Episode 6030
Production code	P694/6030
ITV transmission date	18th May 2005 (Wednesday)
Script editor	Bryan Kirkwood Jenny White Anita Turner
Story editor	Mark Bickerton
Story associates	Jane Pearson Lyn Papadopoulos Cathianne Hall Martin Sterling
Writer	Chris Parker
Designer	Julian Perkins
Director	Neil Alderton
Producer	Tony Wood
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PlotEdit

Sunita's upset that she and Shelley are no longer friends. Fred's furious with Charlie and Shelley's behaviour and threatens to fire Shelley. Danny's put out when Adam starts work in the factory. He takes it out on the girls. Hayley's worried that Roy's behaving furtively but Frankie tells her he's booking a surprise break for them in Naples. Hayley's delighted. Diggory bulldozes Roy into agreeing to buy his bread from him. Norris intends to persuade the Book Club to raise the money to fund the publishing of Mel's next book. Betty overhears Charlie on the phone asking for a sealant gun. She misunderstands the type of gun and thinks he intends to kill Dev. Norris warns Dev his life's in danger but Dev's disbelieving. Danny's relieved when Penny offers Adam three days a week work at her factory. Norris phones the police and reports Charlie for intending to shoot Dev. Mel's about to leave, having stolen some of Emily's ornaments, when Norris tells him his idea of raising money for his book. Mel secretly replaces the ornaments, and agrees to stay. The police arrest Charlie. Charlie's furious denying all knowledge of a gun. Shelley's distraught as he's driven off in a police car.

CastEdit

Regular castEdit

• Sunita Alahan - Shobna Gulati
• Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
• Charlie Stubbs - Bill Ward
• Shelley Unwin - Sally Lindsay
• Betty Williams - Betty Driver
• Fred Elliott - John Savident
• Danny Baldwin - Bradley Walsh
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Adam Barlow - Sam Robertson
• Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
• Janice Battersby - Vicky Entwistle
• Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
• Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
• Kelly Crabtree - Tupele Dorgu
• Joanne - Zaraah Abrahams
• Jessie - Nailah Cumberbatch
• Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
• Ciaran McCarthy - Keith Duffy
• Roy Cropper - David Neilson
• Diggory Compton - Eric Potts
• Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
• Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
• Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
• Frankie Baldwin - Debra Stephenson
• Penny King - Pauline Fleming

Guest castEdit

• Mel Hutchwright - Ian McKellen

NotesEdit

• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 11,050,000 viewers (3rd place).