Pick of the Plots: Friday 2nd August

The latest goings on in Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.

Jan tells Seb that it is time to move on from Alina, but Seb later confronts him in Eileen’s presence after Abi saw him getting into a car with Rachel. Jan lies that he has just found out about the trafficking and has quit working for Rachel in protest. Both men refuse Eileen’s pleas to go to the police saying Alina would be in danger. 

Meanwhile, Carla walks in on Robert on the phone to Vicky but he claims it was Young Offenders confirming his start date. Keen to get her out of his hair, he promotes Kate to manager and asks her to tell the family Carla turned it down. Carla is bemused and tackles Robert on how he got the mentoring job with a criminal record, Robert is flustered and when his phone pings with a message Carla picks it up…

Carla is shocked when Roberts shows her some of the messages from her family on his phone to out her off the scent. Furious, she confronts them about keeping tabs on her. At Vicky’s, Robert is jealous to find Tyler’s dad Jed there too. 

Elsewhere, Kate and Jenny call an uneasy truce for Johnny’s sake; Kevin takes Abi out for dinner to celebrate her return to the garage and Sally ponders whether there could be more to it; and Ken is worried when Claudia continues her decluttering of number 1.

Coronation Street, Friday at 7.30pm on ITV, STV and UTV.

Phil’s life continues to hang in the balance.

Meanwhile, Habiba is gutted when Adam cancels their date and things grow awkward when he arrives at the restaurant with Honey in tow. Alone, Habiba confronts Adam and reveals she’s had enough of this – why is he still with Honey? At the Ahmed’s, Adam spots a glam looking Iqra and with things still frosty between them, he puts her on the spot and questions who she’s meeting.  

Elsewhere, Rainie is hurt when Stuart takes her to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting and explains he’s worried about her. Denise gets more than she bargained for when Patrick arrives home with a lady frined in tow.

Also, Karen and Caren share their first kiss.

EastEnders, Friday at 8pm on BBC One.

Jai is determined to get to the bottom of what happened.

Meanwhile, Kerry tries to reassure Amy.

Elsewhere, Victoria struggles to hide her panic.

Emmerdale, Friday at 7pm on ITV, STV and UTV.

Liberty reassures Brody that she is the right person to be their surrogate. Sienna, Brody and Liberty celebrate the start of their new journey.

Meanwhile, Scott starts to get rid of Anita’s clothes, while Sinead is upset when she gets a letter from Laurie ahead of his sentencing next week. Diane takes Sinead to the salon for a new look but discovers the letter in her handbag. Later, Mitchell sees Scott dropping Anita’s things off at The Emporium and when he finds out about Scott’s mental health battle, he urges him to have a rethink.

Elsewhere, Damon is worried about Maxine on the first day of her ‘clinical trial’. Cleo tells Joel that he needs to make a choice between Goldie and the Church.

Hollyoaks, Friday at 6.30pm on Channel 4 and a ‘first look’ at 7pm on E4.

Doctors, Friday at 1.45pm on BBC One.