▁with ▁Cand ice . ▁But ▁Tod d ▁soon ▁returns ▁to ▁Sarah . ▁She ▁dec ides ▁to ▁sleep ▁with ▁Tod d ▁on ▁her ▁six teenth ▁birth day . ▁The ▁story line ▁was ▁controvers ial ▁and ▁nine ▁view ers ▁contact ed ▁the ▁Independent ▁Television ▁Commission . ▁The ▁organisation ▁investig ated ▁the ▁scenes ▁and ▁cleared ▁Cor on ation ▁Street ▁of ▁bre aching ▁gu idel ines . ▁They ▁pra ised ▁them ▁for ▁building ▁a ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁characters ▁and ▁viewed ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁m ature ▁decision . ▁Prior ▁to ▁this , ▁Lang ley ' s ▁friends ▁would ▁te ase ▁him ▁because ▁Tod d ▁was ▁a ▁vir gin . ▁O ' B rien ▁told ▁Steve ▁Hend ry ▁from ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Mail ▁that ▁Sarah ▁is ▁" a ▁bit ▁dependent ▁on ▁Tod d ". ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Alex ▁T ate ▁from ▁The ▁People ▁reported ▁that ▁Sarah - Lou ise ▁would ▁dump ▁Tod d . ▁Sarah ▁fear s ▁that ▁she ▁and ▁Beth any ▁are ▁prevent ing ▁Tod d ▁from ▁succeed ing ▁at ▁Oxford ▁University . ▁But ▁Sarah ▁and ▁Tod d ▁move ▁into ▁a ▁flat ▁together . ▁Sarah ' s ▁daughter ▁Beth any ▁Pl att ▁( A my ▁and ▁Em ily ▁Wal ton ) ▁elect roc utes ▁herself ▁and ▁Tod d ▁finds ▁her ▁un cons cious . ▁The ▁accident ▁prompt s ▁G ail ▁Pl att ▁( H elen ▁W orth ) ▁to ▁involve ▁social ▁services . ▁ ▁Sex ual ity ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Pol ly ▁Graham ▁from ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Mir ror