 When the family discover that Phil has been rushed to hospital with a damaged liver, Sharon and Kathy join Phil's ex-wife Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) in visiting him at to the hospital - only to learn upon arrival that Phil discharged himself.They later find Phil drunk at the pub, where he insults his family and inadvertently hits Kathy when she tries to help him leave.Kathy is upset when Ian sends Bobby to a boarding school to try to help his anger problems.