Jimmy remembers Nico!

Jimmy remembers Nico!
Jimmy remembers Nico! (Image credit: Helen Turton)

Jimmy finally remembers enough to realise he's made a massive mistake. Out of nowhere, he shocks Nicola by calling her 'Nico'. He doesn't realise what he's said but Nicola knows that the man she married is making a return. And the Jimmy she knew and loved is back with a vengeance when memories of his wedding to Nicola flood his mind. He remembers he loves her! And he realises just how deeply he has hurt her... Rhona's hurting, too; real, physical pain. She collapses in the street and it's Marlon to the rescue. He drives her to hospital where Rhona's told it's nothing to worry about; what she felt was just her womb tightening - it happens to every expectant mother. Phew! But Rhona takes the opportunity to let Marlon know she's grateful for his support and needs him around. Val wants Amy around, but Pollard has to tell her that Amy's not coming back. He has seen her and spoken to her and she chose to take money instead of Val's love. That's like a knife to Val's heart and she turns on Pollard, accusing him of never wanting Amy in the first place. They're still arguing when Amy walks in to the B&B! *Second episode* So, Amy's returned and Val has clasped her to her bosom - even after she admits that David didn't touch her. So she didn't choose the money over Val and Pollard and she can give it back. Except she can't because, she says, she owed rent and the landlord was getting nasty about it. Never mind, says Val, all is forgiven. But Amy hasn't finished sinning. Away from Val and Pollard she pays back Victoria and says the money came from David, who has paid her to keep her mouth shut! Liar, liar! And David's still in deep trouble... Marlon's got women trouble, too. Nicola's in The Woolpack, drunk as a sailor on shore leave and trying to make Marlon her port in a storm. The only thing coming between them is the bar and Marlon's determined to keep it that way. He's relieved when Jimmy comes in and starts begging Nicola to rebuild the life they had together. Trouble is, Nicola's not so drunk that she's forgotten Jimmy slept with Kelly, so her answer is 'no'. Adam is saying "Yes! Yes! Yes!" to Ella when Declan comes home. That's how the farm boy finds himself hiding outside Home Farm in his boxer shorts...

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.