Digital Spy Spoilers (Week Starting Mon 11 May 2009)

Drunken Phil falls down the stairs

Airs on Monday, May 11 2009 at 20:00 BST on BBC One


Peggy's furious when she finds a hungover Phil sprawled out on the sofa, so throws a vase of water over him. Finally emerging in the kitchen, Peggy's disgraced when Phil starts to pour vodka over his cereals before Ben says that he wishes Phil wasn't his father. Later, there's a heated standoff in the bar at The Vic between mother and son, resulting in Phil threatening to sell his half of the pub from under her. When the punters fall silent, it's clear that Peggy's finding it difficult to hold herself together and asks everyone to leave.

Just as Shirley offers Peggy her help, there's a huge bang and they're stunned to see that Phil's fallen down the stairs. At that moment, Ben walks in to see his dad unconscious. At the hospital, Peggy tells Phil that she's worried about him and reminds him that he can tell her anything. She pushes him for what's wrong, but she's not prepared for his response.

Meanwhile, Stacey's on a sharp decline. She tells Ian to get stuffed when he reminds her about the money she owes and seems to have lost interest in her mother Jean. Stacey wins £35 on a scratch card, before bumping into a builder she met a few years ago. She later takes her winnings to The Vic to celebrate Jean's new job. That night, a glammed-up Stacey sneaks out of the house for a night out with some cash she's taken from the Slaters'. Despite Max turning her down for a night on the tiles, she wanders into town alone. On her way, she's uneasy when she spots the poster from earlier in the day depicting a pair of eyes.

Elsewhere, Ronnie's happy after spending the night with Jack and tells Roxy that she's back with him; Bradley's worried that Syd's ignoring him; Tanya has another date with Al; Charlie receives a letter from the electricity company threatening to cut them off; Roxy tells Ronnie she was out of order at the Christening; Max intends on ruining it for her by taking Bradley to lunch at the same restaurant; Jean persuades Ina on the flower stall to hire her; and Archie and Peggy's wedding photos arrive.

Bradley's suspicious of Syd

Airs on Tuesday, May 12 2009 at 19:30 BST on BBC One


Surprised by Syd turning up out of the blue, Bradley takes her to meet Dot. After a nice chat, during which Dot asks Syd for help curing her insomnia, Bradley asks for a quiet word with Syd. He's worried that she'll do a disappearing act again. Handing him a rose, Syd reassures him that she hasn't been in contact because she's been ridiculously busy. Bradley, however, is evidently cautious of her words.

Having thought about what Syd said, Bradley apologises for his behaviour and puts it down to the fact he's missed her, before suggesting that they give things another go and head upstairs to the bedroom. Later, Syd leaves Bradley's flat and returns to her own place. When she gets there, however, an attractive young guy opens the door. Syd apologises for being late and walks inside...

Meanwhile, an unsettled Phil discharges himself from the hospital and turns up at Shirley's flat. It's not long before he collapses on her sofa. He attempts to raise a toast to his 'horrible mum', but Shirley's disgusted. She threatens to call Peggy, but Phil insists that he wants nothing more to do with her. Despite his protestations, Shirley calls Peggy who quickly arrives. After a failed heart-to-heart, Phil walks out of the flat. Peggy offers Shirley her job back at The Vic in the hope that she'll help with Phil.

Later, Ben's uneasy at seeing Phil in his inebriated daze and takes his bottle away. Phil's dismissive of Ben's claims that Ian wants him to live at the Beales', prompting Ben to push the bottle back into Phil's hands. Phil's thanks him with "that's my boy", but Ben retaliates saying that he's not his boy. Phil's in a state when Ben later hands him a leaflet for a support group - he wants to take him to one. Peggy tells her son not to throw away Ben's future and Phil insists that he'll be better soon...

Elsewhere, Tanya can't help but think of the good times she had with Max; Dotty continues to play mind games with Dot; Jane and Max attempt to glean some gossip from Tanya about her date with Al; Jane suggests to Tanya that Max has probably had a quiet word with Al, which is why he's not called; Bradley's worried about Dot's state of mind; Tanya accuses Max of interfering with her love life, before calling Al and arranging another date; Jack arranges a romantic picnic for Ronnie; and Max meets a brunette called Lily.

