Episode 6451 (18th December 2006)

Plot
Frankie, Jamie and Viv are relieved to discover that the body found in the canal was not Danny. However, the atmosphere becomes tense again when Viv decides to go to the pub to see if anyone has seen or heard from Danny. Anxious Frankie and Jamie feel compelled to go with her to ensure that she doesn’t find out about their relationship from the local gossips. When Jamie eventually breaks the news to Viv in the Rovers she expresses her disgust at the pair of them and immediately accuses them of killing Danny! As Les steams ahead with raising money for Cilla’s Dream Fund. Cilla starts to feel guilty about lying to Fiz and Chesney, especially when the youngster offers to donate his wages from his paper round. However, the thought of getting Les to humiliate himself to raise money is too much for wicked Cilla to resist and she continues with her plan.

Claire and Ashley are delighted to hear that Bev has decided to move in with Shelley, but she ‘s bitter that she’s not wanted by the Peacocks and insists on scattering her half of Fred’s ashes alone.

Elsewhere, After telling Vera that she is a Clairvoyant, cheeky Sophie reveals to Gail that Sally is ‘going all out to impress’ her at their joint Christmas dinner and Gail suddenly feels that she should probably buck up her own plans. Also Steve agrees to accompany Michelle to the gig as her date.

Regular cast

 * Frankie Baldwin – Debra Stephenson
 * Jamie Baldwin – Rupert Hill
 * Vera Duckworth – Elizabeth Dawn
 * Sophie Webster – Brooke Vincent
 * Rita Sullivan – Barbara Knox
 * Bill Webster – Peter Armitage
 * David Platt – Jack P. Shepherd
 * Audrey Roberts – Sue Nicholls
 * Gail Platt – Helen Worth
 * Steve McDonald – Simon Gregson
 * Les Battersby-Brown – Bruce Jones
 * Cilla Battersby-Brown – Wendi Peters
 * Fiz Brown – Jennie McAlpine
 * Chesney Battersby-Brown – Sam Aston
 * Sean Tully – Antony Cotton
 * Hayley Cropper – Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Janice Battersby – Vicky Entwistle
 * Michelle Connor – Kym Ryder
 * Liz McDonald – Beverley Callard
 * Bev Unwin – Susie Blake
 * Ashley Peacock – Steven Arnold
 * Claire Peacock – Julia Haworth
 * Norris Cole – Malcolm Hebden
 * Jack Duckworth – William Tarmey
 * Yana Lumb – Jayne Tunnicliffe

Guest cast

 * Viv Baldwin – Patricia Brake
 * DI Parks – Mark Cameron