Episode 7278 (19th February 2010)

Plot
The police question Gail and Tina about Rick the loan shark. Tina covers for her dad, claiming that he's working in the Lakes but she later confides in Jason about Joe's crazy plan to fake his own death.

A worried Tina tells Gail that Joe has until Monday to show up or she's telling the police everything. With that, she leaves a message on Joe's phone, begging him to let her know that he's alive and well. Fifty miles up the motorway, though, Joe's body is hauled from the lake and zipped into a body-bag…

Eileen's furious about Jesse's plan to spend all of his winnings on his parents and tells Jesse that he either takes her to Egypt or they're finished. Jesse refuses to disappoint his parents so Eileen insists he moves out of No.11, leaving the future of their relationship uncertain.

Meanwhile, Lewis fancies a bit of fun and persuades Audrey they should go to The Rovers and pretend that they've never met before. Liz and Deirdre admire Lewis across the bar and are mightily put out when he makes a beeline for Audrey. Norris clocks Lewis in The Rovers but can't for the life of him remember where he's seen him before.

Elsewhere, Gary's army mate Quinny tries to chat up Rosie.

Regular cast

 * Gail McIntyre - Helen Worth
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Jesse Chadwick - John Thomson
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Gary Windass - Mikey North
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden

Guest cast

 * PC Brewer - Chris Jack
 * Quinny - Steve Bell
 * Lewis Archer - Nigel Havers