Episode 6038 (30th May 2005)

Plot
Claire's nervous as she leaves for her first day driving a bus. Cilla ties Schmeichel up outside the chipshop so that passers by will feed him and she won't have to pay for dog food. Claire drives her bus down Rosamund Street, she just misses Joshua but runs over Schmeichel. Distraught Chesney cradles Schmeichel.

Schmeichel is taken to the vet's. It's touch and go and Chesney's distraught. LesCilla, Kirk and Fiz all wait for news. Claire's very shaken, glad Joshua's okay but worried about Schmeichel. Worried Claire goes to the vets wanting to know how Schmeichel is. Schmeichel's unconscious after his operation. A tearful Chesney keeps a vigil at his bedside.

Fred and Ciaran are bemused to discover Charlie's taken the sofa from downstairs up to the bedroom for Shelley. Deirdre and Rita think it's odd that Shelley doesn't want any visitors.

Charlie increases his control over Shelley who sees him as her "world". He steals a bottle of champagne from the bar and takes it up to Shelley. When Ciaran knocks on the bedroom door, nervous Shelley asks Charlie to tell him to go away.

Meanwhile, Jack and Vera arrive in Formby. Vera comes on to Jack suggesting the caravan is their love nest. Jack's less enthusiastic. Tyrone and Maria enjoy having No. 9 to themselves. They spend the morning in bed. Jack releases his pigeons in Formby so they can fly home. Vera's all loved up having had her wicked way with Jack. Jack can't wait to escape. He lets himself back into No. 9 giving Tyrone and Maria a shock - so much so Maria drops the towel she's wearing. They persuade Jack to go back to Formby.

Norris, Rita, Blanche and Lena agree to go speed dating at the Weathy Arms. Norris passes himself off as a novelist but Blanche blows his cover. Rita finds herself being likened to Rita Hayworth.

Keith cons Emily into cooking for him by pretending Craig's off his food. Betty, Emily and Blanche all turn up at Keith's bearing food. They realise they've been had for mugs. Keith apologises to them and offers to do odd jobs in their houses in return for food.

Elsewhere, Leanne and Jamie are all loved up. Frankie covers for Leanne at the café so she can spend the morning in bed with Jamie. Sarah asks Dev for her job back at the shop as she can't stand Diggory. And Craig and Rosie tentatively make friends again.

Regular cast

 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Cilla Brown - Wendi Peters
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Chesney Brown - Sam Aston
 * Ashley Peacock - Steven Arnold
 * Claire Peacock - Julia Haworth
 * Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
 * Jamie Baldwin - Rupert Hill
 * Violet Wilson - Jenny Platt
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Diggory Compton - Eric Potts
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
 * Scooter - Sushil Chudasama
 * Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Sunita Alahan - Shobna Gulati
 * Danny Baldwin - Bradley Walsh
 * Frankie Baldwin - Debra Stephenson
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
 * Keith Appleyard - Ian Redford
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
 * Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Craig Harris - Richard Fleeshman

Guest cast

 * Yana Lumb - Jayne Tunnicliffe
 * Lena Thistlewood - Maria Charles
 * Mr Wong - Daryl Kwan
 * Vet - Silas Carson
 * Veterinary Nurse - Edmund Herd
 * Jill - Linda Spurrier
 * Glenn - Nicholas Lumley