Published: Wed, 01 Jul, 2009,

Maria's fed up of waiting for the baby to arrive. She feels like a beached whale.

So, to stop her climbing the walls, she and Tony decide to go for a long walk along the coast.

Unfortunately for the mum-to-be, that's when the baby decides to come into the world.

Panicked Tony can't get a signal on his mobile phone to call for help and is forced to deliver the child.

(Well, it makes a change from killing people.)

Get the low-down on the whole sandy story by:

Watching a video interview with Samia Smith (Maria) and Gray O' Brien (Tony).

Viewing the beach birth slideshow

Reading about the real-life baby who plays Maria's child

Watching preview clips of what's coming up after the birth

Watch our backstage video of Maria's birth

Watch our video special as Samia Smith introduces some of Corrie's most unusual births.

And don't worry if you miss an episode, you can catch up online in four different ways with catch up articles, picture catch ups, quick catch up videos and by watching the full episode.

Plus after Friday's episodes we'll have an exclusive behind-the-scenes video showing how the birth scenes were filmed.