Seasons & episodes

James’ plan to help Joanne is foiled, while Sienna desperately tries to help Warren. Joe makes fun of Mercedes, and the kids of Hollyoaks High wait with baited breath for their GCSE results. Meanwhile, Nico has a plan to help Peri…

Nico’s sinister plan is coming together. Meanwhile, just as Joe and Mercedes think everything’s going to plan, the worst possible thing happens! Elsewhere, Diego finds a way to make John Paul smile.

Joanne is delighted when Joe asks her to join him for some wine and they end up kissing, while Diego is doing what he can to help free Mercedes from prison. Elsewhere, Tom is preparing to leave for London when he starts being sick, but Peri is suspicious that Nico has something to do with it. Courtney arrives in Hollyoaks and Cameron tells her she is not welcome.

Joe announces that he and Mercedes are finished, while Joanne is suspicious that he still has feelings for her. Meanwhile, Diego tracks down Maria and records a confession but he is tempted when she suggests they runaway to Bali together. Warren offers Darren and Maxine their old space at the garage to run the cab business.

Maxine is spiraling out of control and sabotages Warren’s new banner for the garage, while Nancy panics when she thinks she might have left a brooch in the woods where they buried Patrick. Elsewhere, Cameron is on edge as Courtney tries to track down Lockie, while Alfie is amazed when he gets a video call from his hero, and that it was Cindy who organised it.

Sienna tries to persuade Darren and Nancy to tell the truth or face the full force of Warren's rage, while Nancy pales when Darren starts having a heart attack and Warren refuses to call an ambulance. Meanwhile, Nico takes Peri’s friendship the wrong way, and they stumble upon an unwanted discovery.

Sienna meets Nico at the police station, and there’s a flashback to Nancy and Darren taking a strand of hair from a hairbrush in Maxine’s flat to plant on Patrick, but does the hairbrush belong to Sienna, Maxine or Nico?

We will see through Maxine’s POV that DS Armstrong is certain she is responsible for Patrick’s death when he interrogates her at the police station. But when she keels over and faints during questioning, she is taken into hospital and Tegan questions whether she might be pregnant. Maxine confides in Adam, and she decides to take a pregnancy test but who would be the baby’s daddy, Adam or big baddie Warren? When Warren catches wind that Maxine might be preggers, he rushes to confront her and ends up in a tussle with Adam. Maxine decides to hand herself in, but when DS Armstrong shows her a brooch that was found in the woods she is pushed to admit who else was involved.

When we are given Darren and Nancy’s perspective, we see that Jack is suspicious Darren might be involved with Patrick’s death, and his fears are confirmed when DS Armstrong arrives to question him. At school, Nancy can’t control herself and panics when she can’t seem to stop her leg from trembling. Louis takes her to the hospital where she confesses that something might be seriously wrong with her health. Back at the Osbornes’, Darren and Jack discover Maxine’s pregnancy test, but think it belongs to Nancy. With his family’s best interests at heart, Darren calls DS Armstrong and prepares to tell him the truth, while Nancy has a light-bulb moment (DING!) and confronts Nico about the night Patrick died.

Nico becomes the prime suspect when Armstrong and Ryan find an unseen video clip on Patrick’s memory stick. Louis suggests that Simone should be Nico’s solicitor, but Nico begs Peri to run away with her. Peri becomes suspicious when Tom, who is still sick, mentions the aftershave that she got him, and Nico prepares to tell Peri the whole truth about Patrick…

Warren is shocked to find out that Sienna was prepared to help Patrick die, while Ryan explains that he has a link to Warren’s past - Joel - and can use him to get a confession. Warren refuses to listen to Grace as she rants about Sienna’s past, and when Darren tells Warren that Patrick used to abuse Sienna, Warren suggests to Sienna that they run away together.

Sienna flees Patrick’s memorial school fundraiser when the police arrive to ask questions. Leela finds her in the woods and is conflicted when Sienna asks her to help get her away from ‘Oaks. Sienna eventually goes to the police station, and begins being questioned by DS Armstrong… but she is then floored by new evidence.

Mac dresses The Dog as Neeta’s ideal wedding venue and proposes to her there and then. (Nothing like a last minute wedding, eh?) Despite all they’ve been though, she says yes, but their happy day is brought crashing down when heartbroken Marnie lashes out and ruins the decorations. Over at the Osbornes', Jade finds a lump when she's getting ready for the wedding and Frankie takes her straight to the hospital. When she turns up at The Dog looking beautiful, Alfie decides to seize the day and proposes, so Nathan ‘marries’ them on the spot. <3 Worried about how much time they have left together, Jalfie vow to live 50 years-worth of marriage right now… starting off with an improvised first home and a very sandy ‘honeymoon’.

Jesse and Adam are shocked to discover that their mum Tracey has arrived in the village and is on the run from the bailiffs. The boys offer to help her out, but the idea of Tracey sticking around doesn’t tickle Grace’s fancy, so she writes a cheque and tells her to leave. With both mother and daughter acting strange… it seems the two are hiding something from the boys.

Joe gives Joanne a key to the house, which makes things just a little bit awkward when Mercedes makes a return. Pushed into a corner, Joe comes to a decision about who he really wants to be with.

Myra is eager to make a quick buck, so she pretends to be having 8 babies to attract media attention… but they won’t buy into it without proof of a scan! With Diego wanting no part of Myra’s dodgy scheme, she enlists the help of Jesse Donovan who reluctantly plays the role of the baby daddy.

With his signature glow fading like the summer sun, Scott is desperate for a spray tan and offers Ste £20 when he hears he used to tan Sinead. As it happens, Ste’s a natural and he suggests to Tony that they should invest in a Mobile Tan Van.

Desperate Esther allows Grace to help her - but can they solve the mystery of missing Kim? And the Roscoe boys endure the 'meal from hell' with an unwanted guest.

Simone takes desperate measures as Lisa's partying gets out of control. Leah has harsh words for a devastated Ste, while Jack's forced to face his demons as he visits someone from his past.

Simone hosts a dinner party to try to save her family, but with Marnie invited, will all go as planned? And a new arrival in the village puts Cindy's nose out of joint.

Freddie tries to win back Ellie's heart. Cleo is heart-broken as Nathan and Lisa are stronger than ever. Cindy thinks her luck is changing, but soon discovers she has the boss from hell.

Mercedes' mistake lands Freddie in hot water - can he convince Ellie he loves her? And Marnie's determined to stop Lisa and Nathan from moving forward with their relationship.

It's Freshers' Week in the village and Lisa persuades Ellie to come out to a Loft party to help get over Freddie. In among the chaos and the party, will it be a night they never forget?

Celine feels trapped by her promise to marry Diego, while Joe has to ask Joanne for a difficult favour. Tegan is desperate for a boyfriend, and Ellie confides a terrible secret.