Here’s your sneak peek at EVERYTHING that will happen in the soaps next week – 24 spoilers from Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale

By William On Jul 16, 2024

If you love soap operas, you simply can’t miss this ultimate guide to next week’s episodes – including photos from the action.

In Corrie Paul he is forced to face his future, Emmerdale sees Belle have a holiday from hell, but first Reiss risks danger when he takes drastic measures to solve his financial crisis in EastEnders…

OSTEND

1. Sharon cheated

Under pressure to find the money for Debbie’s medical bills, Reiss lies to Sharon about her outstanding VAT bill, planning to scam her. Reiss starts to get cold feet, but some news from Sonia confirms his resolve and he tells Sharon she has to pay tomorrow.

2. Tommy’s two fathers

After Tommy’s recent bad behaviour, Kat and Alfie attempt to discipline him and are furious when they discover he has been skipping school. Alfie finds Tommy at the Boxing Den, where he is sparring with Phil. Alfie orders Tommy to go to his summer job at the launderette, but Tommy later begs Kat to go back to Phil.

3. Linda from the car?

Linda struggles with the day of Dean’s plea hearing for Keanu’s murder. Later, she has to dodge Bernie’s questions. Linda finds support in Sharon as they discuss the upcoming trial. Elaine also gives Linda a pep talk, but is distracted when she sees an empty vodka miniature. Is Linda drinking again?

4. Harvey caught

Harvey meets Maya to give her some money. Tommy, however, sees their secret liaison and jumps to conclusions. He assumes Harvey is having an affair with Maya. Will Harvey be forced to explain himself?

5. Penny’s clipper!

Penny and Ravi clash after Avani steals a top from the stall. Later, Penny vents her frustration to Chelsea at The Vic about her work at the market and her career prospects. When she talks about the promotional work she used to do, Chelsea asks her to host a night for her at Peggy’s.

6. Reiss is a sly old fox

While Sonia and Reiss are looking for extra cash, Reiss gets roped into working for Kim to promote Fox & Hair. While Reiss’ fox costume entertains the locals, he gets a better reception from Sharon, who agrees to pay the VAT debt. However, Phil’s interest is soon piqued when he discovers what’s going on. Will he smell a rat?

7. Tommy loses it with Kat

Kat is furious when she realises that Tommy has skipped work to go to Phil’s. There, Tommy has been busy trying to convince Phil to join Kat again. Kat orders Tommy to go home, insisting that she and Phil are old, leading to a furious row. Later, Kat fails to calm things down after Tommy refuses to apologise for his outburst. How will Tommy react when Kat decides to cancel their holiday?

8. Chelsea’s Drinking Blunder

Phil catches Chelsea drinking at work and demotes her, and Penny seizes the opportunity to steal the role of bar manager for herself. Chelsea is devastated by her betrayal and begs Phil for a second chance.

9. Sonia pushes her friends away

Sonia confides her money worries to Martin. Knowing that their finances will be an ongoing problem, Sonia decides to sell No.25 and tells Lauren, Jack and Martin that she needs to invest in her future with Reiss. However, she is shocked when Lauren and Martin arrive to reveal their true feelings about Reiss. She angrily throws them out.

EMMERDALE

1. Billy bursts Dawn’s bubble

Billy decides it’s time to come clean. He admits to Dawn that Kim protected him when he got drunk with Nate, and explains that Kim took the blame for breaking the bubble rather than let Dawn lose her trust in him. How will Dawn react to his confession, now that she’s struggling?

2. Tracy targets Ella

As Ella tries to settle back into the village, Tracy is fueled by her fate and takes her frustrations out on Ella. Tracy questions her suitability for the role of receptionist at the surgery. Will Ella hit back at Tracy’s constant nagging?

3. Charity and Cain chase Belle

Charity is concerned when she hears about Tom’s job interview in Wales and that he and Belle have suddenly left the village. Charity can’t shake her fears and confesses to Cain that Tom reminds her of her abuser, DI Bails. While Cain shares her concerns, they break into Belle’s house and find the address of a cottage in Wales. When they get there, they are shocked by what they find.

