Seasons & episodes

Jack decides to offer Andy an olive branch and invites him to his stag do. Andy is delighted and the night goes well until Jack lets slip that he punched Daz the previous day.

Andy makes it clear to Debbie that last night was a mistake but she brushes off his words, insisting he is just scared of Cain finding out. As Andy drops Debbie off at the bus stop he insists that sleeping with her was a mistake and that it won’t happen again.

Jack is upset as Diane tells him that she thinks getting married might be the craziest thing she could do given her health. Jack insists that whatever happens he loves her and their love is worth celebrating. After giving the matter some thought Jack tells her that he is happy to go along with whatever decision she makes about the wedding.

Diane apologies to Jack about her wedding doubts the previous day and reassures him that she wants them to be together. Diane then prepares to have a hen night to remember.

Still furious with Diane for telling her that Rodney bought the Egypt tickets for her, Val tells Rodney what Diane said. Rodney is unable to deny that Diane was telling the truth. Devastated Val slaps Rodney and calls him a sad old man.

It's the morning of the wedding and Diane sits down with Victoria. Diane decides that before she marries Jack she must tell her future stepdaughter the truth about her cancer.

Rodney is in a terrible state after Val’s shock revelation the previous day. When Danny arrives to open up the Antiques Barn, he finds Rodney has spent the night there drowning his sorrows. Danny tells him it's time to forget about Diane and move on.

Nicola begs her newly found brother not to leave the village, insisting they need time to get to know one another. Meanwhile, refusing to give up on her love for Rodney completely, Val heads for the Antiques Barn to see whether she can convince Rodney to make a go of things before she leaves.

Pearl begins to prepare her neighbours for Frank’s arrival when she tells Dawn that her son is thinking of coming to live with her. She avoids mentioning that he’s been in prison. Pearl is horrified and it is a nasty shock when she returns home to find a reporter and photographer on her doorstep.

There is fury among the villagers when a reporter spills the beans that Frank is a convicted rapist. Viv leads an army of outraged locals to Pearl’s house and they hammer on the door as a photographer clicks away.

Pearl is desperate to flee the village, but Len is adamant that he won’t be driven out of his own home. Meanwhile, Viv plans a protest meeting outside Pearl's house, leaving her distraught that her worst nightmare has come true.

When Alan tells Steph that he wants to cut back on the number of pills he's taking, Steph decides to take matters into her own hands. At lunchtime she crushes up one of his pills and adds it to his lunch.

Shelley sits alone in the dark cellar, desperately trying to free herself from the ropes. Steph goes to see her and menacingly tells her she should have stayed away.

At the B&B, Steph covers her tracks by putting Shelley’s belongings out for the dustmen and cleaning the mud off her car. It doesn’t look as if she’s been careful enough though in disposing of the evidence as Shadrach wanders by and helps himself to a lamp and a scarf that’s been left out.

Chloe goes to the pub and hands Chas the letter. Automatically assuming it is from Colleen, Chas is furious and when Chloe not so innocently mentions that Colleen is at the office she storms off to confront her.

Carl is livid when he returns from holiday to find Chas has given his ex-wife a black eye. He does everything he can to appease Colleen, but she insists they start divorce proceedings and is adamant that he cannot see his kids while he is with his aggressive girlfriend. Chas desperately tries to convince

Chloe finds out that the King brothers are planning a lads’ night out and dolls herself up with the intention of accidentally bumping into them. Later at The Woolpack, Chas can’t believe her eyes when Carl stumbles in with the feisty redhead on his arm.

Cain becomes suspicious about Debbie’s whereabouts but Daz covers for her by claiming that she has a meeting at the church. Cain later checks his story with Ashley and is furious to learn that Debbie has not been to the church for weeks.

Hot on Debbie’s trail, Cain drives her to the bus stop in the morning and is waiting for her when she returns after school. He suggests they go into Hotten but wanting to spend time with Andy, Debbie lies that she has a meeting at the church.

With Cain on the rampage, a petrified Debbie runs from her father and hides behind Daz. Assuming he is involved, Cain slams the young boy against the wall and threatens to kill him.

Cain is furious when he catches Debbie trying to call Ethan and takes away her phone, promising that she won’t be seeing him ever again.

Viv and Donna are charmed by Frank as they serve him in the post office, unaware that he is the convicted rapist they are campaigning to keep out of the village.

Viv organises a community action meeting which descends into chaos as the locals vocalise their feelings about sharing the village with a convicted rapist.

Dawn makes it clear to Scott that she does not approve of mob mentality and is shocked when he condones the smashing of Pearl’s window. Later, Len admits to Scott that he suspects he was responsible for last night's attack on the house and tells him to stick his job.