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Eastenders: 8 May 2009

I wonder if Nasty Nick could ever be made into a more than one dimensional character. One and a quarter or even one and a half dimensions would make him that bit less predictable. Billy looks surprised that he wants to blackmail him, and Dot doesn't realise that the same Nick who tried to kill her years ago now wants her to think she is losing her marbles and her ... memory. Don't these people ever watch Eastenders? Me thinks this will only end in tears when she finds out, yet again, that her son is a soap villain.

The Apprentice: Week Seven, 6 May 2009

Was this the best one so far, or what? Philip was given his marching orders not long after he showed a complete lack of maturity and I don't know if he ever had the chance to find the dummy he spat out. The strange thing about many of The Apprentice contestants is the unerring self-belief they have despite the evidence to the contrary. This week was perhaps the best one for viewers who have ever had to put up with the hard face of arrogance, and revenge was sweet.

Eastenders: 4 May 2009

Cliffhanger Heather, formerly Heather of Eastenders, used to be one of the nation's favourite characters (well, one of mine anyway in this particularly downbeat soap), but it looks like she is set to cause as much misery as all the others now. She was last seen setting fire to the letter that would have put an end to the mystery of who the father of her baby is, and all I could think was how good it is to have metal bins from schools for times like these. What's the betting this storyline drags on into eternity and the baby will only find out who his/her father is in 18 years time and will unfortunately be run over and killed by Janine just as he/she runs across the road to meet him?

Coronation Street: 4 May 2009

I can see it would have been difficult to keep Ken in Coronation Street if he'd have left for the ocean's wave, but surely he could've still had a role via video link or skype. Or Blanche could have come for a holiday with the one o'clock club while he was sailing round Tamworth. Instead, the writers have forced him back to the marriage of convenience and a life more thwarted than ever - ah, poor Ken.