Syed finds out he's a dad!

Syed finds out he's a dad!
Syed finds out he's a dad!

Yusef successfully convinces Zainab into going to Pakistan with him for a 'holiday'. As Zainab packs, Yusef takes her mobile and unplugs her home phone. Meanwhile, Christian and Syed are throwing a party. Syed announces their engagement. There's a stunned silence when Amira walks in. Amira tells Syed he's a father before fleeing. Syed tells Amira he wants to see his daughter. Amira agrees as long as Christian stays well away. Tyler thinks he's blown it with Whitney, but determined to make a last attempt he fixes an old teddy bear from the shop to give to Whitney. Tyler leaves the bear on her doorstep with an apology note asking for a date. Tyler is distracted all day until Whitney finally texts him to say 'yes'. Alfie's worried that Mandy is only after Ian's money and he and Kat cook up a honey trap to try to expose her. Alfie flirts with Mandy, but she's no fool and tells him to get lost. Ian thinks Alfie was trying it on with Mandy. When Kat seems to know all about it, Ian mistakenly assumes they wanted to do a wife swap! Also, Carol criticises Lauren for getting drunk on the anniversary of Billie's death.

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.