Find out why Stacey's sectioned in the Soap Scoop

Find out why Stacey's sectioned in the Soap Scoop (Image credit: BBC)

Plagued by visions of a little girl, Stacey Branning's frightening descent into psychosis is about to reach a point where the only option for her is secure treatment on EastEnders. Next week, her mother Jean pleads with Doctor Al to get her expert help when Stacey completely loses her grip on reality after Bradley tells her he's leaving with Syd for Canada. Stacey begs him to stay for their 'daughter', the little girl she imagines is real. You can find out all about Stacey's harrowing plight in the new Soap Scoop, plus Kevin and Molly's latest amorous escapade in Coronation Street, Jake Dean's return to Hollyoaks and the chaos Charity causes when she shows up in Emmerdale:

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix.

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.