On Monday, Natasha warns Mark that keeping Ryan in the village will cause everything to fall apart and despairs when he refuses to listen and tells her he can’t let his son leave. In the village, Ryan’s excitedly packing his belongings for Dubai and is devastated when Mark arrives and informs him there’s no longer a job there for him.

Nathan’s puzzled when he witnesses them rowing and is later stunned when Ryan angrily blurts out that his dad was the one who sorted the job for him in the first place and has messed him around. Nathan quickly comes to the conclusion that his dad has had an affair with Faye and is furious as he confronts him.

Panicked, Mark admits he had a relationship with Faye but claims it happened six months ago. Nathan’s irate when he breaks the news to Natasha who confirms she already knows. She urges him to keep it to himself and Mark’s saddened when he tells him he’s lost all respect for him.

Later, Mark tries to talk to Natasha but she’s still fuming and reminds him she tried to warn him but he was about to wreck their family. She assures him that the truth will come out sooner or later and all they can do now is sit back and watch, leaving Mark in turmoil.

Meanwhile, David’s happy that Pollard seems to be back to his old self now that he’s back in business and seems enthusiastic about the plans for the B&B. However, Terry’s less than pleased at the prospect of his new partners and desperately hopes they’ll change their minds and withdraw the offer. Will Val and Pollard drive Terry out of the B&B?

Jimmy notices Carl’s completely besotted with Chas when he can’t take his eyes off her walking down the street. Meanwhile, during a girls’ night in, Katie decides to throw a party for her birthday, and when all the girls talk about hooking up, Chas is awkward as she asserts she’s very happy with Paddy and won’t be led astray. Will Carl break her will power or will she remain loyal to Paddy?

Also, Jimmy’s starting to get tired of being ordered around by Nicola and feels terrible about throwing Carl out when he realises he’s having a lonely and depressing meal for one.

Finally, Laurel and Ashley continue to enlist the villagers to play in the cricket match.

In Tuesday’s double episode, Natasha’s still furious with Mark who desperately tries to assure her he’ll make things right with Nathan. However, the situation worsens when Faye arrives at Home Farm and demands an explanation about why he didn’t let Ryan take the job in Dubai. Natasha’s seething and Mark’s embarrassed when Faye realises that Mark has feelings for Ryan.

Natasha asks her to leave but she’s revelling as she tells Mark it means the world to her that he cares about his son and the time has now come to tell Ryan the truth. Natasha finally snaps as Faye continues to try and convince Mark to tell Ryan everything, and as she ushers her out, Faye warns her that her perfect life is falling apart. Enraged, Natasha decides to take matters into her own hands and heads into the village to tries to appeal to Faye mother to mother about how badly it will affect all their children if the truth comes out. Will Faye relent?

Ashley’s surprised and uncomfortable when Sally arrives in the village and tells him she’d like to buy him a drink. She apologises for the way their relationship ended years ago and explains how sorry she is that Vincent never allowed her to break the news she was leaving him. When Laurel arrives in the pub, she’s shocked to see him Ashley with Sally, and as soon as she goes to the bar, Ashley agrees with Laurel that they should beat them at cricket and never see them again. Will it be so easy to get Sally and Vincent out of their lives?

Elsewhere, Debbie’s unconvinced when Chas assures her nothing’s going to happen between her and Carl. Chas assures her it’s all ancient history, but it’s clear to Debbie that she’s trying to convince herself. Meanwhile, Jimmy intervenes when it almost comes to blows between and Aaron and Carl after another warning to stay away from his mum. Jimmy warns his brother about the problems he’ll face if he decides to get back together with Chas. Will he stay away from her?

Katie spreads the word about her party and Carl’s eager to go, despite Jimmy warning him off chasing Chas. As soon as she arrives at the party and Carl begins to flirt with her, she fights off her obvious attraction to him and tells him to get lost, but can’t help but feel his eyes are on her all night.

Katie’s pleased when Ryan finally turns up to the party with Nathan, who’s very drunk. He tries his very best to come on to Chas while Carl watches on, furiously jealous. Chas finally slaps Nathan and Carl immediately jumps in and manhandles him towards the door. Chas protests and is furious when Carl continues to wrestle with him.

When a drunk Chas leaves the party, Carl’s waiting for her. She tells him he’s wasting his energy trying to get her back; she does have a soft spot for him, but it could never work between them. As Carl tells her how much she means to him and how he can’t stop thinking about her, he moves closer. She tries to take a step back but finds herself grabbing him and kissing him passionately but then pushing him away. She’s clearly conflicted but unable to fight her feelings for Carl as she follows him home. Will Chas regret her drunken one night stand?

Jimmy tries to ask Nicola if she’ll consider allowing Carl to move back in, but she’s too busy ordering him around and shocks him when she tells him she’s meeting Natasha to see when she can go back to work. He’s taken aback when she later tells him she’s starting work the next day and needs him to be a stay-at-home dad. Jimmy agrees on the basis that she allows Carl to move back in. How will Jimmy cope at home with baby while Nicola goes to work?

