Episode 6449 (17th December 2006)

Plot
Members of the Battersby-Brown household nervously prepare themselves for the worst as a terrified Cilla awaits her test results. Chesney is anxious about how life will change if his mum becomes ill and conveys his suspicions about Les and Yana to Kirk. His worries aren’t eased when he comes home to find Les and Yana at home together.

Over at the hospital Cilla is in high spirits after being told that her cancer hasn’t spread. However, her mood changes dramatically when Chesney lets it slip that Les and Yana have been up to no good. Overcome with fury that she has been betrayed by her best friend and husband, Cilla makes a spur of the moment decision and lies, telling her famly that her cancer is terminal.

Things are no better for Frankie who is feeling uneasy about Danny’s disappearance and wonders whether or not to report him missing. When she phones Danny’s mother Viv and discovers that she’s not heard anything either her worries grow deeper.

After already arousing Gail’s suspicions about Charlie with her iron burn, Tracy manipulates her further with subtle allusions to Charlie’s temper and angry disposition.

Elsewhere, Sarah and Jason seem to be getting closer as they play happy families taking Beth to Santa’s grotto.

Regular cast

 * Becky Granger – Katherine Kelly
 * Frankie Baldwin – Debra Stephenson
 * Chesney Battersby-Brown – Sam Aston
 * Kirk Sutherland – Andrew Whyment
 * Jason Grimshaw – Ryan Thomas
 * Sarah Platt – Tina O’Brien
 * Bev Unwin – Susie Blake
 * Jamie Baldwin – Rupert Hill
 * Les Battersby-Brown – Bruce Jones
 * Cilla Battersby-Brown – Wendi Peters
 * Fiz Brown – Jennie McAlpine
 * Bethany Platt – Amy and Emily Walton
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Claire Peacock – Julia Haworth
 * Joshua Peacock – Benjamin Beresford
 * Yana Lumb – Jayne Tunnicliffe
 * Violet Wilson – Jenny Platt
 * Eileen Grimshaw – Sue Cleaver
 * Charlie Stubbs – Bill Ward
 * Tracy Barlow – Kate Ford
 * Amy Barlow - Amber Chadwick
 * Gail Platt – Helen Worth
 * Sophie Webster – Brooke Vincent

Guest cast

 * Doctor – Alex Caan