Pick of the Plots: Wednesday, 21st May

Mid-week storylines from the UK and Australian soaps….

At the hospital, Lauren demands that somebody examine Jimmy. Peter panics when he and Louie arrive home and Lauren isn’t there. He’s even more worried when Louie innocently says he’s seen Lauren taking pills.

As Lauren gets increasingly agitated at the hospital, her midwife Hannan spots her and intervenes. Hannan rings Peter, who shares his fears that Lauren is using again. When Peter arrives at the hospital with Ian and Linda in tow, Lauren is incredulous that he thinks she’s relapsed.

Hannan takes Lauren’s concerns seriously and suggests a consultant should examine Jimmy. After looking at Jimmy’s eyes, consultant Miss Ayub tells Lauren and Peter that he is severely sight impaired.

Lauren and Peter are left reeling as they try to process Jimmy’s diagnosis.

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

An ambulance arrives and Asha leaps into action.

As Craig struggles to explain what happened, Lisa arrives and is shocked at the severity of his injuries. As Craig is loaded into the ambulance, Maria explains to Lisa how she found him covered in blood.

In intensive care, Lisa learns that Craig has swelling on the brain. Craig regains consciousness and tells Asha that he knows what happened to him. But as Jess tries to question him, his condition deteriorates.

Meanwhile, Lou explains to Shanice and Joanie that they’re going away for a few days. Tim picks them up in his cab. Noticing the cut on Lou’s head, Tim insists on taking her to A&E first. Sarah lets herself into her flat, unaware that Mick has followed her in. As she turns, she jumps out of her skin and orders him to leave, but Mick insists he’s going nowhere until she summons Kit.

The nurse looks at Lou’s injuries and realises she’s in an abusive relationship, but Lou refuses to be drawn, before doing a runner leaving Tim with the girls. Declaring that Kit Green has ruined his life, Mick claims he’s going to kill him as he sets about his plan to reel him in.

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

John is trapped in a new private nightmare when he hears Aidan has awoken.

John is drawn to Aidan’s bedside to try and assess the threat level. Will Aidan remember their shared past?

John is hopeful that his secrets are safe. However, unbeknownst to him, However, Belle is about to pull the thread that could unravel his lies as she heads to Scotland to find Nate.

Meanwhile, with the farm’s financial troubles now terminal, Moira tells Cain she’s ready to jack it all in.

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

At the Lomaxes Marie tells Leela that Joel needs their support. He is a recovering addict and while they don’t have to like what he has done they can’t abandon him. The worried pair go to look for him.

The morning after staying with the Osbornes, Kat confesses to cutting Frankie off from her family to leave her vulnerable.

Ste is concerned to discover Lucas has not slept ahead of his pre operation consultation. He’s worried sick about him not looking after himself but Lucas rails at him. He is consumed with his flailing relationship with Dillon. Ste gives him a fatherly talk. If he doesn’t get better he won’t be able to fix them.

Dodger has an update on the search warrant which brings them closer to exposing DI Banks and goes to tell Donny that they are getting closer and are days away from getting serious evidence.

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Marilyn and Leah struggle to withhold the fact John is keeping his distance from Irene to avoid interfering with her recovery. Marilyn thinks it’s pretty unfair they have to lie to Irene’s face and she cracks when given a little push from Irene to get the truth out.

Bree convinces Remi that it’s time to patch things over with Sonny, especially with the money coming back to him. Sonny‘s both suprised and unnerved but can Mr. Confidence face this confrontation? Remi doesn’t make it easy, confronting him over kissing his girlfriend. Sonny confesses that maybe he wanted to take something away from Remi, but the conversation starts backsliding when Remi asks where he got the money from, his tone heavily implying he doesn’t think it’s anywhere good.

Sonny tries to convince Theo to sell his car but the conversation gets heated quick, Theo determined to chase big money in street racing and is willing to take the risk depsite Sonny raising concerns. Justin overhears the grave warning from Sonny, that Theo‘s likely to get seriously hurt. Justin’s not entirely sure what’s going on but is intent on interrogating Theo. Theo gives Justin a half truth – Sonny wants him to sell his car. Theo gets a text from Lacey but when they meet, her intentions are hard to read. She draws him in with a seductive allure, only to whisper that Gage is not happy with him. He doesn’t know about them, but he’s not a fan of Theo racing with his own car.

Gage visits the garage, searching for Theo, but it’s Justin working and he clocks the Blood and Sand tattoo. Sonny’s also looking for Theo, and is jarred to stumble upon him and Lacey kissing in her car but manages to leap to action to divert an approaching Kirby. Meanwhile, Justin shares his concerns of Sonny leading Theo down a dangerous path with Leah, landing all the blame on Sonny of involvement with the River Boys. With Lacey’s advice in mind, Theo reaches out to Gage, and is given the opportunity to race again, as long as it’s not in his own car. Theo, eagre to test out his new wheels, says no deal.

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.

Aaron’s holiday on Hamilton Island gets off to an unexpected start when he meets the handsome Colton. After some flirty poolside banter, Aaron makes a spontaneous decision to pretend to be someone else, calling himself Charlie. He also slips off his wedding ring, rather than having to tell the sad story of David’s passing. As the day progresses and Colton opens up about his life in Bundaberg, Aaron starts to feel guilty about lying.

Arriving at a secluded beach, things become passionate, and the pair retire to Aaron’s hotel suite. After having sex, Colton discovers a photo of David and Isla in Aaron’s wallet, as well as his wedding. Feeling betrayed, he turns to Aaron for an explanation – and Aaron shamefully admits his deception.

Krista, dwelling on Aaron using her and Leo’s failed honeymoon resort for his own holiday, wants to plan a redo. With the help of Taye – who’s a bit distracted organising more dates under his Sonny Manhatian guise – Krista decks out the Piano Bar in French paraphernalia. She pops the question to Leo… shall they redo their honeymoon in Paris? Leo eagerly agrees, but one-ups her, suggesting they take some time off work, go on a tour of Europe and renew their vows in Rome. Bellissimo!

Andrew is hesitant about Nicolette’s risky plan to honey trap HotRod69, but he agrees to assist, asking Cara to help out as an extra set of eyes. Nicolette and Cara are at the centre of the sting, while Andrew and Wendy stake out from afar in their car. The embattled couple lament over what their relationship has become, with Andrew still hurt over Wendy’s lack of faith in him, despite her appeals to work through this together.

HotRod69 bails on the meet-up, and Nicolette can see via the app’s location tracking that he’s miles away… proving that Andrew isn’t a cheater, much to Wendy’s remorse. Nicolette tries to take some responsibility, apologising for fuelling Wendy’s insecurities. Sadie is heartbroken over this latest setback in her parents’ marriage, and while relaying the story to her friends, Holly has a theory about who the person behind the fake profile is – Archie, the classmate of JJ’s who was kicked out of the self-defence class for harassing Sandra.

Andrew gets permission to pursue this suspect… but unbeknownst to them, the group is being watched from across the street by another self-defence class participant, Phil Buffett. Is he the catfisher?

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