Seasons & episodes

When Jack and Rodney run into each other in the shop neither can explain Diane’s odd behaviour. Jack is not reassured by Rodney’s suggestion that she may be nervous about getting married. To reassure Jack, Rodney offers to provide the wine for the wedding, and to show that he trusts his fiance’s ex-husband Jack graciously accepts the offer.

Jack gives Diane a pair of earrings as an early wedding present, before she heads off to Scarborough with Rodney for Fred's funeral. After they have gone, jealous Val insists that something doesn't add up and her suspicions are heightened when she rings their hotel and discovers they only have one room.

Nicola prepares to go to Scarborough to bag her man, but is put out when she discovers Jack, Val and Victoria are catching a lift with her and Marlon.

Val is in tears and Rodney and Jack are lost for words when they find Diane sitting in the hotel lounge. She makes them swear they won't tell anyone about her cancer. She tells them that she has to have more tests and she wants to know whether it has spread or not before she lets people know about it.

Diane is pleased to see Louise and is relieved to have someone around who is not going to come over all sombre on her at the very mention of the word ‘cancer’.

When Diane wakes up gripped with fear about her cancer she decides that she needs to go for a drink. When she goes to see Jack, he is dubious about the idea.

Feeling dreadful after a drunken night, Diane is in no mood for lectures from Louise and Jack and tells them that, like Edith Piaf, she regrets nothing and feels better about things.

Convinced Pearl is not being entirely upfront about her Frank Bernard, Edna decides to find out once and for all exactly what it is that Pearl is hiding. Edna makes a shocking discovery.

Inevitably Rodney’s offering Val a drink led to them spending the night together. In the morning, Val happily prepares Rodney a lavish breakfast but is disappointed when he tells her nothing's changed.

Pearl tells Edna she thinks that it's over with Len, now that he knows about Frank Bernard he won’t want to know her anymore, just like everyone else who ever cared for her. Edna tells her that once he's thought things through Len will come round.

Nicola does her utmost to prevent Laurel from leaving the village but after failing miserably she sadly confesses that she will miss her best friend.

Ashley apologises to Laurel for patronising her and she explains that her work abroad is the most important thing she has ever done. Understanding the importance of Laurel's expedition he leaves her to pack before promising to come back and wave her off.

Drumming up support for the harvest festival among the local farmers, Ethan sets off to visit Andy and comes across Debbie on his way. She gladly accepts his offer of a lift. When they arrive at the farm, they find that Andy isn’t at home but they do hear a strange noise coming from one of the cowsheds.

Disturbed after kissing Debbie, Ethan takes refuge in the church, but he is not there long before Debbie joins him. Ethan tries to convince her that he has no feelings for her.

Chas is furious when she returns from The Woolpack to find that Carl has let Sadie into the cottage. Thinking that victory is hers, Sadie agrees to let Chas collect her stuff.

Flattered by Sadie’s suggestion that he's a man who likes to live dangerously, Robert decides to help her to steal her car. Unfortunately Callum spots him taking the car from Home Farm.

Siobhan confides in Chloe that she is reluctant to move and tells her the reason why: she is expecting Paul’s baby and would like his child to grow up in the village.

At the doctor's, Jimmy is determined to solve the riddle of why and he and Sadie remain childless. He is disgruntled when the doctor tells them to carry on as they are.

Jimmy wakes up in a lay-by having spent the night alone in his car with a couple of bottles of whisky after storming out of Home Farm after his row with Sadie. In no mood to kiss and make up Jimmy switches his phone off when his wife calls.

Steph is furious that her father stood her up the night before and when Alan rolls up at the B&B in a drunken stupor her anger deepens. An argument ensues and Steph follows Alan on to the landing. He becomes increasingly irate and venomously tells her he wishes she had died instead of Tricia.

At the hospital the doctor informs Steph, Marlon and Zak that Alan is conscious after his fall. Steph is nervous as she visits her father but secretly relieved when he admits that he can’t remember much about the accident.

Chloe comes up with another ruse to win some more sympathy from her new friend Chas. During the day she comes back to Dale View and leaves a letter on the mat.

Bride-to-be Diane tells nephew Paul that Val is driving her potty and asks him to keep them apart until the wedding. Also, can he help keep Val from interfering in the organisation of her wedding.

Chloe gets up early and goes out to buy bacon and eggs. When she returns she changes into a skimpy nightdress and cooks a big fry-up for Carl and Chas.