Pick of the Plots
Pick of the Plots: Tuesday May 16th
SoapWorld takes a look at the latest goings on in River City, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors this Tuesday.
Madonna’s family tree school project proves unsettling for Scarlett when she hides the true identity of Stevie from her daughter. Molly takes Scarlett to task for her lies and blurts out the truth to Madonna. Behind her mother’s back, Madonna turns to Lenny who persuades Stevie to meet his little sister but he makes it clear he wants nothing to do with his mother, Scarlett. Later, Scarlett tries to reach out to Stevie in vain.
Frankie continues to blackmail her aunt Annie who decides to take matters into her own hands and confess her infidelity to her sister, Lorna. However, the moment is lost when Greig brings good news to the Roth household. Meanwhile, Frankie plays with fire as she grows closer to Rick.
Elsewhere, Annie refers Angus to the hospital for tests.
River City, Tuesday at 8pm on BBC One Scotland.
In their efforts to get to the bottom of what exactly occurred between Jack and Charlie, the police ask an uncomfortable Honey for her perspective on the incident. Meanwhile, a frustrated Jack remains in custody.
Martin grows frustrated when Stacey allows Kush to help out with Arthur. Fed up, Stacey gives Martin food for thought about his behaviour towards Kush but will it be enough for him to make amends?
Elsewhere, Denise gets more disappointing news at the job centre while Kim is disappointed by her lack of interest in the closure of the Community Centre; Jane is shocked when Ian attends a slimming club and enthusiastically goes for a run; Whitney receives a letter from Lee’s lawyer about a divorce.
EastEnders, Tuesday at 7.30pm on BBC One. Repeated at 10pm on UKTV channel ‘W’.
Nell turns Jai and Ross’s heads when she turns up to Amba’s birthday party all dressed up. Priya is pleased to see how good Nell is with her daughter but her stance soon changes when she finds Amba with some pills… has she swallowed any?
Matt catches someone’s eye and gets a job behind the bar while elsewhere, Zak feels fed up when he realises he hasn’t done a good job helping Sam.
Also tonight, Jacob finds dog poo in his bag… no prizes for guessing how it ended up there!
Emmerdale, Tuesday at 7pm on ITV, STV and UTV.
Warren decides to silence Goldie after she warns Sienna about him. Joel stops Goldie from going to the police, but he’s struggling to cope and buys heroin.
Zack wants things to go back to normal with him and Leela. Spurred on by his mum and dad’s seemingly perfect relationship, Zack tells Leela to make up her mind whether or not she wants to be with him. Simone tells Louis that she wishes Zack could be with a nice girl like Cleo. Meanwhile, Cindy returns from holiday and immediately locks horns with political rival, Simone.
Elsewhere, Ellie and Alfie get the wrong end of the stick when they overhear Marnie asking Mac to “make it official”. They’re upset to learn that really Marnie is seeking Mac’s signature on power of attorney documents, but Mac wants a second opinion.
Hollyoaks, Tuesday at 6.30pm on Channel 4 and a ‘first look’ at 7pm on E4.
Zara receives a Lily plant from a patient whose wife died of cancer, the circumstances of which lead her to check whether everything is ok with Mrs Tembe, coaxing her into some urine tests. JJ comes to see Mrs Tembe home, suggesting a night out, but she insists on a night in.
Later, Zara reveals to a mortified Mrs Tembe that she has chlamydia. Zara agrees to prescribe the required antibiotics herself, but says that JJ still needs to attend a clinic. She also wants to prescribe something for Mrs Tembe that isn’t normally on the NHS. A hug.
Elsewhere, Daniel goes to lunch with Al and Jimmi. Ayesha gets tangled up in a bizarre wedding day escapade.
Doctors, Tuesday at 1.45pm on BBC One.
