Episode 5927
Production code	P694/5927
ITV transmission date	29th December 2004 (Wednesday)
Script editor	Bryan Kirkwood Jenny White
Story editor	Mark Bickerton
Story associates	Jane Pearson Lyn Papadopoulos Cathianne Hall Jane Marlow Lesley Westhead
Writer	David Lane
Designer	Julian Perkins
Director	John Anderson
Executive Producer	Carolyn Reynolds
Producer	Tony Wood
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PlotEdit

Katy finds Martin tidying the flat. Worried he might find her pill packet in the bin she steers him into bed. Martin's none the wiser. Janice, Hayley and Sean are missing Karen in the factory. Kelly decides to move to Karen's machine as it's better than hers. Steve's unnerved when Tracy arrives with some food shopping for him. He later tells Deirdre to speak to Tracy and make sure she stays away from him. Roy's annoyed when Vince enters the café and uses the gents without buying anything. Norris is convinced Steve has murdered Karen as no-one saw her leave. Violet, Jason and Sean arrange to go clubbing together. Everyone's in hysterics when Les tells them how Patrick has run over himself in his taxi. Later Les sprains his ankle when he re-enacts what happened to Patrick. Jack and Vera tells Tyrone he's welcome to move Maria into No. 9 again if he wants. Charlie notices Deirdre watching him and wonders what's going on. Katy tells Violet she's secretly thrown her pills away and is hoping to get pregnant. Steve's drunk and emotional in the Rovers. Tracy insists on helping him back to his flat despite his protests. She settles him in a chair and kisses him on the forehead. Steve's too drunk to notice.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
• Kelly Crabtree - Tupele Dorgu
• Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
• Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
• Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
• Tracy Barlow - Kate Ford
• Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
• Katy Harris - Lucy-Jo Hudson
• Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
• Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
• Sonia Marshall - Tina Gambe
• Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
• Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
• Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Roy Cropper - David Neilson
• Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
• Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
• Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
• Violet Wilson - Jenny Platt
• Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
• Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
• Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
• Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
• Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall

Guest castEdit

• Vince - Conrad Nelson

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 12,940,000 viewers (1st place).