By rights, poisonous Pat Phelan should be rotting away in jail. Instead, he’s managed to worm his way out of trouble and come up smelling of roses. ‘Things are good with Eileen Grimshaw and their marriage is still on,’ actor Connor McIntyre tells Soaplife. ‘Phelan’s again manipulated the situation to his benefit, so he’s very happy because everything’s cooking along nicely,’ But it’s not just Eileen he’s got onside – he still has Andy Carver doing his bidding, and even sworn enemy Anna Windass has reason to be grateful to her nemesis…

How come Anna’s grateful to Phelan?