Episode 7078 (18th May 2009)

Plot
Paula's furious to discover that Colin is back on the Street and staying with Eileen. She accuses Eileen of being a turncoat but Eileen slaps her across the face. As Colin steps in trying to apologise, Paula screams at him, exclaiming that what he did was abuse. She leaves, but Eileen's a mess, hating the situation she's been put in. She tries to be strong but when Paula reappears revealing that she's been to the police, Eileen's devastated.

Ramsay tells Emily that he wants to mend his relationship with Norris before he leaves for Australia. But when he tries to apologise and ask Norris for his forgiveness, Norris counters that as far as he's concerned, Ramsay killed his mother.

Meanwhile, fed up of getting nowhere on the phone to the hospital, a desperate Fiz heads there to enquire about John. At the hospital, she's spotted by Julie who's there with Colin for some tests. Fiz doesn't give anything away, though, leaving Julie puzzled by her sighting.

With Blanche still absent from the Barlows', the atmosphere between Ken and Deirdre is tense. It's clear that they're struggling in each other's company and Blanche's return would ironically be welcome.

Elsewhere, Maria's flummoxed when she receives delivery of a flat packed cot and is grateful when Tony offers to help her put it up.

Regular cast

 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Julie Carp - Katy Cavangh
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Chesney Battersby-Brown - Sam Aston
 * Michelle Connor - Kym Marsh
 * Ryan Connor - Ben Thompson
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Colin Grimshaw - Edward de Souza
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Eddie Windass - Steve Huison
 * Tony Gordon - Gray O'Brien

Guest cast

 * Receptionist - Sally Womersley
 * Ramsay Clegg - Andrew Sachs
 * Paula Carp - Sharon Duce