up. Claire confides in Maria that she has a rather possessive boyfriend who is unhappy about the amount of hours she's working for Ashley. Dev calls to see Sunita. He gives her a beautiful sari and tells her how his holiday in India has changed him and he feels spiritually awakened. Blanche gets her hair done as Wally Bannister is coming to tea. She warns Audrey that she won't be pinching Wally from her as she did with Archie. Claire takes Joshua to see Ashley in the Butcher's Shop. Ashley thanks her for working so hard and asks her if she's got a boyfriend. Claire lies and says not. Martin and Katy arrive back from their run. They call in the cafe and chat about the Fun Run. Ashley and Fred are delighted when they get home and find Claire has cooked a stew for them. They insist that she stays and eats with them. Wally has tea at No. 1 with Blanche, Ken, Deirdre and Tracy. Les arrives in prison. He's furious at the injustice of his situation.

Regular cast

 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Mick Hopwood - Ian Gain
 * Emma Watts - Angela Lonsdale
 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Claire Casey - Julia Haworth
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Bev Unwin - Susie Blake
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Katy Harris - Lucy-Jo Hudson
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Tracy Preston - Kate Ford
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson

Guest cast

 * Prison Officer - Ged Mulherin
 * Wally Bannister - Bernard Cribbins