Tuesday 20th August 2013

Denise didn't sleep well because of her break up with Ian. Kim is on hand with supportive comments! What a great sister. Oh and then Ian calls.

Peter tells Ian not to be an idiot - sadly advice that is necessary on a daily basis in Walford. Oh and Ian seems to think proposing marriage is the answer.

The car lot has suffered some tyre slashing, just as Carl waltzes by. Max and Jack growl at him.

Shirley has some lines... that are irrelevant, as Ian comes in to try and win Denise over. Denise is glad he's shooed off by Kim but Patrick tells her she needs to deal with Ian sooner or later. Oh and Phil covering Shirley's rent is brought up but why would anyone tell Kim about that?

Pointless Poppy has not been forgiven by Lola!

Kat and Bianca are still going on about singles night. Good grief.

Lauren isn't very good at her job but fortunately she's off to her alcohol counselling but not before a package arrives! It's booze for Lauren - which Max concludes is from Carl. DUN DUN DUN!

Ian comes begging to Denise, she isn't too impressed

The fact everyone in Walford lives isolated, lonely, miserable and has hardly any social contact with people outside their immediate family or someone they despise is manifest by Bianca's inability to find someone to accompany her to singles night take two... doubly so by the fact that she and Kat are competing to find someone to go with them.

Shirley continues to wind up Shirley... but Patrick is on hand to defuse the situation. Where could this be going?

There's a shocker, the guy from last time is still loitering outside the counselling room when Lauren is there.

Tamwar and Alice are going on a date! Which is awkward!

Ian's genius plan is to get Denise back is to get his son to talk to her and shut down his business to demonstrate his desperation.

Sadie is treating Lola badly!

Denise is barraged by first Alfie and then Peter trying to fix the relationship between her and Ian. Peter bounds after her out of the Vic... this is tremendously desperate... what kind of man sends his son to sort this out?

Patrick is trying to patch things up between Shirley and Kim with ALCOHOL!

Peter has A DAAAAAAAAAARK SECRET as someone keeps calling him. Oh and Ian totally over reacts to Denise not saying no. Quelle surprise.

Sadie picks up on Lola having a bee in her bonnet and asks Pointless Poppy about it, who confesses her deception and runs out crying.

The Kat and Bianca single night take two... Feel your will to live ebb.

Denise walks into the empty restaurant and Ian's toe curling apology begins. It's awful.

Carl shows that getting a rise out of Max is easier than getting wet in the ocean as but a single taunt in the Vic has Max ready to commit assault. Fortunately, Jack is there to stop him and Lauren walks in to ponder Max's predicament.

Wow! Ian seems to realise he suffers from a split personality but it's obviously all empty words from him.

Kat and Bianca realise Walford men are awful... yeah but you should see the women! Just use a mirror.

What a surprise - Kim spills the beans about Phil paying Shirley's rent.

Pointless Poppy sees Arfuuuuuuuuuuuuuuur with another woman. Who cares?

And Ian et al return to find the house has been broken into and the estranged Cyndi is there.