Russ saves Nancy from thug Gaz

Nancy is under pressure with an assessor due in class and when the students get unruly she ends up humiliating Theresa after catching her passing notes. Theresa complains to her family that Russ and Nancy are deliberately targeting her to get back at Jacqui. Later, a drunk Gaz traps Nancy in an empty classroom but Russ plays the hero and throws him out. Leo is horrified when he and Calvin find out that Sasha is going on a date with Warren but Calvin warns Leo to hang back as Sasha may prove useful in their bid to nail Warren. An unwitting Sasha tells Calvin she thinks that one of the coppers is trying to set up Warren then reveals that she stole and hid the heroin from The Loft. Josh is determined to get a gig in the SU bar and he and Hayley try to serenade Justin into submission. Justin is still smarting from Hannah's hurtful treatment but his determination to snub her weakens when she sweetly pleads to give Josh a chance. Josh is delighted - especially when he discovers that they'll be supporting boy band McFly! Also, Darren gets the sack from The Dog after being falsely accused of stealing. VIDEO: Click here for Hollyoaks preview clips and backstage gossip Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's weekly soaps video preview, Soap Scoop Get all the latest soap gossip delivered straight to your door. Subscribe to Soaplife magazine today

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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.