Bridget and Declan get hitched in secret

Bridget and Declan get hitched in secret
Bridget and Declan get hitched in secret

Bridget decides to forget her fears of marriage and seize the moment. She convinces Declan that a spontaneous wedding is the perfect way for them to embrace their future together. When Zeke, Ringo, Sunny and Donna arrive, they are surprised by the plan, but equally eager to help prepare for the occasion. Sunny secretly worries how Rebecca and Bridget's parents will react when they find out about the unauthorised nuptials. But she soon realises her worries are really just a cover for her own guilt about not telling her parents of her blossoming relationship with Zeke. Steve and Miranda's growing romance is temporarily derailed when Rebecca reveals Declan and Bridget have gone missing. When they discover that Declan and Bridget disappeared to find Paul, Rebecca feels completely responsible and leads the search to find them. Declan panics when he realises he's lost the paperwork that they need for the wedding to go ahead legally. He also battles with his conscience that tells him the secret marriage is a betrayal of Rebecca's trust. However, when all obstacles are finally overcome the happy couple are united in a touching, informal ceremony. But will the arrival of an angry Rebecca, Steve and Miranda spoil their celebrations? Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's weekly soaps video preview, 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.