When Ben Bradley (Ben Richards) daughter, Carly (Sophie Wise), is found dead, Ben initially blames Darren as he was supposed to drive her up to Scotland to a rehab center that day but cancelled the job so he could support Maxine through a dinner party with Patrick. Patrick later manipulates Darren and Maxine's relationship causing Maxine to break up with Darren as she doesn't believe his claims that he's still controlling her. Some of his latest storylines have included his becoming estranged from Nancy and then married to her again, beginning a relationship with Maxine, a feud with Patrick and helping Maxine to hide Patrick's body in a wall after his death.