Episode 7049 (8th April 2009)

Plot
Gail's gutted as Joe packs his things into his van and tells her that he's moving out. But as he tries to lug a huge piece of hardboard into the van, he slips and puts his back out. Seizing her opportunity, Gail rushes to his aid, taking him to the doctors where he's told he'll need complete rest for a couple of weeks. Gail's secretly pleased that Joe's in no fit state to leave.

With her new-found religious beliefs, Sophie decides she's going to ask forgiveness for the terrible things she's done in the past. She admits to Rita that she stole some sweets from the Kabin when she was little. Rita's forgiving but Norris is less so, while Sally's unimpressed that her daughter's going round telling people how she used to shoplift.

Elsewhere, Peter takes Michelle out for dinner. But when she orders a glass of wine, he gets tetchy. It's a disastrous evening as all Peter can talk about is his drink problem and he can't get out of the restaurant quick enough.

It's Ken and Deirdre's anniversary but as she presents him with a card, she's disappointed that he's forgotten. Making up ground, he asks her if she’d like to go out for dinner but Deirdre tells him that it's too late and it's obvious that he's not really interested.

Regular cast

 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Joe McIntyre - Reece Dinsdale
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Sophie Webster - Brooke Vincent
 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Michelle Connor - Kym Marsh
 * Len Windass - Conor Ryan
 * Gary Windass - Mikey North
 * Anna Windass - Debbie Rush
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
 * Molly Dobbs - Vicky Binns
 * Chesney Battersby-Brown - Sam Aston
 * Poppy Morales - Sophiya Haque
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd

Guest cast

 * Mary Taylor - Patti Clare