David risks his life to rescue Jacob!

David risks his life to rescue Jacob!
David risks his life to rescue Jacob!

Jacob's been missing for three days when his mum (his Leyla mum, not his Alicia mum) finally finds him up on the moors. Leyla's with David when they hear a noise coming from a derelict building and realise Jacob is inside. They also realise he's trapped and the building is falling down. It's David who puts his life at risk to rescue the son he never knew Leyla had until recently - and he just manages to get the boy out before they're both killed. Question is: can Leyla rescue her relationship with David, or is it beyond help? One relationship that was over, but now might not be is the one between Chas and Carl. Charity can see that Chas has become hypnotised by the sparkly ring Carl gave her and tries to break the spell by reminding Chas of all the lying and cheating Carl has done. But can Chas really jilt the man she still clearly loves? Declan would happily wave his dad Dermot goodbye, but Dad's having too much fun teasing Declan about his wealth - the big house (which Dermot enjoys living in) and all the money (which Dermot enjoys spending). Plus, Dermot's homeless, so he's in no hurry to leave. Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's weekly soaps video preview, the 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.