Thursday, August 17th, 2023 on ITV1 at 7:30pm
Lydia announces she’s going to a recruitment fair in search of another job. Sam’s unhappy with the situation. Lydia’s awkward to see Kim arrive at the Hide recruitment fair. Lydia is utterly shaken to bump into a mystery man from her past. Having not seen her since the children’s home, Craig’s soon delighted to have found Lydia again.

Mary’s cagey about her date. Meanwhile, after a grilling from Rhona and Mary, a worried Marlon agrees to try getting back behind the wheel. He is anxious as he prepares to drive for the first time since his stroke.

Dan takes in his last day in the village. Things then start to feel very real when Dan leaves the Woolpack for the very last time. Saying his goodbyes to the village, he makes his final journey. Arriving in court, Dan’s solicitor reiterates he should receive a short sentence. Dan braces himself for what is to come, but the shadows of the reality of killing someone hang over him..

Cast
- Ben Addis as Craig Reed
- Claire King as Kim Tate
- Daisy Campbell as Amelia Spencer
- David Campbell as Recruiter
- Dominic Brunt as Paddy Dingle
- Drew Cain as Solicitor
- Emma Stansfield as Julie
- Flo Wilson as Claudette Anderson
- Florence Mae Dyson as Esther Spencer
- Jack Downham as Noah Dingle
- James Hooton as Sam Dingle
- Karen Blick as Lydia Dingle
- Liam Fox as Dan Spencer
- Lisa Riley As Mandy Dingle
- Louise Jameson as Mary Goskirk
- Lucy Pargeter as Chas Dingle
- Mark Charnock as Marlon Dingle
- Matthew Wolfenden as David Metcalfe
- Nick Miles as Jimmy King
- Samantha Giles as Bernice Blackstock
- Steven Blake as Judge
- Susan Cookson as Wendy Posner
- Tony Audenshaw as Bob Hope
- Zoe Henry as Rhona Goskirk