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POISON IVY

In a bid to crush her cousin Steffy, ambitious Ivy is intent on blackmail on The Bold and the Beautiful.

BABY DRAMA

Abi and Gemma are at loggerheads, which makes Kane fret for his unborn child on House Husbands.

FAMILY SHAME

Secrets and lies abound as the Bligh family gather to celebrate George’s recovery on A Place to Call Home.

TOADIE TRIUMPH

It’s hard to believe that much-loved actor Ryan Moloney has been playing Jared ‘Toadfish’ Rebecchi for two decades. We celebrate his time on Neighbours.

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Get reacquainted with some familiar evil faces as we revisit some of the soap’s most notorious serial killers over the decades on Days of our Lives.

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As Ridge tells a clucky Caroline he is too old to have more children, a besotted Thomas waits in the wings on The Bold and the Beautiful.

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SOAP WORLD ISSUE 274 OCTOBER 2015

Ed’s letter Serial killers, dark secrets, baby dramas and a dose of blackmail… it’s all in this issue of Soap World. With its 50th anniversary coming up we take a look at some of Days of Our Lives’ most infamous serial killers – the Salem Strangler storyline kept me on the edge of my seat for months! Meantime, The Bold and The Beautiful’s Ivy will stop at little to see Steffy behind bars for Aly’s murder, can’t wait to see how this battle of the brunettes pans out. Local dramas serve up some nail-biting episodes with House Husbands’ Kane caught between his two baby mummas, and what dark secrets will be revealed on A Place To Call Home? Plus, we celebrate 20 years of Toadie on Neighbours. Enjoy!

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After winning praise for its recent transgender story, The Bold and The Beautiful is searching for an actor to play a new character called Christian, who is bisexual. According to the casting breakdown for the character, Christian is a “sophisticated professional who has great fashion sense and an even greater sense of humour. He is also attracted to both guys and girls”. At press time, there’s no word on which characters Christian will be paired with or when he’ll debut on screens.

DAYS’ TEEN SCENE

Offspring

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to return!

Network Ten’s drama Offspring will return for a sixth series. Although the show’s fate looked uncertain when the show’s writer JOHN EDWARDS said it “has run its race in five series”, viewers began a concerted effort to have it return. Ten’s chief programming officer BEVERLEY MCGARVEY has also wanted the popular series back on air. She had previously indicated that the fact that filming had to cease after the show’s 65th episode, due to the ending of government tax rebates for the production, wouldn’t be an obstacle to the show’s continuation even though future series could cost 30 per cent more to produce. Now it appears that a final obstacle to Offspring’s return has also been cleared. The merger between production companies Endemol and Shine is due to be completed in the coming months and it’s rumoured that Offspring will go into pre-production before the end of the year, which could mean it will be back on air in 2016.

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Days Of Our Lives has ﬁnally concluded its overhaul of its younger characters and unveiled the new cast members who’ll play the younger members of some of Salem’s prominent families. In addition to the previouslyannounced JAMES LASTOVIC, who’s already being seen as Steve and Kayla’s teenage son Joey Johnson and OLIVIA ROSE KEEGAN, who’ll debut as Shawn and Belle’s daughter Claire Brady in late November, daytime newcomer VIVIAN JOVANNI has been cast as Ciara Brady, Bo and Hope’s daughter. Jovanni will debut in late October, alongside JONATHAN MCCLENDON, who’ll play the grown-up Chase Jennings, Aiden’s son. Finally, from early November, KYLER PETTIS will assume the role of Abe’s son, Theo Carver.

PATTY’S BACK

Former Y&R star STACY HAIDUK is returning to play Paul’s mentally unstable sister Patty Williams. At the time of going to press, more details surrounding Patty’s return haven’t been released. Haiduk and Patty were last seen in 2012 when Patty was in Fairview Sanitarium.

Wilson on the way out?

Rumours are rife that GUY WILSON (Will) will be the next Days Of Our Lives star to leave the veteran soap. Wilson has been posting cryptic tweets about his status on the show for the past several months and hasn’t been spotted on set lately. In addition, a photo of the soap’s current cast list has appeared online and Wilson’s name isn’t on it. However, the speculation about his future is yet to be ofﬁcially conﬁrmed or denied.

VICTOR’S MYSTERY CHILD Strong speculation is around that Y&R’s Victor

ERIC

Newman (ERIC BRAEDEN) may have another child. ALICE GRECZYN, well-known for her role of Mads on The Lying Game (here on FOX8) is joining the soap in upcoming episodes to play a character that may very well be revealed as GLADIS Emma, a child Victor fathered with his brief lover Ramona Caceres (GLADIS JIMINEZ) in the late 1990s/early 2000s. Storyline tidbits are suggesting that Emma will be working at Genoa City Memorial Hospital and will also be searching for her long-lost father, one of GC’s most powerful people, who has no idea she exists.

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QUITS LOSER

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Days Of Our Lives star ALISON SWEENEY (Sami) who’s returning to the soap for its 50th anniversary in November, is leaving her role as host of the US version of The Biggest Loser (a new series of the local version, TBL Families, currently airs on Network Ten). At press time, a new host for the US show’s 17th season hasn’t been announced. Sweeney joined the series in 2007.

Y&R’s new ‘charismatic’ character

The Young And The Restless has cast MILES GASTON VILLANUEVA in the new role of Luca Santori, an individual who’s described as “strong-willed, conﬁdent and charismatic”. Interestingly, this isn’t Villanueva’s ﬁrst role on Y&R. In 2013, he played Father Martin who helped to assist Paul and Nikki with the search for Nikki’s long-lost child in Canada. The actor will debut as Luca in episodes to screen in the US this month and early next year in Australia. ➜ SW 5

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An impressive lineup of local stars will join the cast of Foxtel’s upcoming political thriller Secret City, now in production in Canberra. Headlining the cast of the sixpart mini-series about an interlocked web of conspiracies beneath the facade of the nation’s political capital will be JACKI WEAVER as Labor powerbroker, Senator Catriona Bailey. ANNA TORV will play political journalist Harriet Dunkley (who uncovers the dangerous conspiracies), while Puberty Blues’ DAN WYLLIE will star as another government minister. The Water Diviner’s DAMON HERRIMAN will play senior analyst Kim Gordon and former Neighbours, The OC and Ugly Betty star ALAN DALE will star as Prime Minister Martin Toohey. The cast also includes: ALEX DIMIATRIADES, MEKHI PHIFER, SACHA HORLER, MARCUS GRAHAM, MIRANDA TAPSELL, BENEDICT SAMUEL and BRENNA HARDING. Secret City is expected to air on Foxtel’s Showcase channel in early 2016.

The wheels of change keep turning on the set of the rejuvenated Days Of Our Lives with the news that JORDI two veteran and Emmy-Award winning actors have joined the cast. Former All My Children and Guiding Light star JORDI VILASUSO is said to have signed for a mysterious new role on the show. While details about his character haven’t been revealed, he’ll be joined by Vincent Irrizarry, best known to Y&R fans as DAVID HAYWARD who will also be playing a mysterious Salem newcomer.

ABC’S THE CODE RETURNS

Production has begun on the six-part second season of ABC’s thriller series The Code and SIGRID the show has announced that stars SIGRID THORNTON and ANTHONY LAPAGLIA are joining the ANTHONY cast in yet-tobe speciﬁed new roles. Season two will explore cybercrime as the Banks brothers try to avoid extradition to the US following the events of season one by offering their hacking and investigative skills to help the Australian government crack a case. The Code’s second season will screen on ABC in 2016. Some of Foxtel’s Secret City ‘s stellar cast.

WENTWORT

MAKE V ✽

When Wentworth returns next year, its fourth season will have a brand new look. Production has started in a new studio and location in Melbourne’s westerns suburbs and as result of the third season’s cliffhanging ﬁre ﬁnale, Wentworth’s H-Block will be completely rebuilt. As the inmates return to the prison, a new battle for Top Dog will emerge while on the outside, Franky (NICOLE DA SILVA) will struggle to be a productive NICOLE member of society. With season four marking the show as Foxtel’s longest-running Australian drama series Wentworth will return to screens in 2016.

Bianca and Heath make a welcome return to H&A via Presto.

H&A turns to Presto

Streaming Video on Demand Service, Presto TV has commissioned a Home And Away special event episode called Home And Away: An Eye For An Eye to be aired exclusively on Presto this coming summer at the conclusion of H&A’s current season in December. The special will focus on the popular Braxton family and will see the return of former H&A stars DAN EWING (Heath) and LISA GORMLEY (Bianca). Other regular cast members to appear in the production include BONNIE SVEEN (Ricky), KYLE PRYOR (Nate), GEORGE MASON (Ash), ISABELLA GIOVINAZZO (Phoebe), NIC WESTAWAY (Kyle), PIA MILLER (Kat) and LYNNE MCGRANGER (Irene).

The girls deal in dirty laundry, especially their own...

EE’S FRESH LOCATIONS Plans are underway to significantly alter the look of Walford, the setting for UK soap EastEnders. EE’s set locations are to be rebuilt on a new lot. As a result, new and previously-unseen areas of Walford will be constructed on the old lot, allowing the soap to showcase fictional the borough in a better way. There’s no confirmation yet when the changes will be on-screen.

VERracy new role Le Nevez’s

The cast for Network Ten’s upcoming special event drama Brock about the life of the late motor-racing legend PETER BROCK has ﬁnally been announced. Former Offspring star MATTHEW LE NEVEZ will play the sporting hero and he couldn’t be happier about his involvement. “Growing up as kid, I watched Peter conquer the mountain many times and now to be playing him, I am extremely excited. I hope to honour the man, his family and his legacy. He is an Aussie icon,” says Le Nevez who also played another sporting legend, cricketer DENNIS LILLEE, in Nine’s mini-series Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War in 2012. Also joining the cast of Brock is Love Child’s ELLA SCOTT LYNCH (Shirley) as Bev Brock, Brock’s partner and mother to his two children, while former Neighbours star and singer NATALIE BASSINGTHWAITE stars as Julie Bamford, Brock’s girlfriend at the time of his death. STEVE BISLEY plays Harry Firth, Brock’s friend and racing team manager. Production is set to begin soon on the project, which will air sometime next year.

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As the much-anticipated third season of popular Aussie drama A Place to Call Home begins on Foxtel’s SoHo channel in late September, the network is airing a one-hour special program called An Audience with the Cast of A Place to Call Home. Filmed before a studio audience, it will feature cast members talking about the show and a behind-the-scenes look into the series, its stories and characters. It airs on September 20 at 7.30pm on SoHo.

Corrie’s

Meanwhile, SALLY ANN MATTHEWS is reprising her popular role of Jenny Bradley following her four-month return stint earlier this year which ended when Jenny was arrested and sent to a psychiatric hospital in June. Finally, MARC BAYLIS is back as jailed killer Rob Donovan, Carla’s brother and Tracy’s ex-ﬁance, for an exciting new storyline which sees Rob holding the key to a Connor family secret that he’ll plot to use to his advantage.

cast revamp Coronation Street has announced the introductions of two new characters on the soap, while also revealing that two past favourites will be returning. For Phoenix Nights star TED ROBBINS has been cast as ne’er do well Brendan, a love interest for busybody MARC Mary, while acting newcomer LIAM BAIRSTOW will play Cathy’s nephew Alex. Bairstow is an actor whom Corrie found when they ran a workshop called Breaking Through for actors with disabilities – he has Down’s Syndrome.

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VALE KITTY MCGEEVER

Former Emmerdale star KITTY MCGEEVER (Lizzie) has died at 48 after a long period of ill health. Billed as the ﬁrst visually impaired actress to be cast as a regular in a UK soap, McGeever joined in 2009 and made her last appearance as loveable rogue Lizzie in 2013, after ill health forced her to leave the series. At the time of her death, McGeever was awaiting a kidney transplant and following her passing, her family has opted to donate her liver and KITTY corneas to other patients in need of transplants. SW SW 7

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SEIZING HER OPPORTUNITY TO CRUSH HER COUSIN, Ivy RE

BRING STEFFY

DOWN I vy has the information she needs to punish Steffy for Aly’s death and she’s going to use it to destroy Steffy’s love for Liam. The grisly scene that unfolded as Aly died tragically during a violent brawl with Steffy beside the Pacific Coast Highway continues to haunt a traumatised Steffy’s every thought. Consumed by horrible flashbacks to the incident, Steffy finally breaks down and cries to Thomas that she thinks she killed her cousin. Although Thomas (Pierson Fodé) reassures his sister that because she hit Aly (ex-Ashlyn Pearce) with the tyre iron in self defence, which renders her subsequent death an accident, Steffy is intent on telling the

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STEFFY

Ivy promises Wyatt that she’ll see to it that Steffy is brought to justice.

