Has Mercedes disappointed Riley again?

Mercedes struggles in her role as domestic goddess for the Christmas meal with Riley and calls for back up from the McQueens. Will her efforts be enough for a reconciliation? It's an emotional day for Darren as he prepares to close down Mobs for good. Meanwhile, cracks are forming in Mitzeee and Brendan's plans... with deadly consequences!

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.