Episode 5788 (28th June 2004)

Plot
Sally furious to find the garage flyers blowing all over the street. Rita apologises but points out she should have paid for a proper advert in the paper. Les brings Schmeichel the dog round to cheer Chesney up. Les explains to Chesney that Cilla's gone now and he's living with Janice instead. Chesney's disappointed. Karen's still furious with Steve and to get her own back goes on a shopping spree. She accuses Liz of purposely scuppering her birthday plans for Steve but Liz denies it. Kirk talks to Chesney, explaining that he's better off with Les, who cares about him, than with his mum who's unreliable. Cilla reports Janice and Leanne for shoplifting. After a tussle with security and the police they are found innocent and allowed to go. Audrey's upset to learn that Emily, Rita and Blanche are campaigning against Alf Roberts' memorial fountain. Deirdre's worried when Emily asks her to be their inside mole on the Council. Cilla muscles her way into No. 5 on the pretext of wanting to see Chesney. As she leaves she makes a comment to Janice about Freshcos and she realises the shop-lifting set-up was down to Cilla. Janice vows to pay her back.

Regular cast

 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Frankie Baldwin - Debra Stephenson
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Chesney Brown - Sam Aston
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
 * Cilla Brown - Wendi Peters
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Deirdre Rachid - Anne Kirkbride
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Danny Baldwin - Bradley Walsh
 * Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls

Guest cast

 * Security Guard - Paul Aspden