05/12/2022

Brad’s buzzing after his maths trip. He tells Jazzer the best thing was meeting other students. He and Jazzer swap stories on getting hold of freebies and discounted items for Christmas. Jazzer notices Brad’s phone keeps pinging. Brad explains it’s a girl from the course who like him is into Star Wars. Jazzer tries to advise on how to interact with women but it doesn’t really help Brad in the world of instant messaging. Jazzer promises not to tell anyone about Brad’s new friend. Ruth thinks Ben’s looking better. Ben is calm but has to check with Ruth what’s real and what’s not. He feels safe in the company of Bess. Leonard calls round and chats to Ben about how it can be hard to talk about feelings. Ben opens up about feeling suicidal after Vince shouted at him in The Bull. Leonard learns that Ben has shared this with health professionals including his home treatment nurse, but he hasn’t told his parents. He doesn’t want Leonard saying anything to them. Fallon’s noticed Joy’s a bit down and after choir rehearsal she asks what’s up. Joy confesses when she saw Mick and Kirsty having a good time yesterday she wondered if Mick would prefer to be with Kirsty. She adds that a while ago Mick told her he loved her but she couldn’t say the same back. Fallon tries to put Joy at ease, assuring her there’s nothing to worry about with Mick and Kirsty – perhaps Joy’s strength of feeling shows that she does have strong feelings for Mick.