Episode 5441 (16th February 2003)

Plot
Shelley is furious at Ciaran's cheek wanting to be best man at the wedding and annoyed with Peter for even discussing it with him. Les is depressed that Janice wants a divorce. He asks Fiz to try and persuade her otherwise. Steve plans a romantic day with Karen. He nips out for a bottle of wine and when he returns is annoyed to find Joe in the flat. Karen and Joe are flirting with each other. Joe's cooker has broken down and Karen insists that Joe stays for dinner. Sunita is delighted when Ciaran give her a bracelet and asks her out for dinner. Roy has a meeting with the Landlord of the Victoria Street shop units who agrees to let him rent the old hardware shop and extend the cafe. Roy is pleased that he's scuppered Ciaran's plans. Harry offers to go and clean No. 4 so that Ashley can move back in. Ashley agrees but insists that he wants to go with Harry. The Police turn up in the Rovers looking for Ciaran. Shelley points him out. The Police arrest Ciaran for being AWOL from the Navy. Shelley is furious with Peter when she realises that he knew what Ciaran was up to. As Ciaran is dragged away he shouts at Shelley and intimates that he knows some dark secret of Peter's. Shelley is worried.

Regular cast

 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Angela Nelson - Kathryn Hunt
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Archie Shuttleworth - Roy Hudd
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Harry Flagg - Iain Rogerson
 * Richard Hillman - Brian Capron
 * Joe Carter - Jonathan Wrather
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Mick Hopwood - Ian Gain

Guest cast

 * PC Pullen - Denton Brown