Pick of the Plots: Friday, 13th June

Unlucky for some, Friday 13th storyline highlights from the UK and Australian soaps….

Due to the football on Monday, there’s an EastEnders airing this evening.

Kat’s decision leaves Alfie devastated and angry, so he rushes out of The Vic. Elaine, Yolande and Kat congregate over a drink and compare notes on the state of their love lives, and Elaine gives the others pause for thought.

Meanwhile, Alfie gets a pep talk from an unlikely source as he wonders whether he and Kat can get through this. As Kat and Alfie meet to talk, will the wedding go ahead after all?

Elsewhere, Patrick fights for Yolande by making a grand gesture. Meanwhile, Joel shows Tommy a video by a social media influencer who says derogatory things about women.

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

Maria chats to Shona about the Platt’s barbeque plans, aware that Lou is listening. As Maria passes Lou, she warns her to keep her distance. In the salon, Audrey cashes up, gives the money to Shona for David to take to the bank. After noticing Shona left her phone, Lou seizes her opportunity to join in. When Lou arrives, Shona invites her to stay.

Lou spots the envelope of cash in Shona’s bag and whilst Nick raises a toast, Lou slips into the house. Toying with stealing the cash, Lou is interrupted by Maria’s arrival and, assuming the worst, demands she empty her pockets. Did Lou steal the money from Shona’s bag? Suddenly, there’s a loud crash from the living room and Lou is found on the floor with the broken coffee table and Maria standing over her. As Maria off loads to Sarah, the police arrive and  tell Maria they’re arresting her on suspicion of ABH.

When Lisa suggests they meet for lunch, Betsy makes out she’s seeing Dylan. As Betsy and Lauren arrive in the prison visiting room, Betsy admits she’s a nervous wreck. Logan swaggers over to Betsy and Lauren and Betsy tells him she’s here to find out what really happened to Becky. Will Logan give her the answers she needs?

Steve lets slip to Lisa and Carla that Betsy isn’t having lunch with Dylan and in fact ordered a cab to Highfield Prison. How will Lisa react?

Sally returns home to find Tim looking after Joanie and Shanice and when Sally reckons Lou is using him, Tim points out that it’s good practice. When Sally berates Tim for his ways around this house, Joanie and Shanice cling to each other, visibly scared. Sally and Tim discuss the girls’ home life, determined to try and help them.

Todd is gutted that Theo has cancelled their date. Is Todd and Theo’s relationship on the rocks? Todd can’t help feeling excluded as he looks at a picture Millie’s posted of her family.

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

In a detailed description of tonight’s visit to the Yorkshire Dales ITV tell us, ‘Joe is quick to suggest Billy might be responsible for Clemmie’s missing phone.’ Obviously, something is happening in this edition that is being kept secret due to the plotline being so brief – either that or no one could be bothered to write a detailed synopsis.

So, to give this section here a bit more than just a short paragraph, a little poem:

In Emmerdale where secrets flow, a phone went missing—oh, the woe! Young Clemmie cried, “It’s gone, it’s lost!” Joe raised a brow, then struck a tone, “I reckon Billy nicked that phone.” The pub went still, the gossip stirred— His casual claim, the talk of the herd.

“Why would he do it?” April frowned. But Joe just shrugged and looked around. “Maybe to teach her some respect— A little lesson, cause and effect.”

Billy stormed in, his face a thunder, “You what, Joe Tate? You’ve made a blunder!” “Clemmie’s phone? I’ve done no such thing! You’d blame me if she lost her ring!”

The Dingles buzzed, the gossips flew, the café chat turned bold and blue. Belle rolled her eyes, Dawn hit the roof, and Clemmie stood there, lacking proof.

In Emmerdale, where tales unfold, It’s never simple, meek, or cold. So, hold your phone, and mind your tone, or find yourself out there—alone.

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

While John and Roo chat calmly about Alf’s whereabouts, Alf is in desperate pain at the bait shop, shouting at Eliza to get his phone. But she reacts slowly, watching as he suffers. As she searches the bait shop, allegedly for Alf’s phone to call for help, she sends away a concerned customer, and reports back to Alf the phone battery is dead. Alf’s clutching his chest, and the clock is ticking when John arrives just in time to help. Recovering back at the house with Marilyn and John’s help, Alf’s is fine once reunited with the other supply of heart pills. Roo arrives, having been notified, and all are relieved Alf is alright, but terribly confused when they realise Eliza is gone…

Irene’s spooked when Eliza’s suddenly in her loungeroom, looking for Harper. Eliza is determined to show Harper something… even if that means waiting a long while. But Irene stands her ground. When Roo arrives, she confronts Eliza over entering houses uninvited, and more importantly, what happened with Alf? Eliza’s cold words leave Roo rattled – trust me, if I wanted to hurt him, I would have done a better job. That night at dinner, the conversation is stilted. Eliza politely clears plates and heads to her room, leaving Roo at a loss. She apologises to Marilyn – maybe she was right all along. Eliza doesn’t seem to have the capacity to show remorse, and Roo thinks it’s possible that maybe Eliza was going to let Alf die today.

Kirby and Mali make a peaceful farewell to her time at the board shop, but when she’s alone she opens the article Seb wrote about her. And it’s far from what she had hoped. She brings it immediately to Mali, and as he reads it becomes abundantly clear the article slams Mali for his poor management as a boss. Mali’s furious. He takes the article home where Levi and Mackenzie are upset on his behalf, but Abigail is less sympathetic. She explains that the part about him being rude to Kirby was true. Mali can’t believe she isn’t willing to back him or at least keep that opinion to herself. Tension between them rises.

Levi searches for Mackenzie, and Abigail points out she’s not at work like she said she was. When he finds her at home, she’s in tears. She did a pregnancy test and it was negative. Once she’s calmed down, they unpack. She has five tests in the draw, and she knows she wasn’t likely to be positive, but she thought it was possible. Levi tries to keep her on task – they only just started trying, they’re going to have to give it a lot more time

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.