On Monday, Peggy’s livid when she finds a hungover Phil passed out on the sofa so she throws a vase of water over him. When he finally emerges in the kitchen, Peggy’s further angered when he starts to pour vodka over his cereals prompting Ben to say that he wishes Phil wasn’t his father.

Later, there’s a heated standoff in the bar at the Vic between Phil and Peggy that results in Phil threatening to sell his half of the pub from under her. When the customers fall silent, it’s clear that Peggy’s finding it difficult to keep herself calm and asks everyone to leave. Just as Shirley offers Peggy her help, there’s a huge bang and they’re stunned to see that Phil’s fallen down the stairs. At that moment, Ben walks in to see his dad unconscious.

At the hospital, Peggy tells Phil that she’s worried about him and tells him that he can tell her anything as she pushes him to tell her what’s wrong, but she’s not prepared for his response…

Meanwhile, Stacey’s sharp decline continues and she tells Ian to “get stuffed” when he reminds her about the money she owes and she seems to have lost interest in her mother, Jean. Stacey then wins £35 on a scratch card before bumping into a builder she met a few years ago…

She takes her winnings to the Vic to celebrate Jean’s new job but later that night, Stacey sneaks out of the house for a night out with some cash she’s stolen from the Slaters’ housekeeping money. After Max turns her down for a night on the tiles together, she wanders into town alone. On her way, she’s uneasy when she spots the poster from earlier in the day depicting a pair of eyes.

Elsewhere, Ronnie’s happy after spending the night with Jack and tells Roxy that she’s back with him but Roxy isn’t interested and tells Ronnie she was out of order at the Christening.

Also, Tanya has another date with Al but Max intends to ruin it for her by taking Bradley for lunch at the same restaurant.

With the other residents, Charlie receives a letter from the electricity company threatening to cut them off, Bradley’s worried that Syd’s ignoring him and Archie and Peggy’s wedding photos arrive.

On Tuesday, surprised by Syd turning up unannounced, Bradley takes her to meet Dot. After a nice chat – during which Dot asks Syd for help curing her insomnia – Bradley asks for a private word with Syd; he’s worried that she’ll do a disappearing act again.

Handing him a rose, Syd assures him that she hasn’t been in contact only because she’s been so busy. Bradley, however, is evidently suspicious that she’s not telling him the truth.

Having thought about what Syd said, Bradley apologises for his behaviour and puts it down to the fact that he’s missed her. He suggests that they give things another go and the pair head upstairs to the bedroom. Later, Syd leaves Bradley’s flat and returns to her own place but when she gets there, an attractive young man opens the door and Syd apologises for being late and walks inside…

Meanwhile, Phil discharges himself from the hospital and turns up at Shirley’s flat but it’s not long before he collapses on her sofa. He attempts to raise a toast to his “horrible mum”, but Shirley’s disgusted by the state he’s in. She threatens to call Peggy but Phil insists that he wants nothing more to do with his mother. Despite his protests, Shirley calls Peggy who quickly arrives but after a failed attempt at a heart-to-heart, Phil walks out of the flat. Peggy then offers Shirley her job back at the Vic in the hope that she’ll be able to help with Phil.

Later, Ben’s distressed at seeing Phil in an inebriated daze and takes the bottle of booze away. Phil’s dismissive of Ben’s claims that Ian wants him to live with him, prompting Ben to angrily push the bottle back into Phil’s hands. Phil’s thanks and says, “that’s my boy”, but Ben retaliates by saying that he’s not his boy. Peggy tells Phil not to throw away his relationship with Ben but Phil insists that he’ll be better soon.

Elsewhere, Tanya can’t help but think of the good times she had with Max but while she and Jane talk about why Al hasn’t been in touch, Jane suggests that Max might have “had a word” with him to put him off. Later, Tanya accuses Max of interfering in her love life before calling Al and arranging another date. Meanwhile, Max meets with a woman called Lily…

Also, Dotty continues to play mind games with Dot which causes Bradley to worry about Dot’s state of mind and Jack arranges a romantic picnic for Ronnie.

On Thursday, Bradley’s awaiting Syd’s arrival in the Vic where he spots Tanya. Engaging her in conversation, he reluctantly reveals that Max has a new girlfriend before complimenting them both for moving on with their lives. Later, when Syd eventually turns up at the house, she’s taken aback by the effort Bradley’s made with the lunch and flowers. As their meal ends, Syd shocks Bradley when she tells him not to contact her again. Puzzled, Bradley realises that something’s going on with Syd that she’s hiding from him.

Jean’s desperate to know more about Dermot the builder who kisses Stacey before he leaves the house. Stacey’s evasive though, and when Mo mentions the stall, she flips causing Jean to believe that Stacey’s still struggling to come to terms with Danielle’s death.

Later, Stacey’s still in a strange mood and drops by Booty in the hope that Chelsea will fit her in for an appointment but out of the blue, Stacey starts throwing products around the salon. Later, she heads out and while walking past the eye poster, asks it if likes what it sees…

Meanwhile, Nick ups his mind games causing and Dot to believe that she’s losing her mind. He throws out the teabags from the teapot and Dot later realises that her watch has stopped. When she arrives at the launderette late, Billy’s furious that his clothes have all turned pink! His accusations push Dot over the edge and she begins to cry. Billy profusely apologises to her before she confides in him about her worries.

Elsewhere, Tanya sees Max with another woman but when Max arranges to go to lunch with his family, they both find they’re enjoying each other’s company…

Also, Jack helps Ronnie move into his flat and buys her an engagement ring.

On Friday, Stacey suddenly wakes in a cold sweat before heading to the window to see Max and Tanya chatting outside. Jean, meanwhile, is increasingly worried about Stacey’s erratic behaviour and later, Stacey leaves the house in an attempt to find Max. She’s angered when she tries to phone him and he hangs up on her…

However, Stacey soon bumps into Bradley who reveals that Max and Tanya could be getting back together. Forming a plan, Stacey secretly pockets Bradley’s house keys before calling Max again.

The market inspector, Mr Lister, confronts Stacey about her apparent inability to run her stall properly and closes her down on the spot and much to the surprise of the locals, Stacey throws all of her stock at them!

Heading across the Square, Stacey barges her way into Tanya’s and suggests that she’s having her wicked way with Max again. Despite Tanya’s claims to the contrary, Stacey flashes Bradley’s house keys at her, passing them off as Max’s and is adamant that she’s part of Max’s life again.

Max returns home and is shocked to hear about Stacey’s claims from Tanya and concerned that she’s back to square one with Max, Tanya leaves. Heading upstairs, Max can’t believe what he’s seeing when he finds Stacey waiting for him in his bed. Furious that she’s trying to scupper his chances with Tanya, he throws her out and a dejected, Stacey heads back home.

Stacey arrives to find Charlie’s furious with her for not paying the electricity bill. At the peak of their argument, Charlie tells Stacey that he wants her out of the house so Stacey rushes to her room, which is filled with various items of new clothing and other items she’s recently bought.

As she begins to throw some of them out of the window, Jean tells her daughter that she needs help as she recognises some of the symptoms of bi-polar disorder in her behaviour. Pushed to the edge, Stacey throws Jean out of the room and locks herself in. Completely alone, she tells herself repeatedly, “I’m normal.”