They are trying to cram too many dramas into each episode. We've got Cathy's contraceptive pills (soon to be discovered by Bob so conclusion jumping ahoy!)
Mary's new love interest who shows signs of being controlling or is that just me?
Bob and Bernice teaming up so then he'll have so many jobs he will blow a Bob gasket
Boiler gate at Dingle cottage. Lydia plotting to pay for it somehow and she has free reign in Kim's house which must be full of valuable errr valuables. Sharon Marshall has written her very last script so there will be a vacancy. Hmmmm