Episode 7277 (19th February 2010)

Plot
Tina receives a bouquet of flowers apparently from Joe but she's upset that he couldn't be bothered to phone. Rick, meanwhile, steps up his harassment campaign at the Platts' and demands more cash from Gail. However, she closes the door in his face. Rick tries to coerce money from Tina but Jason tells him to shove off.

Furious that he's getting nowhere, Rick sets light to a newspaper and pushes it through Tina and Jason's letterbox. Jason rushes down the stairs, puts the fire out and calls the police. Tina's shaken by the incident and sends a text to Joe, informing him that the loan shark just tried to kill her.

David reads the text on Joe's phone and tells Gail that they really need to go to the police. Gail refuses but Jason's already reported Rick himself. As the police arrive on the Street, a desperate Gail fills Tina in on her dad's plan to fake his own death. Tina is stunned.

Jesse gives Eileen a watch as a present and tells her that he's spending the rest of his winnings on a holiday to Egypt with his parents. Eileen's gutted, wondering what it means for their relationship.

Elsewhere, Roy warns Anna and John that he's going to have to reduce their hours until business picks up; Gary arrives home for the weekend with his army friend Quinny; and Audrey's fed up of spending her evenings alone and decides to call Lewis.

Regular cast

 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Gail McIntyre - Helen Worth
 * Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Jesse Chadwick - John Thomson
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * John Stape - Graeme Hawley
 * Anna Windass - Debbie Rush
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Gary Windass - Mikey North
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls

Guest cast

 * Rick Neelan - Greg Wood
 * Quinny - Steve Bell
 * Lewis Archer - Nigel Havers
 * Walker - Vashti Maclachlan