Episode 5450
Production code	P694/5450
ITV transmission date	28th February 2003 (Friday)
Script editor	Gareth Philips Jane Hudson
Story editor	Colin Steven
Story associates	Mark Bickerton Josie Burke Nazrin Choudhury Bryan Kirkwood David Millard
Writer	David Lane
Designer	Julian Perkins
Director	Ian Bevitt
Executive Producer	Carolyn Reynolds
Producer	Kieran Roberts
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PlotEdit

The residents of the Street have all heard that Richard has confessed to Maxine's murder before he absconded. The news is broken to Emily who is upset when she realises that he was intending to kill her but Maxine interrupted him. Norris comforts her. The police call on Ashley and Fred and tell them that it looks as though Richard is the murderer and not Ade. Ashley is furious when he thinks about Richard's speech at Maxine's funeral. Shelley shops for a wedding dress with Deirdre and Sunita. Deirdre apologises to Ken for doubting his judgment of Aidan. Ashley rushes round to see Gail at Audrey's. He screams abuse at her and refuses to accept that she knew nothing of Richard's activities. Gail breaks down saying she wishes Richard had killed her too. David tries to protect her from Ashley. Emily is guilt-ridden. She apologises to Ashley saying she wishes Richard had killed her and not Maxine. Ashley hugs her. Audrey and Gail apologise for all the terrible things they've said to each other. Norris loves the fact that his suspicions of Richard from the beginning have all come true. Rita apologises for doubting him. Peter calls to see Lucy again. He gets down on one knee and proposes for the second time. This time Lucy accepts.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
• Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
• Emma Watts - Angela Lonsdale
• Mick Hopwood - Ian Gain
• Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
• Fred Elliott - John Savident
• Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
• David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
• Sarah Platt - Tina O’Brien
• Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
• Gail Hillman - Helen Worth
• Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
• Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
• Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
• Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
• Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
• Tracy Preston - Kate Ford
• Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
• Lucy Richards - Katy Carmichael
• Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
• Betty Williams - Betty Driver
• Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
• Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
• Angela Nelson - Kathryn Hunt

Guest castEdit

• DC Brett - Paul Gabriel
• Brenda Robinson - Elizabeth Bennett

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 15,730,000 viewers (4th place).

Notable dialogueEdit

Blanche Hunt: "There are folk round here who are going to be eating humble pie after what they said about our Kenneth and I, for one, intend to see they get jolly big helpings!"

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Ashley Peacock (to Gail Hillman): "You had to know! You had to! She kept telling you what he was and you did nothing! And there can only be one answer! You had to know. You had to! You could've stopped Maxine being killed but you didn't do a flaming thing!"

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Ashley Peacock (to Gail Hillman): "Remember Maxine do you? Course you do! You were at her funeral remember? The one where your husband stood up and told everyone how lovely she was! Where was he for them ten minutes...fifteen? How long it took him to bash her head in!"