Seasons & episodes

When Siobhan urges Val to act on her decision to finish with Danny things don’t go to plan. When Val visits Danny at work he has only one thing on his mind. The amorous pair enjoy a passionate kiss and arrange to meet up later.

Still a bit battered and bruised Rodney and Danny are able to put their fight behind them and over a brandy Rodney hands the keys to the Antiques Barn back to Danny. Val is in for a shock when she arrives at Rodney's, hoping to convince him to take her to California, and finds Danny there.

Val returns to the pub after a night at Siobhan’s hoping that the dust will have settled. How wrong can a woman be? Diane has her sister's bags packed ready for her.

News of Edna’s unlikely family history becomes village gossip, helped in no small part by the woman herself. For every high-minded moral pronouncement she makes, someone quietly whispers about her grandmother's occupation.

Ashley attempts the impossible by trying to comfort Edna over the rumours about her grandmother's shady past. Edna is not best pleased when Ashley suggests that the rumours may not be slanderous.

When Alan and Emily sit down with Marlon, to discuss planting a tree as a memorial to Tricia, it is clear Marlon's mind is elsewhere. Marlon is thinking about Carrie once again. As Marlon makes his way to her house Alan confides in Emily that he told Marlon about Carrie.

Emily is dismayed to find Marlon smartly dressed. She tries to explain that Carrie has undergone surgery and will not want the husband of the woman whose heart she has turning up. Marlon is convinced there's a connection them and receives a shock when Carrie slams the door on him when he explains who he is.

As Charity stands anxiously in the dock it looks as if Zoe has decided not to fulfill her promise when she is called to give evidence and is nowhere to be found.

Debbie’s hopes of living a happy family life at last are cruelly dashed when Zoe turns up with an envelope full of cash. Zoe explains to Debbie exactly what the money's for.

Charity is desperate to get Debbie to return home and Cain tells her she should use Zoe’s money to find a place for the three of them to live as a family. With Cain and Charity out of the way, Debbie returns collect the rest of her things and comes across Charity's cash.

Carrie becomes seriously alarmed as Marlon turns up on her doorstep clutching more poems dedicated to Tricia and his wedding photos. She lets him come in but soon wishes that she hadn’t.

When Emily pleads with Marlon to stay well away from Carrie he becomes angry and refuses to accept that his unwelcome visits could be upsetting Carrie and could land him in trouble.

It's the morning of Tricia’s tree planting memorial but as usual Marlon is preoccupied with Carrie and is determined to see her again, despite being removed from her house by the police. With the ceremony underway, Marlon sneaks off to see Carrie.

Jarvis is made to regret turning Simon down for the Emmerdale cricket team as he opens the batting for the opposition by hitting a six off the first ball of the match. Cunningly Rodney suggests that he bowls a few overs and has a word with Simon before he steps up to bowl.

Jack returns from taking Victoria to the child psychiatrist more worried than he was before he left. Victoria has been diagnosed as having become electively mute in response to a traumatic experience. Not only is he worried about what may have happened to Victoria, he is convinced the psychiatrist suspects him of child abuse.

When Victoria tells Jack she saw Robert kiss Katie and that her brother threatened her to keep quiet about it, Jack is devastated to learn his son has done such a thing. When Robert returns, Jack is furious and punches his son.

Robert’s eighteenth birthday is not one he's likely to forget in a hurry. Sporting an impressive looking black eye, he is marched around to the farm by Jack to collect his things. With Donna worried sick about where he's been Robert has some explaining to do.

Jack hopes Robert can put his affair with Katie behind him and gives his son a belated eighteenth birthday present. Robert heeds his dad's advice and decides not to return Katie's calls. Katie is more determined than ever that she and Robert should be together, and tells Chas that she is going to go and see Robert and Jack and lay her cards on the table.

After failing to stand up to Jack and admit he loves Katie, Robert regrets making a huge mistake. He goes to see Katie in the pub but Diane asks him to leave. Robert hangs around the pub and Katie later agrees to speak with him.

Knowing that Steph is desperate for somewhere to stash her phones, Zak devises a high-risk strategy to ensure Shadrach gets his wish and spends his last night of freedom with a woman. Zak tells a delighted Shadrach that Steph has agreed to go on a date with him. He then arranges a meeting with Steph to discuss payment for storing her phones.

With Shadrach nowhere to be found, Zak and Sam go in search of the feckless Dingle, knowing that if he's done a runner they could both be spending some time behind bars.

After another bitter row with Cain, Charity tells her lover that she has had enough of his childish ways and is moving out. Indignant, Cain later calls her bluff and visits Charity at work, emptying sacks of her belongings onto the floor.

Having spent the night at Holdgate Farm, Charity is delighted when Tom asks his guest to join him for a spot of breakfast. Jimmy is not happy about his father's breakfast arrangements.

Zoe finds herself feeling lonelier than ever after she makes a pass at a woman during the Chamber of Commerce dinner party at Home Farm. Unfortunately for Zoe the woman is straight. Drunk and sorry for herself, Zoe tells Paddy that she is frightened of spending the rest of her life alone.