police everything she remembers about the night to clear her conscience. After hearing her brother plead with her to stay quiet because he doesn’t want to lose another sister like they did when Phoebe (ex-Mackenzie Mauzy) died, Steffy resolves to keep silent, even though another potential threat to her freedom is watching her every move. Armed with video footage of the ﬁght that left Aly lying dead, her head smashed against a rock, Ivy (Ashleigh Brewer) pledges to Wyatt (Darin Brooks) that she won’t rest until she sees Steffy punished for what she believes is a clear case of murder. She also stresses that intention to an upset Thomas who’s heard from Steffy about her insinuations and warns Ivy to be careful not to hurt his sister. But Ivy isn’t listening as she plays the video for Thomas and threatens to give it to the police for the whole world to see. Ivy’s quest for justice strengthens when Aly appears to her in a dream urging her to have Steffy prosecuted for murdering her. As she searches for more information to strengthen her case, she hints to a supportive Wyatt that she wants payback for defending Aly and bringing Steffy down. Reminding Wyatt

that Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) is currently expanding Forrester Creations’ fashion horizons, Ivy announces to him that she wants to be appointed the new face of Forrester Creations because “these people need to know they can’t have everything”. When Thomas later confronts her demanding that she delete the damaging footage against Steffy, Ivy plays her trump card, she’ll get rid of it if Thomas makes sure she is the company’s new spokesmodel. Thomas is in disbelief over her blackmail bid and cautions that it won’t work but a determined Ivy pitches to Ridge for the position during a meeting to choose the perfect person. He’s in no mood for debate because Steffy is his preferred candidate but when Wyatt speaks on Ivy’s behalf she’s emboldened to lay her cards on the table, hinting that if Steffy is appointed, other information could emerge that could publicly savage Forrester Creations’ reputation. Steffy is outraged when Thomas also supports Ivy but is shaken when Thomas reveals Ivy’s intentions to prove she murdered Aly. Refusing to allow her cousin to blackmail her, Steffy forces Wyatt to delete the video but when Ivy wrecks his opportunity, an anxious Steffy frets about the potential consequences. Steffy is further petriﬁed when Lt Baker (Dan Martin) questions

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THOMAS

LIAM

When he says he needs to find out if there’s information that could turn the case into a murder investigation, Steffy panics. her about the incident on the highway and when he says he needs to find out if there’s information that could turn the case into a murder investigation, Steffy panics. Ridge’s decision about the Face of Forrester Creations only inflames tensions between Steffy and Ivy and when Ivy won’t listen to her pleas of innocence, Steffy withers until Liam (Scott Clifton) announces that Steffy has told him about Ivy’s video and she has one choice. Ivy can either delete the

footage or take it to the police because the tension between the women can’t go on. While Steffy dreads the idea of going to prison for something she didn’t do, Ivy makes her own ruthless choice. Instead of adhering to Liam’s demands, she tells Wyatt that they’re going to use the “murder footage” to crush Steffy as the company’s president so they can move up the ranks of Forrester Creations and become as powerful as they can be. SW

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ife has taken several positive strides forward for Quinn in the past few months. She’s happily married to Deacon, is back working for Forrester Creations and has even recently patched up her ongoing fraught relationship with co-worker Ivy. When Quinn (Rena Sofer) and Ivy (Ashleigh Brewer) suddenly clash while working on their latest jewellery designs, the onset of hostilities gives Quinn a clear indication of how she and her position are viewed within Forrester Creations. Aware that she’ll always be treated as a second-class employee by the Forrester hierarchy, Quinn pours out her concerns to Wyatt (Darin Brooks) who sympathises with his mother’s plight. With Liam comfortably installed in positions of power at Spencer Publications and Forrester Creations, a frustrated Wyatt is again feeling isolated and overshadowed by his brother and the fact that the two women Wyatt is romantically interested in, Ivy and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood), are still in love with Liam is only adding to his agitation. Reminded of the joy that she’d felt earlier when it

Wyatt’s mother, Quinn, pushes him to get ahead of the pack at Forrester Creations.

The only people who ever go anywhere in the company have Forrester as a surname and that’s the one advantage that neither of them will ever have.

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Ramsay Street’s residents join forces TO ENSURE THAT A DETESTED FORMER RESIDENT’S MYSTERIOUS REAPPEARANCE WON’T BE PERMANENT

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returns Steph’s return gets everyone’s nose out of joint.

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While working a trial shift, Steph sparks up a friendship with another town newcomer Amy (Zoe Cramond) whose chatter about her son motivates Steph to reveal she has two sons. Although Amy is clueless that Steph is avoiding sharing the scandalous and heartbreaking details of her real mothering history, Karl (Alan Fletcher) is instantly intrigued to come face-to-face with his former neighbour and patient when

teph Scully burned all of her bridges in Ramsay Street when she was shipped to a psychiatric hospital for kidnapping baby Patrick Fitzgerald in 2013 leaving her former friends and supporters breathing easier to be rid of her. That makes Steph’s decision to return to Erinsborough now she’s been released all the more mysterious. However, Steph (Carla Bonner) quickly ingratiates herself back into her old haunts when she applies for a new position being offered at Fitzgerald Motors, her former workplace. With Tyler (Travis Burns) in charge of the interviews, he’s none-the-wiser to the applicant’s identity as she seriously impresses him with her automotive skills, having fudged her credentials on her résumé.

LUCAS

TOADIE

Despite Steph’s pleas that she’s still undergoing treatment for her problems and is progressing well, Karl disbelieves her claim 12 SW

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PAUL

KYLE Karl recognises Steph and asks her why she’s back in town.

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FACT FILE ✽ STEPH is the eldest he visits the workshop. Acutely aware of the circumstances surrounding Steph’s two stints in prison, Karl worriedly questions Steph’s reasons for returning, wondering if she plans on causing more havoc. Despite Steph’s pleas that she’s still undergoing treatment for her problems and is progressing well, Karl disbelieves her claim that she simply wants to return home, rebuild her life and atone for her past mistakes. While Steph receives a more favourable welcome from ex-husband and friend Toadie (Ryan Moloney), Tyler crushes her hopes for a bright future when he reports that Lucas (Scott Major), who has re-purchased the garage, is returning to town to confront her about coming back to the scene of his son Patrick’s abduction and to ensure that she never works at his business again. As Lucas sets eyes on Steph for the ﬁrst time in two years, he’s hell-bent on carrying out his intentions, even unwilling to listen to Steph’s pleas that she was sick when she kidnapped Patrick. When Toadie argues that Steph shouldn’t be held responsible for something she did during a psychotic episode, he incurs opposition from a frightened Sonya (Eve Morey) who’s anxious at the thought of Steph possibly becoming obsessed with Nell (Scarlet Anderson). Although Sonya protests Steph staying in town, Lucas agrees to give her a job on the strict condition that Toadie vouches for her actions and behaviour. However, that narrow win only antagonises other enemies against Steph as she starts her ﬁrst day of work. She soon encounters heated attacks from Kyle (Chris Milligan) and Paul (Stefan Dennis) who warn her not to exploit Amy’s friendliness to get closer to Jimmy (Darcy Tadich). When Paul viciously rips into her, hissing that she’ll never be forgiven for her past actions and to stay away from his family, Steph is emotionally bereft, her intentions remaining unclear as she possibly plots to avenge everyone’s harsh treatment of her.SW

daughter of divorced parents JOE (Shane Connor) and LYN (Janet Andrewartha) SCULLY.

✽ She has four siblings-

FELICITY (Holly Valance), MICHELLE (Kate Keltie), JACK (Jay Ryan) and OSCAR (Ingo Dammer-Smith).

✽ She was married twice to

MAX HOYLAND (Stephen Lovatt) who now lives in Fiji and JARED ‘TOADIE’ REBECCHI.

✽ Although

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STEPH and AMY have never met before, Steph is actually AMY’s former stepsister via the marriage of Steph’s mother LYN to Amy’s father PAUL.

✽ STEPH has two sons,

CHARLIE and ADAM. Steph fell pregnant with Charlie while she and MAX were trying to adopt a child. When her breast cancer recurred, Steph declined treatment to safeguard the pregnancy. Following Steph’s criminal and psychiatric problems, Max now has full custody of Charlie. Her second son, Adam, was the product of Steph’s affair with her best friend LIBBY KENNEDY’s (Kym Valentine) boyfriend DAN FITZGERALD (Brett Tucker). After Adam was born, Steph granted Dan full custody.

✽ When STEPH ﬁrst

left town in 2010, she was sent to prison for six years with a twoyear non-parole period after being convicted of accidentally running down and killing RINGO BROWN (Sam Clark) on her motorbike. During her return two and a half years later, Steph’s misery over the loss of her sons prompted her to kidnap PATRICK FITZGERALD. When she was caught, she was sent to a psychiatric hospital for treatment.

Family

No-one is smiling in this tense reunion.

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NEWLY RETURNED, Piper Willis WONDERS IF SHE’S MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE IN RETURNING HOME TO HER FRACTURED FAMILY

fter several years of furthering her education in Canada, Piper Willis, the youngest child of Brad and Terese’s brood has ﬁnally returned to Australia to reconnect with her parents and siblings. From the moment she appears on the doorstep, Piper is aware that she’s returning to a family that’s entirely different to the one she left behind. Immediately plunged into the middle of her parents’ freshlyshattered marriage, Piper (Mavournee Hazel) struggles to understand what has gone wrong and is anxious to meet Lauren (Kate Kendall) the other woman in Brad’s (Kip Gamblin) life. Although she has a pleasant introductory meeting with half-sister Paige (Olympia Valance), Piper’s mind remains a confusing whirlwind of emotions. It’s a situation that’s unlikely to be remedied anytime soon when Piper clashes with Imogen (Ariel Kaplan) over Imogen’s controversial involvement in Josh’s (Harley Bonner) recent drug-selling exploits, a conundrum that has again exploded with serious consequences for Josh. When Piper angrily accuses Imogen of being a “self-absorbed, bad sister,” Imogen is shocked by the harsh character assessment. Daniel’s

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(Tim Phillipps) peace-making efforts thaw the sisterly freeze until Imogen takes charge of a family conference to decide the best course of action to deal with Brad’s new move into No. 32 with Lauren. Pressuring Piper and Josh into agreeing not to visit Brad under Lauren’s roof, Imogen is outraged to find Piper at the Turner house, having broken the pact. A fierce war of words erupts in the middle of Ramsay Street as Imogen slams Piper’s disloyalty and Lauren’s bid to intervene worsens the situation. Paige adds to the drama when she arranges a family meal for Brad and his kids at Lauren’s house leaving Piper and Imogen torn about whether to attend. With the family friction showing no signs of abating, Brad’s decision to stay at Lauren’s causes tensions to explode. While Piper locks herself in her bedroom and Imogen and Josh separate themselves from the fallout, a miserable Terese’s (Rebekah Elmaloglou) violent reaction to the news devastates Piper. Becoming depressed, Piper feels increasingly isolated. Piper soon wonders why she bothered coming home and when her perceived rejection deepens, she finally lashes out and verbally tears her family members to shreds. SW SW 13

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HOSTILITIES BETWEEN THE TWO WOMEN IN Kane AND Alex’s LIVES COULD DESTROY THEIR FAMILY DREAMS

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Kane and Alex’s wedding is on the horizon but planning for the big – and happy – event is being overshadowed by Gemma and Abi and their respective pregnancies. While Gemma is delighted to be Kane and Alex’s surrogate mother, Abi is quietly jealous of the fact that her own bid to be the surrogate has been hijacked by her own unexpected pregnancy. Even worse, Abi’s (Natalie Saleeba) advancing pregnancy is threatening to derail her plans of winning a sought-after promotion at the hospital and she’s so frantic to keep her professional objectives alive that she’s willing to manipulate the hormonally-

Abi and Gemma’s pregnancies are hardly straightforward, leaving Alex and Kane on the outer.

charged Gemma (Julia Morris) to do it. When Gemma suddenly collapses and is rushed to hospital, Abi begs Mark (Rhys Muldoon), Lewis (Gary Sweet) and the house husbands’ community to perpetuate the lie that Gemma is having a biological child. That way, the hospital board and Abi’s colleagues will still think that Abi is Kane (Gyton Grantley) and Alex’s (Darren McMullen) surrogate mother and therefore won’t need promotion-killing maternity leave six months after starting the new job. Although Kane reluctantly supports his sister’s crazy scheme, his only concern is for his unborn baby’s welfare. This irks Lewis who confronts Kane for disregarding Gemma’s wellbeing and when Lewis takes action to punish him, Kane realises he has

Although Kane reluctantly supports his sister’s crazy scheme, his only concern is for his unborn baby’s welfare

to rectify the situation EVE quickly. Kane’s plan is forgotten though when a dramatic incident precipitates the destruction of Gemma and Abi’s longtime friendship, prompting a ferocious ﬁght that leaves Mark and Abi’s marriage in crisis and their living situation in upheaval. Abi’s actions have a profound effect on Kane whose decision to stay neutral in her war with

Gemma is ultimately challenged by the women’s competing offers to host his wedding reception. As Kane tears himself apart trying to appease them, Lewis’ attempt to solve the dilemma only worsens matters. It’s up to Eve (Justine Clarke) to be the voice of reason but as Kane acts on her advice, an event leaves several lives at death’s door, a professional’s skills in danger of failure and Kane and Alex’s wedding on the verge of collapse. SW

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George Turner IS SOON QUESTIONING HIS IMPULSIVE DECISION TO TAKE HIS FAMILY AND EMIGRATE TO NEW ZEALAND

move Life is full of surprises after widower George moves his family to NZ.

Arlo Turner

ydney newspaper columnist George Turner has a nearly perfect life, his major concern being that he adheres to exactly 800 words for his weekly columns. But the recent death of his wife Laura has shattered his world. Now the Turner family, wracked with grief, is falling apart. George’s (Erik Thomson) teenage children Shay (Melina Vidler) and Arlo (Benson Jack Anthony) are struggling with their loss and are withdrawing from everything around them. Desperate to save his family, George impulsively buys a house, sight unseen, in the tiny beachside community of Weld in New Zealand, a place he used to holiday as a child. George believes a complete change of circumstances is what the Turners’ need to rebuild their lives. So they must move. Despite his editor Jan’s (Bridie Carter) attempts to convince him to abandon the rash idea, George uproots his kids and his life and heads for Weld. It’s a decision that immediately backﬁres when George and the kids get caught in a car crash

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involving a runaway sculpture. When they discover the dream home is a dilapidated, halfrenovated beach shack lacking basic modern conveniences like an actual kitchen, it’s all Shay needs to declare she wants to go home. But with no phone reception, she ﬁnds herself with slim chance of a way out. When more mishaps befall the family, George is left despairing he’s made a mistake, a feeling compounded when he almost drowns surﬁng. Fortunately, he’s rescued by fellow surfer Woody (Rick Donald) who gives him the impetus to stick around and make a new life for his family. However, George’s renewed vigour for life in Weld is tested when it becomes apparent Woody may be more of a hindrance than a help. To make matters worse, the Turner family is now the talk of the town, inspiring and intriguing four local ladies to roll out the welcome mat for the handsome widower. Overwhelmed by the attention, George has no idea these women plan on being important players in his life as they try to win his affections.

