Episode 7873 (24th May 2012)

Plot
Tyrone treats Kirsty to a birthday lunch then gets her out of the way while he prepares the surprise party. Eva feels terrible for blowing it with Nick. Stella and Karl celebrate six years together with a meal. Sunita is jealous. Audrey decides not to go on the cruise. Nick tells Eva she still has her job. Kirsty struggles to enjoy her party. She's horrified when her parents are the surprise guests. Tyrone tells them he wanted to meet them before the baby came and is astonished to discover they don't know Kirsty is pregnant. Edwin Soames is ashamed of her and says her life is a mess as she's engaged to a loser. A drunken Beth blurts out about her dismissal from the police. He calls her a disgrace. David admits he might have been wrong about Lewis. Audrey gives David and Kylie their jobs back at the salon. Karl has a good time with Stella and tells Sunita he wants to call time on their affair. Kirsty is angry at Tyrone for sticking his nose in and abuses him. When he walks away, she grabs him by the neck.

Regular cast

 * Nick Tilsley - Ben Price
 * Gail McIntyre - Helen Worth
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Kirsty Soames - Natalie Gumede
 * Stella Price - Michelle Collins
 * Eva Price - Catherine Tyldesley
 * Karl Munro - John Michie
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Kylie Platt - Paula Lane
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Dennis Tanner - Philip Lowrie
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Sunita Alahan - Shobna Gulati
 * Gary Windass - Mikey North
 * Fiz Stape - Jennie McAlpine
 * Izzy Armstrong - Cherylee Houston
 * Katy Armstrong - Georgia May Foote
 * Chesney Brown - Sam Aston
 * Tommy Duckworth - Chris Fountain
 * Beth Tinker - Lisa George

Guest cast

 * Lewis Archer - Nigel Havers
 * Edwin Soames - David Lonsdale
 * Alison Soames - Dawn Hope

Places

 * Coronation Street
 * Rovers Return Inn - Public bar, back rooms
 * 8 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
 * 9 Coronation Street - Back rooms
 * The Kabin
 * Audrey's salon
 * Nick's Bistro