Heather's body is found
In a special extra episode, Andrew is pondering his imminent wedding and he passes the time of day with a drunk in the park. Andrew decides to visit Heather, but halfway there he's forced to turn back when he realises he left the money from Dot on the park bench. Meanwhile, Shirley bursts into the Mitchells covered in blood, with George in her arms. Phil realises now is a good time to return to the flat with Ben and Jay to explain the presence of their fingerprints. Billy accompanies Phil and the boys as they head out to find Heather's body. Billy calls an ambulance. The police arrive at the same time as the paramedics and DS Crisp wants DNA samples to eliminate them from their enquiries. Patrick, Rose and Roxy are horrified when they find out Heather has been murdered. A grief-stricken Andrew is in pieces after hearing the news. At the police station, Shirley tells Phil that she overheard the police saying the burglary was faked. Crisp leads Ben and Jay away for questioning. Phil watches the boys disappearing down the corridor and wonders if they can maintain the lie.
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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.