TV Times – 13 July 2019

Rita Simons, who played Roxy Mitchell,

is joining the cast of hit West End musical

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. She’ll play

careers teacher Miss Hedge, taking over

from ex-Steps star Faye Tozer. Rita, 42, will

be treading the boards from 5 August to

16 November, and says she is ‘beyond excited’.

Jack ...............................Scott Maslen

Max ...................................Jake Wood

Rainie ..........................Tanya Franks

Denise ..........................Diane Parish

Tiffany .........................Maisie Smith

Phil .........................Steve McFadden

Shirley ...........................Linda Henry

Jean .............................Gillian Wright

Stacey .........................Lacey Turner

Kat ..............................Jessie Wallace

Martin ...............................James Bye

Kush ....................Davood Ghadami

AdamStephen Rahman-Hughes

Habiba ........................Rukku Nahar

Ian ........................Adam Woodyatt

Kathy ......................Gillian Taylforth

Karen ....................Lorraine Stanley

Caren ..........................Amy Robbins

Muski ........................Patrick Cremin

Michael ................Sam O’Mahoney

K

aren’s at The Prince Albert when she bumps into

Caren – the woman she almost got very friendly

with at Walford Pride. Caren insists on buying

her a drink, and the pair enjoy a friendly catch-up. As

Caren leaves, Tina points out to her neighbour that the

brunette was clearly flirting with her.

It seems Tina’s spot-on, because Caren later finds

Karen in The Vic and asks her out on a date. Karen’s

floored by the suggestion and asks Tina for advice. Will

she decide she’s a man-only zone, or act on her and Caren’s

obvious chemistry and take a chance on something new?

W

hen Phil spots Stacey

with a new phone, he

rightly suspects that the

£50k Alfie conned out

of him has ended up in the Slaters’

pockets. Which is quite a leap to

make, but hey-ho, we’ll go with it.

Not prepared to let things lie,

he makes Shirley an offer – if she

can get proof that he’s right, he’ll

give her a cut of the cash.

With pound signs in her

eyes, Shirley wastes no time in

becoming Phil’s super-spy, and

unfortunately for Ben, her activities

aren’t just Slater-based. Seeing the

lad return from an all-nighter, she

tells Phil about his bad behaviour,

and Phil takes drastic action. Come

on, Shirl – the Mary Whitehouse

look really doesn’t suit you.

As she keeps tabs on the Slaters,

Shirley’s suspicions are piqued by

Jean sporting new clothes. But what

she doesn’t see is Jean giving the

items back to Stacey, insisting she

wants no part in Phil’s missing money.

Later, as Shirl accompanies

Jean to the hospital, her friend

inadvertently lands her family right

in it by saying that Kat and Stacey’s

feud all comes down to money.

Shirley relays the info to Phil,

before making him an offer of her

own. The next day, she breaks the

news to Stace and co that Phil

knows they have his wonga, and

she’ll be back to collect it. But when

she tries to do just that, Kat and

Mo refuse to hand it over. Has Phil

found himself a new set of enemies?

Dee decides to face Andrea in

prison, despite Toadie advising

her against the idea. But there

are just too many unanswered

questions for her, starting with

the possibility that the blondes

are actually long-lost twins!

Andrea insists her mum Heather

is certain they’re not, but Dee

demands a DNA test to prove it

once and for all. Will this bring

closure for Dee, or could finding

out she’s related to the woman

who tried to steal her life be too

much to deal with?

Elsewhere, Bea and Finn

are falling for each other, while

Paul visits his killer son Robert

in prison and meets Harlow –

the teenage granddaughter

he didn’t even know existed!

Tori attends her 20-week scan

and is relieved that everything

looks fine with the baby. But

she’s gripped with panic to

be called back in for a second

ultrasound when results flag up

a possible issue. Confirming a

high risk of early miscarriage

due to her short cervix, doctors

explain to Tori that there is a

procedure she can have as a

last resort. It’s all too much for

Robbo, and the dad-to-be

disappears. Has he done a

runner and abandoned Tori and

girlfriend Jasmine yet again?

Also this week, Dean makes

a big confession to Ziggy, and

vulnerable Bella could be in

danger as she makes a new

online friend called TomCat.

Show me

my money!

Phil tasks Shirley

with the recovery

of his stolen cash

Flirtatious:

Caren buys

Karen a drink

Seeking answers:

Dee goes to visit

Andrea in prison

Scared: Robbo

and Tori receive

some bad news

WORDS: ALISON SLADE. PHOTOS: BBC, CHANNEL 5, GETTY

Karen 4 Caren?

Threatening:

Shirley turns

debt collector

Partnership:

Phil asks Shirley

to go undercover

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