Pick of the Plots: Monday April 7th

Today’s storylines from the UK and Australian soaps….

Martin’s loved ones are preparing themselves for his funeral as emotions run high.

Lily is trying to support her devastated siblings as an unravelling Stacey rolls home drunk. Sonia steps up to try to help Stacey sober up and offers words of comfort but is dismayed when Stacey tells her that she can’t face the funeral.

Meanwhile, Lily’s fury at her mother builds. Later, at the emotionally charged service, the mourners lay Martin to rest.

Sharon and Vicki are distraught as they try to compose themselves ahead of the funeral. Worried for Vicki, Ross decides to go to the service to support her, even though Sharon thinks it’s a bad idea, given Alfie’s anger towards him.

Elsewhere, Bianca begs Charlotte the journalist not to release her podcast episode on Reiss, fearing it’ll tip vulnerable Sonia over the edge.

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

With relations between Jack and Kevin still strained, Jack is furious when Kevin grounds him. Tyrone wants to bury the hatchet but will Kevin agree? In The Rovers, Glenda is unsure about serving Kevin but he snaps at her before rounding on Tyrone when he arrives. When Tyrone labels him nasty and selfish, Kevin sees red.

Abi is furious when she realises how Kevin has been behaving and shocked when he verbally lashes out at her, making some very cruel remarks. In the garage Abi and Tyrone discuss Kevin’s appalling behaviour and how he seems to be going out of his way to make them hate him.

Tyrone calls at No.13 and urges Kevin to stop bottling up his fears, to talk to Abi and to start appreciating his family and friends.

Meanwhile, Theo approaches Todd on the street and after apologising for his behaviour, admits he really likes him. Todd invites him back to the house. Later Todd is surprised when Theo arrives at Shuttleworths’ to arrange a funeral. Todd is stunned by what he discovers.

Back at home Todd tells Billy about his discovery and Billy advises him to steer well clear. Billy is angry when Theo knocks on the back door.

Elsewhere, in the corner shop flat, Dee-Dee vents to Sarah about the treatment she received from the hospital and how she’s determined that nobody else should suffer in the way she did. When the midwife calls, Dee Dee makes clear her feelings.

An exhausted Ed calls at the hotel to fix a leaky pipe and leaves Debbie to mind Laila.

Also, Gemma texts Lou to cancel their lunch date and makes out one of the quads is poorly. Lou finds Gemma in the café and, giving her a tight smile, enquires why she isn’t at home looking after her sick child.

Ronnie suggests to Debbie it’s time they reported Mick to the police as he’s caused nothing but trouble. Debbie asserts that she will call them herself.In a quiet corner of the hotel bar, Debbie makes a call and explains that she’s suffered one or two incidents and could do with talking to somebody.

Having taken a troubling call from Dylan, Betsy tells Sean she is worried about how he is coping. Sean visits Dylan but he tries to reassure him that Betsy is overreacting.

Coronation Street, ITV1, tonight at 8pm or watch on ITVX now

PC Swirling pulls Sarah over on a country road while she’s driving Cain’s car.

Although Sarah initially cocky with him, she’s quickly humbled when Swirling insists on looking in the boot.

Meanwhile, Gabby is furious to find Thomas playing around Kim’s gun box. She fumes at Kim and accuses her of undermining her parenting. Kim is blindsided when Gabby, Thomas and Vinny decide to move into the Dingles’.

Elsewhere, Tracy pockets some cash from the till, ashamed at what she’s been forced to do in order to survive.

Emmerdale, ITV1, tonight at 7.30pm or watch on ITVX now

Off the back of a rousing pep talk from Dana, Harper prepares to tell Tane what she really wants – a wedding that means something, for both of them. At dinner, she suggests that they scrap their plans for a “no fuss” ceremony – she’ll only get one wedding day, after all.

When Tane counters that they decided on a small ceremony because they wanted to get married before the baby came, Harper folds immediately, her heart breaking. A small ceremony will be fine, she guesses, and she updates Dana to that end. Dana, looking after her sister’s best interests and tipsy after an evening of drinking with Remi, confronts Tane head on – Harper wants a dress, and a venue. A proper wedding. So, if he thinks they’re on the same page about it, he’s wrong.

