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Wally and Edward almost come to blows. Meanwhile, Christine becomes frosty with Joe when he makes a joke about Dryden possibly having an affair with Diana.

Diana and Franklin continuously row intensely about his drinking. Meanwhile, Joe and Christine put things right and Christine decides to tell her father about their engagement.

Edward receives a call notifying him that Letty has been attacked by Mick. Joe reveals his suspicions that Dryden and Diana are having an affair. Dryden worries for a drunken Franklin and informs him that his father died of alcohol poisoning.

Robert doesn't like the idea of Christine marrying Joe, believing she is belittling herself. Ethel admits to Henry that she'd rather marry Amos than Dan.

Diana explodes with rage upon discovering Franklin gave up drinking because of Dryden, not her. Meanwhile, Amos is worried Ethel will propose to him, and tries to put her off.

Diana's worries cause another row between her and Franklin about his alcoholism. Matt breaks down upon realising it's nearly a year after Peggy's death.

Amos confesses to Ethel that he doesn't want to marry her, so she hits back saying that she thought he needed a friend as he was lonely. Edward still continues to be cold towards Wally, hitting out at him in all but name.

Joe and Christine go drinking in Bradford, and come back with interesting gossip about Ethel. Sam kicks up a fuss about the party at the Vicarage.

Ethel informs Amos that she has gotten engaged to Mr. Snape and asks for him to never talk to her again. Wally's feud with Edward gets him thrown out of The Woolpack. Meanwhile, Sam snaps out of his petty behaviour when an upset Liz gives him a call.

Dorrie tries to get Edward to see Wally, but Liz doesn't think it's a good idea. The Sugden family's discussion about Letty getting kicked out of the mother's union continues to push Joe's decision to not have a church wedding further.

Wally and Dorrie gatecrash Edward's party and try to poison the guests mind against Letty, but they get a grilling from Annie.

Edward is annoyed that Dorrie has had the audacity to tell Letty that she is banned from the mother's union, despite everyone else disagreeing with Dorrie.

Franklin is enraged to discover Dryden had stayed at Crossthwaite's Cottage whilst he was away, worried about what people would think. Diana hits back, reminding him he didn't care when he was drinking himself silly. Later, he is cool towards Dryden and disallows him to explain himself.

Franklin feels out of place in the village and asks Diana if she's settled in yet. She tells him he may settle if he stays, but Franklin wants to move to London. Meanwhile, Dryden helps Letty and gives her some good

After having second thoughts, Diana admits she feels like Beckindale isn't home and she and Franklin make plans to move elsewhere. Meanwhile, Letty is shocked to discover Mick has gone and taken her kids.

Dorrie is enraged that everyone gets to vote about whether or not Letty gets to remain on the mother's union, including Letty.

Diana shares one final meal with Dryden before leaving for Bradford. Meanwhile, Dryden receives a complaint from George about subletting the Forge.

Liz tries to get Edward to end his feud with Wally, to no avail. Meanwhile, Joe worries when he rings Robert but doesn't get a call back.

Edward realises he has made a mistake upon discovering Letty has visited Father Dougan. Meanwhile, Joe and Christine set a wedding date, whilst Dryden goes sour when Celia finds him in The Woolpack.

Dryden continues to hide in the village as Celia and Paul search for him. Later, he accidentally upsets Alison whilst talking about marriage.

Annie and Henry are shocked when Paul reveals Dryden up and left his fiancee Celia six months ago and they've been on the hunt for him since. Meanwhile, Robert visits Joe and warns him off marrying Christine.

Everyone is shocked upon discovering Dryden has absconded. Meanwhile, Christine's plans for her wedding don't match Joe's.

Amos discovers Ethel and Mr. Snape are due to marry soon, while Joe asks Matt to be his best man. Also, Alison announces her intention to leave Beckindale to Henry.

Christine is unhappy when Joe tries to avoid talking about the honeymoon, and Joe is annoyed when Sam announces his suspicions about where Christine gets her money. Meanwhile, Matt tells Alison that Louise told him that she had been admitted to a mental hospital but assures her that it doesn't make a difference to him.