Seasons & episodes

Eli takes a job for Debbie driving Louise back from the airport and he asks Louise how it feels to be engaged. Louise tells him how happy she is, but after she leaves the cab, Eli finds an engagement ring on the back seat and decides to keep it himself.

Nicola finds herself with nowhere to go when Val chucks her out and she's also penniless, as the publishers won't give her any more money until March. Paul reluctantly offers to let Nicola move in, but Katie is furious when Nicola takes over her room while she's out, as well as ruining the only photo Katie has of Perdy's baby. T

Eli takes Debbie on a romantic picnic and pops the question. Debbie is amused but Eli insists that he adores her and wants to help her get custody of Sarah. Debbie agrees to marry him, but stresses that it is only as a ploy to get Sarah.

Matthew agrees to make Nicola events co-ordinator in recompense to Anna for shafting the De Souzas over a client. Matthew tells Nicola she can have the job if she brings in some business before the end of the day. When she hears about Jamie and Louise's Christmas wedding she poaches their booking and Paul is sacked as wedding co-ordinator.

Rodney is less than thrilled to discover that Nicola is working with him at Home Farm and he has a go at her for stealing Paul's clients. Nicola further alienates Rodney by filling a gap in Home Farm's diary after Rodney makes an error with a booking and Matthew gives Rodney a warning to buck up his ideas.

Marlon tries to help Donna, but only irritates her with his over-protectiveness. A bored Donna decides to help Jamie in the shop and she is frosty with Ross when he comes in for a newspaper. Marlon is cross when he discovers Donna in the shop instead of resting at home, but a fed-up Donna tells Marlon to stop trying to mollycoddle her.

Eli is well and truly wrapped round Danielle's little finger after their night of passion. But when Debbie turns up she clocks that Danielle has a suspicious-looking bag and demands that Danielle reveal the contents.

Danielle is packed into the Dingle van and Zak and Eli set off with her to drop her at the station. But when Danielle claims she's got places to stay in London it's obvious she's lying and Zak and Eli feel guilty.

Ross feels guilty about betraying his feelings for Donna by sleeping with Chas and when Donna hears the news she is rocked. Ross bitterly tells her that she can't have it both ways and reject him and then expect him to give up women

Marlon surprises Donna with a new dress and announces he's taking her to the police ball. Donna and Marlon arrive at the same time as Ross and Chas and Donna avoids Ross's gaze.

Donna wakes up next to Ross and is horrified that she has betrayed Marlon. Donna tells Ross that Marlon can never find out or it will destroy him.

Jo vows not to stand for Andy's bullying any longer and she tries to confide in Diane, but Andy warns her to keep her mouth shut. Jo decides to flee to her mum's and she then confesses to Debbie that Andy's been hitting her for months.

Andy sees Katie, who wonders if Jo is really pregnant after all after overhearing her talking with Debbie. Andy tries to force Jo to take a pregnancy test and when she starts sobbing he assumes that she lost the baby binge-drinking.

Jo visits Andy in hospital, despite Debbie urging her to flee as soon as possible. Jo is relieved that Andy is going to be OK, but Daz viciously accuses her of causing the accident.

Andy lies to Diane that Jo threatened him with a knife, but Diane isn't entirely convinced. Diane's worries are stoked when Debbie tells her that Andy beat Jo and she and Daz confront Jo about the claim. When

Bob gets togged up in a postie's uniform and accompanies Jamie into the prison. Bob is thrilled when he spots Viv and he shouts out her name, and then blares the car horn to get her attention. Viv is shocked and gives no response as he mouths 'I love you'.

Victoria hears some gossip that Andy was beating up Jo and she tells Diane. Victoria is horrified when Diane confirms that the gossip is true and when she bumps into Daz she tells him about Andy's violence.

Victoria visits Jo and reveals she knows about her ordeal and offers her support. Debbie joins the ladies for a girly afternoon, but they are terrified when Andy bursts in, having discharged himself from hospital. Jo urges Victoria to run while she and Debbie face up to his fury. A

Bob is determined to stow away in the back of a rubbish truck to break into the prison and a worried Brenda tells Jamie and Louise. Louise catches Bob on the back of the truck and tries to pull him off, but ends up in the truck as well!

Bob turns up at the prison for his first day as the new drama teacher and Viv is gobsmacked. Bob picks Viv to 'run through some lines' and whispers to her that he loves her. Viv is distraught and blurts out to the inmates that Bob is her husband before declaring her love and fleeing.

Ashley quickly learns that the new computer Shadrach sold him for a tenner was stolen from Anna. His day isn't helped any by the Bishop offering him a promotion to a Leeds parish as he fears St Mary's will close. Ashley calls an emergency village meeting to rally support and is disappointed when only Doug and Edna attend.

Andy is upbeat about getting out of hospital, but Diane brings him down to earth with a bump when she tells him that Jo doesn't want him back at the farm. Andy is forced to accept Diane's offer of a room at the pub, but when Val finds out about Diane's plans she insists she doesn't want Andy living with them.

Diane collects Andy from hospital and he meets hostility from the villagers as well as Val and Victoria, while the Dingles warn Diane to keep Andy out of sight. Jo tells Debbie that she's afraid that the Sugdens will force her out of the farm and when Diane visits Butler's Farm, Debbie makes it clear that Andy won't be seeing their daughter.

Donna and Marlon return from their Spanish break and Donna is frustrated when Ross misses their meet up when he's stuck at work. Ross finally arrives in the middle of Donna and Marlon's meal with Paddy and Chas and he is gutted when Marlon announces that they are trying for a baby.