Episode 7664 (8th August 2011)

Plot
Chris leaves the flat and bumps into Cheryl. Cheryl finds a shaken Maria and Liam crying in the flat. Gail shows up at Audrey's unexpectedly, while Audrey and Marc are getting ready. As Marc has a face full of make-up, he shoves a pie in his face. Audrey tells Gail it's a face mask. Oblivious to the truth, Gail complains about David and Kylie running the salon into the ground. Maria tells Cheryl she was terrified of Chris. Leanne goes to see Stella at the Rovers. Lloyd doesn't want Cheryl getting involved with Chris. Leanne tells Stella she was out of order worming her way into spending time with Simon but softens when Stella tells her about her memories of her as a baby. Cheryl won't let Chris in her house to see Russ. He admits that he has been acting strangely because he's dying. He went to the doctor and had a scan for a brain tumour. While he hasn't had the courage to check the results, he knows it'll be positive. A restaurant critic from the Gazette dines at the bistro. Gail serves him but is overbearingly enthusiastic and loses a nail in his food. Nick tells her she's not cut out for waitressing and cuts her back down to being a cleaner. Audrey tells Marc she wants Gail to find out about Marcia on her terms. Chris goes to tell Maria about his condition but she wants him to leave. Nick takes Eva on as a waitress. Stella tells Leanne it's her birthday tomorrow. On his way out, Chris tells Maria he has a brain tumour but he leaves anyway, saying he needs space.

Regular cast

 * Chris Gray – Will Thorp
 * Cheryl Gray – Holly Quin-Ankrah
 * Maria Connor – Samia Smith
 * Audrey Roberts – Sue Nicholls
 * Gail McIntyre – Helen Worth
 * Leanne Barlow – Jane Danson
 * Tina McIntyre – Michelle Keegan
 * Stella Price – Michelle Collins
 * Amber Kalirai – Nikki Patel
 * Sophie Webster – Brooke Vincent
 * Lloyd Mullaney – Craig Charles
 * Karl Munro – John Michie
 * Sian Powers – Sacha Parkinson
 * Nick Tilsley – Ben Price
 * Eva Price – Catherine Tyldesley

Guest cast

 * Marc Selby – Andrew Hall
 * Greg – Ben Frimstone