Phil kicks out Jay!

Phil kicks out Jay!
Phil kicks out Jay! (Image credit: BBC/Colin Hutton)

Phil confronts Jay and warns him that unless he changes his statement about Ben he can forget about being a Mitchell. Jay stands up to Phil, insisting that it's what Ben wanted. Phil is furious and throws out Jay, who wanders hopelessly around the Square attracting fury from many of the residents. Meanwhile, Shirley struggles in a police interview and Phil fears she'll work out that he knew about Ben's guilt all along. Jay bumps into Patrick and breaks down. Feeling sorry for Jay, Patrick encourages him to open up, reminding him how far he's come since he came to the Square. After a promise from Billy that he'll always have a place for him, Jay is heartbroken when Billy tells him he can't stay as he has Lola and Lexi to think about. Jay makes his way to the war memorial and sits brooding about everyone and everything he's lost. Ian hears the news of Ben's arrest and blames himself, feeling responsible for his brother's actions. Concerned about Ian's state of mind, Lucy asks Sharon's advice. Sharon decides to move into the Bed and Breakfast to give Ian space to recuperate. She promises Ian and Lucy she'll be just across the road if they need anything.

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.