Plot[]
Frankie and Jamie intend to leave for Spain tomorrow to start their new life. Jason tells Sarah that although the baby is his, he intends to have nothing to do with it. Sarah's appalled by his attitude. Betty's put out when Steve suggests she's too old to work New Year's Eve. Jamie tells Violet he'll send her money for the baby but she's insistent that she doesn't need his money. Knowing Michelle's supposed to be going to a New Year's Eve party with Sonny Dhillon, Steve gets Liz to tell Michelle she has to work that night. Cilla tells a stunned Les and Yana she knows about their affair, that she got the all-clear before Christmas and she's going to Florida with Chesney. Eileen names the baby Holly and forces Jason to push her in the buggy. Vernon makes a dig at Jamie and Frankie's relationship. Jamie loses his rag and punches Vernon. Frankie realises she doesn't want to be with Jamie any more. Les begs Cilla to forgive him but it falls on deaf ears. Cilla's shocked when Chesney refuses to go with her, he's upset and hurt that she lied to him pretending she was dying. Cilla leaves for the airport in a taxi.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
- Cilla Battersby-Brown - Wendi Peters
- Frankie Baldwin - Debra Stephenson
- Jamie Baldwin - Rupert Hill
- Sarah Platt - Tina O'Brien
- Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
- Betty Williams - Betty Driver
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
- Violet Wilson - Jenny Platt
- Michelle Connor - Kym Ryder
- Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
- Les Battersby-Brown - Bruce Jones
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Vernon Tomlin - Ian Reddington
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
- Chesney Battersby-Brown - Sam Aston
- Paul Connor - Sean Gallagher
Guest cast[]
- Yana Lumb - Jayne Tunnicliffe
- Holly - Amelia Caudwell and Amy Starkey (Uncredited, see note)
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public, back room and hallway
- 5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- The Kabin
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
Notes[]
- This episode was transmitted at 8.30pm.
- Vera Duckworth (Elizabeth Dawn) and Molly Compton (Vicky Binns) are both credited but do not appear.
- Alongside Amelia Caudwell and Amy Starkey, Holly is also played by another baby whose name is unknown.
- Renny Krupinski was credited as the Fight Arranger on this episode.
- TV Times synopsis: Cilla announces to Les that he won't be accompanying her on her dream trip - but when he pleads with her to reconsider in light of her illness, she's forced to reveal her deception. Meanwhile, single mum Sarah is infuriated by Jason's attitude toward the baby.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 9,740,000 viewers (7th place).
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