Declan misses India's first smile

Declan misses India's first smile
Declan misses India's first smile

Declan arrives home from his 'romantic' night away and realising how much he missed India, decides to go back to school part-time and work night shifts at Lassiters in order to support his daughter. But while Declan's running himself ragged, India smiles for the first time. When Declan learns of India's first smile from Susan he realises his priorities are all wrong and decides to cancel school and quit his job. Rebecca tells him he can't be with India 24 hours a day and that he needs his education. Then he gets advice from Bridget which changes everything. When Harry sees further signs of Zeke's obsessive compulsive behaviour, he becomes convinced there's something seriously wrong and seeks advice from Karl, anonymously through his column. Karl reads it at home, in front of Susan and Zeke, unaware that the subject of the email is Zeke. Tired of all the rules and restrictions about looking after a guide dog puppy, Callum challenges Toadie's authority and brings home a new dog, Bullwinkle. Susan tells Toadie that kids needs boundaries rather than a friend. But Toadie thinks he knows better and gives Callum the freedom to make his own choices, hoping he'll learn from his own mistakes. Will giving Callum no boundaries really be the answer to Toadie's problems? Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's new 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.