Giles Darcy

Giles Darcy is a conman and was an old friend of Eric Pollard's. Under the pseudonym "William Knowles", Giles successfully sold stolen knock-off antiques to an oblivious Rodney Blackstock. Rodney stores them in daughter Nicola and her husband Jimmy's house, but Nicola decides she'd had enough of the antiques taking up space in her living room. However, when taking them outside, she is spotted and arrested by an undercover officer, but when Rodney reveals the antiques are his, he is arrested instead. Eric realises that Giles must be behind this, and tells him he's willing to get back into the antique business and would like to talk to him. Eric manages to get Giles to admit to what he did to Rodney, before asking the man at the table next to him if that's enough information for him. The man reveals himself as an undercover officer and arrest Giles, who tells Eric he'll never be able to get into the antiques business after this. A joyful Rodney and his girlfriend Faith Dingle see Giles being taken out of the shop and into a police car, and Rodney figures out Eric set Giles up. He reluctantly thanks Eric and offers him a drink.