Malachy and Mercedes bond over Angel

Malachy and Mercedes bond over Angel
Malachy and Mercedes bond over Angel

Malachy and Mercedes sit down to enjoy a meal together and it's clear that there's something between them. When baby Angel stirs upstairs, Mercedes is impressed as Malachy shows her how to settle the baby. He asks for Mercedes' forgiveness, but she admits that she drove him to it. They make the decision to give their marriage another go and head out. Brendan, Cheryl and Lynsey are shocked to see them reunited, but they vow that they are back together forever. As they walk through the village, Malachy reels from a surprising proposition from Mercedes. The couple stand in front of Il Gnosh when suddenly there's an almighty explosion; they are blown off their feet and come crashing down, covered in debris. As the wreckage of Il Gnosh stands ablaze behind them, Malachy and Mercedes' bodies lie motionless together. Cheryl and Lynsey come to blows following Cheryl's discovery that Lynsey went behind her back with Malachy. Brendan tries to intervene, and Lynsey's offers Cheryl an apology. The girls bury the hatchet and head off for a night out together. Also; Brendan's on edge as Cheryl tries to discover the identity of his mystery love interest. Later, Cheryl is downbeat on hearing the news that Malachy and Mercedes are back together. Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's weekly soaps video preview, the 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.