Episode 5963 (16th February 2005)

Plot
Ken and Deirdre are planning to get married in Majorca until they their pensions aren't doing nearly as well as they'd thought. Tracy's upset they've changed their minds as she was looking forward to a free holiday. Dev tells Steve he's selling his share of Street Cars as he needs the cash while he re-builds his shops.Steve's gutted when he receives a letter from Karen's solicitor stating she's started divorce proceedings. Tracy's delighted.

Claire's dropped off Joshua for his first day at nursery school, and announces she's going to the agency to see if they've any more nannying jobs for her. Fred and Ashley are unhappy at the idea of her working for another family, so Fred suggests to Claire he give her a job in the family butchers.

Meanwhile, Shelley's on cloud nine thinking she's reached her target weight. Charlie takes her to the Clock Restaurant to celebrate. When Shelley briefly mentions Charlie's brother, he's quick to say he doesn't want to discuss him. Shelley's bemused.

Sean amuses Eileen and Violet as he tells them about the "bit of rough" he pulled the other night. Jason says he's putting him off his breakfast.

Elsewhere, Dev tells Steve he's selling his share of Street Cars as he needs the cash while he re-builds his shops. Fred joins Norris's card school but is soon exposed as a cheat. And Gail tells Sarah that Scooter is welcome to stay over in Sarah's room.

Regular cast

 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Tracy Barlow - Kate Ford
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Violet Wilson - Jenny Platt
 * Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Claire Peacock - Julia Haworth
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
 * Sunita Alahan - Shobna Gulati
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire

Guest cast
None