Elaine cracks under the strain

Elaine cracks under the strain
Elaine cracks under the strain

Elaine has been suffering nightmares made worse by seeing herself named as Harrison's mistress in the newspaper. Julia goes to see her, and Elaine says she feels guilty about Lauren and Harrison. Concerned, Julia asks an overwhelmed Freya to visit Elaine to check on her. Freya tries to quiz Elaine but when Freya starts ranting about Harrison, Elaine cleverly turns the conversation around to Freya and her feelings and Freya leaves thinking she's made a pig's ear of her mission from Julia. Later, Elaine takes out her frustration by smashing a plate against the wall. Meanwhile, Kevin checks that Zara is looking after herself; she still doesn't want anyone to know about her pregnancy. Later, Cherry notices Zara drinking herbal tea instead of her usual black coffee so later Zara tells Daniel he can tell his mother about the baby - people are starting to guess anyway. Also, desperate to prove himself, Kevin tries to play the hero for a female patient who has been abused, but has he jumped to the right conclusion?

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.