Episode 5645 (12th December 2003)

Plot
Angela finds out from Craig that Tommy has lost his job. She isn't surprised. Sarah finds a doll which doesn't belong to Bethany. She thinks Bethany has taken it from nursery and returns it to the teacher, Glenys Phelps. Tommy is now drinking round the clock and in a terrible state. Craig is worried about him. Jason realises that Mike only offered him a job to make Charlie's life difficult. Brenda turns up at nursery. She keeps giving Bethany presents and saying that they're from her [Neil Fearns|daddy]]. She talks to her about when she will join her daddy in heaven and leave the house of sin in which she lives. Les arrives home with all sorts of loud tacky Christmas decorations for the house including a huge Santa for the roof. He gets Kirk to put it up. Todd and Sarah discover Bethany has brought home another toy. Again they think she's "stolen" it, unaware that Brenda gave it to her. Norris and Emily watch in horror as Kirk erects a huge Santa on Les's roof. Music blares out from speakers. Cilla and Les watch with excitement as Chesney switches on the lights, then the whole street is plunged into darkness. Charlie is secretly planning some illicit building work. Angela is shocked when Craig gets his things and says he's leaving home.

Regular cast

 * Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
 * Cilla Brown - Wendi Peters
 * Chesney Brown - Sam Aston
 * Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
 * Angela Harris - Kathryn Hunt
 * Craig Harris - Richard Fleeshman
 * Bethany Platt - Amy and Emily Walton
 * Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
 * Tommy Harris - Thomas Craig
 * Gail Platt - Helen Worth
 * Sunita Parekh - Shobna Gulati
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Candice Stowe - Nikki Sanderson
 * Maria Sutherland - Samia Ghadie
 * Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
 * Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
 * Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
 * Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
 * Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
 * David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
 * Nick Tilsley - Adam Rickitt

Guest cast

 * Glenys Phelps - Leisa Mererid
 * Brenda Fearns - Julia Deakin