Aaron's life hangs in the balance

Aaron's life hangs in the balance
Aaron's life hangs in the balance

As Aaron lies unconscious in hospital, the shockwaves of his suicide bid are still being felt… The villagers wonder why he would want to kill himself and Adam is upset that Aaron felt so desperate and alone. But, as Chas and Paddy sit at Aaron’s bedside, Chas is getting angry. She turns on Paddy, blaming him for what has happened to Aaron. As they argue Cain arrives and is stunned when Chas tells him Aaron's gay. Then Chas tells Paddy she doesn't want him at the hospital; she actually turns her back on the one person who has stood by Aaron. Upset, Paddy leaves, wondering if Aaron will live and, if he does, if he’ll blame Paddy for everything that’s happened. Back in the village there are tears in Carl's eyes, too, as Colleen arrives to collect Thomas and Anya. He was finally enjoying full-time fatherhood and he doesn’t want to say goodbye. Will he cope without his kids? One person with something to smile about is Natasha… Declan has signed on the dotted line and, for a little while at least, she can forget about her bigamous husband’s body that she buried in the woods and enjoy showing off her handsome new business partner. Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's weekly soaps video preview, the Soap Scoop

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Patrick McLennan

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.