Stan Carter will propose to his on-off partner Cora Cross on EastEnders next week as he recuperates in hospital following further health problems.

The big gesture follows a tough few days for Stan (Timothy West) after he is rushed into hospital when he collapses and loses the feeling in his legs.



As a lonely Stan grows frustrated at his hospital roommate Cyril, he is soon cheered up by visits from his daughter Tina and Cora.

Following Cora's arrival it soon becomes clear that Aunt Babe is less than pleased by her presence and the pair eventually come to blows.

However, after an upsetting incident at the hospital, Babe opens up to Cora, revealing some truths from her past.



After calling Tina and requesting she bring him something, Stan is relieved when Cora later returns and apologises for having left abruptly before.

Finally sharing a moment alone, Stan decides to take a chance and proposes to Cora, leaving her stunned. What will she say?




EastEnders airs these scenes on Thursday March 19 on BBC One.

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Hollyoaks schemer Patrick Blake will threaten Maxine Minniver's chance with social services when he concocts a new plan.

Although Maxine (Nikki Sanderson) is relieved when she is told that Minnie can go home after her heart operation, she is unaware that Patrick (Jeremy Sheffield) has instructed Theresa to spy on her social services assessment.


However, the plan starts to backfire when Theresa decides to help Maxine instead of following Patrick's instructions, leaving him furious.

Later, Maxine agrees to let Patrick have Minnie for the night on the condition they call a truce, but she is unaware that he has other plans to make her suffer.

After Maxine heads out on a night out Porsche and Theresa, Patrick's scheming results in an emergency custody hearing. What will the outcome be?


Hollyoaks airs these scenes on Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17 at 6.30pm on Channel 4.

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EastEnders' Shirley Carter will be given some worrying news about her son Dean Wicks next week.

Thursday night's hour-long 30th anniversary special saw a lifeless Dean (Matt Di Angelo) left alone in the Queen Vic's barrel store after he was knocked unconscious by his brother Mick (Danny Dyer) in a violent row.

Although Mick is refusing to reveal what happened to Dean - who is still missing - a party at the Vic comes to a halt when the police deliver some worrying news about him.


While Shirley (Linda Henry) refuses to believe what they are saying, Nancy realises that Linda must have lied to her, as she had previously claimed to have spoken to him on the phone.

Shirley remains in denial as the police continue to talk to her, but is eventually encouraged by her family to go along to the hospital.

When Mick refuses to accompany Shirley to the hospital, Nancy goes with her instead, causing an already anxious Mick and Linda to panic.



Returning later, Nancy encourages Mick to tell Shirley the truth about what happened with Dean, but they are soon interrupted by Elaine.

Meanwhile, Sharon bumps into Shirley. After offering her sympathies, the pair sit down together, put their differences to one side and have an unusual heart to heart.

Sharon urges Shirley to fight for both of her children, and taking her advice on board, Shirley later tells Mick that she is not going to choose between her sons as she loves them both. However, as Shirley leaves, Nancy follows her out and decides it is time to reveal all....


EastEnders airs these scenes on Monday, March 2 at 8pm on BBC One.

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Hollyoaks will introduce the first member of the new Loveday family next week when Simone arrives in the village.

Simone, who will be played by actress Jacqueline Boatswain, will immediately make her presence felt upon her arrival.

Simone's first scenes will include her meeting Cindy (Stephanie Warring) and introducing herself as the new manager of Price Slice.

However, an irritated Cindy doesn't take kindly to the newcomer's announcement as she worries about her future at the shop.




Executive producer Bryan Kirkwood first announced his plans to introduce a new family last year, promising that they would bring a "domestic family warmth".

He said at the time: "We are at the early stages of a new family but they won't be on the screen until 2015. They are called the Lovedays and they will bring domestic family warmth, which is an ingredient we have been short on lately.

"They will run a business slap bang in the middle of the village. We have found some wonderful charming actors and I am very excited."

Hollyoaks airs Simone's first scenes on Friday, February 20 at 6.30pm on Channel 4.

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Dot Branning will be left in an impossible position on EastEnders later this month when her son Nick pressures her for drugs.

Viewers recently saw Nick's family turn their backs on him after discovering that he was responsible for the car accident on New Year's Day.

Despite this, Dot (June Brown) has struggled to apply the same treatment to her son, and she becomes increasingly worried when she finds him unwell as he continues hiding in the ruins of Number 23.

When Dot later returns from work and sees Nick, she realises that he is withdrawing from drugs and confronts him. A desperate Nick pleads with her to help him get more, but Dot is horrified by the suggestion.


