LINDA is not impressed with Elaine's new fella, Jason in EastEnders (BBC1). Although Mick and Linda agree to let him stay at The Vic, they have second thoughts when they find him and Babe undressed together. Later, Babe tells Elaine what happened, but she refuses to believe her.

As a Spanish-themed party commences, Elaine and Babe finally come to blows. Elsewhere, following her baby scan, Stacey has a talk with Shabnam about everything that's happened, before Kush also has a heart-to-heart with his fiancee. Jane is concerned about Ian when she discovers he's going to commit suicide. Eventually she finds him and talks him out of throwing himself off a bridge. However, Ian thinks he's dreaming when he sees Kathy. At the pub, Jay's birthday celebrations are put on hold when he gets a disappointing call, and as Ben and Jay discuss their relationships, Ben admits that Phil caught him and Paul together.

Sally seems to have lost the plot in Coronation Street, because although she's determined to marry Tim, there's no guarantee he will turn up at the Bistro; she even resorts to begging him.

Meanwhile, Carla is amazed when Aidan's dad Johnny and sister Kate burst into Underworld demanding to see him. Ms Connor is fuming when she finds out where Aidan got his money from, and before long it looks like Johnny is her new investor, though he is far from impressed with the factory's accounts.

Elsewhere, Tyrone pushes himself to breaking point at the garage, and is so exhausted he makes a mistake. Kevin's new contract makes him wonder if he'll get any time to look after Hope. And while the Platts are at breaking point, Cathy confesses to Anna that she's jealous of Ken as they go off to a classical concert (one that Roy originally planned to take her to).

In Emmerdale (ITV), while Victoria and Adam fuss over baby Johnny, Vanessa feels detached, a matter which does not go unnoticed by Moira. Eventually, Victoria is amazed when a nurse confuses her as Johnny's mother, while Cain is stunned when Kyle calls him "daddy".

A less demented Pollard gives David a cheque for the damage to the shop. But when he refuses to let Leyla have her party at the B&B, Tracy steps in to sort things out. However, the evening ends with the businessman again losing his grip and bursting in and insulting everyone.

This may not be much of an insult in the world of soap, but Chrissie labels Bernice a gold-digger, and Andy is angry when he sees how much Diane and Victoria care for Robert. Keen to purge his anger, he joins Pete and Finn on a scrambling day out, but tragedy strikes when Pete has an accident. And while Bob is worried that Brenda wants to leave him, Chrissie makes a confession to Rakesh, and Doug is concerned that Laurel has been hitting the bottle.