DINGLE HELLS
CHRISTMAS MAY BE JUST AROUND THE CORNER BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN DEBBIE WON’T FACE HER DAY IN COURT
MONTHS after Debbie paid drug dealer Simon to ‘mess up’ Joe in an attack which went horribly wrong and led to poor Ross being scarred with acid – it’s time for the single mum to face the consequences.
The Dingles are trying to stay positive about Debbie’s trial, but it’s clear they believe that, barring a Christmas miracle, she’s going to be spending the New Year in prison.
Sarah thinks it’s all Joe and Graham’s fault and plans to make her feelings clear by hurling a stone through a Home Farm window. However, she’s stopped by Faith, who has a better idea for getting revenge.
Daz also fears he’ll be spending Christmas in jail, until Amelia insists on taking the blame for the hit-and-run – and he lets her, thinking she’s too young to be arrested. Well, that’s someone who shouldn’t expect a Father of the Year mug from Santa.
Maya’s behaviour becomes
HOLLYOAKS
Channel 4 IT’S going to be a difficult Christmas for Mandy as she tells Darren she’s having a scan to find out if their baby has spina bifida.
Darren is angry she’s kept the news from him, but Jack and Nancy convince him to attend the appointment, where the doctor confirms that the baby does have the condition.
Meanwhile, Donna-marie makes the school play a lot more dramatic when she gets up on stage to announce that Sinead is a former prostitute.
Elsewhere, Breda and Goldie ever more sinister as she offers to spend more time with Jacob to ‘help’ the teen with his moods. However, it’s her turn to sulk when Jacob confides in Ellis that he’s seeing an older girl – and a concerned Ellis shares the revelation with David...
Nicola and Robert are feeling bad about the evictions, although the cash they’ve scammed may help to ease their consciences, Bob is struggling, and there are secret plans afoot in the village. are on a mission to save the Mcqueens’ Christmas, and decide that Sylver is the best person to sweet-talk Mercedes into letting them all spend it together.
Is Mercedes ready to forgive and forget?
NEIGHBOURS
Channel 5 IF YOU’RE going to get up to some mischief, make sure you’re not caught by a person you have recently upset. If only Jane had heeded those wise words... She and Paul are in a compromising position in a school classroom when Elly finds them – can she use this to her advantage?
Piper is determined to discover Leo’s secret and eventually he comes clean – Delaney Renshaw, a member of a notorious crime family, has told him that her father and uncle are soon to be released from prison. But do they know that it was Leo who told the police the information they needed to secure a conviction?
Gary learns the truth about his dodgy new job, Toadie realises that Alice has been in contact with Andrea and Yashvi’s exam results are not good enough to get her into university.