As Dot struggles with the tough position that Nick has put her in, Fatboy Chubb (Ricky Norwood) starts to grow suspicious of her behaviour.

Later, when he finds a piece of paper from Nick, Fatboy follows Dot and sees her leaving some dodgy flats.

It doesn't take long for the truth to dawn on Fatboy as he realises that she is covering for Nick, but how far has Dot gone to help her son?


EastEnders airs these scenes on Tuesday, February 10 at 7.30pm on BBC One.

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Over on Coronation Street, the Windasses and Armstrongs are rocked when Owen's ex-wife Linda makes an unexpected appearance in Weatherfield.

When Linda (Jacqueline Leonard) comes calling at the family's flat and Owen (Ian Puleston-Davies) answers the door, he is stunned as she barges her way inside and quickly makes her presence felt.


Linda is surprised herself when she spots that her eldest daughter Izzy (Cherylee Houston) uses a wheelchair, but Izzy is quick to point out that she would have known if she'd been around as a supportive mum.

Katy (Georgia May Foote) is also upset by her mother's arrival, and even though Linda tries to defend herself by giving her side of the story, Anna takes control of the emotional situation by insisting that she should leave.

Before she goes, Linda gives Katy her phone number in case she wants to get in touch. As she departs, she then privately rebukes Owen for lying to the girls by letting them believe that she didn't want anything to do with them.



Knowing that he has hid the truth behind Linda's absence from Izzy and Katy for many years, Owen instantly becomes terrified that she could blow his whole family apart.

When Katy later takes Linda up on her offer and makes contact, will Owen's worst fears be realised?

Coronation Street airs these scenes on Monday, February 9 at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on ITV.

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Coming up on Emmerdale, Belle Dingle faces fresh danger when she suffers a worrying relapse.

Belle (Eden Taylor-Draper) has recently taken some positive steps following her mental health problems, but she stops taking her medication later this month after the Dingle family receive some traumatic news.

While we won't give away what the news is, Belle feels numb in the aftermath and decides to ditch her pills so that she can feel some genuine emotion at this difficult time.

Unfortunately, Belle's bad decision has frightening consequences as she starts hearing the 'voice' of her late friend Gemma Andrews again and slips back into her old ways.

Following instructions from 'Gemma', Belle sneaks out of the house one night and takes a bag with her. The teen's family don't realise that she has gone until the next day, when they immediately launch a search party for her.

With everyone worried, it's Sam's young son Samson who finds Belle first, but she scares him off by threatening to hurt him unless he stays away and keeps his mouth shut.

Once alone again, Belle heads to the highest point that she can find at derelict Wylie's Farm with lots on her mind.

Fortunately, Belle's family and the rest of the search party manage to track her down and Harriet takes control of the situation by trying to coax her back to safety.

As Cain sneaks quietly up the stairs and sirens are heard in the distance, Belle suddenly loses her footing…



Emmerdale airs these scenes on Thursday, February 12 at 7pm and 8pm on ITV.

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Meanwhile, Finn O'Connor's return to screens on Hollyoaks looks set to have a big impact on John Paul, Ste and Sinead.

Keith Rice has reprised the role of Finn for a couple of episodes, which will ultimately bring closure to John Paul following his rape ordeal.

Scenes airing later this month see John Paul (James Sutton) find himself back in Patrick Blake's good books by intervening when Peri Lomax tries to hijack a fire truck, which has been brought to Hollyoaks High for careers day.

In a rebellious outburst, Peri locks herself in the truck and threatens to drive it into the school, until John Paul stands in front of the vehicle and talks her round.

John Paul is delighted when Patrick offers to speak to the school governors so that he can be reinstated as a teacher, but his happy day soon takes a turn for the worse when Finn calls him from prison.



With a new perspective on his crimes following his time behind bars, Finn wants to see John Paul and also sends a visiting order in the hope that he'll be willing to see him.

John Paul's initial reaction is to offer Trevor Royle a substantial sum of money to help get rid of Finn once and for all, but whether Trevor will be interested remains to be seen.

A rattled John Paul is also stunned further when he learns that Sinead has been paying secret visits of her own to Finn.

Souring the mood after Sinead has been for a baby scan with Ste, John Paul demands that Ste proves his loyalty by choosing between them…


Hollyoaks airs these scenes on Wednesday, February 11 and Thursday, February 12 at 6.30pm on Channel 4.

