Eastenders: 9 August 2010

You miss just one episode of Eastenders and in the meantime Phil has changed from an ex-alcoholic, mother-beater, to a mother-beating, alcoholic drug addict. We are expected to believe that this happened in the space of three days in our version of reality. Admittedly, he would be upset that his children are no longer with him, but I can't imagine how Tanya's sister lured him into being a crackhead so quickly and completely. He even knows all the lingo - he knew what she meant about downers anyway - so I suppose his lost weekend hasn't been a complete waste of time.