Russ and Nancy enjoy a cosy night in
Jacqui leaves Max with Russ while she plans a night clubbing. Nancy offers to bring Charlie over and keep him company. Russ feels he's getting old when Jacqui and Mercedes tease him about not going out. Russ enjoys his evening with Nancy and they bond and end the night with a near kiss... Hannah feels bad for not believing Justin and she tries to apologise to him. Justin is grateful but he is furious with Ash when Hannah admits that Ash told her family her anorexia had returned. Justin confronts Ash and Ravi steps in - until he discovers that Ash framed Justin and he punches his brother. Hannah later declares her feelings to Justin but he's had enough of the stress and tells her he's not interested. Sarah convinces Mike to give Ste a chance and he reluctantly agrees to lunch with Ste and the family at Il Gnosh. Ste tells Mike about the planned naming ceremony but things turn sour when he reveals that he wants Lucas to be a Hay, not a Barnes. Mike storms off but when Sarah makes him see sense he visits Ste and apologises for his outburst and agrees to be at the naming ceremony. Also, Mercedes decides to try her hand at fortune telling. VIDEO: Click here for Hollyoaks preview clips and backstage gossip Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's weekly soaps video preview, Soap Scoop Get all the latest soap gossip delivered straight to your door. Subscribe to Soaplife magazine today
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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.