281 episodes were broadcast during the year. Major storylines included the returns of Cain Dingle and Charity Tate and the arrival of three new families - the Wyldes, the Bartons and the Sharmas. Departures for the year included Jasmine Thomas being jailed for the manslaughter of Shane Doyle. After their affair was revealed, PCs Ross Kirk and Donna Windsor-Dingle both requested transfers - Ross to Newcastle and Donna to Essex. Edna Birch's sister Lily Butterfield leaves with Alan Turner's old friend, Eddy Fox for a trip around the world. While, behind the scenes, Luke Tittensor, who played Daz Eden for five and a half years was sacked after he was charged with GBH. He was promptly written out of the series which saw Daz thrown out of the village by his brother Andy after his relationship w