Episode 5439 (12th February 2003)

Plot
Karen's new job as Underworld supervisor is getting her down. She feels an outcast from her mates. Janice continues to give her stick. Karen threatens to sack Janice but they both know she hasn't the authority. Angela suggests to Janice that she should report Karen to Mike Baldwin. Angela and Janice start to warm to each other. Deirdre decides that she doesn't want her job back at the Corner Shop. She tells Dev. Ken is relieved. Tracy teases Dev, playing hard to get. Dev is frustrated. Les has a go at Maria for her affair with Toyah's boyfriend. Shelley sticks up for Maria. Les makes a point of letting Mick know that Janice got drunk and threw a pint of bitter all over Karen. Mick is unimpressed at her behaviour and tells Janice that as a copper he can't be seen to be mixing with violent drunken people. Janice takes this on board and apologises. Richard slips Todd £20 to take Sarah out on Valentine's Day so that he can have a romantic night in with Gail. Candice is upset that she's going to be left on her own on Valentine's Day and will have to go to Duane Lowther's party by herself. Ciaran tells Peter that he would like to be his best man at the wedding. Karen tells Joe that she wants to step down as supervisor. Joe persuades her to give it another go, he says she's got what it takes and could be dynamite. Karen is flattered.

Regular cast

 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Joe Carter - Jonathan Wrather
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Angela Nelson - Kathryn Hunt
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Tracy Preston - Kate Ford
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Mick Hopwood - Ian Gain
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O’Brien
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
 * Richard Hillman - Brian Capron
 * Gail Hillman - Helen Worth
 * Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy

Guest cast
None