Stacey loses control in the salon

Airs on Thursday, May 14 2009 at 19:30 BST on BBC One


Bradley's awaiting Syd's arrival in The Vic, where he spots Tanya. Engaging in conversation, he reluctantly reveals that Max has a new girlfriend, before complimenting them both on deciding to move on with their lives. When Syd eventually turns up at the house, she's a little taken aback by the effort Bradley has made with the lunch and flowers. As their meal draws to a close, Syd surprisingly tells Bradley not to contact her again. Puzzled, Bradley realises that something's preventing Syd from acting on her feelings.

Jean's desperate to know more about Dermot the builder, who kisses Stacey before he leaves the house. She's evasive, though, and when Mo mentions the stall, she flips. Jean believes that Stacey's still struggling to come to terms with Danielle's death. Stacey's in a strange mood and drops by Booty in the hope that Chelsea will slot her in to make her beautiful. Before anyone knows what's going on, Stacey's throwing products around the salon. Later, Stacey heads out and while walking past the eye poster, asks it if likes what it sees...

Meanwhile, Nick ups the ante with his mind games and even Dot's starting to believe that she's losing her mind. He throws out the teabags from the teapot and Dot later realises that her watch has stopped. When she arrives at the launderette late, Billy's furious that his clothes have all turned pink and his accusations push Dot over the edge and she begins to cry. Billy profusely apologises to her, before she confides in him about her worries.

Elsewhere, Tanya sees Max with another woman; Max arranges to go to lunch with his family; Jack helps Ronnie move into his flat; Jack buys an engagement ring; and following their successful meal, Max and Tanya arrange another lunch together.

Stacey continues on her downward spiral

Airs on Friday, May 15 2009 at 20:00 BST on BBC One


Stacey suddenly wakes in a sweat, before heading to the window to see Max and Tanya chatting outside. Jean, meanwhile, reveals that she's worried about Stacey's erratic behaviour. On a mission, Stacey leaves the house in an attempt to find Max. She's frustrated when she tries to phone him and he hangs up on her. Stacey soon bumps into Bradley, who reveals that Max and Tanya could be getting back together as they're having lunch again. Forming a plan, Stacey pockets Bradley's house keys before calling Max again.

The market inspector Mr Lister confronts Stacey about her inability to run her clothes stall properly and closes her down on the spot. To the surprise of the locals, Stacey throws all of her stock at them. Heading across the Square, Stacey barges her way into Tanya's and suggests that she's having her wicked way with Max again. Despite Tanya's claims to the contrary, Stacey flashes Bradley's house keys at her, passing them off as Max's. She's adamant that she's part of Max's life again.

Max returns home and is shocked to hear about Stacey's claims from Tanya. Concerned that she's back to square one with Max, Tanya leaves. Heading upstairs, Max can't believe what he's seeing when he finds Stacey waiting for him in bed. Furious that she's trying to scupper his chances with Tanya again, he throws her out. Dejected, Stacey heads back to the Slaters'.

Stacey arrives to a moaning Charlie who's furious with her for not paying the electricity bill. At the peak of their argument, Charlie tells Stacey that he wants her out of the house. Stacey rushes to her bedroom, which is filled with various items of new clothing and other items she's recently acquired. As Stacey begins to throw some of them out of the window, Jean tells her daughter that she needs help as she recognises some of the symptoms of bi-polar. Pushed to the edge, Stacey throws Jean out of the room and locks herself in. Completely alone, she tells herself: "I'm normal."

I cant believe the nerve of Roxy telling Ronnie that she was out of order at the christening!! Ronnie isn't the one going behind her sister's back kissing the man her sister loves!!

I know, Roxy needs a good slap and to get her priorities straight. Selfish wannabee

Yes! what a bitch. I also read somewhere that she "gives Ronnie her blessing to be with Jack"...as if it's HER place to give a blessing to anyone!! She should have been getting Ronnie's blessing to be kissing Jack!!

To be honest, turning up to your niece's christening drunk is a little out of order

But sleeping with your sisters boyfriend/love of her life is worse. In my opinion, Roxy still has a lot to make up for

I think Ronnie kind of had a right to be drunk though...

lol thth was so funny 'YAY!' hehe wen she was throwing ice cubes i wass pmsl

thanks for posting..

is it just me or do you all get mixed up between Syd and Syed??
everytime i see her name written down, i always think of syed first