Blanche (Maggie Jones) has noticed that all is not well with Ken (William Roache) and Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride) but is convinced that with a bit of TLC they will be as right as rain. Ken is certainly trying to make an effort and cooks dinner for Deirdre. But Deirdre can’t cope with Ken’s attempts at being nice to her and confides in Liz (Beverly Callard) that she is finding it really hard not to blame him for everything.Carla (Alison King) is excited that she has got some new orders so is more than a little put out when she finds a space where her desk used to be. She is furious with Paul (Sean Gallagher) and Liam (Rob James Collier) for leaving her high and dry. Michelle (Kym Ryder) is curious as to why Liam and Paul are freezing Carla out and tackles Paul about what secret they are keeping from her. Vera (Eizabeth Dawn) wants Jack (William Tarmey) to start pulling his weight around the house and make more of an effort to keep the house tidy.He makes a start on the cleaning but Vera can’t see much of an improvement. Annoyed she heads off upstairs but Jack hears an almighty crash and rushes in to the hall to found Vera sprawled at the bottom of the stairs – it seems his attempts at cleaning stretched only as far as moving a pile of pigeon mags onto the stairs!Liz enjoyed her night out with Derek (David Hounslow) but advises him not to come round to the pub too much otherwise people will start talking. He tells her about a flat they can have the use of – will Liz be tempted?
