Emmerdale's Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) is about to turn over a new leaf in upcoming scenes, as he reaches out to Liam Cavanagh.

Following school teacher Maya Stepney's (Louisa Clein) release from prison, Jacob's life was thrown into turmoil last week.

The troubled teen was scarred by their inappropriate sexual relationship and turned to Leanna Cavanagh (Mimi Slinger) for comfort.

After the teenagers slept together, a confused Jacob coldly gathered his clothes and left, leaving Leanna distraught.

When dad Liam (Jonny McPherson) found out that Jacob had taken her virginity, he confronted the sulky teen and eventually punched him square in the face.

Jacob is still struggling to deal with the aftershock of Maya's abuse

Getting his own back, Jacob sent the police after the doctor, who barged into his home and slapped a pair of handcuffs on his wrists.

With years behind bars on the horizon, Liam's future as a medical professional was left hanging in the balance.

Luckily, tonight's scenes will show Jacob seeking forgiveness from the Cavanaghs, dropping the assault charges made against Liam.

Jacob cruelly ditched Leanna after they had sex

The schoolboy comes to terms with the fact that Maya groomed him, as he tries to move on from the abuse.

But can Leanna ever forgive Jacob for his cruel behaviour?

Matthew Wolfenden, who plays Jacob's dad David Metcalfe, told Digital Spy: "David and Leyla do eventually convince Jacob that if he pursues the charges, Liam will lose his job.

Jacob realises the error of his ways in upcoming scenes

"Liam has been through a lot as well, as Maya was his wife. It was Jacob who was abused, but Liam was involved in that circle with Maya too.

"So David and Leyla try to convince Jacob that Liam wasn't in his right mind to do that. To try and keep the peace a little bit, they convince Jacob to withdraw the charges. He patches things up with Liam and Leanna at that point."

Emmerdale continues on weekdays at 7pm on ITV.