Simon stalls giving his answer

Simon stalls giving his answer
Simon stalls giving his answer (Image credit: BBC)

Cherry tells Simon to relax when they go out for dinner at the Hollins' house. Heston calls Simon to ask about his decision, but Simon's busy and promises to talk to him later. Karen gives Imogen the shopping list for dinner and she is horrified - Shepherd's Pie with baked beans?! Heston suggests pigeon, and Elaine suggests a goat's cheese starter! Later, Karen is horrified when Imogen arrives with whole un-plucked pigeons and smelly sheep's cheese. As Jack and Rob pluck they ponder what to talk about with Simon. Simon arrives and the awkward conversation begins. As they finish their starter, Imogen smells burning and Karen is gutted to discover the pigeons carbonised! Jack jokes about the local chippie and Simon agrees! The ice is broken as they tuck into fish and chips. Imogen asks Simon how he is and he tells them about the birth of Jaza's baby, reminding him what the job is all about. Karen asks if he has made his mind up, and with enormous relief, Simon answers 'yes'. Zara is surprised when Daniel comes to see her at the Campus – he's been thinking of her and wants to take her for a drink. She mentions her house viewing in Picton and Daniel apologises for his insensitivity yesterday and agrees to meet her in the village pub. When she arrives, Daniel announces he thinks it would be a great idea for him to move in, but Zara is now distracted by Steph and rushes out. Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's weekly soaps video preview, the Soap Scoop

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.