4. A deadly discovery?

Cain and Charity discover that the holiday cottage in Wales has been vandalised. They are further shocked to find blood on the door and no sign of Belle or Tom. The pair panic as they begin to fear the worst about what could have happened.

5. Belle’s Holiday Horror!

We flashback to Belle and Tom’s arrival at the cottage in a special episode. At first, the couple seems in love and happy, although Belle is annoyed that she doesn’t have her phone, knowing that Tom has hidden it in the house. Belle thinks all is well until she overhears Tom arranging to rent the cottage for an extended period. The journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal for Belle.

6. Laurel gives up Archie

Laurel and Jai’s rift has left the entire family reeling. Jai is bitter and reveals Pollard’s recent plans to a disappointed Brenda and Rodney. However, things look brighter after Laurel puts her broken heart aside and allows Archie to move in with his father. Things remain civil between the estranged couple as they plan to meet up for Rishi’s memorial service. Can they find a way to make this breakup as painless as possible?

7. Mandy’s money worries

Mandy hides her financial worries, but she finally tells her good friend Rhona about her problems. How long can she keep the truth from the rest of the village as her financial crisis gets worse?

CORONATION STREET

1. Toyah looks to her future

Toyah is left in despair when Leanne talks to Rowan about the newspaper article she found about him and he manages to pull the wool over her sister’s eyes once again. Toyah decides to go to her hospital appointment alone but is surprised when Nick arrives and insists they go in together. As Toyah braces herself, what will the consultant have to tell her?

2. The villain is back

While Dylan is enjoying his new job at Speed Daal, his mind is not on his work now that he knows that villain Mason has been released. Later, Stu is shocked to find Mason clearly beaten and bruised. Later, Dylan’s worst nightmare comes true when he also encounters an angry Mason.

3. Joel caught?

Michael and Ronnie offer to help move a chest of drawers from Joel’s old flat into Dee Dee’s. Since Lauren is secretly living there, Joel gets her out of the way by giving her money to go shopping. While Michael and Ronnie are in the flat, Ronnie opens the fridge in the supposedly unoccupied flat and discovers it is full of ready meals for one, leaving Joel with some explaining to do.

4. Paul restores the family

With things tense between Bernie and her children since Kit is revealed to be her son, Paul calls the family together. Once there, he plays a pre-recorded message reminding his family that he is dying and that he doesn’t want to fight anymore. When he declares that he needs his mother now more than ever, can the family reconcile their differences?

5. Nick takes on Rowan

Toyah goes to another hospital appointment alone, but is touched to see Nick waiting for her again. As they embrace, Nick sees a man taking a photo of them. Convinced that Rowan is behind it, Nick is determined to help him. Soon, an angry Nick confronts Rowan head-on.

6. Kit eyes up no. 5

With the landlord selling their house, Gemma is dejected when she hears that a potential buyer has turned up. Later, Summer spots Kit outside No. 5 and watches as he is shown inside by an estate agent. Is he interested in buying the Battersby-Brown house?

7. Debbie tells the truth

Abi returns from her trip to visit the twins and tells Kevin that she wants to forget all about Stefan and the videos. Later, Debbie sees Jack being bullied about the deep fakes and comes to his aid, before explaining to him that the videos aren’t actually of Abi. Jack promises not to tell Kevin and Abi that he knows about them. Later, Debbie is shocked when Stefan arrives at the hotel.

8. Paul and Billy’s Perfect Day

Paul is distraught when the occupational therapist tells him that the stairlift is becoming too dangerous for him to use. Paul realizes that he will soon be trapped in the apartment and is encouraged when Billy decides to arrange his husband’s last day of freedom. In a special episode, Paul and Billy spend the day together doing the things Paul enjoys. Although he wakes up to find that his speech has deteriorated drastically, Paul is still determined to enjoy his last day of freedom. It’s an emotional rollercoaster for both men as they realize that they must now confront what lies ahead.