The Couple Next Door Series 1 Episode 6 Recap

The episode opens with Danny Whitwell (Sam Heughan) receiving an alert from Gary (Joel Morris). Next door, Pete Thomas (Alfred Enoch) asleep on the sofa, with a handgun lying nearby on a table. Danny goes downstairs to find Olly Whitwell (Daniel Bell) playing with Ethan (Noah Holdsworth). Olly admits to being surprised to learn he has a brother. Trying to be happy, Danny asks Ethan how he is doing. Ethan gives him a thumbs up. Alone, an angry Becka Whitwell (Jessica De Gouw) tells Danny that she followed him because she no longer trusts him. He apologizes.

Evie Thomas (Eleanor Tomlinson) asks Brian (Andrew Woodall) and Susan (Anastasia Hille) to borrow the cottage for a few days. Brian offers to drive her there. Susan asks if everything is okay with her and Pete. Evie assures her that she will like him. Susan asks who she is referring to. Evie immediately changes the subject.

A beaten, battered Gary is being interrogated by police. DC Collins (Ace Bhatti) asks why he was impersonating a security guard during a robbery. Gary refuses to comment. Sergeant Paula McGinn (Clare Burt) watches the interrogation from her office. Collins questions if the incident was associated with the M62 accident between a car and a van escorted by off-duty cops. Later, McGinn informs Collins that Danny called in sick yesterday. Collins requests a meeting with Danny. Elsewhere, Danny ignores McGinn’s incoming call. Becka says Ethan is 15 months older than Olly. Denying he cheated on her, he claims to have been terrified of getting caught because Lena (Deidre Mullins) was a witness. She questions why he abandoned Ethan. Olly boasts of his being able to say his name in sign language.

Alan (Hugh Dennis) demonstrates his ability to pick up a teacup. Jean (Kate Robbins) says soon he will be able to care for himself. He apologizes for his behavior before asking if they can “call it quits”. She appears surprised that he believes their okay.

Ethan asks Lena if he visit Olly again. Becka assures him that he can visit any time. Olly excitedly says tomorrow. She tells them that Thursday would be better. Listening to a voicemail, McGinn orders Danny to come into the station to meet Collins within the hour.

At the family cabin, Brian tells Evie that he is glad her and Pete’s prayers have been answered. She denies telling him that the baby belongs to Pete. She says when he told her that IVF was a sin and she miscarried, she believed he cursed her. She confesses to getting pregnant by a man she loves. She demands he not tell Pete where she is staying.

Danny tells Becka that he was wrong to keep Ethan a secret. An incoming call from Evie pops up on his phone. Pretending to be frantic, Evie claims Brian went mad when he learned the baby was his. She tells him that Brian has her trapped in the family cottage. He asks Becka to come with him. A vehicle pulls in behind them when they leave.

Jean accuses Alan of lying about their finances for years. She informs him that the money in their bank accounts has been divided between them. She warns that his actions will have consequences when Reena (Elise Van Lil) and Max arrive. Jean announces that they will be taking care of him for now.

En route to the cottage, Danny informs Becka that Evie is pregnant with his baby. She demands he pull over. When he stops, she emerges from the vehicle and starts walking. Following her, he says the condom tore but Evie claimed to be on the pill. He confesses to having sex with her again at work. He tells her that Evie is obsessed with him. Becka partially blames herself. Kyle (James Burrows) watches them return to their vehicle.

Gloria (Janine Duvitski) watches PC Lloyd (Jade Greyul) and PC Martins (Andrew Sheridan) in front of Danny’s house. Martins informs dispatch that Danny is not home. Jean emerges from her house. Gloria asks if she is going on holiday. Jean says a very long holiday. Lloyd briefly questions Pete. Jean tells Pete that Danny and Becka left about 30 minutes ago. She says hopefully Danny and Evie are not taking advantage of him and Becka. Pete jumps in his vehicle. At the cottage, Danny urges Becka to stay in the vehicle. Pete arrives at Susan and Brian’s house. Danny enters the cabin to find Evie in the tub. She boasts of knowing he would come to her rescue. Becka gets out of the vehicle. Grabbing a rifle out of the boot, Kyle approaches the house. Inside the cottage, Evie invites Danny to join her in the tub. He reminds her that she claimed to have been in danger when Becka enters. He tosses clothes at Evie and tells her to get dressed.