Who’s

who in Weld: THE TURNER FAMILY

George Turner

(Erik Thomson) Likable and funloving, George is a devoted family man whose children are his life. He’s also built a strong fan base with his laid-back weekly newspaper columns. When George’s life is shattered, he makes an illogical decision that completely changes his future.

Shay Turner

(Melina Vidler) Seventeen-year-old Shay is ﬁguring out who she is and all she knows is she has an inclination and talent to be an artist. Since her mother’s death, Shay has battled to become the woman of the house while shutting down her intense grief. When the NZ move occurs, unhappy Shay edges towards a breakdown.

(Benson Jack Anthony) Intelligent and quirky, Arlo is perceived as strange and has no friends as a result. He ﬁnds comfort exploring books and the Internet, developing a wisdom and sensitivity beyond his years. He’s dealt with his mum’s death quietly but his solitude could cause problems.

FRIENDS & ACQUAINTANCES

Jan (Bridie Carter)

A close friend of the deceased Laura Turner, Jan is the editor where George works in Sydney. Since Laura’s death, Jan has been George’s best friend and although unhappy about his move she becomes the link between the Trans-Tasman worlds in George’s life.

Woody (Rick Donald)

A surfer, builder, philosopher, party animal and easygoing friend, Woody believes he’s found paradise in Weld, which perfectly suits his carefree lifestyle. He’s quick to befriend George but does stupid things.

Ike (Alex Tarrant)

The black sheep of Weld, Ike is a technological wizard who’s the brains behind his father’s IT business but he’s also a

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local crusader who ﬁghts the powers-that be. Enigmatic Ike has secrets – and knows how to keep them under wraps.

THE WOMEN OF WELD

SKEET

Tracey (Emma Leonard)

Aussie expatriate Tracey is a divorcee who teaches at Weld District High School. Terrible at relationships, she makes a stunning ﬁrst impression on George when he stumbles upon her sunbathing nude on a beach. A devout sun-worshipper, Tracey has no problem showing her body and doesn’t care if anybody else has an issue with it either.

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The Beautiful Lie

TESS

Fiona

(Michelle Langstone) Owner and manager of the Weld Boat Club, Fiona strives for the betterment of everyone around her. She’s also a volunteer ambulance driver, a stalwart member of the Weld District Council, leader of the Weld Book Club and member of various other local organisations.

DOLLY

KINGSLEY

Hannah

(Cian Elyse White) An expert surfer, outspoken Hannah works many jobs around town and loves her family, including her brother, Ike, deeply. Unfortunately, her ﬁrst meeting with George gets off to a bad start, a blunder she’s eager to rectify if she gets the chance.SW

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For the Ivin, Faraday and Ballantyne families, love can be a saviour yet it can also be a destroyer. While their love is a symbol of family, ﬁdelity and commitment it is also poisoned by seduction, commitment, jealousy, obligation and mad, unadulterated passion. Tennis champion Anna Ivin may have retired from her sport years ago but she’s soon faced with a new battle when she’s forced to save her brother’s decaying marriage following the discovery of inﬁdelity. However, Anna’s efforts to assist the situation become complicated by her own illicit and helpless passion for a man who is not her husband. While Anna and her new lover’s relationship proves all-consuming its eventual breakdown results in hysteria and obsession that sparks a fatal series of events.

CATHERINE

PETER

WHO ARE THE BEAUTIFUL LIARS?

Katie (Anna Jullienne)

Local artist and owner of the arts and crafts gallery, Katie takes pride in Maori heritage and tirelessly ﬁghts for the locals’ rights. A single mum, her son is the same age as Arlo.

XANDER

KITTY

ANNA IVIN (Sarah Snook) A professional tennis player from age 16, Anna Faraday has lived a life of stellar, globe-trotting success which was solidiﬁed by her marriage to grand slam champion Alexander Ivin, making them Australia’s celebrity “it” couple. Now retired, Anna is a deeply dedicated and committed wife and mother to the pair’s young son Kasper. But her domestic happiness is suddenly shattered when she meets Skeet who enlivens her repressed spontaneity and fearlessness. They become lovers and as Anna risks everything for Skeet her world changes. ALEXANDER ‘XANDER’ IVIN

(Rodger Corser) Capable, ambitious and conﬁdent, Xander is a national sporting hero who may love tennis and his countless trophies more than anything else. He can be charming,

funny and handsome but in treating his wife like a trophy he soon discovers the paralysing pitfalls of taking love for granted.

SKEET DU PONT

(Benedict Samuel) A relentless party boy, Skeet lives wholly and solely in the present, with zero interest in the past or the future. His greatest love is music and he’s obsessive with it, until he meets Anna who turns his world upside down.

TESS (Catherine McClements)

Skeet’s mother was relieved when she was widowed by her husband’s death. It freed her from their nightmarish marriage – and his ugly furniture choices – and allowed her passion for ➜

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exploring the world to ﬂourish. An opinionated feminist, Tess is a strong believer in love. But her greatest love is Skeet and that could be problematic.

DOLLY FARADAY (Celia Pacuola)

Sharp-witted and funny, Dolly strives for domestic perfection in her role as Kingsley Faraday’s wife and mother to their three sons. While she adores Kingsley, she’s not above punishing him for his many inﬁdelities.

KINGSLEY FARADAY

(Daniel Henshall) Anna’s brother is naturally ﬂirty but he’s also unreliable and naughty. A heavy drinker, Kingsley is incapable of making big decisions but he knows how to seduce women who aren’t his wife Dolly, like his live-in nanny. Kingsley is at Dolly’s mercy and he may live to regret it.

KITTY BALLANTYNE (Sophie Lowe)

First impressions can be wrong. Often mistaken as superﬁcial, Dolly’s sister is beautiful and popular. Yet she’s also a troubled teen who has suffered serious bouts of anxiety and low self-esteem.

PETER LEVIN (Alexander England) A country boy from birth, Peter is a rural vet who has inherited his parents’ farm. Perceived as socially awkward and difﬁcult, when Peter’s hidden passions are aroused, they often cause him to be swamped by a vicious cycle of self-loathing and regret. Could his passion for Kitty have the same damaging affect? NICK LEVIN (Dan Wyllie) Having squandered his wealth as a famous author, Nick is now consumed by a string of addictions and he’s desperate for a slice of his family’s inheritance. He hates feeling controlled and when he lashes out, his brother Peter is his target. CATHERINE BALLANTYNE

(Gina Riley) Catherine’s 32-year marriage is crumbling. She feels as though she and husband Phillip are morphing into the same person. Now that they co-exist in a state of silence, Catherine channels her attention towards her two daughters, Dolly and Kitty.

PHILLIP BALLANTYNE

(Robert Menzies) Wealthy Phillip has parlayed his career as an industrial engineer into a retirement full of sports-watching and sitting on several businesses’ boards. He’s gentle, kind and brave but is subservient to Catherine. SW

n the wake of George’s shocking shooting in the paddocks surrounding the Bligh family homestead, devastation abounds as Elizabeth, Carolyn and James rush to be at his bedside while he undergoes life-saving medical treatment. While Regina (Jenni Baird) is also petriﬁed about George’s (Brett Climo) injuries and his chances of survival, her main concern is covering up her pivotal role in the incident. Taking advantage of the fact that Sarah (Marta Dusseldorp) was on the scene while Rene (Ben Winspear) was also there with a loaded gun, Regina wastes little time wickedly twisting her version of events for the

SARAH

GEORGE

REGINA

Keeping dark

police’s ears in the hope she can manipulate the situation against her love rival Sarah. Although Sarah’s future is clouded, George’s survival is cause for joy until he announces to the family his intentions to run for political ofﬁce. While he’s supported in his decision, the identity of one of his major campaign donors raises Elizabeth’s (Noni Hazlehurst) suspicions,

thanks to the knowledge that he’s connected to Regina. When Elizabeth mentions her concerns to her son, George rebukes his mother’s perceived troublemaking, reminding Elizabeth that she was one who brought Regina back into the family fold in the ﬁrst place. George’s scolding remarks are a bitter but humbling pill for the Bligh matriarch to swallow, motivating her to increase

her efforts to ﬁnd meaningful purpose in her life outside of Ash Park. When that opportunity arises in the form a handsome and charitable gentleman, Elizabeth allows herself the chance to wonder if romance could be on her horizon. Meanwhile, Anna (Abby Earl) and Gino’s (Aldo Mignone) attempt to build a life as newlyweds seems solidiﬁed when Gino enthusiastically outlines his

WELCOME TO HELL s Matt Bashir walks through the front gates of Boxdale Boys High School, he’s instantly aware that the Department of Education has gifted him with a poisoned chalice. The place is a total disaster zone rife with underachievement, hate, violence and crime, and the immediate anarchy and abuse he receives from students testiﬁes to that fact. The job of trying to restore law and order and, dare Matt (Alex Dimitriades) even think it, success and respectability, to the school is made even more difﬁcult when he encounters the same abuse from his staff. While the teachers are burnt-out and deeply cynical of the prospect that anyone could ever make a difference to this hellhole, deputy headmistress Ursula Bright (Di Adams) has an axe to grind. She makes it blatantly clear to Matt that she’s angry about his appointment. Ursula had also applied for the position but onceagain she’d been overlooked so she has no intention of assisting Matt in any way. But Matt vows not to let this groundswell of opposition deter him from his goal of uniting the community in support of change. Organising a gathering of staff and parents, Matt presents

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SKELETONS MEMBERS OF the Bligh family WISHED WOULD STAY BURIED THREATEN TO COME BACK TO HAUNT THEM

Anna confesses a big secret to hubby Aldo...

Sir Richard Bennet

...While Olivia struggles with her big secret about baby George.

George’s political aspirations see him make the acquaintance of this wealthy benefactor who also possibly shares a shady past with the diabolical Regina. Played by: Mark Lee. He became a household name as digger Archy Hamilton in the 1981 movie Gallipoli before playing Laurie Fellows in the war-themed mini-series Vietnam. More recently, Lee has played Stuart Mitchell on Home and Away and Duncan Galloway on Packed To The Rafters.

Douglas Goddard

ELIZABETH

secrets dream of one day becoming a successful winemaker. Although Mrs Poletti is supportive of her husband’s plans, her secret knowledge of the contents of Andrew Swanson’s (ex-Matt Levett) letter that she ﬁnally read on her honeymoon continues to eat away at her conscience as she debates the ramiﬁcations of the truth being revealed. Secrets and lies are also at the forefront of Olivia’s

(Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood) battered psyche as she struggles to maintain the lie that baby George is James’ (David Berry) son and heir, when in fact he was actually a child procured for her by Andrew to pass off as James’. When a charming artist arrives at Ash Park, Olivia is further shaken. Does she share a hidden past with the man or will his actions put her secret at risk of exposure?

Who’s new in Inverness? Dr Henry Fox

He’s the charismatic new surgeon who is charged with George’s care in the wake of the shooting drama at Ash Park. Played by: Tim Draxl. He’s best known for his wealth of small roles on Australian dramas like Crownies and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries as well as the UK/Australian mini-series Mrs Biggs. In 2016, Draxl will play a character called Karl on the mini-series Molly about the life of music guru Molly Meldrum.

A PRINCIPAL’S EFFORTS TO REVITALISE A TROUBLED HIGH SCHOOL ARE THROWN INTO TURMOIL WHEN HE’S CONFRONTED WITH A STUDENT’S MURDER ON THE SCHOOL’S GROUNDS

Alex Dimitriades plays troubled school principal Matt Bashir.

his list of radical reforms and he’s soon met with cynicism from everyone around him. He’s particularly upset by the rocky start to his relationship with the school’s police liaison ofﬁcer Kellie Norton (Mirrah Foulkes), knowing that changing the police’s opinion of the school will be paramount to his success. Luckily though, Matt is surprised when he makes an impassioned appeal for support and the attendees at the meeting react with cautious positivity to his fresh ideas about how the running of the school can be improved. Buoyed by the small sign of community support, Matt returns to work the next morning ready to roll up his sleeves and get the job started. In a heartbeat that all changes when a Year 7 student stumbles across a dead body stashed in the school’s rubbish area. Racing to the scene, Matt shoves his way through a panicked sea of students and reels at the sight of the bloodied corpse of one of Boxdale’s own pupils lying at his feet. Desperately masking his horror, Matt forlornly walks from the scene to handle the situation knowing that his reform plans have just been dealt a catastrophic blow. SW

He’s the handsome and benevolent manager of a refuge that helps returned servicemen readjust to life after World War II. It’s a cause close to Elizabeth’s heart and she’s quite taken with the gentleman – in more ways than one. Played by: Robert Coleby. After coming to prominence in 1977 playing Barry Drummond on Chopper Squad and then X.O. in Patrol Boat, Coleby has most recently starred as Frank Rinehart on Nine’s controversial mini-series House of Hancock.

