Episode 5914 (13th December 2004)

Plot
Charlie continues to interrogate Shelley but she lies insisting it was Sunita on the phone. Charlie makes a mental note to punish her later.

Charlie and Shelley get ready to go to Dev and Sunita's for dinner. Charlie tells Shelley she looks a bit tarty. Feeling hurt, Shelley goes to change. Shelley changes into lots of different outfits, Charlie finds fault with all of them. Shelley becomes upset and flustered.

When Dev lights some candles for the dinner party Sunita has a panic attack as they remind her of Maya and the burning shops. Over dinner, Shelley suggests to Dev he should employ Charlie to re-build the Corner Shop, saying he isn't too busy and would do him a good deal. Back at the Rovers, Shelley thinks they've had a lovely evening but Charlie turns nasty, accusing her of belittling him in front of Dev. Shelley's distraught.

After a night out in town Jason suggests to Violet they go to bed. Violet's offended and leaves telling Jason he's ruined the evening.

Meanwhile, Gail's upset when Nick phones saying he won't be coming home for Christmas as he's still in love with Maria and can't bear to see her with Tyrone. Gail lies to Maria saying Nick has got a new girlfriend. Maria's hurt but Tyrone's relieved.

Hayley's shocked to find the Christmas money has been stolen. The factory girls blame Angela. Offended, Angela storms off home.

Elsewhere, Sally sings the praises of Ian Davenport's garage saying it's much posher than theirs. Angela and Tommy buy Craig a computer for Christmas. And Martin tells Katy he's taken out life insurance and she's the main beneficiary.

Regular cast

 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Angela Harris - Kathryn Hunt
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Violet Wilson - Jenny Platt
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
 * Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Katy Harris - Lucy-Jo Hudson
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Craig Harris - Richard Fleeshman
 * Kelly Crabtree - Tupele Dorgu
 * Sonia Marshall - Tina Gambe
 * Tommy Harris - Thomas Craig
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Sunita Alahan - Shobna Gulati
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas

Guest cast
None