Episode 7041 (27th March 2009)

Plot
Deirdre is struggling to cope with the situation at Peter's and moans to Blanche that she could do with some support from Ken. She takes Simon back to the flat and discovers all his empty whisky bottles. A furious Peter returns to find Deirdre going through his things and demands that she leave. But Deirdre refuses until he can prove to her that Simon is safe in his care.

Meanwhile Ken and Martha enjoy an afternoon aboard the boat and Ken is still managing to side step some tricky questions about his home life.

Maria and Tom make friends after Tom apologises for suggesting that Tony might fancy her.

Elsewhere, Julie is worried that she might be pregnant but Kirk is excited at the prospect.

Regular cast

 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Julie Carp - Katy Cavanagh
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Tony Gordon - Gray O'Brien
 * Natasha Blakeman - Rachel Leskovac
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Umed Alahan - Harish Patel
 * Tara Mandal - Ayesha Dharker
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Molly Dobbs - Vicky Binns
 * Tom Kerrigan - Philip McGinley
 * Minnie Chandra - Poppy Jhakra
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Simon Barlow - Alex Bain

Guest cast

 * Martha Fraser - Stephanie Beacham