David's left holding the baby

David's left holding the baby
David's left holding the baby

*Hour-long Episode* Tired of David's constant talk of children, Kylie volunteers them to mind Hope and Joseph. She then announces that she's going to work and leaves him to babysit alone. Meanwhile, at the Bistro Lewis stages a fall on Gail's recently mopped floor. Gail insists he should stay at No 8 while he recovers. Lewis accepts, delighted that his plan is working. Kirsty makes Tyrone swear not to see Fiz any more. Alone, Tyrone calls Tommy and begs him to drive him to the coach station so that he and Ruby can flee. At the station Tommy bids Tyrone an emotional farewell. But when Fiz hears of Tyrone's plan Tommy drives her to the station as she's found a solution. Fiz explains that the best way to keep Ruby is to marry Kirsty. He'll then have father's rights and can fight for custody. Tyrone agrees to return home. Owen's furious to discover that Jason has resigned and taken on Stella's bathroom repairs as his first solo project. When Jason can't find his tools he accuses Owen of stealing them in revenge for the Rovers job. Stella's outraged to hear Owen's confiscated Jason's tools and warns Owen that she'll report him to Trading Standards. Also, Dennis exercises his debit card in the Rovers, but Rita marches him off home.

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.