As her court day dawns this week, desperate Viv plans to flee the country, having been well and truly stitched up by fraudster Freddie. A heart-to-heart with hubby Bob sees her resolve to fight on, then new hope arrives when copper daughter Donna has a sighting of Freddie. Her mum’s tormentor gives Donna the slip, and she heads off in hot pursuit – but disaster strikes, and Donna loses control of her car. The sight of her daughter laid up in hospital shatters what little fight Viv has left, and as she takes the stand, Viv’s friends and family are stunned to hear a guilty plea.
Also, new faces start work at Pollard’s factory, including feisty Leyla Harding, who’ll go on to make quite an impact over the next 16…