May 2, 2025 - Thick Shag

This podcast covers episodes 11,561 to 11,566. Dee Dee begins to bond with Laila just as James returns from America. After Danielle reports Theo missing, he returns drunk to the street and tells Todd about his experiences as a child in a religious family. Jenny finds herself at a low ebb following Daisy’s betrayal while Rita encourages her to start anew. After an unseen assault in a pub parking lot, it appears that Mick and DC Green have a secret past together, probably not like that. Racist Kelly is spooked when she continues to get threatening messages and begins to have suspicions about the identify of her blackmailer. Carl tries to position himself as an assistant to Debbie and is disappointed when she goes in a different direction. While George attempts spontaneity, Julie and Eileen’s day out in the country takes a devastating turn. Aadi’s plums are sweet and firm. Jake needs to wait for that Xbox. Here comes the rain again.

This podcast covers episodes 11,555 to 11,560. Debbie gets the diagnosis she’s been dreading and makes a monumental decision with her engagement to Ronnie. Julie continues to observe Eileen’s frustrations with her relationship with George. Racist Kelly gets proof from her blackmailer that they really do know what part she played in the theft of Tracy’s van. With Swain and Carla at her beck and call, Betsy hides that the feeling has returned to her arm. Out of the blue, Gary decides to buy the builder’s yard after all, much to Maria’s dismay. Daisy discovers that Christina and Dom plan to double-cross her so puts her own plan into action. Kirk wins a car. Brian gets handsy. Tim’s meter’s running.

This podcast covers episodes 11,543 to 11,554. Todd and Theo’s sneaky affair requires more people in the circle of trust to keep it secret from Danielle. After receiving a call from Romania, Tyrone is thrilled to learn that Dorin will be staying longer. Christina and Dom put the next part of their plan into action as they dangle a financial carrot in front of Jenny. Wes and Zoe request a meeting with Dee Dee to set the record straight. Dylan and Brody take turns at booting the fuck out of each other. George upsets Eileen when he recommends that Brian gives up any romantic designs on Julie. When her dad sends a present for Frankie, Racist Kelly goes to lay down the law. Abi flirts with Carl while Debbie worries about what the future holds for her. Maria's detergent lets her down. Chesney smells of sausages. Mary built this city.

This podcast covers episodes 11,537 to 11,542. Kev continues to push all of his loved ones away as he struggles to cope with his cancer and chemo. While arranging a funeral for a woman’s mother, Todd is shocked to discover Theo’s real deep dark secret. Dee Dee talks to a health professional about how her outcome was entirely down to the neglectful care she received. Gemma’s Wig is caught in a lie as she tries to dodge a night out with Lou. After an interrupted phone call, Betsy becomes concerned about Dylan’s mental health. A dart’s night at the Rovers ends with surprises for Tyrone and Tim. When Debbie finds herself zoning out of conversations, she immediately makes an appointment with her doctor. Jack might be go-karting alone. Dev’s still in India. Dorin is amazed by a thin chip.

This podcast covers episodes 11,531 to 11,536. After having symptoms mistaken for Braxton Hicks, Dee Dee has a complicated labor and her troubles are only beginning once the baby is born. When Debbie takes a spill in the ginnel and can’t remember how it happened, Ronnie’s suspicions immediately turn to Mick. Betsy in encouraged to forgive her mother when she speaks with her new best friend Nina. Daisy and Jenny have a heart to heart in an attempt to piece together their broken relationship, but Daisy is concealing darker ideas. Steve realizes he jumped to the wrong decision regarding his future with Cassie, but that ship may have already sailed. Todd and Theo’s attempts at restarting their relationship have mixed results. Kev’s chemotherapy leaves him in an irritable mood, which he takes out on the loved ones around him. Hope’s on the brandy. George loves a good signal box. Fiz is in a grounding mood.

This podcast covers episodes 11,525 to 11,530. Still holding Tracy hostage for another night, Rob decides to bring Carla into proceedings with disastrous results. While Eileen slowly comes to terms with her sister's impending demise, Todd’s head is turned by a man in a vest. Debbie is convinced Mick has stolen her purse but later finds it in a very unexpected place. Sean succumbs to his fears and makes plans to smuggle one of his many burner phones into the STC. Dee Dee meets prospective parents from the adoption agency but has problems trusting her judgment. Jenny receives news that may answer her financial woes, but keeps this from Daisy. Tim burns his dressing gown. Rita hates spas. Ken’s low on Angel Delight.

This podcast covers episodes 11,519 to 11,524. A face from the past and That London shows up to make an offer that Dee Dee is well within her rights to refuse. Cassie goes out of her way to make amends to Fiz and Tyrone and secure herself a place to stay. Daisy makes plans for a memorial for her lost baby and is disappointed when Kit is a no-show. During visiting time, Brody blackmails Sean to bring a mobile phone into the STC. Eileen struggles to come to terms with the fact that Julie has terminal cancer. Debbie makes an enemy in Mick over an unpaid and extortionate call-out charge. Betsy is scared to go outside after last week’s terrifying encounter with Rob. Tracy puts yogurt on her shopping list. Rafael isn’t handy. Mandy has several guns.

This podcast covers episodes 11,513 to 11,518. Shona pays off Harvey while David is shocked to learn the full consequences of his actions last week. Daisy struggles to deal with her grief and takes her temper out on Jenny, who kinda deserves it. Yasmeen is excited to begin a new chapter in her life and signs her shares in Speed Daal over to a new investor. While Julie makes plans with George for her own funeral, Eileen overhears and learns the truth of her return. Betsy is given the fright of her life when she thinks she sees Rob hanging around the precinct. Brody gathers another favor from Dylan by covering up his recreational drug use to the screws. Ed can’t hide his disapproval at Dee Dee’s plans to put her baby up for adoption once it’s born. After dumping Tommy O, Tracy is determined to get her revenge on Cassie for drugging Ken. Leanne knows curry. Tyrone thinks of the children. Zeedan’s getting a lodger.

This podcast covers episodes 11,507 to 11,512. Broken and bruised, a desperate David comes to a devastating decision in an attempt to clear his debts with Harvey. At a Murder Mystery Night at number four, Kevin accuses Abi and Ronnie of carrying on behind his back. Out of the hospital, Ken is already starting to take pity on Cassie and her situation. Eileen begins to worry that Julie is deliberately keeping her at arm’s length. Dylan settles into life at the STC but there are plans being hatched behind his back. While Carla is at work, someone ransacks her flat for money and painkillers. After visiting Evelyn at the Student Union, Yasmeen makes a life-changing decision about her future. Drunk on her birthday, Jenny needs no encouragement to blab Daisy’s baby secrets to Kit. Nick gives chase. Brian gets them in. Andy’s timekeeping is en pointe.

This podcast covers episodes 11,501 to 11,506. Jenny’s interference forces Daisy down a lie that leads to her and Daniel getting back together. Julie Carp explains her mysterious return to the area and, surprise surprise, it’s something traumatic. Carla gets home from her major surgery and kidnap-related infection and makes an instant decision about Bobby’s living arrangements. Ahead of his sentencing, Dylan worries that he’s not cut out to survive life on the inside. Cassie orders a new iPad for herself but falls foul of her own scheming when Ken gifts it to Amy. Kev is particularly grumpy as he awaits his test results and becomes suspicious of Abi and Ronnie. David continues to be a getaway driver for Andy but once again finds himself confronted by a gang of goons. Steve books a table at Delphine’s. Hope fancies Jack. Bertie DGAF.