Monday 1 March 2021 7.00pm – 7.30pm

  • Writer – Sharon Marshall
  • Director – Jim Shields

When Paddy questions whether Faith should stay given she’s causing so much misery already, Chas is torn. An unseen Faith overhears.

Moira catches Faith leaving the village, incredulous that she was going to sneak away without saying goodbye. Will her protests fall on deaf ears or can she convince Faith to stay in the village?

Mandy speculates to Vinny that perhaps Paul has PTSD after the kidnapping and Paul is quick to jump on this excuse as a lifeline.

Will tells Dawn about Gabby.

Paul gets what he wants.

Arriving at the vets, Dawn confronts Jamie devastated. Despite his protestations of love Dawn tells Jamie it’s over between them.

Tuesday 2 March 2021 7.00pm – 7.30pm

  • Writer – Tony Higgins
  • Director – Jim Shields

Gabby is angry at Nicola for telling Bernice about her pregnancy. She’s scathing about her mum, and Nicola and Diane are surprised Laurel doesn’t defend her. Knowing she needs to keep Gabby on side, Laurel explains she’ll have to start treating her with kid gloves, rather than risk driving her further into Kim’s clutches.

Al is angry.

Mandy makes a proposal.

Wednesday 3 March 2021 7.00pm – 7.30pm

  • Writer – Martin Fustes
  • Director – Jim Shields

Mandy asks Lydia to be her bridesmaid. Lydia’s uneasy, as she admits her worry that none of the problems Mandy had with Paul previously have gone away.

Paul and Mandy are excited.

Al’s smug.

Thursday 4 March 2021 7.00pm – 7.30pm

  • Writer – Liam Johnson
  • Director – Abe Juckes

Al fires Priya wrongly assuming she’s the one who dished the dirt on him to a client.

Charity breaks into the HOP office in an attempt to steal a client’s contact to get back into Chas’ goodbooks. Al catches Charity red-handed and tempting to distract him, she throws the trophy from his business award in the air and runs for it. As Al leaps to catch his trophy, he falls, banging his head, and drops to the floor. Charity stares at him, unsure what to do…

Lydia tries to bury her feelings.

Thursday 4 March 2021 8.00pm – 8.30pm

  • Writer – Jackie Okwera
  • Director – Abe Juckes

Things get steamy with Ellis and Priya.

Charity is in trouble.

Cain gets emotional.

Friday 5 March 2021 7.00pm – 7.30pm

  • Writer – Bill Taylor
  • Director – Abe Juckes

Priya battles her conflicting emotions.

Ellis is cagey when Marlon questions him about who he spent the night with. Will the truth come out?

Gabby is dejected.

Chas is unimpressed.

Cast

  • Aaron Anthony as Ellis Chapman
  • Alexander Lincoln as Jamie Tate
  • Amy Walsh as Tracy Metcalfe
  • Anna Nightingale as Andrea Tate
  • Ash Palmisciano as Matty Barton
  • Bradley Johnson as Vinny Dingle
  • Charlotte Bellamy as Laurel Thomas
  • Christopher Bisson as Jai Sharma
  • Christopher Chittell as Eric Pollard
  • Dean Andrews as Will Taylor
  • Dominic Brunt as Paddy Dingle
  • Eden Taylor-Draper as Belle Dingle
  • Elizabeth Estensen as Diane Sugden
  • Emma Atkins as Charity Dingle
  • Fiona Wade as Priya Kotecha
  • James Hooton as Sam Dingle
  • Jay Kontzle as Billy Fletcher
  • Jeff Hordley as Cain Dingle
  • Joshua Richards as Bear Wolf
  • Jurell Carter as Nate Robinson
  • Karen Blick as Lydia Dingle
  • Katie Hill as Sarah Sugden
  • Lawrence Robb as Mackenzie Boyd
  • Lesley Dunlop as Brenda Walker
  • Lisa Riley as Mandy Dingle
  • Lucy Pargeter as Chas Dingle
  • Madeleine Joseph as Chloe
  • Mark Charnock as Marlon Dingle
  • Michael Wildman as Al Chapman
  • Natalie J. Robb as Moira Dingle
  • Nicola Wheeler as Nicola King
  • Olivia Bromley as Dawn Taylor
  • Reece Dinsdale as Paul Ashdale
  • Rosie Bentham as Gabby Thomas
  • Roxy Shahidi as Leyla Harding
  • Sally Dexter as Faith Dingle
  • Tony Audenshaw as Bob Hope

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