The shocks are once again served in the soaps this week, as our new spoilers reveal, with unexpected twists and turns aplenty.
Emmerdale sees killer John Sugden contemplate confessing to his crimes during Nate Robinson’s funeral while EastEnders’ Nigel is left in shock when Julie returns to the Square.
Over in Coronation Street, Mick Michaelis escapes from prison and causes chaos on the cobbles while Hollyoaks’ Clare Devine prepares to traffic two more characters.
Neighbours, meanwhile, sees Jane Harris horrified when she discovers who her new date is.
For a first look at all this and more, check out our 25 soap spoilers.
EastEnders
1. Nigel gets upset as he talks about Julie and thus Jay takes action, making contact with her. Julie marches over to Walford and confronts Nigel, who doesn’t recognise her. Phil catches her up on everything, revealing Nigel’s dementia diagnosis. Julie wants to take Nige back to Scotland.
2. Phil catches Callum and Johnny together and sees red. Callum makes it his mission to keep Phil from telling Ben and Lexi but his efforts prove fruitless – the family is divided more than ever.
3. Lauren receives a big shock when Oscar gets in touch and explains the reason why he cannot return to the Square. However, he soon finds himself back in Walford and let’s just say that it’s not long before he ruffles some feathers!
4. Ian is left reeling when he discovers that Stacey has won £100k on a scratch card – and she intends to outbid him to win The Vic.
5. Harry is forced to sell drugs for Ravi and subsequently moves out of the family home at No. 1.
Emmerdale
6. Charity asks Victoria if she would consider being Sarah’s surrogate. Later in the week, she impulsively offers to carry the baby for her granddaughter. Cain is taken aback and berates Charity over keeping Mack in the dark about her plans.
7. The day of Nate’s funeral proves eventful, with the Dingles arriving at the church en-masse, which prompts conflict with Tracy. John, meanwhile, is roped into delivering the eulogy – and contemplates confessing to his crimes…
8. We see Bear for the first time since his departure from the village but he’s a long way from making things right with Paddy.
9. Lewis’ new menu at the cafe proves a roaring success but Nicola is left frustrated that Brenda will be reaping the benefits.
10. Paddy returns to work following the dog attack but he is left incapacitated with fear.
Coronation Street
11. Fearing that his family is falling apart, Mick breaks out of prison. Daniel and Mrs Crawshaw are horrified to come face-to-face with the killer at the school. With Sally having collected Joanie, Mick locks them in the office and speeds to the Street. Kit tracks down the thug and a confrontation ensues, with Kit subsequently rushed into life-saving surgery. Will he make it?
12. Brody vanishes in the wake of Mick’s escape, much to Bernie’s horror. Has the escaped convict fled with his family?
13. Nick attempts to talk to Sam following the incident at school but he refuses to engage. The worried dad later learns that Lily hid in a classroom during Mick’s escape – but she wouldn’t let Sam in. Livid Nick confronts David.
14. Lisa freezes when a masked burglar rushes out of the corner shop. Carla is confused and quizzes her about it.
15. Kevin informs Tyrone that he’ll tell Abi about his cancer when they’re back from their long weekend away.
Hollyoaks
16. Clare prepares to traffic both Bobby and Jacob, with a sinister handover planned at a service station. Jacob decides to tell Bobby about what she has in store, with the teens pleading with Clare to reconsider. A car pulls up outside, ready for the exchange. Will Bobby and Jacob get away?
17. Cleo and Sienna await the NIPT results. Marie is starting to overstep, insisting on planning a gender reveal party. With Cleo alone at the hospital, the grandma-to-be anonymously orders flowers from Sienna’s stall, hoping to stop her from making it to the appointment. Sienna isn’t pleased when she works out what Marie did, confronting her over such a thing. Who will Cleo believe?
18. Misbah is concerned about Tom after discovering that he’s in prison.
19. Leela struggles in the wake of learning about Cleo and Joel’s baby.
20. Dodger tells Jez that he will never be his father. Liberty urges him to give Jez a chance but will he be able to do so?
Neighbours
21. Jane is mortified when it’s realised she went on a date with Dr Bowman, the man who tried to poison the Eirini residents and kidnapped Holly. When it’s realised that he has been released from prison, Holly becomes anxious and it’s not long before she turns to Andrew for support.
22. Leo is supportive when Krista admits she fears having another baby. However, the matter is clearly unresolved when Krista tells Terese that she doesn’t think she’ll ever be ready.
23. Abby tells Krista and Leo that she’s afraid of Jane, following an incident while she was babysitting. Jane has no idea of where it could be stemmed from. When she looks after her again, she lashes out, and Leo becomes concerned when his daughter reenacts her punishment with her dolls.
24. Byron is hurt when Taye and Sadie are forced to reveal they’ve been seeing each other. The boys’ friendship is in tatters, and Taye is left feeling burnt after presenting Sadie with a meaningful birthday gift – and she tells him they’re nothing but friends with benefits.
25. Saskia is Wendy’s shadow at Sadie’s birthday bash. The teacher becomes increasingly irritated and eventually blows. The next day, Saskia takes opportunity to get her own back and locks Wendy in the store cupboard, and turns on the waterworks when she’d discovered. Later, her attention turns to Susan…
EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One. Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV. Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV. Hollyoaks streams Mondays to Wednesdays on Channel 4 streaming and airs on E4 at 7pm. Neighbours streams Monday to Thursday from 7am on Amazon Prime Video.
If you’ve got a soap or TV story, video or pictures get in touch by emailing us soaps@metro.co.uk – we’d love to hear from you.
Join the community by leaving a comment below and stay updated on all things soaps on our homepage.
