Bart and Jacqui come to blows!

Bart and Jacqui come to blows!
Bart and Jacqui come to blows!

Bart cheekily lets on to Jacqui that he's got her money and they scuffle, only for Myra to intervene. In the commotion, a candle falls into Carmel's bag, causing it to go up in flames. Later, Myra warns Jacqui that she won't be told what to do. Jacqui issues Myra an ultimatum: Bart goes or I do! Lee proudly describes the concept behind his masterpiece 'Maskara' and explains that, in order to do the play justice, the girls won't be allowed to wear make-up. Nancy's horrified and quits. Lee is supportive of Amy, but Leanne can't hide her jealousy. She gets her way when Jem gets the lead with Amy as understudy. Eileen turns up to collect the money from Brendan, and reveals just how concerned for Declan's health she is. Later, Brendan slips an envelope of cash into Carmel's bag, but when the bag bursts into flames an irate Brendan tells her what he really thinks of her. Later, Ste tries to empathise with a depressed Brendan, it's clear that there's a bond between them. Also; Jasmine declares herself a boy to a sympathetic Anita, who encourages her to talk to her family or a counsellor. But Jasmine swears Anita to secrecy. Anita's vague and leaves Jasmine terrified that her secret will come out. 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.