Shirley is desperate for cash

Shirley is desperate for cash
Shirley is desperate for cash (Image credit: BBC)

Shirley does her best to drum up business for the ice cream van, but after a run-in with Bianca she dumps her uniform in the bin and leaves a sign in the van saying 'gone drinking'. Shirley complains to Phil that she's skint and when Phil mentions that he saw Jack talking to drug dealer she is thoughtful. Shirley tells Heather that everything will be okay and she visits Jack and tells him she wants in on the drugs deal. Masood despairs of his marriage and decides to go to Pakistan. Syed, Amira and Tamwar set up Masood and Zainab with a romantic dinner. Masood tells Zainab he will never leave her and they hug. Tamwar, Amira and Syed are listening in and are delighted. Patrick confronts Owen and tells him he's got 24 hours to get out of the Square or he's calling the police. Owen pleads with Patrick that he wants one last chance to prove himself to Denise and Libby. Patrick tells Liz that he's disappointed in her for betraying his family and Liz is gutted. Also, Archie tells Janine his test results have come back clear; Bianca's furious when she finds out Sam is moving in.

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.