Julia suspects something's wrong with Karen

Julia suspects something's wrong with Karen
Julia suspects something's wrong with Karen (Image credit: BBC)

Julia tells Karen about a new Health Care Assistant course and is surprised by her lack of enthusiasm. Julia gently probes but is told that everything is fine, so she asks Jimmi to have a word with her. The Review starts well for Simon and Najmah but quickly goes downhill when both their actions are bought into question. Najmah reveals she's got a new job so doesn't care what the outcome is, Simon wishes her good luck and they depart on good terms. Imogen arrives at the Campus to speak to Cherry but first has to get past Mrs Tembe. Eventually, she succeeds and reveals that Karen is pregnant and that she and Rob have split up. At lunchtime, Cherry goes to The Mill to meet Jimmi. Cherry asks about Simon but no one's heard anything yet and when Jimmi mentions that Karen's in a funny mood Cherry decides to reveal what she knows... Also, when a new mum starts acting strangely and her partner insists that everything is fine, her sister goes to Daniel for help but neither is prepared for the truth. 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.