The holiday season is quickly approaching, but there won’t be much joy or goodwill in the land of soaps next week, as some horrifying events and unexpected revelations are in store.
Emmerdale continues the story of Cain Dingle’s imprisonment with a shocking departure planned for Moira, who disappears to Belfast with her son Isaac, much to Cain’s horror.
Outside of prison, Chas is struggling to deal with all the grief, so when Kerry Wyatt makes a HUGE discovery, it completely shocks her.
While Alfie Moon is being held hostage in a terrifying hostage situation on EastEnders, Bernie Taylor of Coronation Street also suffers a similar fate during the same week. Alfie Moon is not the only popular soap star to be abducted.
In Hollyoaks, Mercedes McQueen receives assistance and encouragement from Felix Westwood, and, despite the chilly weather, things are beginning to heat up for the couple!
You desire more, To tide you over until then, Metro.co.uk has you covered with a comprehensive list of all the major events taking place the following week.
Coronation Street
As Griff addresses several residents at a meeting that was supposed to be about the environment and dissects his case by pointing out numerous factual inaccuracies, his true agenda becomes clear. Griff is aware that he has lost the support of the audience when they applaud Roy.
David demands that Max immediately stop skipping class to hang out with Griff after reading him the riot act. Max storms out of the house and heads to Griff’s apartment, where he plays the meeting’s video.
Toyah confides in Spider and expresses her worry that Griff is racist. She then asks him about his relationship with Griff and their work together, but what will Spider have to say for himself?
Bernie and Dev developed a scheme to catch Fern. As Bernie waits at the meeting location, a man jumps out of a van, throws a bag over her head, and bundles her into the back of it! Howard calls to say that Fern has been in touch and wants to meet him in Freshco’s parking lot. Bernie screams, but how much peril is she actually facing?
Yasmeen confesses to Stu that she still has feelings for him and that Eliza would have a spare room if they shared her bedroom.
Adam congratulates Dee-Dee on clearing Stu’s name and extends an employment offer to her from the law firm. Dee-Dee agrees, but only if she gets paid!
Upon reviewing their finances, Nick and Leanne find that they can only offer Debbie a small sum for her share of the bistro, and they are skeptical that she will accept. Meanwhile, Debbie acknowledges to Ronnie that the offer from Nick and Leanne is the only thing keeping her from filing for bankruptcy.
Hope reveals that for £1, she will perform a reading and sign autographs. Hope displays the John Stape book to Sam in the cafe and tells him that after reading it, she realized how much she and her murderous father have in common.
EastEnders
Sam arrives with a dress for Amy because she is determined to get an invitation to a family dinner after being told she is not welcome. Using her old keys, she enters the house and walks in on Amy, but she is shocked by what she sees. Later, when Sam tells Jack about her discovery, Jack realizes Amy overheard their conversation.
Jack confronts Howie and orders Denzel to keep Amy at a distance. As Denise and Kim enter, Jack punches Howie after things become heated. Jack lashes out after Denise unsuccessfully attempts to calm him down, making it clear that Amy is his daughter and not hers.
The boys accept Alfie’s challenge to crack the code to Phil’s safe, and together they succeed. They discover a significant amount of cash inside, but when Sam appears, Alfie urges the boys to quickly return the cash.
After robbing a building society, a masked gunman named Keith jumps into Alfie’s taxi and tells him to use Alfie as his getaway driver. However, when Stacey calls Alfie to tell him that the safe contains £30,000, things take an unexpected turn. Under duress, Keith commands Alfie to take him to Phil’s.
Zack arrives with another girl as Whitney waits for him. Before Felix alerts him to the situation, he is unable to comprehend Whitney’s response. Whit consents to a drink at the Vic later in the week when Zack shows up at The Albert and tries to win her over. Is this the start of something extraordinary?
Alfie tries to convince Mick to “invest” in a food festival, but both he and Bobby reject the idea.
Patrick has some advice for Denzel, who is finding it difficult to handle the developing situation with Amy and the rumors. Howie wishes he had Patrick’s ease of communication with his son.
Emmerdale
Moira becomes upset while visiting Cain in jail, and it soon becomes clear that she plans to leave the village with Isaac and travel to Belfast. Meanwhile, Cain learns from Mackenzie that his wife and children have left, and he is furious and anxious to find out if she has any intentions of coming back. But right now, it doesn’t seem likely!
When Kerry says that Al’s funeral is tomorrow and asks if she’d mind going with her, Chas is shocked. Chas informs Paddy that she must attend Liv’s farewell, and later, overcome with grief, she pushes poor Paddy away once more. When she finds out that there weren’t many people at Al’s funeral, the guilt strikes her again. Paddy, in contrast, is beginning to wonder if there is more to Chas’ anguish.
To Samson’s horror, Lydia suggests that he take care of Esther because Amelia is exhausted. Samson calls social services and complains about Esther’s welfare because he is determined to take action, and Amelia is shocked when a social worker shows up at her door!
When Al’s estate agent calls and reveals that Al was buying a house for his partner and her child, Kerry is convinced that Al was having an affair. She resolves to learn the truth after being hurt by the betrayal and, ironically, receives encouragement to do so from Chas.
Chip has other plans because Vinny is not ready to say goodbye to Liv, and as a result, Liv’s ashes are scattered all over Vinny. Vinny is on the ground laughing so hard that he is crying.
Naomi’s sincerity moves Nicola, and she feels more at peace as a result.
Hollyoaks
As Mercedes and Felix participate in a self-defense class, things get heated.
After taking Joel hostage and tying him to a makeshift hospital bed, Norma informs him of Warren’s condition. However, when he refuses to donate his liver, she warns him that they will have to do it the difficult way.
Yazz organizes the housemates to keep an eye on Imran at all times because Imran’s family is worried about his health. As a result, Prince and Olivia follow Imran to the bar.
Felix informs Honour about the messages because he doesn’t want Mason to get off lightly for what he’s done. Dave dismisses and minimizes Felix’s claims as Honour tries to figure it out; will she eventually learn the truth?
Jack admits that the cake pops Cindy made with Zara’s herbal mixture gave him an energy boost, albeit after a terrible stomach ache, and Cindy gets a business idea. She wants Zara to be her business partner and believes that after changing the ingredients, she will be able to sell the products. Will Zara agree?
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