The River Boys kick off

The River Boys kick off
The River Boys kick off (Image credit: Channel 5)

John is not impressed by the River Boys spending more time in Summer Bay. Determined to try and restore some order to the beaches, he tells Romeo that it's up to him, as the lifeguard on duty, to keep the boys in line. Casey is taking a lot of flak for not standing up for Dex when he was being picked on. Casey tries to distance himself from the River Boys but finds it easier said than done. He tries to help Ruby with her surfing but Ruby misinterprets this. Later, Ruby tries to get Casey to intervene in the growing tensions on the beach but Casey can't bring himself to do it. Gina decides to inflict a more lenient punishment on April for stealing the chemicals, and she goes back on her earlier decision to forbid April from seeing Xavier. Despite all this, April feels like she hasn't been punished enough and breaks up with Xavier anyway. VJ is impressed by the River Boys and their surfing skills. Deciding to have a go, he paddles out into the sea to try. However, as tensions rise on the beach and in the water, VJ is struck by a board. 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.