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Plot[]

Steve tries to support Karen but she keeps pushing him away, insisting she is fine. Jack is nervous about agreeing to dress up as a woman for the bowls competition and worried that Vera will find out. Frankie talks to Sunita and Dev about their engagement. Steve tries to convince Karen that she should go and see her mum, but she is having none of it. Ciaran is shocked when Charlie gives him the new quote for work on the restaurant - it's another £20,000. Steve tells Liz about Karen's past. Fiz puts the finishing touches to Jack's make-up. Hayley, Sonia and Fiz are trying to teach Jack to walk like a woman. They decide his name should be "Ida Fagg". When Jack goes back home his dress gets mixed in with Frankie's clothes and Vera takes them all back to her. Dev asks Sunita about an engagement ring and whether history and tradition are important to her. Dev then leaves a message on Maya's answerphone asking her to call him. Ciaran asks his bank's small business manager for an extra £20,000, but is told that he is a financial risk. Steve and Karen's aunt Eva arrive back at the flat. Eva tells Karen that her mum has died.

Cast[]

Regular cast[]

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Notes[]

  • This episode was transmitted at 7.25pm to allow for coverage of Champions League football.
  • TV Times synopsis: Steve tries to get Karen to open up to him; the girls put their plan to win the bowls competition into action; and Dev is lured into Maya's web again.
  • Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 10,280,000 viewers (4th place).

Notable dialogue[]

Fiz Brown: "Hey Jack, you should be used to wearing a dress. It's obvious you don't wear the trousers at home."

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Vera Duckworth (to Jack): "You cheating swine. You smell like Elsie Tanner on VE-Day."

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