The ex factor dampens Declan's lovelife (VIDEO)

Declan Macey's cunning plan to get his hands on Home Farm is about to rebound on him in next week's Emmerdale. His ex-wife Ella, who posed as a propsective buyer on his behalf, suddenly seems to fancy the prospect on moving into Home Farm herself, which doesn't quite coincide with Declan's pursuit of Alicia! Declan gets things off the ground with Alicia, but just as quickly she tells him that's as far as things will go while Ella and Mia are in situ at Home Farm. So how will he get around his ex-wife-shaped problem? Watch the scoop on Emmerdale

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An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.