Three's a crowd for Ally and Amy

Ally finally returns, only to have Ste ruin his and Amy's afternoon. Bart has a new role model in the form of Joel as they go into business together to put on a club night, while George secretly arranges for Callum and Maddie to meet - but how will they both react when faced with each other? Phoebe's mum Mel turns up unannounced at Jacqui and Rhys's determined to get her daughter back, while Mercy gives Phoebe money to buy Jacqui something nice... But what's she up to? Also, Tilly is left frustrated by Jen's mixed messages.

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.