Soaps

Matt Di Angelo as Dean Wicks in EastEnders. wearing a purple jacket

EastEnders’ Dean Wicks makes shock announcement in early BBC iPlayer release

Angelica in a red top and white gilet standing in a graveyard

Emmerdale spoilers: Angelica King arrested for causing death by dangerous driving

Nicola in Emmerdale wearing a parka jacket looking sad

Emmerdale’s Jimmy and Nicola reel over Angelica’s horrifying admission

Jessie Wallace as Kat Mitchell sat on a bench in a leopard-coloured zebra-print faux-fur coat for EastEnders.

EastEnders’ Kat Mitchell faces fresh heartache in early BBC iPlayer release

Rebecca Bakes as Angelica King in Emmerdale walking through a graveyard

Emmerdale’s Angelica King shocks Nicola with confession about crash

Sebastian Dowling as Heath Hope and Gabrielle Dowling as Cathy Hope in Emmerdale sat together at a table, with RT Comment in the bottom right of the frame

Laura Denby Emmerdale’s Heath Hope tragedy reminds us of the soap’s greatest strength

Kim Medcalf smiles as Sam Mitchell in a blue blazer for EastEnders.

Lewis Knight Why EastEnders should bring back Kim Medcalf’s Sam Mitchell as soon as possible

A tearfull Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell in EastEnders.

EastEnders star Kim Medcalf on Sam Mitchell’s exit and how she can “repair things”

The silhouette of a woman against the title card of EastEnders.

EastEnders airs unannounced exit for iconic character in early BBC iPlayer release

Sam Robertson as Adam Barlow and Will Mellor as Harvey Gaskell at the prison in Coronation Street, sat talking to each other

Coronation Street’s Adam faces dark threat from Harvey as they plot against Damon

Bob and Cathy Hope in Emmerdale

Emmerdale’s Brenda despairs as Bob and Cathy clash ahead of Heath’s funeral

Diane Parish as a depressed Denise Fox in a cardigan in EastEnders.

Denise Fox’s behaviour sparks concern within The Six in EastEnders

Hollyoaks' Ste racing out of a car

How to watch Hollyoaks online – when does it stream?

Steve McFadden as an open-mouthed Phil Mitchell in EastEnders.

EastEnders airs scandalous reveal in The Vic in early BBC iPlayer release

Ryan Russell as Michael Bailey trapped in the fire in Coronation Street looking out of a window

Coronation Street schedule changed as FA Cup impacts ITV programming