Steve's looking after Amy in the Rovers. Ken, Deirdre and Blanche pop in with a present for her. Liz is outraged when Blanche insists on using their private loo on the grounds they're all family. Eileen, Sean, Violet and Jason spend Christmas at home. They realise that nobody remembered to take the chicken out of the freezer and they've nothing to eat. Gail, Sarah, David, Audrey, Bill, Sally, Kevin, Rosie and Sophie all have Christmas dinner at No.8. David presents Gail with Ivy's diary and reads out loud the bit about Gail wanting to have an abortion. Upset Gail tries to convince David she loves him but he's sceptical. Everyone's embarrassed. Vera's impressed when Molly gets Jack to sit down to Christmas dinner with the family instead of sloping off to the pub. Molly explains to Tyrone how she's training Jack rather like you'd train a dog. Unable to bear the tension in the house Sarah calls for Jason and they go to the Rovers.
