Episode 5422 (19th January 2003)

Plot
Candice tells Sarah she should sell her Ade story to the press. Gail forbids it. The police let Ashley know that they've charged Ade with Maxine's murder. Blanche points out to Ken that if he represents Ade the locals won't like it. Ken says that he has to as something is telling him that Ade is innocent. Doreen and Audrey reminisce about what a lovely girl Maxine was. Emma calls round to the Rovers where Ashley is staying and gives him Maxine's wedding ring back. Ashley breaks down. Richard gets a call to tell him that one of his clients has died. He will get £23,000 from the equity release scheme. He realises that he need never have tried to murder Emily. The guilt is really getting to Richard. Maria is using a pregnancy testing kit and Fiz finds out. Ciaran confesses to Peter that he's done a runner from the Navy as he was caught in bed with the skipper's wife and he in turn gave the skipper a kicking. Peter confesses to Ciaran that he had an affair with Lucy and that he's in love with both Shelley and Lucy. Maria's pregnancy test is positive. She confesses to Fiz that the baby is John's.

Regular cast

 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Doreen Heavey - Prunella Gee
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O’Brien
 * Richard Hillman - Brian Capron
 * Emma Watts - Angela Lonsdale
 * Gail Hillman - Helen Worth
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden

Guest cast

 * John Arnley - Paul Warriner