Eden and Cash are in bed together when Tane gets home, and they wonder if he’s worked out they are back together yet. As Cash gets up, he asks her out for dinner later – meet him back here in an hour, it’s a surprise. When they emerge from the bedroom, Tane is surprised to see Eden. He tells Cash he’s glad they’re back together, but he doesn’t hide his surprise – he put her through a lot.

At home, Eden faces Remi, who wants to know what she’s thinking – sex with the ex? Eden confirms that she and Cash are back together, and Remi doesn’t hide his disapproval. When she turns up to their surprise date, Cash puts his cards on the table – they haven’t talked about everything that happened between them. Can she forgive him? Eden agrees to talk, and Cash tells her his vision for their future – he wants them to be engaged, like they were before. Eden says it’s too soon for that, and Cash is patient – she can take all the time she needs. He’ll be here.

Roo prepares to meet her emergency foster placement, and she gives Alf and Marilyn the details – they’ll have a fourteen-year-old girl placed with them, Eliza. She’s been in the system since she was ten, but a fire at her last foster home has left her displaced again. The entire household is buzzing with anticipation for Eliza’s arrival, and Alf can tell how nervous Roo is. She tells Marilyn she’s determined not to let this child down – she just wants to make her life a little bit better.

When Eliza arrives, she gets a warm welcome from Alf and Marilyn, but she’s not optimistic about the placement – she won’t be here long. The only thing she has on her is a music box – her only possession left after the devastating fire that left her with a burn on her arm. As Roo dresses her injury, Eliza talks about how intense the fire was – all she could do was run, and her foster siblings were still inside.

While Roo tells Alf the extent of what Eliza has been through, she wonders how frightened she must be right now. But upstairs, Eliza goes through the contents of her music box, carefully inspecting each of her few items – a feather, a ring, a lock of hair, and finally a lighter. She flicks it on and stares into the flame, utterly transfixed. Did Eliza start the fire that she came here to take refuge from?

Home and Away airs 1:45pm on Channel 5, at 6pm on 5STAR with first-look screenings of the following edition at 6:30 pm. The series also streams on 5.

The party’s winding down. A smitten Paul watches over Thomas as he falls asleep, deciding it’s a good time to make his departure. Bemused by Terese’s lack of contact, Paul is surprised to find her already back at the Penthouse. Opting at first not to reveal her fleeting presence at the party, Terese eventually comes clean to Paul, admitting how confronting the sight of Paul, Chelsea and Thomas together as a family was for her.

A guilty Paul does his best to allay Terese’s insecurities and, eager to make things easier for Terese, and himself, suggests Terese bond more with Thomas. Terese agrees to try it, and Paul convinces Chelsea to allow Thomas to have a sleepover with him and Terese that night. Things quickly go awry, however, when Thomas becomes feverish and inconsolable, forcing Paul to call Chelsea to come to the rescue.

Terese’s growing feeling of being an outsider to the new family is compounded when Chelsea weasels a photo of herself, Thomas and Paul into the Penthouse.

Feeling bad that Leo is back in the spotlight for Sebastian’s murder, Cara expresses her desire to help clear Leo’s name to Remi, just like she did with Fallon. Remi encourages Cara to leave it to the police, but an unsatisfied Cara queries Andrew and is dismayed to learn the police aren’t looking into other suspects, such as Sebastian’s drug network. Later, Cara happens across Sebastian’s dealer Jordan and her cronies carrying out a shady exchange and, recognising who Jordan is from her distinctive tattoo, snaps some covert photos of the group.

Remi discovers Cara’s surveillance and warns her she’s playing with fire but softens when Cara admits how good and useful helping other people makes her feel. Remi makes Cara promise her she won’t do anything else stupid, but the following day, it’s Remi who finds herself in peril when Jordan and her cronies violently confront her, mistaking her for Cara.

Feeling like the sands have switched between her and Andrew, Wendy confides to Aaron that she’s finding it difficult to reconnect with her husband and voices her fear about them growing apart.

