Faye's baby drama

Faye's baby drama
Faye's baby drama (Image credit: BBC)

Faye’s pregnancy takes a frightening twist when she’s admitted to the maternity ward, suffering from pains. Her day is not made any easier by the interference of the baby’s father Joseph, who gleans that Faye has now split from his nemesis Linden. His overbearing nosiness causes undue stress to Faye, which he later regrets when Faye finds herself waiting for news on the health of their baby. As Faye is given the all-clear, Joseph urges Faye to have the test to see if their child has Lowes disease, which Faye’s late son Archie suffered from. When Faye agrees, Joseph promises he’ll stand by her and the baby, whatever the outcome. But will he keep the promise? Elsewhere, Michael and Ric come to blows, but Ric delivers the biggest shock – he’s got cancer. Also, Penny has a crisis of confidence.

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.