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Over on Doctors, a big day for Heston Carter and Valerie Pitman arrives as the election for local councillor takes place.

As everyone in the area starts casting their votes, Mrs Tembe suggests that Heston (Owen Brenman) should do all he can to drum up some last-minute support.

Mrs Tembe encourages Heston to drive some elderly ladies to the polling station, but this doesn't go entirely to plan when he suffers road rage and puts off some of his own supporters!


Once the votes have been cast, Mrs Tembe is quick to share the news that Heston is way out in front in the exit polls despite his mistake.

News of a possible defeat for Valerie (Sarah Moyle) brings Barry to her side as he offers commiserations and admits that her policies genuinely struck a chord with him.

When the final count and reveal takes place, has Heston really won as predicted?


Doctors airs these scenes on Thursday, February 12 and Friday, February 13 at 1.45pm on BBC One.

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EastEnders was the winner of our storyline poll last week as 41.72% of you chose Dean and Mick's upcoming showdown as the best plot.

Hollyoaks came second with 30.65% for Will attacking Cindy, while Emmerdale was third with 21.27% for Andy and Katie's caravan explosion.

Coronation Street managed fourth spot with 4.39% for Leanne's suspicions over Andy, while Doctors had the remaining 1.97% for Denise Welch's guest appearance.

Don't forget to vote in our poll below and let us know which storyline looks best this week!

Emmerdale's Katie Sugden finally gets proof of Robert's affair next week when she photographs him in a passionate clinch with Aaron Livesy.

Katie secures the evidence she needs when Aaron decides to betray his secret lover, seducing him at Wylie's Farm and texting Katie with details of where they'll be.


The explosive scenes play out in Sammy Winward's final week on screen as Katie, meaning that there's bound to be huge twists and turns ahead whatever the outcome.

Here, Sammy shares some gossip on her dramatic final episodes.

What happens when Katie finds out that Robert has checked into a hotel later this week?
"By this point, Katie has decided that she's going to have to bite her tongue and ignore all of her suspicions about Robert, but that changes when she overhears Robert in the pub organising a surprise for his date at the hotel.

"Katie goes straight to Chrissie to suggest they should go along to the hotel and see if he's there. Chrissie is sick of Katie getting involved but she also knows it could be the truth, so she agrees to go."

How does Robert manage to get out of this one?
"When they get to the hotel, Robert is there with Aaron but he sees Chrissie and Katie. He then quickly decides to phone Chrissie and say that he's booked a surprise for her at this hotel! Chrissie ends up thinking that Robert was just being romantic, so it's Katie who ends up in tears again and everyone hates her. Andy finds out as well and he's absolutely furious."

Robert then threatens Katie again…
"Yes, Robert tells Katie that if she plays with fire then she's going to get burned. The caravan that Katie and Andy have moved into at the farm then gets blown up a couple of days later, so Katie knows that it was Robert. Because she's the only person who has heard Robert say those words, nobody else thinks it was him."


What was it like to film the caravan fire scenes?
"There was a huge explosion and we weren't quite ready for it! Me and Kelvin [Fletcher, who plays Andy] were both saying that we hate cheesy reactions to an explosion like gasps and silly faces. We were trying to plan the scene so that Kelvin would cover me and our faces wouldn't really be in shot, but then when the explosion happened, it was so big and loud that our reactions were completely natural because it was so shocking. We were genuinely quite scared!

"Those scenes were filmed on a night shoot in the moors. It was pretty cold and the blaze was the last shot, so we had to rely on lots of hand warmers and hot water bottles beforehand that night!"

Do Katie and Andy feel like their hopes and dreams are literally going up in smoke?
"Yeah, they really do - especially as Katie hasn't insured the caravan because she's been so busy trying to bring Robert down. That's another massive thing and Andy is furious with her again. But even that won't stop Katie going after Robert - if anything, it makes her more angry and determined. She'll do it quietly, but she's more determined than ever to bring him down."

Does Katie confront Robert about the fire?
"Yes, Katie turns up at Home Farm and the whole White family are there. She goes in all guns blazing, but all of them are really quite smug about it. They tell Katie that she's losing her mind and going crazy. They even say it could have been her because she's so unhinged at the moment!

"Everyone is sick of Katie going on and on. They don't understand why she's doing it, so they tell her that they'll call the police if she comes round again."


How does Andy feel about Katie's latest accusations towards Robert?
"For Andy, these constant accusations are just too much and their marriage is now at stake. Because it's history repeating itself in terms of Robert messing everything up for them, it's too much for Andy to cope with. Unfortunately, Katie has got blinkers on because she can't see how much it's affecting him and everyone else.