Pete barges into Susan’s house demanding to know where Evie is at. Brian vows to never forgive Evie for what she has done. Pete tells Susan that Evie’s baby belongs to a neighbor. Brian says she flaunted the fact to him. When Susan tries to stop Pete from confronting Evie, Brian orders her to let him go. As Pete walks out the door, Brian says to tell Evie to never come back there. At the cottage, Danny and Becka agree to make it work. Outside, Kyle sees Pete. Evie expresses how she feels about Danny when Pete bursts through the door armed with a handgun. He orders Evie to get away from Danny. He accuses Danny of stealing Evie from him. Susan urges Brian to help Evie but he refuses. She calls him a hypocrite before walking away. Brian returns to chopping wood.

Outside the cabin, Kyle focuses in on Danny through the window. Inside, Danny warns Pete of the dangers of firing a gun inside. Becka urges him to forgive and move forward. He refuses to have anything to do with Evie if she keeps the baby. Approaching him, Evie tells him that their marriage is over. Pete blames Danny. She claims Danny made her feel things that he never could. Danny denies having anything to do with it. Irate, Pete accuses Danny of taking advantage of him from the moment they met. Danny assures him that he and Evie will never be together because he loves Becka. Outside, Kyle prepares to fire his gun when Brian shoots him. Danny and Pete wrestle over the gun when it discharges. Evie rushes out of the cottage. Regaining control of the gun, Pete races out the door. A short distance away he catches up with Evie. Danny warns that he will regret it if he shoots her. Pete pleads with her to not leave.

When Danny reaches for the gun, Pete shoots him. Becka gets in front of Danny. Pete demands her to get away from him. Touching his arm, Evie claims to have really loved him. He asks if she still loves him. She says no before shooting him. He collapses on the ground. Frantic, she rushes over and scoops him up into her arms.

Paramedics place Pete into an ambulance. Becka watches as a police officer leads Brian away. Evie turns and smiles at Danny before getting in a police cruiser. The episode ends.

 

The Couple Next Door Review

Danny is surprised to find Ethan and Olly playing together. Olly is thrilled to have a brother. He tells Becka that Lena was a witness when they had a fling. She doesn’t trust him but knows he has always been the only man for her.

Evie calls Danny pleading with him to help her, Brian went mad when he heard about their baby. En route to the cottage, he tells Becka that he is the father of Evie’s baby. He finds Evie in the tub. She invites him to join her. Evie tries to shock Becka by telling her about the baby. Pete arrives a short time later. Evie tells him that their marriage is over. He blames Danny for everything. While the dispute continues, Kyle prepares to shoot Danny through the window but Brian kills him. Danny is shot while wrestling Pete for the gun. Evie flees the cabin. When Pete gets the gun, he races out to catch up with Evie. He pleads with her to not leave him. She shoots him.

Pete is still alive when the EMTs put him in an ambulance. Danny is treated at the scene. Evie smirks at Danny before getting in a cruiser.

Jean leaves Alan.

 

The finale is a major disappointment. The cottage scene is tediously long. Alfred Enoch’s acting is not believable. Initially, Pete is a sympathetic character but his desperation to keep Evie in his life makes him look pathetic.

Jean is the only character I could connect with. Initially, she appears to be a fragile, helpless woman dependent on Alan. She courageously walks away from her life with him but not before finding him two caretakers. That in my own opinion is more than he deserves.

The series ends without a resolution to the controversy between Robbie Spencer and Danny and Gary. Too much screen time was devoted to the cabin scene, which could have easily been summed up in 15 minutes. With six episodes, one would think everything would have been wrapped up.

The finale deserves a 4.5. Get more The Couple Next Door recaps here. Your donations help the Reel Mockery team continue providing non-biased, descriptive, and relevant recaps and reviews. Our onsite advertising helps build brand awareness, click here to learn more. Join our newly established forum to discuss the latest TV shows and movies.