dom shaw, played by lloyd mcguire, is a board member on the walford community centre committee. when sharon watts (letitia dean) wants to hold a 2004 valentine's day ball in the community centre. she needs to get an alcohol license, but community centre manager derek harkinson (ian lavender) is unable to obtain one due to a previous criminal conviction for growing cannabis. when shaw discovers derek's conviction, he sacks him, but is persuaded to reinstate him by martin fowler (james alexandrou). he later obtains a license for the community centre himself.