I think Dot must have her reasons for hiding Nick. Perhaps so she can shop him to the police? Phil's unlikely to get out if Nick disappears. As Perdy says, perhaps Dot has even more sinister plans for her son! :eek:
I really don't see how the writers can justify Shirley moving Dean into the Vic! It's like she suddenly doesn't care about Mick's feelings at all after a whole year of putting him first over Dean. Whatever she believes happened between Linda and Dean, it'll be incredibly painful for Mick to find the latter living in his home when he returns. What can Shirley possibly hope to gain?
I was thinking during the Carter discussions about putting Sylvie in a home that those scenes must be very difficult for Timothy West, given that his real wife, Prunella Scales, is sadly in the early stages of Alzheimer's herself. :(
Nice to see the Masoods getting more screen time.
