Episode 6018 (2nd May 2005)

Plot
Fiz gives Cilla a hard time for abandoning Chesney. Cilla pretends her intentions were always to send for Chesney. Fiz is disbelieving. Roy and Hayley are delighted when Chesney calls in the café and asks them if it's okay if he still visits them sometimes.

Janice has a go at Cilla for the way she treated Roy and Hayley not to mention Chesney. Janice and Cilla end up fighting the Rovers.

Craig visits Angela in prison. He's devastated when she tells him she can still expect to serve a minimum of 4 years. Keith tries to support inconsolable Craig. He promises Angela he'll look after him. Emotional Craig leaves his mum in prison and tells Keith he just wants his family back.

Meanwhile, Mel enthuses about the humble north, the cobbles, the litter and the pigeons. Norris asks him to cast his professional eye over a book which he's writing about his life as a salesman. Mel tells the book club how he's been suffering from writer's block. In the Rovers, he's enthralled to see the women fighting and declaring it's cured his writer's block decides he'll stay in Weatherfield to complete his book.

Ian winds Sally up telling her he's decided to give his marriage another go. She pretends not to care but Ian's pleased to see she's jealous.

Regular cast

 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Cilla Brown - Wendi Peters
 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Chesney Brown - Sam Aston
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Keith Appleyard - Ian Redford
 * Craig Harris - Richard Fleeshman
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
 * Fred Elliott - John Savident
 * Angela Harris - Kathryn Hunt
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones

Guest cast

 * Mel Hutchwright - Ian McKellen
 * Ian Davenport - Philip Bretherton