STACEY fears Shabnam is playing dirty in her bid to get custody of Jade in EastEnders (BBC1), and ends up confiding in Linda that her friend took the youngster on an outing without permission.

Unfortunately, the conversation is overheard by Mick, who lets slip to Shirley – who is quite prepared to pass the news on to the judge.

As Shabnam decides what to do next, she makes another admission to Stacey and reveals she might be pregnant. The test turns out to be negative, but Carmel starts to think that maybe it's Stacey's turn to make a confession after seeing her having a heated discussion with Kush...

Elsewhere, Sharon hopes a festive photo shoot will unite the Mitchells, but instead it threatens to tear them apart when she shares a kiss with Phil, and realises he's been drinking.

Kathy receives a suspended sentence, but Bobby reacts badly to the idea of giving up his room for his grandmother.

Mick tries to distract Linda from the wedding planning, Ian takes it upon himself to supply Walford's Christmas tree, and Kim gets more than she bargained for when she goes hunting for her present.

Sarah is back in Weatherfield and she's in a surprisingly cheery mood – which only makes David suspicious in Coronation Street (ITV) A series of events prompts him to tell her to return to Milan before she cracks up, which goes down like a lead balloon, and before long, she's warning Kylie about her brother's past misdemeanors.

Later, Sarah is rushed to hospital after being knocked down while drunk – and she sobers up quickly when she's told she's pregnant.

While Aidan and Johnny fight over who will move into the flat above Streetcars, Eileen finds Michael asleep at the switch and urges him to stop helping Dee, and eventually he has to admit why he feels compelled to lend her a hand.

Carla proposes to Nick, and Caitlin turns up looking for Craig. He introduces her to his family and all goes well – until she suggests they spend the night together while her dad is out of town.

Diane receives some devastating news at the hospital in Emmerdale (ITV), but Aaron is still more concerned about Chas's welfare as he starts to suspect his mum might be behind the recent string of incidents at the Woolpack.

A surprisingly understanding Emma suggests the landlady's erratic behaviour could be down to post-traumatic stress disorder, and it seems she's on to something when a frightened Chas runs through the woods, convinced she's being chased. But will this explanation cut any ice with Doug and the Sugdens?

Eric reacts badly when Chrissie is found not guilty of causing the helicopter crash, so Lachlan finds his own way to strike back by helping Gabby to break into the Pollards' barn and rifle through Val's jewellery. Meanwhile, David resorts to drastic measures in an attempt to help his grieving dad move on.

Paddy and Tess give in to their mutual attraction, Priya makes a revelation regarding Jai, and Nikhil fears he's been too hard on Leyla.

Bob encourages Ashley to talk to Harriet, while Andy fears Aaron is getting close to the truth about Robert's shooting.