Audrey's arrested!
David and Kylie have spent the night camped out in the salon as Owen arrives to change the locks. But Audrey refuses to take it lying down and using Mary's motor home as a makeshift salon she pulls up outside and starts inviting her customers in. David and Kylie are aghast as the regulars flock to Audrey and they're left with an empty salon. Kylie tells David it's time the salon had a revamp and as they put up an 'under new management' sign Audrey is furious. Leanne asks Ken to talk to Peter about his ban on her seeing Simon. Ken broaches the subject with Peter, but he's adamant he's doing the right thing by Simon. However when Ken brings Simon home from school he can see how cut up Simon is and he finds himself inviting Leanne round. Tommy's got a romantic country pub lunch planned for Tina, but when his van only makes it to Viaduct Street Tyrone can't help laughing at his banger. Also, when Nick notes the unit next door to the Bistro is for sale he talks expansion plans with Eva; Sunita feels guilty as Stella admits she couldn't cope if she found out Karl was still lying. *Second Episode, 8.30pm* Audrey's furious and refuses to relinquish control of the salon. David's conviction is starting to waver as he sees how upset his Gran is, but Kylie reminds him Audrey didn't have any qualms about sacking him. Audrey resents how David's turned on her after everything she's done for him and with the backing of her friends she vows that he won't take her business. Marching into the salon she rails at David for betraying her and takes a nail file to his new sign. Kylie calls 999, reporting Audrey for criminal damage. It's time for Ken to take Simon home and as Leanne reluctantly says goodbye to Simon, Ken's heart breaks for them both. At the flat he tries one last attempt to change Peter's mind about Leanne, but Peter's unyielding, insisting he needs Ken's support. Having asked Simon to lie to his dad about what they've been doing Ken feels guilty. As Tina worries that Tommy is frittering his inheritance away she suggests he start thinking about their future. Hoping this means they have a future together, Tommy resolves to think about it. Also, Sunita decides to give up her job at the pub in a bid to stay away from Karl.
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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.