Sonya tells Lucas she's pregnant

Sonya tells Lucas that she's expecting and though he's really happy for them, it brings to the surface all the worries he has about fatherhood since discovering Vanessa was pregnant. He turns to Toadie for support but, after a few beers, only succeeds in scaring him, too. Aidan finds out about the family barbecue and arrives to see everyone wishing Chris a happy birthday, but he doesn't stay to let Chris explain why he hadn't told him about the celebration. Chris sees him leave and is distraught, finally gathering enough courage to tell his dad that he has a boyfriend. George struggles but gives Chris the support he needs, telling him to go after Aidan, but when Chris finds him at the hospital, Aidan is resolute. He's had enough of being lied to and their relationship is over. Chris arrives home to find Andrew dismantling the decorations for the party Aidan had planned and is heartbroken.

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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.