The Peacock residence is truly ablaze, Claire is unconscious on the stairs... Who you gonna call? Kirk and Jamie, that's who. En route back from the kebab shop the unlikely heroes spot the fire, kick the door in, and manage to drag Claire outside. Roy and Hayley are on the scene by now, and Roy dials 999. Jerry also turns up and tries to get into the house to rescue baby Freddie, even though Jamie and Kirk tell him the fire is too bad. The fire brigade turn up and make Jerry leave.
Comic relief is provided, as ever, by Blanche. Upon seeing Eileen in her dressing gown running towards the blazing building, Blanche comments that she hopes Eileen doesn't mean to try and go into the house, "not wearing all them synthetics."
In the midst of tragedy, Deirdre's impulse is to go to Ken. At Denise's, she explains to him that she felt she wanted to hold his hand. This really should have been the cue for a tearful reunion, but it escalates into another bout of recrimination and bitterness, and Ken tells Deirdre he wants her to go. He's made a mess of rearing Tracy, and now wants to have a go at doing a better job with Daniel.
Leanne's reaction to the fire is to take refuge under Liam's arm. Sensible woman.
Claire is taken to hospital, and is still unconscious and on a ventilator. The police are trying to track down Ashley. And although some people are still holding out hope, it seems clear that little Freddie couldn't have survived the fire. At the end of the episode, Deirdre puts a teddy by the Peacocks' door, to "keep Freddie company." It's all very, very sad.
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