Originally Posted by RaggydollsFan:
“I bet she'll do the same as series 2 and miss the first few weeks and join come back for the last part of the series.”
She's unlikely to take any time off. According to wikipedia, series 2 started on the 23rd of October 2004 and her daughter was born on the 17th of October that year, yet she still returned to the programme. Her EDD is likely to be in June (or July) and as she's only needed on saturdays I can't see her asking for maternity leave.
I think Tess could work a lot better with Anton, so I hope she stays if Brucie leaves.