Phil puts the Arches up for sale

Phil puts the Arches up for sale
Phil puts the Arches up for sale (Image credit: BBC)

Peggy reveals that Grant has offered to re-mortgage his house to help them out. Phil phones Grant and insists that he's got everything sorted. Phil tells Ricky he'll be out of a job as he's selling the Arches. Pat makes Phil an offer. Peggy is horrified when she sees the For Sale sign and feeling betrayed by Phil she announces she's going to Portugal to visit Grant. Denise and Lucas pack for their honeymoon. Lucas panics when he sees a council worker by Trina's tree. The council worker insists he has to check the roots, but Lucas talks him round. Libby wonders who planted the tree for Jordan. Denise tells Lucas she knows it was him, but promises not to tell Jordan. Lucas nervously glances at the tree as he and Denise head off on honeymoon. Max is irritated when Ian shows off his new hot tub. Max offers Ian a special deal on insurance, but Ian won't take the bait. Max tells Mas about Ian's new hot tub and Mas is annoyed that Ian is spending money rather than repaying the Masala Queen loan in full. Also, Liz seduces Charlie; Darren gives his holiday savings to Heather for the baby. Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's new 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.