Hollyoaks spoilers: Peri Lomax ATTACKS DS Zoe Anderson!

Peri sees red and attacks Zoe in the middle of the village. (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Peri Lomax's (Ruby O'Donnell) temper gets the better of her and she ends up attacking DS Zoe Anderson (Garcia Brown) in tonight's Hollyoaks on at 7pm (see our TV Guide for full listings).

Tensions are high amongst those who attended Rayne Royce's (Jemma Donovan) fateful pool party and fingers of suspicion are being pointed in all kinds of directions.

Peri shocked the group of suspects by publicly declaring any one of them could have been responsible for killing Rayne.

Hunter was then faced with a difficult decision - whether to side with his friends or girlfriend DS Zoe Anderson - and he picked Zoe!

Hollyoaks — Zoe finds herself on the receiving end of Peri's temper! (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

As Hunter's pals reel, an angry Peri confronts Zoe in the middle of the village.

The pair wind up in a row, which culminates in Peri slapping the detective in the face!

Witnessing the violent exchange, Sharon Bailey (Jamelia) jumps in to diffuse the situation.

Will Peri find herself on the wrong side of the law for assaulting a police officer?

Hollyoaks Joel Dexter played by Rory Douglas-Speed — Joel is confused by Leela's strange behaviour. (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Elsewhere, Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring) and Leela Lomax (Kirsty-Leigh Porter) are on the hunt for clues as to what would be the perfect Christmas present for Joel Dexter (Rory Douglas-Speed).

The ladies aren't doing a very good job of being discreet though, and Joel soon picks up on their strange behaviour.

Confused, he turns to his dad Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) for a bit of fatherly advice.

But it seems Joel has got the wrong end of the stick, and when Leela returns home from shopping she discovers her boyfriend thought she was suggesting they should spice things up in the bedroom.

Awkward!

Darren has money troubles — Darren is under pressure to find the money to pay off his debts. (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Meanwhile, time is running out for Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor-Dawson) to find the money to pay off his mounting debt.

Darren has been struggling financially and the extent of his cashflow crisis became apparent when a debt collector was on his tail.

Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard) and Pearl Anderson (Dawn Hope) are keen to help him deal with his problems. But as Darren scrabbles about for dosh, he rejects their offer of support.

Will he live to regret turning them away?

Hollyoaks airs Monday - Friday on E4 at 7pm.

Laura has been a journalist for over a decade, writing about soaps, TV entertainment, fashion, beauty, and food. After graduating from university, she started her career working at a national soap and TV magazine. During her seven-year stint there she joined the cast of Emmerdale for a tour around the famous village, partied with soap stars at awards bashes, interviewed her acting idol David Suchet, and sat in the front row of Strictly Come Dancing.

Her heart lies with the soaps, and her all-time favourite character has to be EastEnders' Pat Butcher - no one rocked a big earring quite like her. She's also a huge fan of detective crime dramas, particularly old school Inspector Morse, Endeavour, and adaptations of Agatha Christie's Marple and Poirot. When she's not writing, she loves a spot of second-hand shopping and going on adventures with her young son.