House of HORROR!

There's panic at No.5 when Bertie eats Gemma's antidepressants

- Alison Slade

Paul’s motor neurone disease diagnosis is taking its toll on his loved ones, but as the stress mounts, it’s Daniel Osbourne’s young son Bertie, of all people, who ends up a casualty.

As the week kicks off, hope and positivity are the buzzwords. Aware that Paul will need specialist equipment as his symptoms worsen, Gemma and Bernie host a chilli-eating competition in the Bistro to raise funds.

The hotly contested event is a huge success and Paul is handed £800, but later in the evening, Billy and Bernie start debating the benefits of religion versus ‘healing’ crystals. Paul snaps – when all’s said and done, neither is going to give him his life back – and he heads off to the Chariot Square Hotel for some peace and quiet.