Lloyd Ellis Parker

It’s time for the Bligh family portrait to be painted and Parker has received the commission for the job. But a stressed Olivia fears he’ll be painting from a whole can of trouble. Played by: Rick Donald. He parlayed his success on House Husbands and The Doctor Blake Mysteries into a role on the short-lived US sitcom Friends with Better Lives and in coming months will be seen as Woody on the new dramedy 800 Words.

Rose

Ash Park welcomes new maid Rose to its ranks but according to her portrayer, Brenna Harding, Rose isn’t just in Inverness for employment. “There’s a different reason why she’s there. She’s very ready to serve but she has a bit of a troubled past,” says the actress. Played by: Brenna Harding. A three-episode stint on Packed To The Rafters was just an acting taste test for Harding who rose to prominence playing the lead role of Sue Knight on two seasons of Ten’s drama Puberty Blues, based on Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey’s bestselling book of the same name. SW SW 19

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BRAINWASHED BY Charles Manson, Emma RISKS HER FREEDOM WHEN HE DEMANDS SHE PROVE HER LOYALTY TO THE CULT

LOST TO THE

MANSON FAMILY

hile Sam Hodiak and his detectives continue searching for the missing Emma Karn, Charles Manson increases his inﬂuence over the girl who has unwittingly become involved with the Family. Having already corrupted his lawyer and Emma’s father, Ken, into a life of crime and being his lover, Charlie decrees it’s time to test the girl’s devotion to him. After ordering Emma (Emma Dumont) to steal a credit card from the wealthy father of

her boyfriend, Rick (Beau Mirchoff), Charlie (Gethin Anthony), pleased with her success, demands that she formally pledge her loyalty to him but when Emma asks questions about the secret that Ken (Brian F. O’Byrne) is harbouring, Charlie has her assist him in a burglary mission before he’ll give anything away. Satisﬁed that Emma is meeting his standards to be a disciple, Charlie charges her with helping to prepare

ON THE RUN

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Carter’s FLIGHT FROM THE POLICE ULTIMATELY LEADS TO AN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING AND HER ABDUCTION AT THE HANDS OF HER ‘MOTHER’

Emma is being tested by Charlie to see if she has what it takes to be a disciple.

the commune for the birth of a baby he’s expecting with another cult member. Unfortunately, Emma’s argument with cult member Sadie (Ambyr Childers) jeopardises this subsequent burglary, leading Sadie to shop Emma and Rick to the police. At long last, this brings Emma back into contact with Sam (David Duchovny) who as a family friend of her mother

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Accused of a theft she didn’t commit and with the search for the woman she once believed to be her mother wearing her down, Carter is frantic to escape her demons. She has accepted her delinquent boyfriend, Crash’s, suggestion to go on the run unaware that her innocence has already been proven. While Elizabeth (Cynthia Watros), Carter’s biological mother and a detective, issues an Amber Alert for Carter (Kathryn Prescott) as Crash’s (Caleb Ruminer) kidnap victim, Carter is keen to revisit her old apartment wanting to

Grace (Michaela McManus) leaves her in jail without bail for her own protection. It’s the first chance Sam has to dig into Emma’s suspected affiliation with Manson but before he can discover anything concrete, he’s forced to release Emma from custody. When she immediately returns to Charlie, Sam and Grace despair to think that they’re losing control of her to a sadistic maniac. SW reconnect with the memories from her childhood after Lori (Milena Govich) abducted her as a three-year-old. When Carter finds contact details for Lori, she’s anxious to try and get in touch with her and visits Carter’s friend Max (Alex Saxon) for information. Unfortunately, Max’s instant dislike of Crash spurs an angry Crash to hold up the petrol station where Max works. In the ensuing chaos, Crash shoots Max and abandons Carter to get him help. The shooting is a wake-up call for Carter, who reconciles with Elizabeth, finally telling her

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SUPERSTAR Jade St John ARRIVES IN TOWN AND DOESN’T WASTE ANY TIME MAKING ENEMIES THANKS TO HER ARROGANT ACTIONS

ately, Rayna has been too busy tending to a cancer-stricken Deacon and helping Juliette to deliver her baby to pay much attention to advancing the career of Layla who recently signed with Rayna’s Highway 65 music label as the first star on Rayna’s solo management roster. By the time Rayna (Connie Britton) refocuses her priorities, she’s shocked to learn that Layla (Aubrey Peeples) has been signed to her first gig. She’s the opening act for pop star Jade St John’s (Christina Aguilera) Nashville concert after pressuring Jeff (Oliver Hudson) to use his influence with former fiancée, Jade, to get her the job. Even

Diva

alert

more troubling is the extra tidbit that Layla has hired the detestable Jeff as her new manager. Naturally furious, Rayna rips into Jeff for muscling in on her business. Soon enough, Rayna discovers that she’s got a much bigger problem than Jeff to deal with when Jade sashays into the ‘Note By Note’ charity gala on Luke’s (Will Chase) arm and completely upstages Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) who’s being lavished with attention from the press in celebration of her return to industry from maternity leave. Perennial diva Juliette snaps but when she channels her anger in Layla’s direction and Jade defensively intervenes, Juliette gives the Nashville newcomer a vicious tongue-lashing. Fellow

diva Jade counters by stealing Juliette’s thunder with the winning bid at the charity auction and while Layla reaps the beneﬁts of Jade’s win, Juliette slams her new rival with a cruel verbal assault that reduces Jade to tears. As the dust settles, Layla is keen to solidify her working her relationship with Jade but Jeff shuts

Ruthless Jade will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

that “you are my mom and I love you”. Overwhelmed by the renewed connection with her daughter, Elizabeth worries again when she discovers Carter’s attempts to contact Lori. Knowing that Lori still poses a danger to her daughter, Elizabeth takes charge of the search for her intending on

capturing and prosecuting Lori for snatching Carter years ago. As Lori tracks down Carter who lures her into another meeting, Elizabeth puts the sting into operation. Unfortunately, Lori outsmarts Elizabeth when she drugs Carter and absconds with her to parts unknown before Elizabeth can stop her. SW

Layla would love to be on a double bill with Jade but Jeff vetoes it.

down the possibility of Layla touring with his ex, explaining that while Juliette may have been the aggressor in this latest battle, Jade has a serious reputation for using and abusing people before she mercilessly discards them. Jeff’s warning becomes apparent when a smitten Luke quickly falls into Jade’s bed but as he follows her on tour to LA and partakes in the rowdy party at Jade’s Malibu mansion, it becomes clear that Luke may become Jade’s next victim. SW

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Robbie GOES TO DRASTIC LENGTHS TO PREVENT HIS AILING GIRLFRIEND Phoebe FROM UNDERGOING BRAIN SURGERY THAT COULD CAUSE HER DEATH

CURE or

KILL A frantic Robbie is terriﬁed he will lose his beloved Phoebe.

ince taking the stray bullet that rang out from Joe’s gun as he and Mercedes struggled over the weapon during his attempt to kill Freddie and Lindsey at their wedding, Phoebe has been languishing in a coma with no signs of improvement in her weakened condition. When Phoebe’s (Mandip Gill) brain injuries

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suddenly start deteriorating, the McQueen family is advised that unless Phoebe starts responding to stimuli and awakens soon, her condition will continue to worsen. At his wit’s end, John Paul (James Sutton) goes against medical advice and contacts Phoebe’s imprisoned boyfriend, Robbie (Charlie Wernham), hoping that he can rouse her back to consciousness, even though

he knows that Robbie’s reaction to her condition will be unpredictable. As John Paul breaks the news and urges a devastated Robbie to record a message to spur Phoebe’s recovery, Mercedes (Jennifer Metcalfe) clashes with Lindsey (Sophie Austin) over treatment plans for Phoebe. When Dr S’Avage (Andrew Greenough) reports that Phoebe is eligible to undergo brain surgery that

may kill her, Mercedes tries ﬁghting off Lindsey’s attempts to persuade the family against the surgery, reasoning that her niece deserves a chance at longterm survival. As the McQueens’ ﬁnally agree to the surgery, Robbie arrives at the hospital on day release to visit Phoebe and becomes so agitated by the news of her imminent surgery that he barricades himself inside Phoebe’s locked hospital room, refusing to let anyone near her for fear that he’ll lose her on the operating table. Robbie’s frayed emotions build and it becomes worryingly clear that he’s willing to do anything to ensure Phoebe’s safety. SW

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A WILD CAR RIDE AND A SUICIDE BID BRING Tracy AND Carla’s WAR TO A DRAMATIC CONCLUSION

Cain makes his fury towards Charity clear.

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Does Tracy have Carla’s fate in her hands?

Under

For months, Carla Connor has been embarking on an intentional quest for self-destruction, falsely believing that she was responsible for the fire and explosion that ripped through her apartment building and killed Kal and Maddie. As Carla (Alison King) is gripped by a powerful gambling addiction and increasing drunkenness, the real firebug, Tracy (Kate Ford) has carefully kept her culpability under wraps, content to allow her archenemy to take the blame for the blaze. Now that Tracy has found happiness in her renewed relationship with ex-husband Robert (Tristan Gemmill), she’s suddenly being pounded by uncharacteristic bouts of guilt and remorse. Robert is soon suspicious of her nervousness around Carla and when Tracy is forced to attend a charity function in Maddie’s honour, the sorry sight of a boozeaddled Carla crashing into the drinks table is enough to push Tracy into a meltdown. When Carla erratically bangs on the Barlows’ front door, demanding to tell Tracy’s daughter Amy (Elle Mulvaney) that she caused the fire that also put Amy’s life at risk on that fateful night, Robert corners Tracy, ordering her to tell him the truth or he’s leaving her. Although Robert is supportive of her claim that the fire was an accident, he demands that Tracy tell Carla before Carla drives herself insane. As Tracy climbs into Carla’s car to beg to stop torturing herself, a drunken Carla speeds off to an unknown destination. Enduring a high speed, erratic ride through Manchester, Tracy is perplexed and fearful for her safety when Carla arrives at a deserted quarry. Tracy is left powerful as Carla stands on the quarry’s edge, preparing to jump to her death. Suddenly, Tracy shouts at Carla to stop. As Tracy prepares to confess her role in the fire and the resulting deaths, will she be too late to prevent a third senseless death? SW

the influence

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Feeling the

heat

Cain SETS OUT TO PUNISH Charity, CERTAIN THAT SHE’S FRAMING AN INNOCENT Sam FOR BURNING DOWN HOME FARM ON CHRISTMAS DAY

he despicable Charity Tate has plunged her own family into a state of chaos. In a wicked attempt to share a lucrative insurance payout and protect her depressed boyfriend, Declan, from being prosecuted for the fire that destroyed Home Farm, Charity has carried off a masterful scheme to firstly frame her cousin, Sam, for arson before ultimately forcing his lover, Rachel, to confess to the crime. Charity reasoned that by forcing Rachel to take the rap and flee Emmerdale with her baby son Archie, Charity will be depriving Archie’s father Jai of contact with

the child and it will be the perfect revenge against Jai for sleeping with Rachel and betraying his marriage vows to Charity. However, Charity’s (Emma Atkins) daughter, Debbie (Charley Webb), is becoming increasingly suspicious of her mother’s role in the ﬁre crisis particularly when Charity and Declan (Jason Merrells) hurriedly disappear from town to avoid the fallout of Rachel’s (Gemma Oaten) confession and ﬂight from justice. With Charity gone, Debbie shares her suspicions with her father, Cain (Jeff Hordley) whose tumultuous history with Charity is enough to make him believe that she’s guilty of framing Sam (James Hooton) and Rachel for a crime they didn’t commit. When Cain spies Charity and Declan sneaking back into the village following their romantic getaway, he quickly imprisons Charity alone inside Mulberry Cottage and menaces her into confessing her crimes. As she remorselessly grins at Cain, he snaps and grabs Charity by the throat, forcing her head into a sink full of water. As Charity gasps for breath, Cain shouts that he won’t hesitate to drown her if she doesn’t own up to what she’s done. SW SW 23

TWO DECADES SINCE Jared ‘Toadﬁsh’ Rebecchi (RYAN MOLONEY) ARRIVED IN RAMSAY STREET, WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE FINEST MOMENTS OF ERINSBOROUGH’S FAVOURITE LAWYER

Driving Miss Dee to Death

A moment of passion meant the end for Dee.

TOADIE had found a magical kind of love with his former housemate DIONE ‘DEE’ BLISS (Madeleine West) and it ﬁnally culminated in a lavish wedding day held on the grounds of a grand mansion outside of Erinsborough. As the newly married MR AND MRS REBECCHI were driving off on their honeymoon, their split-second decision to share a beautiful kiss culminated in disaster. As Toadie’s eyes were distracted by the passionate moment, he lost control of the car which ploughed off the road, through a guardrail and over a cliff into the sea. While Toadie eventually emerged from the sunken wreckage, Dee’s body has never been found.

TOADIE GETS THE CHOP

For the first four years of his life on Ramsay Street, TOADIE sported a very noticeable and very treasured hairstyle – a long curly ponytail. While studying for his law degree, he anxiously tried obtaining a job with a law firm, prompting his mates to gently suggest that he’d improve his chances by losing the ponytail. Toadie was horrified but when DREW’s (Dan Paris) girlfriend lost her belongings in a fire, Toadie reluctantly decided to combine his job prospects with a fundraiser to help out the damsel in distress. For $10,000 in donations, Toadie allowed LOU (Tom Oliver) to chop off his ponytail live on television. Afterwards, Lou hung the hair behind his bar in his pub, Lou’s Place.

