Billy gets Shirley the sack

Billy gets Shirley the sack
Billy gets Shirley the sack (Image credit: BBC ONE)

Billy steals Tracey's wages to pay off Nick then lays the blame on Shirley when Peggy finds the money missing. Shirley is outraged when Peggy sacks her for stealing and she is suspicious of Billy after seeing him talking to Nick. Shirley warns Nick not to mess with her. Nick demands another 50 quid from Billy as 'aggravation tax', but Billy insists he's skint. Bradley decides there's nothing left for him in Walford and arranges to house-sit for a friend in Scotland. Syd confronts Bradley about his leaving plans and he reveals he saw a man leaving her house. Syd cryptically tells Bradley to call round later for some answers. Bradley is stunned when Syd reveals she has a young son, Noah... Stacey asks Mo to help her get some designer knockoffs for the stall and the pair dress up in skimpy outfits to get a good deal from the supplier. Mo and Stacey take Jean out to the Vic to celebrate after securing a good deal. Later, Jean and Mo fall asleep in the living room and Stacey steals Mo's purse and heads out. Also, Theo arranges a romantic birthday treat for Chelsea; Heather convinces Dot to see a doctor.

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.