Episode 7499 (25th December 2010)

Plot
Deirdre asks Tracy not to make any more scenes. Steve wants to forget that Tracy is back and enjoy Christmas. Tyrone wakes up alone. Deirdre remembers that this is the first Christmas without Blanche. John goes to see Fiz in hospital but is apprehended by Charlotte's parents outside and agrees to have Christmas dinner with them to avoid being seen by Chesney and Katy. David feels ignored on his birthday as Gail rants about Tracy. Tracy arrives to take Amy for the day and Steve lets her. Tracy ruins Amy's outfit so that she will have to wear the outfit she got for her. Sally refuses to have dinner with Kevin. Becky wants Steve to stand up to Tracy but he says he's calling her bluff. Claire gets emotional as she and the boys open their presents from Ashley. With the Rovers dressed as a winter wonderland, the Barlows show up and Tracy picks on Becky, Claire and the Platts. She annoys Claire by making fun of Ashley. Maria and Kirk show up at No.9 to cheer Tyrone up. Amy tells Tracy that Max is her brother and that Steve bought him. Peter accepts Nick's offer to run the bookies while he's out of work. John longs to get out of Charlotte's parents house but is stuck there as they reminisce about Charlotte. Mary has turned her motor home into a mobile Kabin. Sophie is upset that Kevin is relegated to the conservatory. Tracy asks Deirdre about Max. When Joshua spills a drink on Amy, Tracy stops Becky taking her upstairs and an argument breaks out. Becky attacks Tracy when Tracy calls her a skank. Steve lets Tracy have Amy when she threatens to report them to social services over Max. Leanne doesn't like Nick running the bookies but has to go along with it. Nick tells Leanne he wants to be near her as he hasn't given up on her. They kiss but Leanne instantly pulls away, regretting it. Peter announces that he and Leanne will renew their vows on Valentine's Day so they can have a proper wedding. John finally makes it to the hospital, explaining to Fiz that he had a call from his aunt. The evening closes with Rita singing A Winter's Tale in the Rovers, with Mary on piano.

Regular cast

 * Tracy Barlow - Kate Ford
 * Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
 * Lloyd Mullaney - Craig Charles
 * Becky McDonald - Katherine Kelly
 * Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
 * Rosie Webster - Helen Flanagan
 * Sian Powers - Sacha Parkinson
 * Sally Webster - Sally Dynevor
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Sophie Webster - Brooke Vincent
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
 * John Stape - Graeme Hawley
 * Katy Armstrong - Georgia May Foote
 * Chesney Brown - Sam Aston
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Nick Tilsley - Ben Price
 * Gail McIntyre - Helen Worth
 * Betty Williams - Betty Driver
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Amy Barlow - Elle Mulvaney
 * Cheryl Gray - Holly Quin-Ankrah
 * Russ Gray - Finton Flynn
 * Leanne Barlow - Jane Danson
 * Fiz Stape - Jennie McAlpine
 * Joshua Peacock - Benjamin Beresford
 * Claire Peacock - Julia Haworth
 * Michelle Connor - Kym Marsh
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Maria Connor - Samia Smith
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Mary Taylor - Patti Clare
 * Graeme Proctor - Craig Gazey
 * Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
 * Roy Cropper - David Neilson

Guest cast

 * Dorothy Hoyle - Jean Fergusson
 * Alan Hoyle - John Woodvine
 * Max - Harry McDermott