It's Zara's first day

It's Zara's first day
It's Zara's first day (Image credit: BBC)

Zara arrives for her first day at work and immediately takes a shine to Daniel. Zara oozes confidence, so she's slightly put out when Lily introduces herself as her mentor but she's soon exercising her own authority by kicking Simon out of his room. Zara is forced to act when she discovers that a mother is going to extreme lengths to give her family a lavish lifestyle. Zara enjoys flirting with Daniel but is knocked back when, at the end of the day, he declines her offer to go for a drink. And she's even more unhappy that she's been made to feel a fool in front of both Karen and Lily. Cherry is awkward around Simon following Zara's revelation that he is gay. Simon can't see what's wrong until Karen points out that Cherry thought something might happen between them. Mortified, Simon invites Cherry to lunch to apologise for his ignorance and the two make a pact to resume their innocent friendship. Also, Daniel is saddened by the news that Cybil Lambert has died and that her funeral will take place the next day. Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's weekly soaps video preview, Soap Scoop

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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.