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THIS WEEK IN SPOILERS
Casualty: Rumors about Seb and Dylan spread through the hospital.
Coronation Street: Todd is under suspicion after Phelan is brutally attacked.
Days Of Our Lives: Derrick asks Paul about his feelings for Sonny; Sonny and Paul share a moment under the mistletoe.
Emmerdale: Robert and Liv want to buy the place at the Mill using Gordon’s money, but Aaron refuses to have anything to do with his Dad’s cash. After getting into a fight with Rebecca, Aaron thinks robbing Home Farm is a much better idea than using his inheritance. Aaron nearly gets caught, but manages to escape with the contents of the safe. Aaron later tells Liv they’re going to buy the house, but Robert and Rebecca’s closeness continues to infuriate Aaron. What will he do next?
Eyewitness: In the show’s final episode, the boys go on run after Ryan’s identity is finally revealed. Will they survive? They better!
Hollyoaks: James faces his father in court.
People of the Valley: Iolo and Tyler make plans for a romantic evening away from the village, but Sion and Gwyneth complicate things for them.
Rownd a Rownd – Everyone is excitedly getting ready for Christmas, but David can’t stop thinking about Rhys. Will his thoughts lead to something more?
TEASERS FOR NEXT WEEK
Coronation Street: Billy is excited about his new job. Or is he?
Days of Our Lives: Sonny comes to Paul’s rescue.
EastEnders: Ben tries to make amends.
Emmerdale: Finn avoids having sex with Kasim.
Hollyoaks: Harry makes plans to propose to Ste.
Holby City: Issac and Dom’s is threatened by Lee’s shocking return.
People of the Valley: Tyler and Iolo are unnerved by a disturbing present.
Rownd a Rownd: David and Rhys decide to sneak away for a secret liaison.
That’s it for this edition of Langford On Soaps. Please share your comments on the thoughts and opinions expressed in this week’s column below. Next week is our special year end edition as we look at the Best and the Worst in Soaps in 2016.
Casualty – the more I see of this storyline, the more I am convinced that it was written with a younger and more naive-looking actor in mind. They seem to have rushed it through a bit as Sebastian has only been around for a couple of weeks and they haven’t established his character enough. I would think that he would be in the show for a little while, just because the actor is coming off the back of a soap (he was in Emmerdale for a few years) and could probably do better that a small part. If I remember correctly he was in Torchwood too. It’s a bit disappointing that we’ve seen this sort of storyline before on Casualty, albeit with some differences – if you recall a few years ago Tobey got together with Ben and then reported him for taking advantage to save it from coming out. I know it’s not the same thing happening here, but the whole wrongful complaint thing is boring. Poor Dylan!
Regarding Brits and Christmas plays – LOL! Well, you would be forgiven for thinking it, especially with Eastenders at the moment, but I assure you that we’re not all down the church hall every night putting on a local play. Such a contrived storyline at the moment on more than one UK soap!