TOADIE YEARS OF

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A SIEGE FROM SANTA

When KATYA KINSKI’s (Dichen Lachman) sordid past as a teenage drug addict, prostitute and car thief KATYA came back to haunt her it almost proved deadly for TOADIE. After Katya’s partner-in-crime GUY SYKES (Fletcher Humphrys) blackmailed her with DVD footage of her committing the crimes, Katya was desperate to escape his demands for hush money. When Katya wouldn’t cough up the cash, Guy shot her. She survived but he stalked her when she was released from hospital to spend Christmas with her family. He ﬁnally invaded No 32 Ramsay Street and held Katya, her brother ZEKE (Matthew Werkmeister), STEPH (Carla Bonner), her baby CHARLIE and Toadie hostage at gunpoint. Guy imprisoned the group for hours, shouting to know where Katya was hiding the cash she said she had for him until Zeke seized on Guy’s moment of distraction and hit him. As Steph, Katya, Charlie and Zeke ran for safety, Toadie stayed behind to retrieve Guy’s gun. Unfortunately, Guy recovered and shot Toadie in the back on the front lawn.

Connor and Toadie enjoyed the odd prank.

The House of Trouser For several years, TOADIE lived at No 30 Ramsay Street which became a share house. While Toadie had several housemates, on a couple of occasions it was an allmale set-up. While Toadie once lived there alongside LANCE (Andrew Bibby) and JOEL, when STUART (Blair McDonough) and CONNOR (Patrick Harvey) moved in, the prank-loving guys ofﬁcially nicknamed it the House of Trouser.

TEARAWAY TEEN

TOADIE used to attend the tough West Waratah High School until his mother, ANGIE, BILLY (Lesley Baker) transferred him to Erinsborough High School upon their move to the area. While Toadie showed an uncharacteristically soft side by befriending shy newcomer BILLY KENNEDY (Jesse Spencer), his subsequent efforts to lead Billy astray ﬁnally caused the temperamental Angie to completely snap. Ordering her son to pack his bags, Angie shipped Toadie off to live with his AUNT CORAL (then-Denise Scott) – but Toadie would return.

Love of his life

TOADIE hooked up with SONYA (Eve Morey) when she came to town as LUCAS’ (Scott Major) Gamblers Anonymous sponsor. Despite several ups and downs, including the discovery that Toadie’s ward, CALLUM (Morgan Baker), was Sonya’s biological son, the lovebirds’ romance appeared complete when Sonya fell pregnant. They even survived the nightmarish return of Sonya’s ex and Callum’s father, TROY (Dieter Brummer), who held the pregnant Sonya hostage before trying to ﬂee with Callum. Toadie watched in horror as Troy was killed in a car crash and had to face up to helping Callum through the ordeal. Further trauma ensued when Sonya slipped into a coma after giving birth to NELL and Toadie feared he’d lose her. Baby Nell completed the family.

TAKING IT OFF

He may not have the best body on the street but that didn’t stop TOADIE from joining the male JOEL residents to do a Full Monty strip routine for another fundraising evening. As KARL (Alan Fletcher), Toadie, DREW, BILLY and JOEL (Daniel MacPherson) reached the crescendo of their performance they were expecting the house lights at the venue to come on to show them covering their modesty with black hats. Unfortunately, the lights switched on prematurely and caught the guys completely naked. Toadie and the company were subsequently reported for indecent exposure.

The wedding curse

Following SONYA’s childbirth ordeal and recovery the couple planned a lovely outdoor wedding. However, TOADIE became obsessed with thoughts that he was a ‘wedding curse’ given the disasters of his previous wedding day efforts. Although the ceremony went off without a hitch, the curse came back at the reception when a gas explosion tore through the wedding marquee, killing PRIYA KAPOOR (Menik Gooneratne) and RHYS LAWSON (Ben Barber) and blinding Sonya.

NO EINSTEIN

TOADIE got the shock of his life when he underwent an intelligence test and was told that he had an above-average IQ. Naturally, ANGIE was thrilled to think that her tiresome troublemaker son had genius potential but Toadie was less so. Thinking he’d lose his status as a larrikin if he played up his intelligence, Toadie reasoned that he’s been too lazy over the years to even notice his braininess. Unfortunately, in proving his larrikinism, Toadie devastated HANNAH MARTIN (Rebecca Ritters) when he sent her a fake Valentine’s card from her maths teacher, TIM POWERS (Luke Kilmany), who she had a crush on. ➜

Toadie and Sonya thought they had beaten the curse...

... until a deadly explosion in the marquee.

There goes the bride

Toadie and Steph say ‘I do’

Although they had previously broken up after STEPH jilted him on their wedding day, TOADIE didn’t hesitate to reach out to Steph when she had an affair with DAN FITZGERALD (Brett Tucker) and fell pregnant with his child. As Dan was dating LIBBY (Kym Valentine), Toadie offered to marry Steph to give the baby a name and asked SONYA to wait for him. But the loveless marriage quickly dissolved when the secret of the baby’s paternity emerged.

ENEMIES TO FRIENDS

It’s hard to fathom but TOADIE and KARL weren’t always best mates like they are today. When KARL Toadie ﬁrst came to town, Karl detested Toadie’s presence mainly because he was turning Karl’s son, BILLY, into a petty criminal. Toadie did nothing to change Karl’s opinion when he ‘borrowed’ his car so he and his ex-jailbird brother SHANE (Greg O’Meara) could joyride around the neighbourhood. Nowadays, all is forgiven and forgotten as Karl regards Toadie as a cherished and admired extended member of his family.

doll was worth $2000. After a ﬁght over the money, the pair combined their windfall to buy a jukebox which they rented to the Coffee Shop and LOU’s Place.

FAREWELL FIREWORKS

As TOADIE and his Year 12 classmates prepared to graduate, Toadie led the Muck-Up Day SUSAN celebrations by piping foam through the school’s air conditioning system. Unfortunately, the prank went awry when a ﬁre erupted

What a bummer

Another accident-prone incident...

TOADIE was in the wrong place at the wrong time when the shocking secret of PAIGE SMITH’s (Olympia Valance) true identity was revealed. While driving in a car, Paige’s grandmother KATHY (Tina Bursill) found evidence that Paige was her granddaughter and promptly had a heart attack. As a result, Kathy’s foot hit the accelerator and her car ran down pedestrian Toadie, whose coccyx was broken. For weeks, Toadie succumbed to the humiliation of his broken bum and had to be encouraged to recover so he could perform his marital duties for an amused Sonya.

HOT FOR TEACHER

TOADIE was instantly smitten with neighbourhood newcomer JOANNA HARTMAN (Emma Harrison), an aerobics instructor, prompting Toadie to sign up to her classes. When he cheekily decided to fake a fainting ﬁt so Joanna would give him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, the plan backﬁred when a male class member performed CPR instead. A healthy Toadie was exposed and Joanna deeply hurt by actions. Guiltridden, a depressed Toadie temporarily considered himself an overweight pervert.

instead. While nobody was injured, SUSAN (Jackie Woodburne) expelled her student from the school, forcing Toadie to sit his ﬁnal exams at a different school. Nevertheless, he passed them with ﬂying colours.

FATAL ATTRACTION

TOADIE’s attraction to SINDI WATTS (Marisa Warrington) developed when DARCY SINDI TYLER (Mark Raffety) forced her to break up Toadie and DEE so he could win Dee back. Although Darcy was displeased when Sindi and Toadie fell in love for real, it was the evil ROCCO CAMMENITI (Robert Forza) who proved a deadly obstacle for them. Having hooked up with the mobster after breaking up with Toadie and spending time out of town, Sindi played with fire when she and Toadie reconciled. Rocco refused to let her go and kidnapped Toadie who ended up in a coma when he was involved in a car crash while Rocco’s thugs were taking him to Adelaide. Later, Sindi posed a danger to Toadie when Toadie confronted her over an attempted murder she’d committed to further her fiancé STUART’s career. Sindi threw Toadie down a flight of stairs when he threatened to expose her deadly actions.

Toadie might regret that move.

...This one even more serious!

BURIED TREASURE

TOADIE’s ﬁnancial scams ﬁnally paid off when he and HANNAH unearthed buried treasure – an old box – beneath the KENNEDY house. Although Toadie despaired to only discover a china doll and a diary belonging to CHARLOTTE SPARROW, a girl who’d lived in the 1800s, he took a greater interest when Hannah learnt the 26 SW

Life-changing rescue

A pleasant day at the opening for a new childcare centre recently turned horriﬁc for Toadie when he noticed that a jumping castle on which NELL (Scarlet Anderson) was playing hadn’t been anchored to the ground properly. While trying to save her from harm, Toadie fell from the structure and suffered spinal fractures, leaving him a paraplegic and wheelchair-bound indeﬁnitely. SW

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BLOOD conﬁdes to Ridge that she’s glad she and Rick didn’t have kids because the pain of watching them dealing with their parents’ divorce would be too much to bear. As Caroline adds that she now has to let go of things she’d planned for her life, Ridge questions what more she could want and is stunned when she says, “I want to have a baby.” Ridge’s silent response speaks volumes but when Caroline presses the idea, Ridge reveals he doesn’t want to be a father again and Caroline quietly cries as he leaves her alone to absorb the magnitude of his comment. As Caroline struggles to regain her composure, Thomas remains certain that her relationship will end in tears as Ridge’s romances always do. After admitting to Brooke that Caroline is very special to him, Thomas can’t help but throw hints about his feelings for Caroline in her direction. When she calls him on his nervousness, Thomas looks into

her eyes, his genuine love for her evident from every angle. Unable to help himself Thomas warns Caroline to be wary of Ridge and his intentions and when Caroline unwittingly reveals that Ridge doesn’t want a family with her, Thomas fumes, asserting that Caroline is making all the sacriﬁces in the relationship and that will only lead to pain. He’d like nothing more than to lash out at his dad but Thomas takes the calm approach and begs Caroline to talk with Ridge before she gets hurt. Thomas also attempts to strengthen his relationship with Ridge but with the entire situation becoming precarious, Thomas’ only concern is for Caroline and he offers to do anything he can to soothe her heartache. Is Thomas thinking of offering Caroline the child Ridge has vowed he will never give her? SW

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DAYTIME B&B

“You

can’t destroy me”

WHEN Julius’ HATEFUL BEHAVIOUR OVERSHADOWS Maya AND Rick’s WEDDING, MAYA IS FORCED TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST HER FATHER TO STOP HER BIG DAY BEING RUINED

aya Avant has ﬁnally put her demons behind her but as she and Rick happily celebrate the eve of their wedding, Maya can’t help but worry that her unpredictable father, Julius, will cause trouble as he’s still coming to grips with her life as a transgender woman. While Maya (Karla Mosley) tentatively relaxes when Julius (Obba Babatunde) echoes her mother’s compliment about her choice of wedding gown, Nicole (Reign Edwards) remains concerned about her father’s attitude, believing he’s faking his acceptance of Maya just to take advantage of what he perceives is the Forrester family’s ostentatious lifestyle. Nicole fears that Julius will only hurt Maya again and it appears that she’s correctly judged her father when Julius makes pointed remarks to Maya’s transgender friend, Nick (Scott Turner Schoﬁeld), about testosterone before showing his displeasure at Rick (Jacob Young) and Maya publicly showing their affection for each other. After Julius lies to Maya that he wants to be a part of her life,

Maya’s horriﬁed to overhear him sneering to Vivienne that the marria

Strutting her stuff AS Nicole FURTHERS HER PROFESSIONAL AMBITIONS, HER CONNECTION WITH AN ADMIRING Zende ALSO DEEPENS

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Maya confronts her father over his lack of acceptance of her transgender status.

JULIUS

Maya awakens on her wedding day, thrilled at the prospect of her father walking her down the aisle. Preparations for the big day appear complete when Bill (Don Diamont) visits the happy couple and offers them a sincere apology for dragging Maya through the mire in his cheap tabloid magazines. She’s happier than ever when her mother Vivienne (Anna Maria Horsford) stops by the bride’s room to present her with her grandmother’s bracelet for the wedding ceremony. As the time for the ceremony nears, Maya is nervous over Julius’ noticeable absence from her side but when she goes to get him, she’s horriﬁed to overhear him sneering to Vivienne that the marriage isn’t going to last as

age isn’t going to last

“Rick can have any woman he wants and he’s going to marry into a freak show” instead. Although Vivienne growls at him to shut his mouth, Julius’ horrible words have made an impact on the bride as she throws herself on her bed in floods of tears. Thanks to Nicole’s reassuring words, Maya finally declares that she’s stronger than Julius’ hate and will pretend he doesn’t exist. As Maya descends the Forrester Mansion stairs in her wedding gown, Julius reaches for his daughter’s hand only to be met by her stern expression. She focuses on her mother as her parents walk her down the aisle. As the ceremony begins and Nick, who’s officiating, asks who gives the bride away and Julius answers, Maya stops the wedding cold. Staring into her father’s eyes, Maya calls Julius on his feelings for her and publicly shames him into admitting that he will never accept her as a woman. When Rick orders him to leave, Julius callously wonders if Rick is proud to have “Myron Avant, a woman that no other man would want” and slinks out of the house, stunned at Vivienne’s refusal to leave with him. Regaining her composure, Maya insists on resuming the ceremony and to everyone’s delight, she and Rick are finally married. As they leave on their honeymoon, Maya revels in her newfound life, confident that she’s erased the traumas of her complicated past forever. SW

Nicole’s embrace with Zende suggests there may be more to come...

