Hollyoaks spoilers: GUILTY! The net is closing in on Mandy Richardson and her killer daughter

Mandy Richardson in Hollyoaks

It looks as if Mandy Richardson and daughter Ella can no longer hide behind their killer cover-up

Mandy Richardson (Sarah Jayne Dunn) is still desperately trying to protect her daughter but is her world about to fall apart in tonight’s Hollyoaks on at 6.30pm (See our TV Guide for full listings)?

Mandy has done everything she can to stop the terrible truth about her little girl, Ella (Erin Palmer) coming out.

Ella in Hollyoaks

Ella Richardson killed drug dealer Jordan Price during a frantic tussle on New Year's Eve

Ella was responsible for accidentally killing drug dealer Jordan Price (Connor Calland) but has let her good friend Charlie Dean (Charlie Behan) take the blame for the crime.

However Charlie’s mum Nancy (Jessica Fox) is on the case after overhearing an incriminating conversation earlier in the week, between Mandy and her ex, Luke Morgan, the father of Ella.

Nancy Osborne in Hollyoaks

Charlie's mum, Nancy, now knows Mandy has been lying to protect Ella

With the net closing in on Mandy and Ella, is it only a matter of time now before everyone knows that it was Ella, NOT Charlie, who killed Jordan?

Elsewhere, Sylver McQueen (David Tag) realises his daughter Cher Winters (Bethannie Hare) is feeling left out.

Mercedes McQueen with Sylver and Cher in Hollyoaks

Sylver McQueen with his daughter, Cher, and his wife, Mercedes

He wants to make Cher feel more accepted and surprises her by suggesting she changes her surname to McQueen to make her feel officially more part of the family.

How will his idea go down with Cher who has becoming increasingly jealous of her dad’s wife, Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe)?

Damon Kinsella in Hollyoaks

Damon Kinsella suggests Liberty performs at Darren and Mandy's wedding

Plus Damon Kinsella (Jacob Roberts) puts his girlfriend Liberty Savage’s (Jessamy Stoddart) name forward to play at Mandy and Darren’s (Ashley Taylor Dawson) wedding.

Liberty Savage audtions for Darren Osborne in Hollyoaks

Liberty does an audtion for Darren but it doesn't quite go to plan!

Liberty Savage audtions for Darren Osborne in Hollyoaks

However when Liberty auditions for Darren, things are awkward when Liberty’s nerves get the better of her.

Will Darren give singer Liberty the benefit of the doubt and agree to let her be part of his and Mandy’s Big Day?

Hollyoaks is shown weekdays on C4 at 6.30pm with the next episode following on E4 at 7pm

Tess Lamacraft
Senior Writer for What's On TV, TV Times, TV & Satellite week, Whattowatch.com

Tess is a senior writer for What’s On TV, TV Times, TV & Satellite and WhattoWatch.com She's been writing about TV for over 25 years and worked on some of the UK’s biggest and best-selling publications including the Daily Mirror where she was assistant editor on the weekend TV magazine, The Look, and Closer magazine where she was TV editor. She has freelanced for a whole range of websites and publications including We Love TV, The Sun’s TV Mag, Woman, Woman’s Own, Fabulous, Good Living, Prima and Woman and Home.