David makes an idiot of himself

David makes an idiot of himself
David makes an idiot of himself

Nathan is worried that David is capturing the popular vote and he discusses his concerns with Pollard. The Woolpack regulars overhear and an argument develops about why the candidates are standing. Pollard winces as he humiliates David by suggesting that he's compensating for his own feelings of inadequacy. A drunk David makes an idiot of himself by singing on a pub table in an attempt to embarrass Pollard, but he embarrasses himself instead as he falls off a chair! Rodney is convinced that Nicola is seriously ill and he tries questioning Laurel, who insists that she knows nothing about Nicola being ill. Rodney comes to the conclusion that Nicola is out of sorts because of Jimmy's bad treatment of her and he begs Jimmy to be civil to Nicola. Meanwhile, Nicola heads off for her first scan and confesses to a shocked Laurel that she is intending to have a termination. Val wants Maisie to liven up The Woolpack lunchtime trade and Maisie puts a few suggestions forward. Val is scathing about her suggestions and instead decides that they're going to hold a quiz and Maisie is not amused when Val orders her to plan the questions. Maisie leaves the questions lying around and a mischievous Sandy takes a peek.

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.