Inside Soap UK 28 - 2017

“It will be a red-hot time in the soaps!” Okay, summer may well be here, but you don’t want to be basking in the sunshine in the garden or going for a walk – you want to be inside watching the telly! Don’t worry, you can still bring your Pimm’s with you! With proposals and pregnancies, mysteries and machinations, it looks set to be a red-hot time in the soaps this season. But if you do decide that it’s sunshine you really want, Inside Soap has that for you in spades this week. We’re finishing our birthday celebrations in the warm climes of Oz, looking back at 25 years of the Antipodean antics that Inside Soap has shared with the Aussie dramas. Neighbours and Home and Away have always been…

“Bethany thinks that if Craig resigns, he’s letting Nathan win” In a dangerous bid to save his good friend Bethany, Craig decides to coerce a confession out of his police mentor Neil this week. With Bethany having begged Craig not to reveal that her abuser Nathan forced her to have sex with Neil, the young officer wants to resign. But when a change of heart about quitting leads to a showdown with his crooked colleague, could Craig be one step closer to landing Nathan and his vile mob behind bars? “Craig has been in his police uniform for about five minutes, but he’s been going above and beyond the call of duty for his beloved Bethany,” insists our cobbles source. “She’s in such a bad place – first there wasn’t…

Craig is not the only one going all-out for Bethany this week, as David begs Shona to help him help his traumatised niece. As desperate as everyone else to find further evidence and bolster Bethany’s case, David visits Shona and pleads with her to help him look for Lara, another of Nathan’s victims. He and Shona have been at odds ever since he discovered she’s the mother of Kylie’s killer, Clayton – but knowing all too well what Nathan is capable of, Shona can’t ignore David’s plea. Together the pair manage to track down Lara and implore the young girl to tell the police all she knows about Nathan. But can the terrified youngster be persuaded to do the right thing?…

How concerned is Neil that Craig will blow everything for him and Nathan? It’s unnerving for Neil. As someone in a position of authority, he’s always in control – but Craig is persistent, and this feeling that his world could come tumbling down at any minute means Neil has gone into panic mode. Did Neil ever think he’d get caught? He compartmentalises things – he reckons he’s good at his job, and just has a dark hobby on the side that is no one’s business. Somehow along the line, he’s justified it to himself. How important is it that he gets his comeuppance? There’s no other option – there’s a duty of care with this storyline. Corrie has taken their time with the story because it’s important to show the…

“Debbie can’t get rid of Ross – and I don’t think she wants to!” Sparks fly between Ross and Debbie this week, as the former lovers team up to make some quick cash. But when Ross finds himself in the arms of his older woman Jools again, will Debbie confront her feelings for him? “Debbie just can’t get rid of Ross – and I don’t think she really wants to, either!” exclaims actress Charley Webb, who plays her. “She puts her emotions on hold and tries to get on normally with him, but feelings have been bubbling to the surface as they’ve spent more time together. There will always be something there.” It was clear that Debbie still carries a torch for Ross after she recently caught him ravishing Jools!…

“Ian feels nervous – Max should want his guts for garters!” The heat is on for scheming Max this week, as both Ian and Carmel begin to grow suspicious of him! The shifty fella is secretly plotting to bring Walford to its knees with the help of ruthless property company Weyland & Co. But if his neighbours learn the extent of his betrayal, how will Max explain himself to his cut-throat bosses? NO SALE! The drama unfolds as delighted Ian prepares to accept an offer on the chippy he owns in Turpin Road. However, after he discovers that Weyland & Co is the buyer, Ian’s enthusiasm fades when he realises it’s the same firm Max works for… “The Beales never quite understood why Max let them off the hook so…