Clare makes her decision to leave Walford

One-hour episode

Phil has a captive audience as he recalls the horrors of his childhood in that he was allegedly abused by his father. Peggy begs him to stop talking about this in front of Ben, but he continues. Ben returns to his room and takes off his hearing aid in the hope of blocking out his dad's outburst. Roxy fails to calm Phil down and he heads for Ben's room.

Archie stands up to Phil - he'll have to get through him before he hurts Ben. He goes on to explain that being handy with your fists is a Mitchell trait - he and Phil's father (Archie's brother) Eric were treated the same way by their grandfather. Meanwhile, Peggy sits sobbing in the kitchen.

It's stuffy in The Vic and Roxy heads into the loft to find an old fan, while Ronnie accuses Archie of using Phil to get into Peggy's good books. Out on the landing, a cry is heard - Roxy's fallen down the step ladders. Everyone rushes to see she's OK, which she is. Ronnie and Roxy move to the kitchen to talk about Archie and Peggy's romance.

Meanwhile, Ben has his sights set on staying over at Ian's - he just wants a father figure he can look up to. It's not until Phil finally admits to Ben that he was there the other week and saw his performance. Fighting back the tears, he finally admits to Ben just how important he is. Ronnie, meanwhile, makes it clear to Archie that he's not wanted in Walford. As he's packing his things, Phil interrupts and tells him he can stay. Peggy's over the moon and it looks like the engagement's back on…

And in the second of tonight's episodes...

Dot and Bradley are concerned about Clare as she doesn't seem happy and is drinking a lot. Bradley's apprehensive, but Dot feels she can help. Dot's been to see the vicar and on her return, she talks with Clare. Dot hands her a Christianity leaflet in the hope it might offer her some guidance but Clare's having none of it. Dot regrets offering Clare the leaflet, but Bradley's mad at the way Clare's treated Dot and her house.

Later, Lucas talks with Clare and warns her that if she carries on the way she is, it'll be an empty existence. With his words in mind, Clare begins to read Dot's leaflet again. When Bradley returns home, Clare's reading the leaflet and on the table lies a card and flowers for Dot. Bradley tells her exactly what he thinks of her. After he's gone, Clare takes another look at the leaflet and lets it fall to the ground. Dot returns and finds a note with £100 attached to it. Bradley confesses that he and Clare had a row before she left and when he reads the note, it's clear that it's a goodbye letter from Clare.

Meanwhile, Peggy's woken up by Ronnie playing her radio excessively loud. When asked how she feels about the engagement, Ronnie makes it clear that she's not happy about the situation, warning Peggy that she'll soon find out what Archie's really like. Archie assures Peggy that Ronnie will come around to the idea, while Ronnie tries to convince Phil that Archie's taking Peggy for a ride. Phil, however, just thinks she's jealous.

Elsewhere, Suzy attempts to dig up the contents of her handbag but is interrupted by Patrick, who jumps to conclusions; Masood puts his family's takeaway menus in with the post he's delivering; Max realises it would have been his and Tanya's 14th wedding anniversary; Masood has a run-in with Ian; Lucas reveals to Chelsea that he once tried to take his own life; Suzy enquires about a spare room at Dot's; and Max and Ronnie go for a meal together and the pair soon return to the B&B.