Pick of the Plots: Tuesday 1st April

Today’s storylines from the UK and Australian soaps with your new soap opera editor Craig Thomas Cameron….

Sharon is delighted to see Vicki but her attention soon turns to Vicki’s new partner Ross and his son Joel. Vicki explains she has returned for Martin’s funeral before revealing that she and Spencer have separated.

Alfie and Kat arrive at No.43, having learnt of Vicki’s return from Zack, but they are shocked when Spencer is nowhere to be seen. Kat questions Vicki on her versions of events, and it’s not long before the true reason behind the breakup is revealed.

Meanwhile, Kathy and Ian encourage Peter to make amends with Lauren, and he later proposes but Lauren declines. At No. 45, Lauren shares her reasons with Peter and Kathy for turning down the proposal.

Elsewhere, Charlotte’s true intentions soon come to light when Bianca discovers she is a journalist. Bianca declines an offer of an interview regarding Reiss, but her interest is piqued.

Also, newcomer Joel introduces himself to Avani and Tommy.

EastEnders, BBC One, tonight at 7.30pm or watch on BBC iPlayer now

After successfully raiding the veterinary surgery, April escapes with a vial of ketamine.

When Marlon returns home, he’s horrified to find April unconscious with the empty vial beside her.

Meanwhile, Chas and Liam worry about Ella’s behaviour.

Elsewhere, Nicola shifts tactics.

Also, Mary tries again to win Vanessa over, but to no avail.

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Cash and Rose brief Tim on their plan to catch Nerida… using him. But first they have to get him on board, and surely there’s got to be a better way. Cash can’t understand Tim’s hesitation and Rose has to question if he’s too close to this case. Is Cash’s judgement impaired?

Eden and Abigail try to convince Nerida to let them go, but she’s got other plans. Besides, Eden stole Tim from her, so they’re not on the same side, no matter what. Tim responds to her text, agreeing to meet up, so she texts him to meet her where everything changed. This means nothing to Tim, who is not in love with Nerida despite what she has managed to delude herself into believing. Fortunately, they have her journal on file, and Cash finds an entry with those same words – that’s when everything changed, when Tim met her at a train yard on the other side of Mangrove River. They finally get Tim onside; this is about Eden and Abby.

Tim arrives at the train yard, with Cash and Rose listening in from a nearby van via a wire. He can hear voices. They’re all here. Tim asks if everyone is okay, and through the wire Cash finally gets to hear Eden’s voice as she confirms, they’re okay. Tim leans into the role, pretending that he’s in love with Nerida in order to disarm her. It’s very convincing, and Eden and Abby share a glance that asks – he’s on our side, right?

Tim proposes that they get out of there and start over, his career doesn’t even matter anymore, he’s suspended. He seals the deal with an ‘I love you’ and they kiss. But Nerida has one more request, holding out the syringe, Tim has to prove that Eden really means nothing to him. Cash, listening in, realises that Nerida is going to kill Eden, whether or not Tim does. He bursts out of the van, ignoring orders to stand down. Rose calls all units to action, it’s go-time.

The police storm the train shed, and realising she’s been set up, Nerida jabs the syringe into Eden’s leg. Abigail watches on as Cash tells Eden to open her eyes, but she’s getting very drowsy. Cash carries an unconscious Eden out of the train yard, but the ambulance is still ten minutes away. He decides to take her himself. Tim and Abigail watch on as Nerida is put into the backseat of a cop car. Somehow, Tim still cares for Nerida, despite everything. She’s not well.

At the hospital, Cash clutches Eden’s hand, willing her to hold on. Tim arrives to check in and Cash thanks him for saving Eden’s life by going in as bait. Tim has accepted that his relationship with Eden is over, but he has parting words for Cash – not many people get second chances. Don’t waste this one. Later, while Cash waits at Eden’s bedside, they have a visitor – Remi. What has he come to say to Cash?

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After lashing out at Susan, Karl feels the burden of his painkiller secret is becoming too much. Susan suspects something has been wrong with Karl since they got home, and Terese is concerned both for Karl and how this might impact the residents at Eirini.

