Episode 6185 (16th December 2005)

Plot
Dev and Sunita are arguing in the shop when Amber suddenly arrives. Sunita leaves feeling uncomfortable. Amber tells Dev she hates him and tackles him as to why he didn't marry her mother. Whether he likes it or not, he's her dad and she's staying around.

Gail gets a call to say David's playing truant from school and not for the first time. She tries to tackle David over his truancy but he just walks off leaving Gail frustrated.

Meanwhile, Lloyd enjoys needling Steve over the fact Ronnie now has her own flat. Kelly tells Lloyd she expects something expensive for Christmas, he explains he's broke but it falls on deaf ears. When Kelly wins £2,500 on a lottery scratch card, she buys all the girls a drink and promises to take them all into town.

Elsewhere, Steve's annoyed to find Vernon's stayed in his flat with Liz. He falls over Vernon's drum kit in the kitchen. Rosie's in floods of tears after catching Craig eating sausage rolls at the party when he's supposed to be vegetarian. He apologizes and they make up. Eric apologizes to Carol and she agrees to carry on working at the bookies.

Adam continues to needle Danny behind Mike's back, but Danny's determined to catch him out.

Regular cast

 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
 * Vernon Tomlin - Ian Reddington
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan
 * Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
 * Danny Baldwin - Bradley Walsh
 * Adam Barlow - Sam Robertson
 * Frankie Baldwin - Debra Stephenson
 * Jamie Baldwin - Rupert Hill
 * Carol Baldwin - Lynne Pearson
 * Lloyd Mullaney - Craig Charles
 * Ronnie Clayton - Emma Stansfield
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Kelly Crabtree - Tupele Dorgu
 * Phil Nail - Clive Russell
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Sunita Alahan - Shobna Gulati
 * Amber - Nikki Patel
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Keith Appleyard - Ian Redford
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Craig Harris - Richard Fleeshman
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Joanne - Zaraah Abrahams
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs

Guest cast

 * Eric - Tony Slattery