Vicar Ashley packs a punch!

At her company’s Christmas do, Laurel is nervous ahead of her speech. And to make matters worse she realises Mat, the man she had a drunken one-night stand with, is there as one of her clients. Luckily, Nicola has invited Ashley along and the mild-mannered vicar finds himself lamping Mat! His heroic act prompts grateful Laurel to make a confession – and Ashley has one to share with her, too…

Ross is furious with Debbie. Having spent all night in hospital by his baby son Moses’ beside thanks to her reckless behaviour, Ross is totally stressed and tells his girlfriend she can’t be trusted to look after Moses. Debbie feels dreadful, and breathes a huge sigh of relief when the doctor assures her Moses will be OK, thanks to Emma’s quick thinking. The good news prompts a ceasefire as Debbie tells Emma she can see Moses as often as she likes. James tells Emma he’s proud of her for making up with Debbie. But is Emma really prepared to forgive and forget?

Tired from chemo, Diane wants a change of scene and tells Doug she’d like to go property hunting. But her secret plan is about to become undone as Victoria cottons on – and tells Robert…

 

Sarah Waterfall
Soaps Editor at What's On TV

Sarah has been writing about soaps for over 20 years! She’s worked for Hello!, WOMAN, PA News, Closer, TVeasy – and is currently What’s On TV's Soap editor as well as writing for WhatToWatch.com 

She’s interviewed tons of famous people from movie stars to pop stars, TV stars and of course, soap stars. The soaps have always been at the heart of Sarah's work; visiting the sets, getting the goss, and writing about all the soapy shenanigans week in week out, earning her a place on the judging panel for The British Soap Awards in 2017 and 2018 and on the BAFTA TV Awards in 2022 … and the nickname Soapbird!