At the party, Gennie’s desperate for Jamie to make a move on her, and Katie and Ryan kiss.

Meanwhile, Pollard and Val arrive at the B&B tipsy after celebrating that their paperwork has now been signed and sealed. However, Terry’s not happy when they intrude on his downtime with TJ to discuss how they’ll fit into his working daily routine.

On Thursday at 7pm, Mark and Nathan continue to clash, and, feeling reckless, Nathan goes to a business do and drowns his sorrows. As he leaves the event drunk, another guest mistakes him for a valet and gives him the keys to his Porsche. Too drunk to drive, he calls Ryan to pick him up and lets an excited Ryan assume the car belongs to him and drive it home. When they arrive back in the village, Nathan admits to a horrified Ryan that the car isn’t his. How will Ryan get rid of the car?

Meanwhile, Chas tries to sneak out of Pear Tree Cottage but is mortified to be caught by Edna, Nicola and Jimmy. She’s relieved that Aaron doesn’t suspect her after her night with Carl and confides in Katie how upset she is and how stupid she feels. Chas is determined not to hurt Paddy, but how will she stop him finding out?

Elsewhere, rivalry between the two cricket teams continues to build and when Sally and Vincent arrive and belittle his plans for the tournament, Ashley ends up in a full scale row with Vincent. The bishop arrives and witnessing the argument, he decides to swap the teams round so that Laurel’s with Vincent and Sally is with Ashley!

Michael arrives at the garage to apologise to Debbie who refuses to forgive him, but agrees to let him buy her lunch at the café. Will he win her over?

Nicola isn’t much use at work and spends most of the day worrying about Jimmy looking after Angelica. Torn between work and home, she’s worried that Holly’s going to take her job.

At 8pm, Ryan pulls up to the garage in the stolen sports car and feeling desperate, he asks for Cain’s help and he agrees to take control of the situation, much to Ryan’s relief. Later, Cain arrives at Home Farm and tells Nathan he needs £5000 to get rid of the car. Nathan reluctantly agrees and asks Mark for the money. When he refuses, Nathan threatens to tell Will about his affair, and a worried Mark is forced to acquiesce.

In the pub, Nathan gives Cain the money and warns him not to come asking for more. Cain quickly puts him in his place, warning him never to speak to him like that again and if he needs more money, he’ll ask for it. Nathan knows he’s out of his league. Will he regret getting involved with Cain?

Chas tells Carl that the other night was a one off and it won’t be happening again – they need to forget about it. However, when Carl questions if she’ll be able to forget about it, she knows he’s right. Later, he arrives at the surgery and Chas reiterates that he’s wasting his time; she’s with Paddy and just because he’s single, it doesn’t mean she’s suddenly available to him. She feels guilty about betraying Paddy and pleads with Carl not to barge his way back into her life because she’s moved on and she’s happy. Carl persists and tells her just because he can’t have her, doesn’t mean he stops wanting her. Will Carl let Chas forget him?

Laurel’s forced to go and meet her new team mates with Vincent while Ashley’s left feeling uncomfortable with Sally. He agrees to have a drink with her in the pub, but makes his excuses as soon as possible to leave! How long can he continue to avoid Sally?

After a nice afternoon together, Debbie’s puzzled when she makes it clear to Michael that she’s all his and tries to lead him to the bedroom and he makes excuses to leave. What’s holding Michael back?

Nicola decides to take the baby to work, not trusting Jimmy to look after her.

On Friday, Cain can see that Debbie’s smitten with Michael and warns her not to get too serious with him. However, Debbie doesn’t want to listen and asks Chas to babysit for Sarah as she’s invited him over for dinner. That evening, they’re enjoying a romantic night in until Debbie tries to kiss him and he pulls away. She demands to know what his problem is and she’s stunned when he reveals he’s seeing another woman. He tries to appease her and explains he just wants to be honest with her and do the right thing, but Debbie’s furious and orders him to get out. Is it over between Debbie and Michael?

Mark’s shocked when Nathan admits he’s paid Cain to get rid of a car he stole and is exasperated when he still refuses to be civil towards him. Meanwhile, Cain arrives at Ryan’s and gives him the £5000, telling him it’s his cut of the deal. Ryan hesitantly accepts the money but when Faye walks in and sees Cain handing him an envelope, she’s suspicious about what’s going on between them.

Faye’s concerned that Ryan’s on edge and doesn’t seem himself. She searches through his things until she finds the wad of money. Furious, she confronts Cain, gives him back the cash, and tells him she doesn’t want Ryan getting involved in criminal activity. She’s firm as she states that from now on Ryan is not working at the garage and orders Cain to stay away from him. How will Ryan feel when he discovers Faye’s put an end to his job at the garage?