Now firmly ensconced as an intern at Forrester Creations, Nicole is intent on pursuing her longtime goal to become a professional fashion model like her sister Maya and her recent practice flirtation walking on the runway has only encouraged her to develop her skills. Knowing that fellow intern Zende (Rome Flynn) is her biggest supporter, Nicole (Reign Edwards) seeks out other allies, bedazzled by the success of the California Freedom fashion show. Backstage at the clean-up, Nicole engages Othello (Othello Clark) in an enthusiastic critique of the show, confidently announcing that unlike the models in the preview, she’d put on a real show on the catwalk if given the chance. Seizing the moment to have her put her money where her mouth is, Othello boldly invites her to demonstrate her talents. As Zende arrives, a grinning Nicole steps on the runway declaring that “this is how it should be done” and struts and dances along the stage. Nicole is delighted when Zende suddenly joins her just as Othello switches on music and says “and now for the showstopper”. Taking Othello’s lead, Zende surprises Nicole when he takes her in his arms and says he wants to recreate her prom. They’re soon slow-dancing together and as the intimate moment builds, Nicole quietly tells Zende to get used to her being in the spotlight. However, Nicole’s excitement is suddenly dimmed following Julius’ (Obba Babatunde) outburst at Maya’s (Karla Mosley) wedding. Noticing her misery, Zende is quick to offer comfort and as he urges her to focus on her own exciting life and future, Nicole snuggles into his embrace pleased to have him in her life. SW SW 31

DAYTIME Y&R

ll of the evidence in Austin’s murder case now points to Sharon as being his killer. Her erratic behaviour over the information contained in Austin’s video footage for the documentary exposé he was ﬁlming on the Newman and Abbott families has Summer and her friends convinced Sharon killed Austin to prevent him from publicising the damaging secret she alluded to involving Nick. When Faith (Aly Lind) quietly admits to Dylan (Steve Burton) that Sharon (Sharon Case) drove through the woods on the night Austin (ex-Matthew Atkinson) was murdered before their car crashed in the snowstorm, even Dylan doubts Sharon’s innocence. Amid all of the misery surrounding his mother, Noah (Robert Adamson) is desperate to ﬁnd some happiness and surprises Courtney (Kelli Goss)

KILLER WHEN ANOTHER GENOA CITY RESIDENT IS MURDERED AND Sharon IS CAUGHT WITH THE MURDER WEAPON, HER CLAIMS OF INNOCENCE ARE SORELY TESTED

COURTNEY

Sharon realises that she’s being framed for two murders and desperately tries to steal the test results.

NOAH

AUSTIN

with a marriage proposal. Although Courtney happily accepts and agrees to get married as soon as possible, her suspicions that someone other than Sharon may have murdered Austin continue to nag at her. She’s quickly distracted with investigating her theories and as her wedding day dawns, she can’t put the murder case aside to focus on her happiness. Dressed for the wedding, Courtney is picking up her marriage licence at the police station when she spies an opportunity to do some more digging and is shocked when

PAUL

she discovers information that identifies somebody other than Sharon as the killer. Without a second thought, Courtney cancels the wedding and summons Noah, Summer (Hunter King) and the others to an emergency meeting at the Abbott cabin. As everyone convenes at the venue, they’re puzzled to find that Courtney is nowhere to be seen. Their subsequent search for her is interrupted when Abby (Melissa Ordway) screams having found Courtney’s wedding gown-clad dead body lying in the armoire where Austin’s corpse was also found. As a devastated Noah goes into shock, Kevin finds a note

strikes AGAIN

Guests are shocked to ﬁnd bride-to-be Courtney dead in her wedding dress.

from the killer on Courtney’s body, warning everyone that if they don’t stop investigating the murders, someone else will die. When Dylan hears the news, he interrogates Sharon regarding her whereabouts around the time of the killing Pleading her innocence, an agitated Sharon cries on the night Austin died, she saw a driver dispose of an object in the woods near the cabin and went to investigate, that’s why she was near the scene around the time he was killed. While Dylan follows up her story and finds a tyre iron in the woods, Sharon begs Noah to believe she’d never hurt Courtney and is hurt when he doubts her innocence, thinking back to the other crimes she’s committed in the past while she was mentally ill. Meanwhile, Dylan is confident the possible murder weapon he found will prove Sharon’s innocence and without the police knowledge has Avery (Jessica Collins) test the tyre iron for blood and fingerprints. However, Sharon’s relief at possibly being cleared is ruined when the results indicate that Austin’s blood and Sharon’s fingerprints were present on the weapon. After reluctantly admitting that she was

searching for the tyre iron near the cabin when Courtney was killed, Sharon realises that she’s being framed for two murders and desperately tries to steal the test results only to be mysteriously chloroformed and taken home with the tyre iron. When she awakens, she panics to see that the killer is deﬁnitely framing her and when Noah and Summer spy her with the weapon, Summer lashes out, calls her a killer and tries to ring the police. Sharon stops her and disappears in a brazen attempt to ﬂee Genoa City before she’s damned for something she didn’t do. Unfortunately, her getaway attempt arouses the police’s suspicions, forcing Paul (Doug Davidson) to arrest and charge Sharon for murder based on the overwhelming evidence against her. Although Sharon is bailed and placed under house arrest at her arraignment, she’s so shattered to be considered a double murderer she frets that all hope of being declared innocent is lost and she’ll soon be going to prison for crimes she didn’t commit. SW

Chelsea AND Billy’s FUTURE IS PLUNGED INTO JEOPARDY WHEN BILLY KISSES Victoria – AND CHELSEA WINDS UP IN BED WITH Adam

Kiss me now!

Although Chelsea rails at Adam for trying to steal her away from Billy after hearing of his plans from Sage, Adam quickly wins Chelsea over when he supports her through a health crisis involving their son Connor. When the drama finally subsides, Since Chelsea accepted an emotionally drained Billy’s marriage proposal, Chelsea falls into BILLY she’s been regretting Adam’s arms, thanking the prospect of becoming him profusely for being Mrs Abbott and following her there for her. latest encounter with Gabriel/ Chelsea’s growing Adam, she finally comes to the affection for him gives conclusion that Adam’s theory Adam the impetus to is correct. She’s not emotionally throw the incident in ready to marry Billy because Billy’s face as he taunts she’s never got over Adam. Billy about still being As Billy’s (Burgess Jenkins) in love with Victoria jealousy over Chelsea’s (Melissa (Amelia Heinle). The Claire Egan) firm friendship with men’s war of words Adam (Justin Hartley) increases, escalates into a fist Chelsea finds herself relying on fight when Billy accuses VICTORIA Adam’s support as she confides Adam of putting the her misgivings about marrying moves on Chelsea. Billy. When Chelsea unwittingly Afterwards, Adam talks about the depth of her wastes no time in love for Adam, not realising reporting the brawl that Gabriel is actually Adam, to Chelsea, whose Adam takes advantage of the agitation is apparent conversation to slowly ingratiate when Adam blatantly himself into her affections. insinuates that Billy still Adam’s efforts aren’t lost on Sage has feelings for Victoria. (Kelly Sullivan) who is angered Wanting answers from by Adam’s ongoing plans to split Billy, Chelsea tracks up Billy and Chelsea. down her fiancé and is

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ADAM

devastated to see him and Victoria sharing a kiss. Running out, Chelsea returns to Adam and impulsively orders him to kiss her. Although stunned by the request, Adam passionately kisses Chelsea and as the moment overwhelms them, they make love with wild abandon. Afterwards, Chelsea is riddled with guilt for betraying Billy and she can’t bring herself to reveal the truth to him. Instead, when Billy admits to kissing Victoria and apologises for hurting Chelsea, Chelsea nervously forgives Billy and suggests that they move up their wedding plans because she wants to get married as soon as possible. When Chelsea reports to Adam that she wants to bury their indiscretion as a mistake and is marrying Billy sooner than expected, a shocked Adam refuses to accept that Chelsea would willingly marry a man she doesn’t love and vows never to give up trying to win her affections. SW SW 33

DAYTIME Y&R Avery is horriﬁed to see Joe tip over the balcony!

Avery’s ENTIRE LIFE IS THROWN INTO TURMOIL WHEN SHE CAUSES A SHOCKING ACCIDENT THAT HAS DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES FOR Joe

JOE

fter months of angrily trying to force her trouble-making exhusband Joe to get out of her life and Genoa City, Avery has suddenly witnessed a new side to his personality and has softened her harsh attitude towards him. Although Dylan is displeased with Avery’s friendly overtures towards Joe, she’s intent on being cordial with her ex after finally realising that no matter what she says or does, Joe is not leaving town. Now that Avery (Jessica Collins) is working alongside Joe (Scott Elrod) on a charity project, she happily has a business dinner with him to organise a fundraising event. Unfortunately, the move only antagonises Dylan (Steve Burton) who’s quick to oppose his fiancee’s ongoing association with the man who obviously wants to ruin their relationship. However, Avery is in no mood to fight and vows to support Joe’s charitable efforts – and she will do it with or without Dylan’s approval.

As a screaming Avery races to Joe’s side, she cries out, “What have I done? Oh Joe, I’m so sorry.” On the night of the fundraising gala, Dylan is the last thing on Avery’s mind as Joe publicly honours her for helping him. When Joe reports that the charity is the recipient of millions from a deceased estate, Avery gets caught up in his excitement and celebrates with him in his suite at The Athletic Club. As talk turns to fond memories of their past marriage, Joe impulsively kisses Avery. Although Avery rejects him, Joe continues making advances, prompting a ﬂustered Avery to snap and physically shove Joe away from her. Unfortunately, Joe loses his balance and plunges off the multi-storey terrace balcony onto the ground below. As a

screaming Avery races to Joe’s side, she cries out, “What have I done? Oh Joe, I’m so sorry.” As Avery keeps vigil by Joe’s hospital bed, she’s overcome with memories of their shared history and is shell-shocked when the doctors report that Joe has suffered spinal injuries and is paralysed. Guilt-ridden, Avery cries to an unconscious Joe that she’ll ﬁnd a way to atone for ruining his life. Her heartache is compounded when Joe awakens and learns that he may never walk again. As Avery maintains her relentless bedside vigil, Dylan grows perturbed by the strengthening bond that’s developing between his ﬁancée and her ex-husband.

However, there’s no deterring Avery from Joe’s side and her guilt proves all-consuming when Joe lovingly calls her an angel. When Joe is advised that he’s being sent to a rehabilitation clinic in Chicago to recover, Avery shocks Joe and Dylan with her decision to accompany Joe for support. Although Joe is thrilled with the news, Dylan struggles to understand why Avery would support a man who’s caused her so much misery, but he soon resigns himself to the fact that Avery won’t change her mind. Dylan is left fretting that he’s about to lose Avery and the love they share forever. SW

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Is that you, Jack?

CLONE Jack IS KIDNAPPED AND AN IMPOSTER TAKES OVER HIS LIFE – AND LOVE – WHEN Victor’s EVIL PLAN TO DESTROY HIM IS FINALLY REVEALED

ow that Kelly Andrews is presumed dead from an apparent suicide, Phyllis is keen to put the memories of Kelly’s insane attempts to destroy her relationship with Jack to rest and focus on the couple’s future. Although Jack remains guilt-ridden for his signiﬁcant role in Kelly’s mental collapse and subsequent death, he ﬁnally realises that Phyllis is completely innocent of all the crimes Kelly accused her of and wants to celebrate the end of the ordeal by marrying Phyllis as soon as possible. As Jack (Peter Bergman) and Phyllis (Gina Tognoni) make plans to elope to a tropical island, they’ve got no idea that Victor (Eric Braeden) is seriously ramping up his mysterious plan to destroy Jack once and for all. Although Jack is soon receiving disturbing anonymous and menacing phone calls, his only thoughts are of his plans with Phyllis. A few days later, Jack and Phyllis arrive in St Barts and happily prepare KELLY for their wedding on a nearby beach. As they leave their hotel for the wedding, a storm ruins

the outdoor nuptials and while Phyllis is distracted, a mysterious chain of events unfolds. Alone on the island, Jack is suddenly attacked, kidnapped and dragged away, allowing an imposter Jack who is identical in appearance to the real Jack to take Jack’s place. Phyllis has no idea about the switch as “Jack” returns to their hotel suite and surprises her with an impromptu indoor wedding. A hastily-acquired minister is soon pronouncing the couple husband and wife and Phyllis is a picture of marital bliss as she honeymoons and makes love to the man who is not really her husband. Meanwhile, in a dilapidated shack hidden away on an isolated part of the island, the real Jack suddenly awakens, startled to find that he’s bound and gagged and shackled to a bed. As Jack thrashes violently, he’s horrified when a very much alive Kelly (Cady McClain) finally reveals herself as his captor. Demanding an explanation for what has happened to him, Jack is thunderstruck when Kelly says she kidnapped him because she wants him and wants him to remember how much he loves her. As Jack protests to be freed, Kelly drugs him but when he revives and insists he loves only Phyllis, Kelly snaps and slaps him, screaming at him never to utter Phyllis’ name again. As Jack’s life in captivity wears on, he’s desperate to find an escape route and soon envisions the ghost

Jack thrashes violently, he’s horriﬁed when a very much alive Kelly ﬁnally reveals herself as his captor.

