Karen's abortion nears

Karen's abortion nears
Karen's abortion nears (Image credit: BBC)

At the Hollins' house, Karen tells Jack and Imogen that she's having the abortion the next day. Imogen instinctively offers to go with her but soon has second thoughts. She goes to see Cherry, telling her that she can't be part of what her mum is going to do. Cherry tells her it's normal to feel like this, and why not ask Jack to go instead? At the police station, Brian considers telling Rob about Imogen's shoplifting but when he hears he's staying in a B&B he decides not to make matters worse. Back at the Hollins' house, Imogen tells Karen that Jack will be going without realising that Jack can't go either. Julia announces that she's having a book group meeting on Friday night. Zara scoffs at the idea while Heston and Elaine look hesitant, it seems only Mrs Tembe is excited about it. To convince Zara to come to the book group, Julia tells her Daniel is coming. Only one problem, she hasn't asked him yet. Will he be the only one to miss out? Meanwhile, a sent text message throws a spanner in the works for a man approaching his wedding day - can Daniel come to the rescue? Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's weekly soaps video preview, the Soap Scoop

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.