Episode 6770 (10th March 2008)

Plot
Claire’s worry about Chesney reaches a peak when she goes round to No.5 with some home-made food and sees for herself the squalor he and Kirk are living in. When she spots the mouse trap and notices Chesney has a burn on his arm from doing the ironing - she demands a quiet word with Kirk and tells him it's not a fit environment for a child - he needs proper care. Kirk declines Claire's offer of help and promises to sort everything out. He does set about tidying up but when he gets a call asking him to attend a job interview he has to abandon his chores. Later, as Chesney's in the house alone, a social worker arrives to inspect the house and to get to the bottom of who is actually taking care of him. Chesney tries to convince the social worker that he's coping fine but it's clear he's being neglected. Chesney's horrified to discover that he's being taken into care for his own safety and reluctantly leaves the street in a police car as Schmeichel is taken by the RSPCA. Meanwhile, Kirk has been buying cleaning products on his way home and stopped into the pub for a drink. When he finally returns to No.5 - he's devastated to find that Chesney has been taken.

David is suspicious as to why Gail and Audrey are being so nice to him and when he sees Gail and Tina talking in the kitchen, he creeps closer curious to hear what they’re saying.

Elsewhere, Jason is upset when Gail tells him Sarah doesn't want to speak to him. And Kelly steals a load of rejected garments from the factory. Also, Liam jokes to Tony that he’s so involved in Underworld, he may as well buy him out. Meanwhile, Tony reveals his plans to invest in the new flats being built next to Roy's Rolls.

Regular cast

 * Ashley Peacock - Steve Arnold
 * Claire Peacock - Julia Haworth
 * Joshua Peacock - Benjamin Beresford
 * Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Chesney Battersby-Brown - Sam Aston
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Tony Gordon - Gray O'Brien
 * Carla Connor - Alison King
 * Michelle Connor - Kym Ryder
 * Ryan Connor - Ben Thompson
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Wiki Dankowska - Wanda Opalinska
 * Liam Connor - Rob James-Collier
 * Kelly Crabtree - Tupele Dorgu
 * Molly Compton - Vicky Binns
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
 * Darryl Morton - Jonathan Dixon

Guest cast

 * Andy Partridge - Liam Fox