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VICTOR

of his dead father, John (Jerry Douglas), who encourages Jack to do everything in his power to free himself. When John reveals that Victor has masterminded this entire nightmare and that Jack has fallen into his well-baited trap, Jack vows to escape any way he can. However, an increasingly demented Kelly isn’t about to let that happen as she tries to seduce Jack, telling him that she’s rescued him from a horrible life with the evil Phyllis and is going to give him the perfect life that they dreamed of before Phyllis woke up from her coma and ruined their relationship. Sensing that the best way to affect his escape is to play along with Kelly’s fantasies, Jack romances a smitten Kelly into a false sense of security and his heart pounds as he gently asks her to untie him so he can show her how much he loves her. Even if Jack does escape from Kelly, he may have no life left to live when he gets home. Back in Genoa City, the imposter Jack is happily settling into his stolen life as Phyllis’ loving husband and head of the Abbott family as he does a momentous deal with partner-in-crime Victor to merge Jabot with Newman Enterprises. It’s a deﬁnite sign that Victor’s plans for revenge on Jack are being executed now that he’s started to take over every aspect of Jack’s life. SW

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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

and the occasion “wrong and sick”. Maya stops the wedding and exposes her father’s prejudices before ordering him to leave. Afterwards, the wedding resumes and she and Rick are married.

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✽ As THORNE arrives back in LA to be confronted by his family’s account of ALY’s horrible descent into mental illness, Aly attacks STEFFY beside the Paciﬁc Coast Highway with a tyre iron. As the brawl becomes vicious, Steffy is forced to defend herself but as she shoves Aly backwards, Aly crashes to the ground, slamming her head on a rock. IVY arrives on the scene and witnesses the incident unfold. Soon after, paramedics pronounce Aly dead. Thorne struggles to process the news and the fact that his daughter became violent. ✽ IVY has video footage of ALY’s death on her phone and becomes convinced that STEFFY intentionally killed Aly and lied to the police. Ivy’s anger at Steffy builds as Steffy is overwhelmed by remorse for her actions especially when Ivy openly blames her. When Ivy conﬁdes her theories in WYATT he worries about the repercussions and orders her to keep the footage under wraps. CAROLINE

✽ BRIDGET wonders about BROOKE and DEACON’s closeness and STEFFY confesses her role in ALY’s death to THOMAS, who confronts IVY over her accusations. OCT 8-14 ✽ Although IVY has agreed not to report STEFFY to the police, she wants a reward for protecting Steffy and schemes to become the new Face of Forrester Creations. THOMAS accuses her of blackmail when she asks him to ensure that it happens so his sister doesn’t go to jail. RIDGE is suspicious when WYATT and Thomas petition him to appoint Ivy to the position. BROOKE

✽ Dreaming of being a fashion model, NICOLE practises walking on the Forrester Creations catwalk as ZENDE admires her appreciatively. Meanwhile, THOMAS announces he’s back in LA for good and shocks RIDGE by asking for a job alongside CAROLINE on the design team. Thomas also teases his father and Caroline about their relationship. SEP 24-30 ✽ WYATT kisses IVY to distract her from STEFFY and the accident but Ivy requests they take whatever relationship is forming between them slowly. ✽ As RIDGE and CAROLINE make love, THOMAS privately sketches a portrait of Caroline, his ex-lover. Later, Caroline helps Thomas perfect a fashion sketch to show Ridge, who furiously erupts and rips it up in front of a humiliated Thomas. After Thomas questions his father’s professional judgment, BROOKE warns Ridge not to antagonise his son as he could be dangerous. Ridge is mindful of the warning when he ﬁnds Thomas and Caroline in an

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intimate but harmless moment, unaware that Thomas is having passionate fantasies about Caroline. ✽ Later, CAROLINE’s divorce from RICK is ﬁnalised, prompting her to confess to RIDGE her desire to have a baby with him but when Ridge rejects the idea Caroline is deeply upset. Meanwhile, THOMAS worries about his father’s long-term treatment of Caroline. ✽ RIDGE urges THORNE to grieve ALY but not to blame STEFFY for her death; QUINN wonders if BROOKE is poisoning DEACON against her again but ﬁnds a friend in ERIC and NICOLE and ZENDE share an intimate and fun dance. OCT 1-7 ✽ As preparations progress for MAYA and RICK’s wedding, JULIUS hides his consternation over his transgender daughter’s wedding and lies to her that he’s fully supportive of the marriage and her future happiness. As Rick’s sister BRIDGET returns for the nuptials, Maya’s wedding takes a dark turn when she overhears Julius labelling her

THORNE

✽ STEFFY learns about IVY’s video and asks WYATT to delete it. He agrees but Ivy catches him and seduces him to stop him. Steffy is appalled that Wyatt had sex with Ivy and fears he’s made her situation worse, especially when the police question her over the circumstances of the accident. ✽ BILL gives ALY’s death media exposure and tells KATIE he believes IVY has blood on her hands for not discouraging Aly’s obsession with STEFFY and THOMAS hints to CAROLINE about his feelings for her. SW

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✽ Following AUSTIN’s death at the ABBOTT cabin party, SUMMER and the other partygoers devise a cover story until they can ﬁgure out who killed him. Everyone panics when Austin’s body disappears but when the police think they’ve found Austin alive, Summer is shocked to identify JACK’s son, KYLE ABBOTT, who’s returned to town. When KEVIN later ﬁnds a bloodstained towel in Kyle’s car, everyone wonders if Kyle killed Austin.

DEVON

✽ As the WINTERS family argue over the revelations of DEVON and HILARY’s affair, NEIL leaves the plane crash site to search for help. Rescuers soon ﬁnd him and the other survivors and they’re rushed to hospital in Genoa City. Neil makes it clear to Hilary that he will never forgive her betrayal and their marriage is over. LILY and CANE’s marriage also suffers when Lily can’t forgive Cane for keeping Devon and Hilary’s affair a secret. ✽ As VICTOR and JACK are rescued from a second collapse at the Underground nightclub, KELLY spitefully tells PHYLLIS that she and Jack had sex just before the disaster. A disbelieving Phyllis confronts Jack, who denies Kelly’s claims, saying he can’t remember. When Jack attacks Kelly for lying and trying to frame Phyllis for her attempted murder, Kelly drives herself insane insisting she and Jack did make love. Victor lures Jack into an alliance to help free Phyllis from prosecution but it is all part of Victor’s mysterious plan to destroy Jack. ✽ LAUREN is shocked when MICHAEL admits

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

that he’s missed his radiation treatment session for prostate cancer; DYLAN offers to lie for SHARON to spare her from NICK’s wrath over her car crash during the blizzard; BILLY is suspicious of ADAM/ GABRIEL’s behaviour and NIKKI admits to her children that she’s drinking again.

OCT 8-14

SEP 24-30 ✽ After AUSTIN’s body is found and identified, KYLE comforts a grief-stricken SUMMER while KEVIN and the others remain suspicious that Kyle killed Austin. ABBY is also rattled about being blamed when she remembers her affair with Austin and panics when Kyle says he saw them together and confronted Austin just before he died. At Austin’s funeral, Summer has flashbacks to the night of the murder and realises that Austin was sleeping with Abby. Summer furiously attacks Abby who later receives a sinister message from someone saying they know what happened to Austin. ✽ When NIKKI finds NEIL getting drunk, she offers to drive him home but en route Neil realises Nikki is taking him to an AA meeting. Neil lashes out and Nikki loses control of her car which ploughs into a pregnant CHRISTINE. As Christine loses the baby during emergency surgery, Nikki is arrested for drunk driving and takes the rap for the accident, despite Neil’s protests to tell the truth. VICTOR senses that Nikki is hiding what really happened during the crash but Nikki continues to protect Neil. ✽ HILARY intentionally trashes her relationship with DEVON in hopes of reconciling him with his family; BILLY invites ADAM and SAGE to live at the ABBOTT mansion with him and CHELSEA while their burnt out penthouses are being rebuilt; In the hope of learning more about GABRIEL, NICK and Sage’s friendship deepens; VICTOR lures KELLY in to his plan against JACK and DYLAN feels awkward when SHARON invites him to dinner. OCT 1-7 ✽ VICTOR furthers his cryptic plans for JACK when he orders KELLY to retract her attempted murder charges against PHYLLIS. Although Phyllis is pleased to be declared innocent,

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SUMMER

Jack is suspicious of Victor’s motives for helping Phyllis.

✽ SUMMER continues to rage at ABBY for sleeping with AUSTIN but is shaken when she receives a sinister message that mirrors the one that Abby received. Summer accuses Abby of terrorising her and they ﬁght but soon after Abby is attacked and beaten unconscious. The assailant sends her another message. ✽ When BILLY proposes marriage to CHELSEA, she thinks it’s a knee-jerk reaction to his discovery that ADAM has feelings for her but she accepts when he insists he’s serious. Afterwards, SAGE senses that Chelsea may be having second thoughts about marrying Billy. Meanwhile, Billy asks Adam to be his best man. LAUREN ✽ While PAUL and CHRISTINE blame NIKKI for their baby’s death, Nikki begs NEIL to maintain his silence over the accident but a guilt-ridden Neil ﬁnally confesses the truth to DEVON and HILARY; SAGE regrets her marital deal with ADAM; JOE antagonises DYLAN and AVERY with a special gift for Avery and MICHAEL accuses LAUREN of wanting to replace him with another man if he dies of cancer.

✽ KEVIN ﬁnds a video on AUSTIN’s computer which indicates that he was doing an expose on the NEWMAN and ABBOTT families before he died. Everyone theorises that Austin was killed to prevent him releasing the documentary. Further evidence makes it appear that either STITCH or SHARON killed Austin. ✽ When ABBY is harassed with more messages from AUSTIN’s killer, VICTORIA asks STITCH to move in with Abby to protect her. Later, Stitch comforts an upset Abby but when ASHLEY witnesses the intimate moment she accuses Stitch of sleeping with her daughter. ✽ JACK and PHYLLIS renew their engagement and plan to marry within a month. Meanwhile, VICTOR arranges for KELLY to leave town and Jack worries to learn the news especially when he’s advised that she’s escaped from the police in Abu Dhabi. ✽ ADAM interrupts BILLY and CHELSEA’s engagement party intending on telling Chelsea his real identity; CANE senses that HILARY still loves DEVON; NEIL tells PAUL that he caused the accident that resulted in CHRISTINE’s miscarriage; JOE causes more trouble between Avery and DYLAN and NICK pursues SAGE despite FAITH’s opposition to the relationship. SW

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UNITED WE STAND

As the first outbreak of World War II grips the globe, the residents of Great Paxford village in Cheshire in the UK face an uncertain future as their lives irreparably change. Vowing to keep morale boosted, especially with the men heading off to the frontlines, Frances Barden relaunches the ailing Women’s Institute. She gathers her friends and acquaintances to form a domestic coalition to strengthen their spirits. After they realise that their first project has been successful, it appears that these women will indeed keep the home fires burning.

THE FIRST AWAKENING

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Laura’s blissfully in love with boyfriend, Tony, but her disapproving ex-husband and boss, Jake, isn’t going to let her revel in it. While Laura determines to strike a fair work/life balance, Jake deliberately rearranges Laura’s work rosters to keep her and Tony apart. Jake’s meddling becomes too much for Laura and she becomes physically ill, only to panic when Frankie unwittingly hints that she could be pregnant. Laura’s thrown into a tailspin waiting for the test results but things get worse when she learns that Jake has introduced his new girlfriend to their twins and broken the divorced parents’ code not to do so. Jake thinks he’s done nothing wrong but is quick to rebuke Laura when she introduces Tony to the kids, only to be devastated when he ﬁnds a drawing of the twins’ family depicting Tony as the father ﬁgure. Jake goes on a drinking binge only to get caught up in a liquor store robbery. Things turn ugly when the robber shoots Jake. As an anxious Laura keeps vigil by Jake’s hospital bedside, Tony is forgotten – for now – as Jake undergoes emergency surgery.

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Charlie’s parents’ lives have been in turmoil ever since he was rendered indefinitely comatose due to the extensive injuries he sustained in a car crash. Their torment only increases when his current condition is assessed and they’re told that he may never wake up. Although the Hutchisons’ slowly come to grips with the news, Nurse Jackson won’t accept the prognosis and vows to help Charlie awaken. Doggedly petitioning Dr McAndrew to sanction alternative treatment for Charlie, Nurse Jackson is happy when he agrees, but finds herself suspended from duty when she switches Charlie’s blood samples to improve his treatment options. As Nurse Jackson despairs over the situation, Charlie SHORTLAND STREET shows signs of waking up. That’s good news as Dr Larry Naday, a WEEKDAYS AT 11.30AM ON ARENA top British neurologist soon arrives to take over Charlie’s case, until Dr McAndrew is given cause for concern about Naday’s proposed Dr Pania Stevens has murdered her husband, Caleb, treatment options. with a lethal drug overdose to avenge his jealousy over her professional and personal relationship with his best RED BAND SOCIETY friend, TK. Despite being guilt-ridden over the incident, TUESDAYS AT 12.30AM Pania is desperate to escape prosecution and although ON SEVEN she successfully scrambles to prevent an autopsy on Caleb being carried out, she’s soon arousing the suspicions of TK’s girlfriend, Kylie, with her lack of concern over Caleb’s death. Desperate to get Kylie away from TK so she can have him to herself, Pania threatens Kylie’s life, prompting Kylie to investigate Caleb’s death, especially after TK falls for Pania’s show of grief and allows her to move in with him. As her guilt overwhelms her, Pania experiences visions of Caleb’s ghost attacking her actions. She almost confesses her crime but back-tracks and resolves to destroy Kylie who’s soon menaced by an unidentified stalker. Convinced that Pania is her tormentor, a shaken Kylie vows to expose her and prove she’s insane before somebody else turns up dead.

