Charlie's a bit tied up

Charlie's a bit tied up
Charlie's a bit tied up (Image credit: Channel 5)

Hammer gives Brax 24 hours to hand over his restaurant and leave town. He's convinced it was Brax who set fire to Jake's place. If Brax doesn't comply, his family and friends will be in grave danger. Brax warns Charlie to be careful but she refuses to be dictated to by a criminal. Hammer jumps the gun before the 24 hours are up. He kidnaps Charlie - planning to lure Brax and kill them both. But when Brax arrives, a scuffle breaks out and Charlie shoots Hammer dead. Gypsy is excited about her dinner date with new beau Mark, despite her daughter Lilly's reservations. Mark ends up cancelling at the last minute, so a dejected Gypsy is left in the restaurant with bartender Liam. But it seems she's quite pleased with this turn of events, as the two of them have a connection. The following day, Lilly questions Mark's commitment to Gypsy. Harvey and Roo go on a 'semi-date' but Roo bails early, feeling conflicted. The following day Harvey asks her out again and declares that he will bring her a bouquet of flowers every day until she agrees to go on another date with him!

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.