Henshall arrests Carl!

We know it was Henshall, not Carl, who set the fire that killed Viv and Terry, but Chas doesn't and she's scared. She's scared that Carl did set the fire purely to put her through hell because she fleeced him of 30,000 pounds. Well, you can see where she's coming from; Carl hates to be parted from money and he's very angry with Chas. But, having had more than enough to drink in The Woolpack, Carl turns on Chas and makes it clear that he doesn't think she's worth going to prison for and so, no, he isn't the arsonist. He is being very drunk and disorderly, though, right in front of Henshall, who's drinking with Katie and Chas. So, Carl quickly finds himself in cuffs and hauled off to the cop shop. Hey, if Henshall can't pin the blame on Andy, then maybe he can put Carl in the frame. Pearl seems to find Dermot arresting when he makes himself at home playing cards with her, Betty and Edna, but Turner feels sidelined. He needs to find a way to get himself back in the game. Bob would usually have some words of encouragement for Turner, but he's getting ready for Viv's funeral in London...

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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.