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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 175957" data-attributes="member: 23">After a formulaic-but-highly-enjoyable series of episodes in which Elizabeth flapped about hiding either her baby or her marital status, the fifth episode got delightfully soapy.As young Roland's Christening approached, Liz was contacted by Roland's dad-who-doesn't-know-he's-the-dad, Alan, who told her he and his new wife were expecting a baby (he's hoping for a boy). We learnt about the new wife in the first episode, so it wasn't a huge surprise.But then Alan showed up unexpectedly on the day of the ceremony, and through speaking to another friend of Liz's, deduced that neighbour Geoffrey is neither Liz's husband nor Roland's father (both of which she'd convinced him in Episode One). But it's only when the friend went on to say that Liz had been with Roland's real father for several years that the penny dropped.The following scene is one that's decidedly un-sitcom-like. Alan says nothing to an unsuspecting Liz about what he knows. Then after holding his baby briefly he says his goodbyes, takes his leave and leaves things exactly as they are. I found it very unexpected, and it's endeared this already watchable series to me even more greatly.The scenario felt very end of series-ish, but actually there's still an episode left of Series One and another six to follow that one. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to them.</blockquote>

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