Shattered dreams

Mandy proposes – then discovers Paul’s gambling secret!

- Alison Slade, Jonathan Hughes

We’ve been shouting at the telly while Paul’s kept Mandy in the dark about his gambling relapse and shocking violence towards their son Vinny.

But the vivacious villager clearly hasn’t heard our worried warnings, for this week she stages an elaborate marriage proposal in the pub – only for it all to come crashing down when Paul confesses he’s been betting again!

Mand’s timing is typically terrible, as Vinny bursts through the Woolpack doors intending to tell her everything, with panicking Paul chasing after him. But before Vin can reveal all, the fellas are stopped in their tracks…