IT'S St Patrick's Day this week, which means it's time for yet another theme night in the Vic in EastEnders (BBC One). But before he can stock up on Guinness and shamrocks, Mick needs to turn things around for the Carters.

In fact, he's so stressed that Jane decides he's more in need of support than Ian, who is proving reluctant to follow the doctor's advice.

Mick isn't the only Carter under pressure as Tina has a hard time coping with Sylvie and is forced to take her to work. Kathy encourages her to get professional help for her ailing mother, but Tina decides she'll check on Sylvie each hour instead.

Elsewhere, Stacey tries to help rebuild Bex and Martin's relationship, but all her good work is undone when the Fowlers receive word that the teen can return to school - and she insists she's not going back.

However, that isn't enough to stop Stacey interfering in another fraught father-daughter relationship as she talks to Max about Lauren. The Brannings eventually sit down for a family dinner, but the atmosphere becomes strained when the conversation turns to Max's mysterious job.

It's never a good sign when your boyfriend is going to be late to meet your mother for the first time because he's in a police cell on an assault charge.

However, in Coronation Street (ITV), poor, naive Bethany decides to give Nathan a false alibi and take him home anyway, where Sarah does her best to pretend she's happy about the relationship. But would the mum still be putting on a brave face if she knew that Nathan was planning whisk the teen away for the weekend?

Steve pleads with Leanne to put his name on Oli's birth certificate, while even Robert thinks Michelle has gone too far when she starts trying to make Nick as bitter as she (understandably) is.

Anna gives Faye £100 for her birthday, little suspecting the teen will spend it on matching tattoos for her and Seb.

Chloe becomes the latest woman to fall for Peter's apparently irresistible charms as she lies to get close to him, and Maria returns to find that Johnny wants to buy her silence - and Gail plans to set her up with David. Suddenly, prison doesn't look so bad...

Laurel is concerned that Ashley isn't eating properly, but other than that he seems pretty happy with Maggie in the care home - it's his family that are falling apart back in the village in Emmerdale (ITV).

Gabby deals with her upset by bunking off school with Liv, boozing, and inviting a boy called Josh to join her in the bedroom. How will Laurel react when she walks in on this teenage debauchery?

If Laurel is finding it hard to cope with a wayward teen, it's no wonder Robert feels out of his depth when Liv is expelled from school. And when his future sister-in-law then makes a confession about Aaron's drug use, it looks like Robert has given up on the siblings all together as he reaches for the bottle - and Rebecca.

Rhona is touched when Pierce says he wants Leo to be their best man - although Vanessa is definitely out as maid of honour.

Faith returns from Prague and takes it upon herself to save The Woolpack, although she probably shouldn't expect much gratitude from Chas.

Jai struggles with his demons, and Zak suggests that he and Lisa raise little Kyle together, but is that an offer she can refuse?