Darren "Daz" Eden is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Luke Tittensor.

Six years into his tenure on the soap, it was announced that Tittensor had been released from Emmerdale due to a conviction of grievous bodily harm.

Following a meeting with the show's bosses, the decision was taken to terminate Tittensor's contract due to the serious nature of the charge and to allow him to focus on the court case.

Since he pleaded guilty to the crime and due to the serious nature of the charge, ITV felt they "had no choice but to let the actor go".

[3] Daz was initially a troublemaker as he had a history of stealing cars but tried to make amends with community service.

Katie used this to her advantage when she threatened Daz that if he told Andy about her affair with Robert, she would make sure that he went back into care.

However, after learning the truth when Katie left Andy for Robert, he visited Daz and persuaded him to return to the farm.

When she phoned, Daz found her in Seth Armstrong's (Stan Richards) old hide and almost delivered baby Sarah.

For the first time in his life, Daz felt he had someone he could love unconditionally and was bereft when Debbie gave Sarah away.

Daz finally felt loved, secure and settled at Butler's Farm until Andy's wife, Katie (Sammy Winward), returned.

Jack was happy to have Daz permanently but Diane was recovering from colon cancer and did not feel she could cope with two teenagers.

He apologised and they agreed to forget it ever happened but Jo Stiles (Roxanne Pallett), Andy and Katie's lodger, saw them.

Denise (now Lisa Parry) returned to the village and swearing she had reformed, asked Daz to move back in with her.

Andy was upset by his departure but Daz returned a couple of months later with Pearl Ladderbanks (Meg Johnson).

Denise visited but demanded Daz make amends to her boyfriend, fearing he'd leave, so Diane threw her out.

He got a job with King & Sons and moved into Edna Birch's (Shirley Stelfox) spare room.

He also tried to make amends with Viv Hope (Deena Payne), Kelly Windsor (Adele Silva) and Donna Windsor-Dingle (Verity Rushworth).

Unfortunately overcrowding meant Daz decided to move in with Sam Dingle and his infant son, as he needed a lodger.

He and his girlfriend, Penny Drury (Amelia Sefton), were happy as they had more room and fewer adults supervising them.

They met in early 2007 when she and her mother, Carrie (Linda Lusardi), moved to the village so Scarlett could get to know her half-brothers.

Scarlett fancied him instantly and Daz found out when she made him a CD of what she thought were his favourite songs.

When Scarlett found out, she ran off and Daz went after her, telling her that he was flattered but was dating Penny and made both girls apologise.

He was proved right when Lee Naylor caught Andy sabotaging farm equipment so Jo would ask him to mend it.

On 5 February 2009, Annie Sugden (Sheila Mercier) phoned The Woolpack, informing them of Jack's death.