"In the end, Andy decides that he's going to move out and Katie is absolutely devastated. It's only at that point that she decides to bite her tongue."

Is Katie also surprised by the reaction she gets when she confides in Chas?
"Yes, Katie talks to Chas about the situation, but Chas says that it isn't Katie's problem and she isn't going to listen to her. Katie is surprised and points out that Chas didn't listen to Gennie when she told her about Debbie and Cameron. Chas just explodes and says, 'How dare you bring my sister into this?' So Chas falls out with Katie as well!"

How does Katie react when Aaron then tells her that she's right about Robert and he can prove it?
"Aaron is very sure of himself and says that if Katie turns up at this certain time, she will find the proof that she's been looking for. At the point that Aaron comes to see her at the pub, Katie is actually done with the Robert thing - she doesn't want to deal with it anymore because she knows that she's risking losing the love of her life over this. But then when Aaron speaks to her, she can't resist."

What happens when Robert and Chrissie's wedding day arrives the next morning?
"Andy finds out that the farm sale has been pulled because of Katie's antics. He tells her that he can't do this anymore and Katie has ruined everything. She's devastated.

"Katie then gets a message from Aaron telling her to come to Wylie's Farm now. She heads straight there and finds Robert in a clinch with the last person she'd expect in the whole village - Aaron! She gets out her phone and she takes a picture of them in that embrace. It's the camera clicking on the phone that makes Robert and Aaron realise that she's there.

"The scenes are written really well and Katie's relationship with Robert is really explored afterwards. They talk about a lot of stuff and it all comes to a head!"




This is your exit week, so will these episodes be unmissable for the viewers?
"Yes, I think they'll change quite a lot of characters' lives for a while, which is always exciting! It's one of the most dramatic storylines I've been involved in, especially emotionally. It's been really good to film.

"Because we've had Katie and Andy back together and Robert involved again, it's almost like the love triangle has repeated itself. We haven't repeated it exactly but we've always wanted to explore it again and bring it to a head."

How are you feeling about leaving the show after so long as Katie?
"Leaving Emmerdale is not a decision I have made lightly. I have had the most amazing 13 years and I'm going to miss everyone terribly. I have loved every second of playing Katie, but no-one becomes an actor to play just one role, so now it's time for me to move on. I don't want to give away anything about how Katie goes but it's certainly going to be dramatic."

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Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7pm on ITV, with an extra episode at 8pm on Thursdays.

Hollyoaks teacher Nancy Osborne will find her painkiller addiction having serious consequences next week after teenager Dylan gets his hands on her pills.

Nancy (Jessica Fox) is delighted when she is offered a promotion at the school, but later finds herself calling on Trevor for more pills as she struggles to cope with the pressures of her new role.

As Trevor and Grace attend the school parents evening with Dylan, Nancy acts unprofessionally by asking Trevor if he has any more pills on him.




Later, Dylan finds Nancy's painkiller stash and encourages Peri to sell them to students so she can raise money to visit her dad Cameron in Newcastle.

Jealous after seeing Dylan flirt with Peri, Tom becomes suspicious when he sees them sneaking into the toilet together and is shocked when he discovers that they are selling pills.


When Nico and Dylan take the pills, Tom also buys some in order to save face, but a shocking incident soon follows.

Following the incident at school, Nancy knows she's to blame but will she find the courage to face the consequences?

Hollyoaks airs these scenes next week on Channel 4.

New Year's Eve will get off to a fun start on Hollyoaks as Frankie Osborne hosts a 'Star-i-Oke' competition at The Dog in the Pond.

Frankie (Helen Pearson) encourages the village's residents to get dressed up as some famous popstars and belt out tunes to send out 2014 in style.

The feisty barmaid surprises her punters by dressing up as Miley Cyrus for the occasion.





Dr S'avage also gets involved by transforming himself into Neil Diamond, while Kim Butterfield is Britney Spears and Jack Osborne is Frank Sinatra.



The fun scenes will air in Hollyoaks' hour-long New Year's Eve special, which focuses mainly on a turbulent time for the Roscoe family.

While there is a celebratory atmosphere to start with, the mood soon turns sour as secrets and lies are revealed and a shock fight between Joe and Rick leaves Rick's life hanging in the balance.

Hollyoaks airs these scenes tomorrow (December 30) at 7pm on E4 and on Wednesday (December 31) at 6.30pm on Channel 4.

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