Soaps

Coronation Street (ITV1)

Coronation Street

Having a surprise birthday party for your 30th should be a happy time, unless your name is Kirsty and you live in Weatherfield that is.

Yes, the ex-copper proved just as obnoxious as ever when Tyrone arranged for the factory staff to lay in wait at No 9 to surprise her on her big day. There was just one problem: the grease monkey had also asked her parents to attend, and that went down about as well as a dead fly in a cold hotpot.

Instead of grinning and bearing it, the expectant mum could not contain her anger.

Meanwhile, Karl and Stella shared a romantic meal to celebrate their anniversary, and following the mix-up over his alleged fling with Kylie, Nick decided to finish with Eva. (What a silly boy).

Elsewhere, Peter gave Carla cause for concern when he revealed he was attending additional AA meetings.

EastEnders (BBC One)

EastEnders

If Mandy's mum dying wasn't enough to persuade Ian to postpone the wedding, he certainly wasn't going to let a little thing like not being able to pay for it stop the big day going ahead.

The caf owner tried to explain away his cash shortage to Max by saying he'd paid for Lorraine's funeral arrangements - which didn't go down well with Mandy, who felt that not only was she being railroaded into marriage, but now she wasn't getting a say in her own mum's send-off either.

However, an unlikely benefactor appeared in the shape of Phil, who made sure Ian got the money he needed. In the mechanic's mind it was a small price to pay to make sure his former nemesis didn't draw any more attention to himself.

Derek and Tyler struck up an unlikely bond, which didn't please Whitney, who didn't want her sort-of-step-uncle playing gooseberry, while Michael convinced Janine it was time he moved in.

However, he was less successful at manipulating Billy, who went ahead and gave Jean a job.

Emmerdale (ITV1)

Emmerdale

Brenda was nervous about inviting Gennie and Nikhil to join her, Pollard and Amy for lunch at the Barn, so just imagine how terrified she would have been if she'd known Val was going to turn up too.

Nikhil tried to raise the alarm after spotting her in the village but arrived too late, as Val had turned up at her former home, helped herself to a glass of wine and proceeded to act like she'd never been away.

However, when she spotted Brenda's clothes in her old bedroom, she realised some things had changed in her absence and warned her love rival to stay away from Pollard.

Meanwhile, Ali's literacy classes came to an abrupt end after she managed to get herself banned from school property for attacking Sean's bully.

Charity had misgivings about Jai adopting Noah, fearing her son would always be second best, and Alicia learned Justin was getting married.

Hollyoaks (Channel 4)

Hollyoaks

Bart and Sinead went on the run; the latest in a long line of antics which proved why Diane was so right in wanting the couple to part ways. She was worried sick about her daughter and so went round to confront the McQueens.

Meanwhile, Jacqui had a few opinions of her own, and she made every effort to convince Bart that he shouldn't be so selfish in ruining Sinead's future as he seemed to be doing.

Nancy and Darren put their bickering to one side and sorted out their differences - and it's a good thing they did, as there was good news waiting just around the corner; Nancy was pregnant.

Callum began to feel the strain of exam pressure coupled with unpaid bills and his mother's alcoholism, but her selfish demands were proving just too much for her son.

Home and Away (five)

Home and Away

Romeo and Indi carried on with the pretence that they couldn't be happier in their new relationships. As the news spread that Romeo and Ruby were an item, it hit Indi hard. However, her relationship with Logan progressed, confirming that she was moving on from her marriage - while both she and Romeo kept their defences up.

Sid wasn't happy with Sasha for staying out with Xavier, and so grounded her. Indi planted a seed in her sister's mind though, and the teen sneaked out - something Xavier wasn't thrilled about.

John was like a dog with a bone when it came to Harvey's alleged treachery, but Roo was determined to convince him he was wrong. Her efforts fell on deaf ears, though, mainly because John was already planning his next more - he'd grill Romeo for some compromising information about Harvey

Neighbours (five)

Neighbours

Paul had ruled the local paper with a rod of iron, and left the staff afraid to have an opinion, so new editor Susan was determined to make her mark on the business, unaware Robinson had hired Fiona, a member of her editorial team, to spy on her or face the sack.

Meanwhile, Kyle was still very much in the dark about the fact he was eight grand in debt, and Jade was equally stunned by the news. However, Kate's face spoke volumes; she knew more than she was letting on, but didn't want to say anything.

Alas, the poor, nave Kyle refused to believe Lou was to blame for his cash-flow crisis.

"He's been pretty straight up with me since we started this thing," he told Jade. "I bet it's just something simple. I probably did something stupid. I suck at paperwork."

Meanwhile, a heartbroken Summer threw herself into her work.