SOAP UPDATE

ITV, 7pm and 8pm After Ross was chatted up for a joke, his confidence understandably took a beating. But now Pete and Rhona are in a panic as they realise he’s missing. Pete finds pills and an empty whisky bottle in his car, which is surely not a good sign.

Meanwhile, it’s the day of the inspection and Vanessa is tense. But that’s nothing compared to how she feels when she hears Paddy crashing around in the other room and realises a snake has escaped. GUN HUNT Seb and Gary

ITV, 8.30pm Gary and Seb are still looking for a murder weapon, while Phelan and Eileen are out at a cottage in the middle of nowhere. If you have the sneaking suspicion that this is all leading to something sinister, you’d be right.

At the Rovers, it’s family day – bring a child, get a free half pint. Now those without kids just need to borrow a child. Elsewhere, Eva panics that something is wrong with her pregnancy, which leaves Toyah concerned.