Can Myra win over Carmel?

A tense Darren and Nancy are anxious as the baby fights a serious infection. Rob and Liam develop a rivalry when the new manager of Atwell's is revealed. While Tony's away Rhys and Cindy decide to play, and almost get caught out when their dalliance is interrupted. Jacqui is left fuming when she realises Rhys has lied about being out with Darren. Myra resolves to get the McQueens back together and makes a surprise visit to a missing member. But can she persuade Carmel to return? Also, Esther is further divided from her friends as Ruby, Maddie and Sinead are accused of posting the videos.

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.