Phil's debts are closing in on him

Phil's debts are closing in on him
Phil's debts are closing in on him (Image credit: BBC)

Peggy panics about Sam's disappearance. Phil questions Jack, who promises to make a few calls to his police contacts. Roxy and Ben look through Sam's things and Roxy finds an address book. Phil is rattled to learn that a bloke has been looking for him at the Arches with a warning. Phil confesses to Minty that the man is a loan shark and he's in way over his head. Chelsea comforts Jordan, who is upset that the council won't approve his memorial tree for Trina. Chelsea asks for Dr Al's help when the council call to say Jordan is staging a sit-in. The Head of Parks calls Jordan unruly and an incensed Chelsea and Dr Al join Jordan's protest. When Chelsea threatens to increase numbers at the sit-in the Head of Parks relents. Owen tells Liz he'll be out of prison in time for Denise and Lucas's wedding. Libby visits Owen and he promises to make things up to her when he's released. Libby begs Owen to leave Denise and Lucas alone, but Owen says that he can't let things lie now he knows what Lucas is really like. Also, Roxy invites Al to Fargo's and concludes the date with a kiss. 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.