7 ▁August ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁scenes ▁a ired ▁on ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Nick ▁O w ens ▁from ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mir ror ▁reported ▁that ▁Tod d ' s ▁return ▁would ▁see ▁him ▁attempt ▁to ▁ru in ▁Marcus ▁D ent ▁( Char lie ▁Cond ou ) ▁and ▁Maria ▁Con nor ' s ▁( Sam ia ▁Gh ad ie ) ▁relationship . ▁ ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁Tod d ▁is ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁manip ulative ▁li ar . ▁Lang ley ▁told ▁Mark ▁James ▁L owe ▁from ▁All ▁About ▁So ap ▁that ▁Tod d ▁had ▁a ▁job ▁and ▁a ▁boy friend ▁in ▁London ▁but ▁soon ▁lost ▁everything . ▁Tod d ▁behav ed ▁badly ▁and ▁" bur nt ▁his ▁brid ges " ▁with ▁those ▁he ▁knew . ▁When ▁Tod d ▁arriv es ▁back ▁he ▁is ▁un tr uth ful ▁with ▁his ▁family . ▁His ▁ex - boy friend ▁Alex ▁Hugh es ▁( N athan ▁I ves - Mo iba ) ▁arriv es ▁claim ing ▁that ▁Tod d ▁has ▁st olen ▁his ▁money . ▁Lang ley ▁explained ▁that ▁Tod d ▁does ▁not ▁like ▁being ▁exposed ▁as ▁a ▁li ar ▁because ▁he ▁enjo ys ▁E ile en ▁view ing ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁" bet ter ▁son ". ▁The ▁actor ▁told ▁David ▁Brown ▁from ▁Radio ▁Times ▁that ▁Tod d ▁is ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁way ▁E ile en ▁views ▁him , ▁but ▁does ▁not ▁care ▁what ▁other ▁residents ▁think . ▁Tod d ▁has ▁no ▁wor ries ▁about ▁seeing ▁Nick ▁( now ▁played ▁by ▁Ben ▁Price ) ▁and