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22nd December 1997: The women of the Battersby family were horrified when Les was supplied with a live turkey for their Christmas dinner by Charlie West. Les had no qualms about killing the bird but Janice and especially Toyah were not pleased to find out where the food on their plates actually came from. Eco-warrior Spider Nugent had just moved to Coronation Street and found common cause with Toyah. They bird-napped the festive offering from the backyard of No. 5 and took it to the park's pet corner but it escaped. With a cry from Toyah of "A turkey's for life, not just for Christmas!", she and Les went after the bird which had made its way back to the street. Within yards of setting off in Les's car, the bird's fate was sealed when he drove straight into it...
 * For more information see Episode 4321 (22nd December 1997).