Hollyoaks spoilers: John Paul McQueen EXPOSES Carter's vile plan

John Paul McQueen (right) exposes Carter's attack plan!
John Paul McQueen with Carter Shepherd. (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

John Paul McQueen (James Sutton) gives an urgent tip-off to the police in tonight’s Hollyoaks on at 7pm (See our TV Guide for full listings). 

When he discovers that his colleague, Carter Shepherd (David Ames), is planning an attack on the village’s Pride celebrations, he goes straight to the cops. 

JP fills DS Zoe Anderson (Garcia Brown) in on the details telling Zoe that Carter has been practicing Conversion Therapy on his pupils including, Lucas Hay (Oscar Curtis).

The Hollyoaks High headteacher and his associate, Declan Hawthorne (Alan Turkington) have been trying to warp Lucas’s young mind by convincing him that homosexuality is a sin. 

Lucas Hay in Hollyoaks.

Carter is secretly planning to take Lucas Hay (above) to America with him.  (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Zoe explains to John Paul that unfortunately, Conversation Therapy is not illegal but that she will ensure there is an increased police presence at the Pride celebrations. 

Meanwhile Carter has plans to secretly take Lucas to America, away from his father, Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson). 

Tonight Carter tells his daughter Freya Calder (Ellie Henry) that they will be going on a ‘surprise holiday’ with Lucas.

Carter later tells Lucas to go and find his passport! 

The Pride celebrations get underway with Prince on the decks.

The Pride celebrations get underway with Prince on the decks.  (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Soon the Pride event is swinging into action.

John Paul encourages his mother Sally St Claire (Annie Wallace) to attend with him. 

DJ Prince McQueen (Malique Thompson Dwyer) and his brother Hunter (Theo Graham) hit the decks to provide the music. 

And Scott Drinkwell (Ross Adams) gets ready to do a performance as his drag queen alter-ego, Anita Tinkle. 

Ethan Williams at the Pride event.

Ethan Williams is there for the Pride celebrations.  (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Leah Barnes (Ela-May Demircan) is annoyed when Dillon Ray (Nathaniel Dass) bails on her at the last minute at Pride.

Meanwhile Kitty Draper (Iz Hesketh) showcases her vocal talent by singing to the audience. 

Kitty Draper and Carter Shepherd.

Kitty Draper takes to the stage to sing but trouble is brewing with Carter (left) (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

However, trouble is brewing. 

Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson) panics when she sees Warren’s dodgy partner in crime, gangster Murphy (Rick S.Carr) lurking about. 

Maxine previously shot Murphy after he attempted to hold her, Liberty Savage (Jessamy Stoddart) and Dilly Harcourt (Emma Johnsey-Smith), hostage. 

Tonight Murphy storms into the Loft and threatens Ethan Williams (Matthew James-Bailey), Freddie Roscoe (Charlie Clapham) and Ste, ordering them to empty all the tills at the bar. 

A terrified Ste later races off to find Warren but what will happen when Ste fills the hardman in on what Murphy has done? 

Hollyoaks airs Monday- Friday on E4 at 7pm

Stream the episode earlier on Channel 4 

Or stream the episodes first on All4

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.