Episode 2656 (23rd February 2000)

Plot

Richie lands in hot water when he starts boasting about seeing an older married woman to regulars at the pub. Jack overhears him and innocently states that Sarah wouldn't mess around. Ollie's in deep trouble when Viv catches her stealing chocolates from her shop and drags her off to confront her parents. Viv is immovable when the four meet and tells Angie that she's had enough of thieves and wants to prosecute the wayward teenager. Claudia is deeply upset when Chris gives her the cold treatment after their moment of passion and Zoe isn't too happy with Frankie when she arrives back with a big hangover. However she mellows when Frankie explains exactly why she went to see Chris. And when Zoe informs Chris that she intends making Joseph the beneficiary of her will, he agrees to move back. Chris later tells Roy that he and Kelly can live at the cottage for a reasonable rent, and that he intends offering her a job at the haulage firm. Eric is offered a large sum of money for his version of the Graham story. And Lisa is deeply upset when she arrives home to find Nellie looking after Belle.

Cast

Regular cast

• Andy Hopwood - Kelvin Fletcher
• Angie Reynolds - Freya Copeland
• Bernice Blackstock - Samantha Giles
• Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
• Butch Dingle - Paul Loughran
• Chris Tate - Peter Amory
• Emily Wylie - Kate McGregor
• Eric Pollard - Chris Chittell
• Frankie Smith - Madeleine Bowyer
• Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
• Kathy Glover - Malandra Burrows
• Lisa Dingle - Jane Cox
• Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
• Nellie Dingle - Maggie Tagney
• Ollie Reynolds - Vicky Binns
• Pete Collins - Kirk Smith
• Richie Carter - Glenn Lamont
• Robert Sugden - Christopher Smith
• Roy Glover - Nicky Evans
• Sarah Sugden - Alyson Spiro
• Sean Reynolds - Stephen McGann
• Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
• Viv Windsor - Deena Payne
• Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
• Zoe Tate - Leah Bracknell

Guest cast

• Darren Pearce - Stuart Wolfenden