Sam lays into Whitney

Sam lays into Whitney
Sam lays into Whitney (Image credit: BBC)

Ricky tells Whitney that he'll always be there for her when she claims she didn't want him to stop being her dad. Ricky visits Sam in prison and is outraged when she launches into an attack on Whitney, and he breaks up with her. Bianca is delighted and they almost kiss but they're interrupted by a call for Ricky. It's Jack: he has found out through his contacts that Bianca grassed up Sam, not Whitney. Lucas and Denise are told that the body in the summerhouse is Trina's and Lucas is interviewed about his dealings with his ex. DC Cunningham suggests to Lucas that Denise may have killed Trina to get her out of the way. Meanwhile, Denise comments to Jane that Trina's death is a blessing in disguise. Cunningham arrives at the house and arrests Denise. Lauren has broken up with Peter after his lie to Jay that they had sex and Max notices when Lauren is upset. Max warns Peter to stay away from his daughter and he's angry when he sees Peter trying to apologise to Lauren. Max bursts in and tries to hit him but Jane drags him off. Also, Syd tells Bradley that Stacey is not his problem; Syed is jealous when Christian's newly single mate James comes to stay. Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk’s new weekly soaps video preview, the Soap Scoop

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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.