Darcy calls for a debrief about Vera, and for a hot minute it appears he’s set to expose Karl’s secret. But instead, Darcy sets up a cover story for Karl, claiming he’s returned to work too soon. Both Terese and Susan are placated, and Karl is relieved to have bought himself some more breathing room. It’s all thanks to Darcy.

It’s Seb’s funeral in Sydney, and Fallon wants to memorialise him in her own way in Erinsborough, much to Taye’s uncertainty. Fallon invites Krista to participate, but Krista feels it would be disloyal to Leo and pushes her grief for Seb to the side, while Taye and Fallon throw an ouzo-fuelled tribute to Seb at the Pavilion.

The one-of-a-kind send-off amps up the intimacy between Taye and Fallon, and when Taye takes a tipsy Fallon back to her hotel room, they wind up having sex. Elsewhere, Dex’s school assignment (trawling through bird cam footage taken at the Pavilion) leads him to a startling discovery – footage of the fight Seb and Fallon had on the night of his death, prompting Andrew to interview Fallon again. The new evidence blows Fallon’s statement and alibi to shreds, and the intensity of her anger towards Seb in the video is seriously damning.

Taye is terrified by what this now means for him, as his false alibi for Fallon has now been revealed. Remi is shocked by the lengths he has gone to for Fallon but gives him some sisterly support
regardless. She takes her feelings out on Fallon, telling her she’s deplorable for dragging her brother into this mess.

Aaron and Krista are struggling to endure the cold shoulder from Leo, who’s freaking out about the prospect of jail `me and leaving Abby without a parent. When Aaron and Krista urge Leo to let them help him through this dark `me, Leo finds his way to leing Aaron back in, but can’t do the same with Krista. Leo can’t help feeling if he weren’t with Krista, he wouldn’t be in this mess. Krista’s terrified that she’s going to end up losing Leo, and when she learns about the footage of Fallon and Seb, Krista is convinced Fallon killed him.

Krista unleashes at Fallon, and the fiery take down pushes Fallon to her limit. Unable to bear this any longer, Fallon marches into the Police Station to confess she killed Seb.

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An incriminating accusation takes its toll on one village resident while Donny arrives at Dillon’s house with questions for him on his involvement with Rex and his concerns rise when he discovers a vape. Rex lets himself into the flat disturbing Donny’s probing. Freddie raises an eyebrow at the situation.

Freddie and Maxine head to the station and tell DI Banks they believe Donny is working with Grace.

Joel arrives at Tommy’s and the therapist tries to get him to agree to some sessions. After exchanging the money for the car repairs, Joel takes pity on Tommy and agrees to some counselling. Worried about his and his family’s future and how he’ll be able to go on, Ro confides in a friend through messages…

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Amber tells Angus she thinks the time has come to share their good news with the Murdochs. Over a family lunch, Lydia and Alex are thrilled to hear the baby news as is Lenny – much to Amber’s relief.

Later, Lenny’s reality warps, believing Alex and Angus are plotting against him. Lenny’s behaviour takes a sinister turn and he threatens to kill Angus if he ever hears him conspiring against him.
Angus’ unease is noted by Amber and Alex who assume Lenny is just being overly protective. Desperate to keep the peace, Angus brushes off the incident. However, as the voices grow louder in Lenny’s head, it’s clear all is not well.

Elsewhere, while Sam excitedly embraces their wedding plans, Caitlin is disconnected from their impending big day. Distracted by her mixed emotions, Caitlin’s unnerved when Seb turns up at the Tall Ship for his date with Scarlett. Seb tries to clear the air with Caitlin and is stunned when she confesses she’s struggling to see him move on with someone else. To make matters worse, Caitlin’s shellshocked to discover Seb wants Scarlett to be his plus-one at her wedding to Sam.

As Conor and Chloe prepare to move in together, Kelly-Marie casts doubt over their arrangement suggesting it could get complicated. With Kelly-Marie’s words ringing in his ears, Conor suggests to Chloe that it might be an idea to set some boundaries. Although she downplays their new living arrangements, things get complicated when an act of kindness by Conor leads to an expected kiss.

River City tonight at 7pm on BBC One Scotland and across the UK on the iPlayer. This episode was first shown yesterday on the BBC Scotland channel