Episode 5549 (25th July 2003)

Plot
Roy has spent all night at the dining room table, head in hands. Mike invites Audrey to Delphines for her birthday. Archie persuades Mike to cancel as he's already secretly booked a table. Deirdre defends Tracy, upset at all the attacks on her daughter. Ciaran presents Sunita with his "grandmother's" ring, but says they can't marry until next year, as he'll need to save up. Sarah persuades Todd to come on the camping trip. Eileen makes peace with Todd, and looks around his flat. Fiz is worried about Roy. She looks after him and arranges for Vera to open the cafe. Katy lies to Angela about an all-night party at the weekend, so she can spend the night with Martin. Angela suspects her real motives and asks Gail for advice. Fiz asks Rita to talk to Roy. Rita tells him that she knows that he's a decent man who was was taken advantage of, and she's sure that Hayley will feel the same way. Dev annoys Sunita by questioning the origins of the ring. She tells him that she's moving out of the flat and will find another job as soon as possible. Fiz confronts a defiant Tracy in the Rovers. Fiz punches her and pours a pint over her prostrate form. She issues a warning not to mess with Roy again. Mike tells Audrey that Archie is waiting for her at Delphines. Audrey arrives late, but Archie is delighted to see her. After supper, he amazes her by proposing. Audrey gives him a definite maybe.

Regular cast

 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Archie Shuttleworth - Roy Hudd
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Katy Harris - Lucy-Jo Hudson
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
 * Angela Harris - Kathryn Hunt
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Tracy Preston - Kate Ford
 * Bev Unwin - Susie Blake
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas

Guest cast
None