Episode 5787
Production code	P694/5787
ITV transmission date	27th June 2004 (Sunday)
Script editor	Simon Stallworthy Kathryn O'Connor
Story editor	Mark Bickerton
Story associates	Bryan Kirkwood Jane Pearson Lyn Papadopoulos Cathianne Hall Veronica McKenzie Helen Nugent
Writer	Mark Wadlow
Designer	Julian Perkins
Director	David Kester
Executive Producer	Carolyn Reynolds
Producer	Tony Wood
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PlotEdit

It's Steve's thirtieth birthday and he insists he doesn't want to celebrate it. Karen's unimpressed when he opens a card which reads "To Daddy from Amy". Steve's amused when he sees the posters of himself as a baby dotted all over the Street. Sally apologises for over-stepping the mark at the garage and suggests to Kevin they go out for a meal. Kevin's pleased. Rita realises she's forgotten to enclose Sally's garage flyers in with the papers so pays David £10 to deliver them by hand. David shoves them in a bin. Audrey's delighted to see her picture in the Gazette. Betty, Blanche and Emily are appalled the Council is spending £45,000 on fountain and vow to do something about it. Les tells Cilla in no uncertain terms that he doesn't want her any more, she must get out of the house and that he's back with Janice. Cilla turns on the charm but Les isn't taken in. Karen prepares Steve's birthday surprise, oysters and champagne. When he doesn't show up she storms round to the Rovers and is incensed to find him drinking with Liz. Kevin's hoping for a romantic evening and is furious when he gets called out on a breakdown and Sally insists the business must come first. Les, Kirk, Janice and Leanne let themselves into No. 5 and carry an unsuspecting Cilla in her chair, out on to the Street and dump her there. Cilla's fuming, especially when a smiling Rita walks past and says "Goodnight, Cilla".

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
• Cilla Brown - Wendi Peters
• Chesney Brown - Sam Aston
• Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
• Karen McDonald - Suranne Jones
• Les Battersby - Bruce Jones
• Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
• Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson
• Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
• Patrick Tussel - Trevor Dwyer-Lynch
• Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
• Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
• Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
• Tommy Harris - Thomas Craig
• Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
• Betty Williams - Betty Driver
• Blanche Hunt - Maggie Jones
• David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
• Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
• Danny Baldwin - Bradley Walsh
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
• Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin

Guest castEdit

None

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 10,310,000 viewers (7th place).
• No episodes were broadcast on Wednesday 23rd June or Friday 25th June 2004 due to coverage of the Euro 2004 football championships.