CATCH-UP - The Dog's

I just knew Liam was going to look gorgeous in a suit with a nice clean shirt. And he'd had a shave. Beautiful.

The occasion? A delightful dinner at Paul and Carla's, with his lovely girlfriend Leanne. As in Leanne the prostitute, and Paul her former client (though, like Bill Clinton, he never had sex with that woman). This made for an uncomfortable evening. "We could all set up in business together!" Carla suggested. Paul commented that he wasn't sure how that would work, but on reflection, an underwear factory would seem to be the perfect bed-fellow for the World's Oldest Profession. Anyway, it was all horribly awkward, but Liam, delightful Pooh-bear of a man that he is, didn't really notice.

Deirdre, egged on by Blanche, decided to visit Ken at his guest house, only to find he hadn't been there overnight. She put two and two together and got it wrong as usual, and wouldn't believe Ken later when he said he'd slept on Denise's sofa and was only interested in getting to know Daniel (which looks like it might be a tricky task - that boy is sarcasm incarnate). Ken got quite stroppy with Deirdre and threw Ray Langton and Mike Baldwin in her face (not literally: they're dead). He forgot to mention Dev.

Gail and Claire have discovered that Darryl's shed contravenes "regulations." Jerry says he'll sort it, which in Jerry-speak translates as carry on regardless.

And Kirk's got trouble at t'kennels. The vet's only gone and castrated the wrong dog! A prize-winning stud dog in Kirk's care is now without the equipment to ply his trade. There are going to be ructions. Maria's not happy, and Kirk isn't happy that Fizz has been so absorbed in Chesney's school play that she hasn't been (to lapse into Ricki Lake-speak) "there for him." Little does he know that Chesney's drama teacher is Fizz's old flame...