Mark feels wretched over Mike's illness and agrees to stay in Weatherfield, but Mike urges him not to stay for his sake. Gary is embarrassed to let people know of his romance in Blackpool. Les is pleased when his community service mate Dennis Stringer hangs around the street. Les puts him onto work at the building site. Desperate to do the right thing, Tyrone nervously asks Eric Sutherland's permission to marry Maria. Janice tells an unsympathetic Les that she's going to stay with her mum who has broken her ankle.