With all the stress caused by the situation with Sadie, Aaron suggests Wendy find a fun and relaxing way to bond with Andrew. Heeding Aaron’s advice, Wendy arranges some romantic alone time with Andrew, which proves the perfect environment for the two to find their groove again. With harmony restored, the couple are well and truly content, until Andrew realises, he may have mistakenly thrown out Wendy’s prized ‘Forever’ jewellery collection during her Murrayville absence…

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Shaw pushes Lenny’s paranoia to the brink as he becomes increasingly obsessed with monitoring Alex’s every move. Stirring things up, Shaw spins the lie that Alex is having an affair with Lydia and encourages Lenny to cut off his son entirely.

Later, tensions mount between father and son when Lenny asks where Shaw was buried. Alex is thrown by a cryptic, off hand comment from Lenny and realises he’s under suspicion.

Alex confides in Amber about Lenny’s weird behaviour but things worsen when he discovers he’s been frozen out of the Murdoch business systems. It leads to a heated confrontation between Alex and Lenny which, in turn, triggers a shocking realisation by Lydia about her daughter Amber.

Elsewhere, Bob is far-from-happy when Kenzie has to spend the day with Kelly-Marie’s children, Jamie and Michaela. Scarlett insists all will be well but he fumes about the girls being a bad influence on his son, much to Kelly-Marie chagrin. As the sibling’s clash, Scarlett is the voice of reason – it’s unrealistic to keep the kids away from each other forever, they’re family.

However, when one of the children is injured, Bob is forced to face up to the fact that Kenzie’s behaviour masks other issues.

Elsewhere, Tyler feels the heat when his debt collecting duties fall short. When Harry counts the cash, Tyler’s stunned to discover there’s £200 missing. A panicked Tyler tries to come up with an explanation but Harry is disgusted at how weak his son appears.

Their altercation is interrupted by Eddie arriving with the cash in hand, claiming it was on Tyler’s desk all along – saving the day but stirring suspicion in Harry.

River City tonight at 10pm on BBC Scotland and across the UK on the iPlayer

In a special edition that brings a glimpse into the ‘missing year’ in Hollyoaks Village Tommy attempts to trigger Joel’s memory by taking him to the hospital where a shocking revelation unfolds. Tommy’s brother, Billy, is in a coma. As Joel grapples with this new information, his search for answers takes him into the missing year, unravelling hidden truths…

We travel back to last year, Joel and Leela’s marriage is teetering on the edge as Leela’s behaviour has become increasingly erratic since Theresa’s party in the woods. With Joel’s grief too much to bear, he heads out to buy drugs but he’s stunned to find his dad, Warren Fox… Warren offers Joel a harsh dose of reality. Warren reveals that he’s been keeping a close eye on his loved ones and has returned to take Mercedes and her children away with him. Joel promises Warren that he will stay clean but will it last…

At the McQueens, we learn that Mercedes has been experiencing concerning bowel changes, including blood in her poo, prompting her to schedule a colonoscopy. Maxine, meanwhile, is feeling the warmth of a rekindled romance with Dodger.

Mercedes opens up to Leela about her upcoming hospital appointment. Mercedes accidentally knocks over Leela’s bag, revealing a pregnancy test. Unable to carry the weight of her secret any longer, Leela admits she was sexually assaulted while drunk. Mercedes urges her to tell Joel the truth. Outside the hospital, Freddie encounters Warren, who enlists Arlo’s help to deliver Mercedes a letter. Misbah updates Mercedes on her situation.

In the village, Freddie hurries to Grace and Rex, learning that his daughter, Lexi, has been taken to the hospital after being left alone with Curtis. Freddie and Grace race to be by her side. Dodger watches them from a distance… Meanwhile, Warren appears to be on a mission.

Leela’s pregnancy test comes back positive revealing her growing concerns. Meanwhile, at a nightclub Joel intervenes when he sees Tommy being bullied by his brother, Billy…

Hollyoaks available to stream from 7am on Channel 4 streaming or watch live on E4 at 7pm

A farewell for Martin in EastEnders on BBC One / iPlayer