The Nigel plot has really been the ONLY saving grace of EE for the past year now.
Wonderful performances from Paul Bradley throughout. Continuing Phil down new untrodden paths, when otherwise a character of his tenure and age could otherwise easily have just become a tired shadow of themselves. For a character who was originally just a footnote, Julie has also been fab although I'm less hopeful of her staying long-term, especially with how fragile her alliance with Phil has often been.
They found a nice middle ground as well of neither reinventing Clare as an angel, but nor doubling down on Hollyoaks Claire 2.0.