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Charlie shows Val his chateaux
Airs on Monday, June 14 2010 19:00 BST on ITV1
A loved-up Charlie and Diane take a walk together.
Before they leave France, Charlie shows Diane and Victoria around his unfinished chateaux.
On their return to the village, Doug's gutted to see Charlie and Diane so loved up. Diane, however, becomes irritated by Doug's attitude and forces him to leave.
Val's pleased to see Diane so happy but while they celebrate the romance, they're completely unaware of Charlie's confession to Rodney - he has to return to France.
Meanwhile, Nathan menacingly reveals to Declan how he blackmailed David in order to secure the planning permission. With that, Nathan spitefully reminds Declan to keep his end of the deal.
Elsewhere, Cain riles Declan further when he soaks bags of cement intended for the renovation work; Carl admiringly glances at Eve in The Woolpack; David tries to share Leyla's enthusiasm when he announces that he has the money for their house deposit; and Eve coyly insists that she only wants to be friends with Carl and is pleased when he agrees.
Val learns Charlie's secret
Airs on Wednesday, June 16 2010 19:00 BST on ITV1
Nathan's surprised to walk in on Declan and Natasha together but Natasha insists that he should get used to seeing Declan around.
Later, Nathan cruelly reminds Declan that he'll pay for breaking their deal in the long run and threatens to expose their arrangement to Natasha. Declan, however, laughs off his childish games, leaving Nathan seething.
Meanwhile, Val's furious when Charlie reveals that he's returning to France permanently within the next few weeks.
Heeding Val's warning, Charlie eventually plucks up the courage to come clean with Diane over dinner.
Aaron's eager to find solace with Jackson and reluctantly confides in him that someone at community payback is giving him a hard time for being gay. A nonchalant Jackson, however, tells him to deal with it.
Elsewhere, Carl's shouting causes Edna to trip at work and dislocate her arm; Sam's surprised when Natasha tersely warns him to forget Declan's demand to clear the woods; and Eve sees Edna's accident as an excuse to tease Carl.
Declan comes clean with Natasha about Nathan
Airs on Thursday, June 17 2010 19:00 BST on ITV1
At community payback, Aaron tries to ignore Wayne's homophobic jibes. When he tries to pick on the new boy, however, Aaron turns the tables and humiliates Wayne instead.
Later, Aaron heads back to the garage, completely unaware that Wayne's followed him. Wayne angrily confronts Aaron over what happened earlier in the day but Aaron refuses to fight back.
With that, Wayne picks up a spanner but Aaron doesn't move to defend himself. Both, however, don't realise that Jackson's watched the scene unfold. Will Jackson jump to Aaron's rescue?
Refusing to let Nathan triumph, Declan comes clean with Natasha about Nathan's blackmail.
When Natasha confronts Nathan, he's thrown that Declan beat him to the punch. What will Nathan's next move be?
Elsewhere, Carl's irritated when Chas ignores him to speak to Aaron and instead enjoys the banter with Eve; and Val's sympathetic when Diane admits that she doesn't want to tell Charlie how she feels in case he still leaves.
Aaron and Jackson take the next step
Airs on Thursday, June 17 2010 20:00 BST on ITV1
Jackson steps in to stop the confrontation.
As Aaron struggles to contain his temper, Jackson steps in and restrains Wayne who's still clasping the wrench. When Wayne slopes off, however, Jackson returns to work, leaving Aaron puzzled by his heroic actions.
Later, Aaron buys Jackson a pint in The Woolpack and talk soon turns to Aaron's suicide attempt. Aware that all eyes are on them, they head back to Smithy, where Aaron nervously asks Jackson to stay the night.
Unable to work, Edna worries that everything will go belly-up at the office without her. With that, Eve hastily offers to cover her job until she's feeling better.
Elsewhere, Paddy presses Marlon to make a move on Rhona; and Leyla has big ideas when she looks around the shop but David feels guilty about how he made her dream come true.
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Looks like Aaron might get lucky
