Episode 6017 (1st May 2005)

Plot
Mel Hutchwright, the author of Hard Grinding, turns up at the Book Club meeting having been invited by Blanche. Norris, Rita and Emily are in awe. Ken's unimpressed. Norris offers Mel a bed for the night at Emily's. Blanche buys his drinks.

Angela's beside herself when she's told that although the police will be dropping the murder charge she can still expect eight years for perverting the course of justice and assisting an offender.

Chesney says his goodbyes to Sophie and Schmeichel before he leaves for Spain. Hayley and Fiz say an emotional goodbye to Chesney as he leaves with Roy. Les and Cilla arrive back on the street to find Roy has left for Spain with Chesney. However, as Roy and Chesney prepare to board their flight, Les and Cilla arrive with the police. Roy's arrested for trying to abduct Chesney.

Elsewhere, Danny and Norris hatch a plan to get rid of Jack's pigeons. Danny pays Jamie to drive them down to Birmingham. Jack's shocked to find his pigeons and pigeon coop have been stolen. The homing pigeons return and Danny and Norris's scam is exposed.

Regular cast

 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Chesney Brown - Sam Aston
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Jamie Baldwin - Rupert Hill
 * Danny Baldwin - Bradley Walsh
 * Frankie Baldwin - Debra Stephenson
 * Angela Harris - Kathryn Hunt
 * Keith Appleyard - Ian Redford
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Cilla Brown - Wendi Peters

Guest cast

 * Mel Hutchwright - Ian McKellen
 * Angela's Solicitor - Cate Hamer