Does Dodger love Texas?

Dodger's slip of the tongue leaves Texas speechless as he confesses his true feeling for her. Darren and Nancy are delighted to hear news of their baby's health, but it is not long before they are faced with even more devastating news. Meanwhile, Esther's situation becomes unbearable as blame is laid at her door. Dennis saves the day for Leanne but Ste is at the end of his tether. And when met with a surprise new addition to her class, how will Jen cope?

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.