Episode 5407 (27th December 2002)

Plot
Tracy loafs around the house all day and despite Deirdre's best efforts refuses to even phone Robert Preston. Norris is back from hospital and wearing a neck brace. He tells Audrey that he has never trusted Richard and he believes all she says about him. Vera takes Ciaran on in the cafe as Roy is still away and Ciaran was a chef in the Navy. Norris tells Audrey that now she's changed her will he fears that Richard will be out to try and kill Emily. Peter and Shelley are upset that Ciaran is still around and working in Roy's Rolls. Tracy takes her wedding ring off and throws it into the fire. Deirdre is upset. Todd thinks he spots someone with a torch in Sally's old hardware shop which is now empty but Sarah thinks he's imagining it. Richard tells Audrey that she'll never get Gail or the children to believe her story. Tracy gets all dolled up for a date with Ciaran but bumps into Dev instead. She ends up back at Dev's flat and they have sex.

Regular cast

 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Tracy Preston - Kate Ford
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Richard Hillman - Brian Capron
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O’Brien
 * Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Archie Shuttleworth - Roy Hudd
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson

Guest cast
None