Emily kicks Tracy out (VIDEO)

Emily kicks Tracy out (VIDEO)
Emily kicks Tracy out (VIDEO)

Emily solves the problem of Norris's wrecked dancing shoes by lending him Ernest's, on the understanding that he takes extra special care with them. When Tracy, who's still claiming to be ill, later manages to destroy these too, Emily erupts and throws her out of No 3. Despite still claiming everything's going wrong because she's really ill, Ken refuses to take her in. It seems Tracy has finally run out of options. A troubled Tyrone calls Kirsty for the umpteenth time. Struggling to hide the fact that she's left him from the street he snaps at Rob when he asks why she's not at work and causes friction at the garage. After a difficult day he eventually crumbles and confesses all to Tina. She's sympathetic suggesting that maybe it's for the best, but Tyrone's struggling to keep it together. Ryan's been asked to perform another gig at the pub, but reckons he can't because his amp is bust. Steve's help is also clearly unwelcome. Also, Mary's luck's on the turn when Hayley learns the Elgar recital in Malvern clashes with a last minute chance to join Norris at a dance competition; Chesney finds an antidote to his business frustrations in family matters, when Katy suggests getting Joseph christened.

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.