UK Soap Watch w/e 18th March 2012

CORONATION STREET ( Central/ITV Mondays 7:30 and 8:30pm, Thursdays 8:30pm, Fridays

7:30 and 8:30pm)

Corrie's big 'whodunnit' storyline took a twist this week when alcoholic Peter Barlow confessed to murdering nasty Frank Foster. Peter didn't kill Frank but confessed as he thought girlfriend Carla, rape victim of Frank done the deed. She's adamant she didn't so viewers were left hanging last night as to who the killer might be. All will be revealed next week when Sally Webster discovers Franks missing watch.

No leaks have been given in the press as Coronation Street producers want to give the viewers a surprise. A surprise to me would be a major character revealed as the murderer. However, I've got a huge feeling that viewers are going to be disappointed when Anne Foster, Frank's mother is revealed as the killer. The signals are all there and I think instead of using a brilliant idea to make a key character get away with murdering a vile character like Frank with the viewers knowing but the street characters not Corrie are going to cop out and close the storyline. I really hope I'm wrong and I'll eat my hat next week if I am wrong.

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                                             Lewis Archer (The Charmer) and Audrey Roberts

Elsewhere on the cobbles, widow Audrey Roberts has rekindled her romance with former male escort cum conman, Lewis. Audrey's deeply dippy in this secret affair as she knows her daughter Gail disapproves of Lewis being back on the scene. A huge shout out to Nigel Havers for his acting. Lewis hasn't shown any form of his former ways but Nigel plays the charmer so brilliantly that viewers are constantly waiting for him to trip.

Watch out for a budding romance between shop wife Sunita Alahan and gambling Karl from the Rovers.

EASTENDERS BBC1 Mondays and Fridays 8pm Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30pm

Unlucky Heather Trott
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Poor fat Heather. The simpleton single mother has finally found love after a long and rocky road. She's all set to marry Andrew Cotton when he reveals he's spent time in prison for GBH. His mother doesn't think Heather's good enough for him and Heather's best pal Shirley can't stand the man who's come between their friendship. After being given an ultimatum by Shirley in Fridays episode, Heather chose love over friendship. Soap fans will know though her happiness won't last for any time as her character is to be killed off next week by (don't read on if you don't already know) mixed up school boy Ben Mitchell. There's gonna be tears.



Relief for Tanya
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On the other side of the square relief for Tanya Branning as she found out her chemotherapy treatment had been successful in clearing her cervical cancer. Great acting from Jo Joyner (Tanya) and her family cast members in playing the story out with such gutso and showing the impact on all their emotions. Max had viewers wondering if he would stray (AGAIN) from his sick wife with his brothers ex, Roxy Mitchell. Thankfully he didn't. Too much brother and wife sharing with those Branning Brothers has gone on to go down that route again.

Humour of the week in the nit storyline. Kids and adults are scratching their barnets due to a breakout. My favourite Eastenders character, Kim Fox is also a victim which threw her plans (for a moment) with lover boy Ray.

Phil Mitchell is back on the square next week. I'm hoping the Eastenders baddie can put the foul Derek Branning in his place.

EMMERDALE Central/ITV Weekdays 7pm, Thursdays 8pm as well as 7pm

The Barton family are still struggling with the loss of John. Wife Moira is locked in mourning, eldest daughter Holly sought comfort in heroin, son Adam can't cope taking on his fathers role as farm manager and youngest daughter Hannah wants everyone to stop arguing and unite in their grief together. Now Moira has got out of bed to take charge and handed over the farm management to former owner Andy Sugden the family is at war again. Things take a turn for the worse next week when Adam takes revenge on Cain Dingle, the man who was a key figure in his parents marital problems shortly before John's death. A fire started by Adam leaves an already injured Cain fighting for life. Sources say this fire will lead to the departure of Adams best pal, Aaron Livesy, played by award winning Danny Miller. Danny leaving will be a huge loss to Emmerdale.



Neglected Sandy
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Emmerdale have taken on the social issue on caring for the elderly with old and frail Sandy Thomas It has been uncomfortable for viewers watching his son Ashley shout and lash out at his father in frustration even more so because Ashley is the communities gentle vicar. Well done for Emmerdale for tackling this topic and highlighting issues many older viewers are familiar with and younger viewers may be ignorant to.

HOLLYOAKS Channel 4 weekdays 6:30pm



George goes home
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Hollyoaks is a regarded a teen soap but it deals with many issues that need to be made aware with adults also. I must admit I kind of lacked interest after the Silas storyline, the departure of Warren Fox and new college characters were brought in and didn't ignite me. Well the sparks back and 'Oaks is back on form with the homeless/missing storyline with George Palmer and the mysterious Phoebe. Having escaped from the evil clutches of sex traffickers Deena and Graham. George returned to his family, who thought he was dead and Phoebe to her mother, which viewers know is not really her mother. More will be revealed about Phoebe when she moves in with Jackie McQueen next week.

Cold hearted bitch, Mercedes McQueen has shown her true colours to her family by showing them she's more interested in getting ex fiancé Riley back than she is her son. When she finds out Riley is seeing Mitzeee next week she kidnaps Bobby in fury. Mercedes is a hard character to love and viewers are constantly wondering how low will she go?

Dennis is back from India next week with an eerie mysteriousness about what he's been up to in his absence. I'm not a fan of this character and he strangely resembles Ben Mitchell from Eastenders.

Hollyoaks are well known for love triangle story lines, the present being students Annaliese, Rob and Scott. Annaliese dumped boyfriend Rob last week as she feels more for his mate Scott. On Friday she hinted to Scott that she was ready to “move on” to which Scott wished her well and walked off. Poor Scott deserves a girlfriend as he hasn't had no female interests besides Annaliese but his character is such a sweet and loyal mate that it'd be horrid to see him and Rob at loggerheads. Can't wait to see how this plays out.