The Joinery explodes!

The Joinery explodes!
The Joinery explodes!

Tyrone refuses to listen when Molly says she's leaving, but she's adamant. As heartbreak turns to despair Tyrone insists he won't let Molly out of the house. He claims she can only go if she leaves Jack with him, as he won't be parted from his son. Molly swallows hard and drops the bombshell that he is not Jack's father. Astounded, Tyrone demands to know who is. Leanne and Peter get ready for their hen and stag parties. Peter's on cloud nine, blissfully unaware of Leanne's affair with Nick. The stags gather at the Joinery, where Ciaran is forced to serve cold food as he complains about the gas supply. But Nick has got bigger things on his mind and as the hens meet in the Rovers. Nick arrives to talk to Leanne. She tells him she's marrying Peter, but he makes one final bid to convince her to flee with him. Becky panics when she finds Max isn't in his room and heads out to search for him. Also, Charlotte rings John to ask if he's dumped Fiz yet. He promises to do it soon, but not satisfied Charlotte turns up at No 5; Lloyd and Chris fight over Cheryl. *Second episode, 8.30pm* Peter's enjoying his stag night when Nick arrives wanting a word, Ken hurries over the road and hauls Leanne out of the Rovers. In his office Nick's about to reveal all when Ashley interrupts. Suddenly, a huge explosion tears through The Joinery. Molly, Jack and Sunita are inside the shop as the blast showers them with glass. Outside Kevin, Ken, Leanne and Becky are flung to the ground. Inside The Joinery there's devastation, while in the office Nick, Peter and Ashley lie trapped and unconscious. Molly's holding Jack as she heads for the shop door, when a tram slithers along the viaduct and crashes onto the crowded street below. It hits the corner shop before smashing into The Kabin. Rita is buried under rubble inside. Molly admits to Tyrone that she had an affair that left her pregnant, but she refuses to disclose her lover's identity. Later, Molly says she's leaving and tells Kevin to say goodbye to his son. Charlotte insists she's going to tell Fiz about Colin's death. John blocks her way and as they struggle Charlotte grabs a hammer. John wrestles it from her and raises the hammer himself. He picks up the phone to dial 999 as the tram hits... Also, Becky scours the Street for Max. Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's weekly soaps video preview, the Soap Scoop

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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.