Seasons & episodes

Cain pays Robert a visit at the garage and demands money. Realising that Cain knows all about his affair with Sadie, Robert lets Cain take the money that's in the petty cash tin.

Paul looks forward to his first family Christmas at Mill Cottage. Zak arrives and attempts to sell Rodney a sack full of mistletoe. Paul advises him to buy it. Later, Paul asks Simon whether he's told his mother yet whether he’ll be spending Christmas with them.

The thought of spending Christmas without Simon makes Nicola miserable. In the café, she is ecstatic when Simon presents her with tickets for a Christmas holiday in the Caribbean. Simon tells Nicola that he felt awful upsetting the woman he loved just to please his mam.

Diane gets a shock when Val turns up at the pub with an Italian toy boy, Gianni on her arm. Paul and Diane speculate as to how Val bagged the stallion and worry when he flirts with Chas and Louise. Val is adamant that she has found the real thing with Gianni, but has she really found lasting love?

Diane finds Val in tears and is shocked to hear that Gianni has left her following a row. Diane offers a sympathetic ear and boosts her sister by telling her that she is delighted to have her home. Later on Paul tells Diane he saw Val handing Gianni cash before he left and they both become suspicious.

Dawn continues to try to wind up Scott by telling him that she might be seeing Greg again that night. However, Scott calls her bluff by suggesting they double date with him and Jenny.

Viv and Bob return from their holiday more divided than ever. Bob heads straight round to see Dawn and is horrified when he catches her kissing Scott.

Donna and Marlon organise a family dinner with the intention of telling the Hopes about their relationship. With Viv and Bob at loggerheads, the night is a disaster before it has even begun and when Viv hears that her daughter is seeing a Dingle she is openly outraged.

Terry is shocked to find that Bob has slept in his car and offers him a room at the B&B. Meanwhile, Donna is devastated by her parents break up and calls a meeting with Marlon, Scott and Dawn to brainstorm ideas to get the couple back together. Much to their surprise, Viv and Bob have decided to be civil and walk in together to calmly announce that they are getting divorced. Elsewhere, Jarvis invites Edna round for Christmas but she explains she is spending it with Len, Pearl, Betty and Alan. Pearl feels bad that Jarvis will be alone and asks Len if he will consider inviting him too.

Tom’s jealousy is ignited when he finds his wife-to-be having coffee with Dean. After a smart comment from Cain, Tom decides to defuse the situation before it gets out of hand and he tells Dean that he wants him to stay away from Charity.

Sadie steps up her manipulation after Jimmy points out that Tom will only stop the wedding if she can provide concrete evidence that Charity is having an affair. Taking her husband's words on board, Sadie pressures a horrified Robert to help her convince Tom of his fiancée's infidelity by meeting Charity at the gym.

Tom’s jealousy continues to get the better of him when he refuses to allow Dean to drive Charity to the gym, insisting on taking her himself. Sadie is delighted that Tom will be present to see Robert and Charity together.

Sadie steps up her manipulation after Jimmy points out that Tom will only stop the wedding if she can provide concrete evidence that Charity is having an affair.

The locals gather round in the Woolpack as a thrilled Betty receives a g’day message from Seth in Australia, courtesy of Len and a laptop. Over in Leeds, a lonely and increasingly drunken Eric finds himself in an awkward position when he goes to pay his bill and finds his wallet has gone missing.

It's Christmas morning and Viv is desperate to convince everyone that she has been inundated with offers to spend the day. As the reality of being alone hits home, Viv decides to invite herself to join the Dingles' celebrations and despite their initial discomfort they welcome her with open arms.

Sadie’s plan is finally put into action when Cain meets up with Charity at a hotel. As cunningly arranged by Sadie, Carl and Chloe are in the right place at the right time and see the pair together. Chloe's imagination goes into overdrive and she clearly can’t wait to spread the news.

Debbie is shocked by Zak’s reaction when she tells him about Andy and watches in horror as he heads over to Butler's Farm and punches her boyfriend.

Zak insists that Debbie move to Dingles' Homestead as he wants to keep her away from Andy. With no choice but to agree, Debbie is forced to lie to her father about why she is moving away from him.

Cain goes to the Dingles' for tea and insists that Andy and Daz go with him. Andy is clearly uncomfortable and as the atmosphere becomes increasingly tense, Cain demands to know what is going on.

Having spent the night in the barn, Cain is eventually let out and he heads straight over to the farm to visit Andy. Calmly but aggressively Cain tells Andy that if he messes with his family then there is nothing to stop him from doing the same back