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Hostage hell ✽

The mystery of who killed Louie and Blanca continues to consume the thoughts of the frightened residents of Beverly Hills and while Carmen reacts to the news by getting engaged to Sebastian, Marisol is intent on ﬂushing out the killer. Unfortunately, her efforts only antagonise the killer who holds Carmen, Marisol, Adrian and Evelyn at gunpoint in the

Powell mansion, demanding money in exchange for the hostages’ release and their own getaway. When Michael intervenes to solve the situation, gunshots ring out and one of the hostages is shot dead. Before anyone else can escape, the killer triggers gas explosions through the house leaving everyone’s lives in extreme jeopardy.

Meanwhile, pregnant Zoila is also plunged into danger when she suddenly goes into labour in an elevator. When Zoila suffers complications, a mortiﬁed Genevieve is asked to choose between Zoila and the baby’s lives. Finally, Rosie’s future with an amnesiac Spence is rocked when a person from his past reappears to take advantage of his precarious health.

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PROPOSAL PLANS

Joss’ whirlwind relationship with Scott is going great except for one little bump – Joss’ hunky workmate, Harry, is now living with them and Joss fears that Scott will become jealous of his presence. Although Joss eventually distracts Harry, she has her own dilemma when Scott invites her to a family party, leaving her freaking out over the intensity of the relationship. Joss soon fears that she’s on the verge of losing her independence and, with marriage talk in the air, she insists on signing a prenuptial agreement to convince Scott she’s not after his money. As Scott soothes her concerns, he formally proposes marriage to Joss and plans an elaborate engagement party to show her what she truly means to him.

BABE’S SHOCKING BLOW

Aunt Babe has caused more than enough heartache for the Carter family so they were glad when she left town a EASTENDERS MONDAYS TO THURSDAYS few months ago. When AT 6.15PM ON UKTV the time comes for the family to spread Stan’s ashes, they’re horriﬁed to discover that their father’s remains have been stolen and swapped with custard powder. Realising that Babe has stolen the ashes of the man she’s always loved, Shirley, Mick and Tina furiously track her down in Ramsgate and search her caravan demanding the ashes. When Babe denies culpability, Shirley changes tactics and smooth-talks Babe until she ﬁnds the ashes. As the family are leaving, Babe pleads with them to let her return to Walford with them so they can be a family. When they refuse, Babe drops the bombshell that she needs to atone for what really happened to Mick as a baby. Hearing Babe out, the Carters’ are shocked by her revelations, especially Shirley, who reels at the mention of Queenie Trott, her deceased best mate and Heather’s despicable mother. Wanting answers, Shirley confronts Babe, demanding to know how Queenie is connected to the family’s dark past. SW SW 39

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Drug money shame A HUMILIATED James LASHES OUT AT HIS SON WHEN HE MAKES A DISCOVERY THAT THREATENS THEIR FREEDOM AND THE FAMILY’S ESCAPE FROM FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ames Barton is a proud man but ever since his ailing farm was declared bankrupt, he’s felt emasculated at having to accept the charity of his sister-in-law, Moira. Anxious to stop relying on Moira for a job and a home to make ends meet, James searches for a new tenancy farm to occupy but despairs when all options are well out of his price range. Witnessing his dad’s pain, Pete reluctantly acquires some drugs and stews over the possibility of selling them to raise the cash for a new farm. Finally beating back his guilty conscience, Pete begins selling the pills and secretly pocketing the cash for future use. However, his younger brother, Ross, quickly uncovers the mysterious stash

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of cash leaving Pete to fret that Ross will reveal its existence to their father. Instead of going to his dad, Ross confronts Pete and humiliates his sibling when he unearths the pill supplies. Forced to defend his actions when Ross menaces him for an explanation, Pete physically ﬁghts off Ross’ verbal assault until James intervenes, having overheard everything. To Pete’s horror, James blames perennial troublemaker Ross for the drug dealing and punches him, sending his son crashing to ground. Pete watches on, afraid of the consequences of coming clean to save his brother.

ALSO ON EMMERDALE: ✽ BRENDA’s shoplifting addiction rages out of control until she’s caught red-handed. .

✽ DECLAN has DAN brutally beaten up as a warning to Dan’s ex-wife, ALI, to stop trying to prove her sister, RACHEL, innocent of burning down Home Farm.

✽ DOM and PETE are the unprepared recipients of HARRIET and VANESSA’s affections; JACOB grows closer to LEYLA, who also begins suspecting that a pregnant PRIYA has an eating disorder; VAL drives a wedge into her marriage as she secretly dreads the possibility that she may have HIV; ADAM wants a romantic commitment from KATIE and ASHLEY develops feelings for Harriet. ✽ NICOLA and JIMMY plot to ﬁnd a miserable BERNICE a new man; JAMES tempts MOIRA into a business proposition in hopes of winning her affections from CAIN; best friends BELLE and GEMMA are in love with SEAN and PADDY is smitten with a piglet! SW

Fiz’s WORLD IS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN WHEN SHE’S TOLD THAT HER LITTLE GIRL Hope MAY HAVE CANCER Poor Fiz has a lot on her plate.

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After spending several months in Wolverhampton caring for her incapacitated mother, Cilla, Fiz’s return home to Tyrone was meant to be happily solidified with a carefree camping trip in Wales with their daughters, Hope and Ruby. However, the excursion took a worrying turn when Hope showed signs of an unexplained illness. While Welsh doctors told Fiz that Hope is suffering from anaemia, they’ve urged her to follow up with her GP upon her return to Weatherfield. When she does go to the doctor, Fiz is thrown to be advised that a potentially cancerous lump has been detected in Hope’s abdomen. Although Tyrone encourages Fiz to think that the lump will be benign and harmless, Fiz’s anxiety builds ahead of Hope’s ultrasound scan. The test results soon indicate that Hope will need a biopsy to determine the exact nature of the mass, prompting Fiz to lash out at Tyrone in her angst-ridden state. After gently explaining to the five-year-old what is about to happen to her, Fiz takes Hope for the biopsy and struggles not to break down as she dreads what’s ahead of them and the thought of losing the most precious thing in her life.

BACKED INTO A CORNER, Porsche REVEALS THE VIOLENT TRUTH ABOUT Pete

Family relationships are sorely tested as Porsche ﬁnally spills the truth.

ALSO ON CORRIE:

UGLY PAST

✽ CALLUM drugs SARAH and photographs her so he can blackmail her daughter, BETHANY, into giving him a false alibi for JASON’s vicious bashing attack.

HOLLYOAKS WEEKDAYS AT 10.55AM ON UKTV

EXPOSED

✽ As CARLA resorts to crime to satiate her gambling addiction, her old friend, and MICHELLE’s cousin, AIDAN, scrambles to save her business from repossession; JASON is told he may need a kidney transplant; ANDREA’s surprising revelation interferes with LLOYD’s new romance; CATHY takes steps to overcome her anxiety and STEVE becomes the ofﬁcial new owner of ROVER the dog.

✽ CRAIG continues wooing CAITLIN long-distance; ANNA and TIM learn some news that robs them of contact with their granddaughter, MILEY; SALLY is literally trapped in her wedding dress; ALYA steals a valuable client from Underworld and SIMON knocks LEANNE unconscious, unwittingly leaving her to drown in her ﬂooding bathroom. Will Leanne be rescued in time? SW

traumatised Porsche has only ever managed to confide in her sister, Celine, that their mother, Reenie’s, boyfriend, Pete, sexually abused her as a teenager, but with Reenie’s release from prison very imminent Porsche’s anxiety about Pete’s arrival in town to join her mentally torments her. After failing to raise enough cash to finance Reenie’s move away from Chester, Porsche must face up to her horrifying past when Reenie finally arrives at the McQueen house, eager to reunite with her children, mother and extended family. As Reenie’s presence overwhelms her, Porsche takes drastic steps to frame her mother for another crime to get her sent back to jail. When that avenue backfires and Pete hits the village, a quivering Porsche finally breaks down, revealing to her entire family that Pete raped her years

earlier. Staring at her daughter in disbelief, Reenie shouts down the accusations, sure that Porsche is just jealous of her relationship with Pete. Although Porsche emotionally and angrily begs her mother to believe she’s telling the truth, Reenie ostracises her daughter from her life. Shattered, Porsche drowns her angst in drunken oblivion, desperately trying to erase the memories from her mind.

ALSO ON HOLLYOAKS: ✽ Mistakenly believing that her mother, SIENNA, has been seducing her boyfriend, DYLAN, NICO tries to kill Sienna, while a devastated DIANE spies TONY kissing TEGAN, unaware he wants to prove to Tegan he doesn’t have feelings for her. ✽ JASON’s career as a cop is jeopardised when SERGEANT BEN BRADLEY uncovers his

involvement in DYLAN’s hit and run; CLEO confronts HARRY for the truth about his sexuality; an oversexed CINDY sets out to seduce JASON by writing an erotic novel and KIM uses proof of TREVOR’s inﬁdelity to lure GRACE into sleeping with her.

✽ ZACK plays dirty to help SIMONE win a retail award; CELINE poses as the dead MARIAM to commit fraud and SINEAD spreads lies to stop STE and JOHN-PAUL from reconciling. SW

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ANOTHER DAYS MURDERER IS CURRENTLY CUTTING A SWATHE

SERIAL KILLER #1

JAKE KOSITCHEK

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☛ THE MODUS

JAKE

OPERANDI Jealous of his older brother Chris Kositchek’s (Josh Taylor) business success as owner of The Body Connection health spa and irate after Marie Horton (Lanna Saunders) foiled his bid to marry her mentally ill daughter Jessica (Jean Bruce Scott), Jake bombarded Marlena’s psychiatric-based radio show with calls and letters in a paranoid bid for help. He then began strangling women who either worked at or frequented The Body Connection before moving on to other victims. Jake’s weapon of choice was a pink silk scarf used by the spa’s personal trainers to teach clients self-defence.

☛ THE VICTIMS

Bonita Jean Struthers (Never a

character on the show) Eugene Bradford’s first wife was the Strangler’s first victim who was killed off-screen. Eugene mistakenly believed he’d committed the crime but didn’t remember doing it. He became temporarily unstable and was briefly suspected of the ensuing murders.

Unnamed university hospital secretary

(Actress uncredited) An unfortunate victim who fell prey to Jake when she was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

(19811982) Lori Masters

(CYNTHIA LEAKE) As Lori romanced her boyfriend Dr Evan Whyland (Lane Davies), Jake watched from outside her apartment window and when Evan left, Jake throttled her with a telephone cord and tied a pink scarf around her neck.

Denise Peterson

(Actress unknown) A friend of Jessica’s split personality ‘Angel,’ Denise also worked at the seedy Twilight Bar which Angel frequented, making her easy prey for Jake. RENEE

(JACK COLEMAN)

Mary Anderson

Samantha Evans

(ANDREA HALL) Jake never meant to kill Marlena’s identical twin sister. After discovering that Marlena’s vacation to Mexico was a ruse to escape his wrath, Jake snuck into her apartment and choked Samantha unaware that Marlena was visiting family in Colorado.

☛ THE SURVIVORS:

Renee DuMonde

(PHILECE SAMPLER) While taking a bath after her birthday party celebrations, Renee was attacked but her mother Lee’s (Brenda Benet) arrival on the scene caused Jake to ﬂee. As a comatose Renee recovered in hospital, Jake tried to kill her but was interrupted yet again.

(MELINDA FEE) As the rich and powerful owner of Anderson Manufacturing and the former lover of Chris, Mary (DEIDRE HALL) was the perfect target for On Marlena’s return to Jake’s sadistic jealousy. Salem, Jake held her at gunpoint in her apartment but Detective Roman MARLENA Brady’s (then-Wayne Northrop) timely arrival saved her life.

Marlena Evans

☛ THE RESOLUTION DURING THE SUBSEQUENT STRUGGLE WITH ROMAN, JAKE’S GUN DISCHARGED, FATALLY WOUNDING HIM. MARLENA WENT INTO SHOCK AT THE THOUGHT OF THE NIGHTMARE FINALLY BEING OVER.

ACROSS TOWN BUT WILL THEY BE just as dangerous as these past slashers?

SERIAL KILLER #2 ANDRE DIMERA

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Daisy’s home and slashed her knowing that Marlena and Sandy Horton (Pamela Roylance) were witnessing the crime. Roman was soon the prime suspect.

OPERANDI Brainwashed by his uncle Stefano (Joseph Mascolo), Andre killed his victims to either stop them discovering that a presumedly dead Stefano was alive or to prevent them from discovering previous killings.

☛ THE SURVIVORS

Gwen Davies

(ANNE-MARIE MARTIN) Although Andre viciously attacked the lawyer, she fought him off and was physically unharmed. Nevertheless, the ordeal left her hospitalised and Andre planted a feather beside her bed.

☛ THE VICTIMS

Renee DuMonde

(PHILECE SAMPLER) During a gala at the DiMera mansion to expose all the people betraying her, Stefano’s daughter was found with a knife sticking out of her back and a black feather in her hand. Her knowledge of dad Stefano’s return was her undoing.

Kelly Chase

(ROBIN EISENMAN) Nurse Kelly Chase had made the grave error of helping Stefano to fake his death in 1982 and this fact, along with her knowledge of Andre’s ongoing bloodshed, made it too dangerous for her to live. So Andre simply cut her out of Salem life.

Trista Evans Bradford

(BARBARA CRAMPTON) Marlena’s cousin had married Eugene Bradford but when he began investigating the Slasher killings, Andre targeted Trista and murdered her on their honeymoon as a warning to Eugene.

(THAAO PENGHLIS)

Hope Williams Letitia Bradford

(RUTH BUZZI) As a result of his investigations and Trista’s murder, Eugene became a Slasher suspect so his eccentric Aunt Letitia took him in to evade police. But LETITIA

being in close proximity to Eugene made Letitia the next victim.

(KRISTIAN ALFONSO) Hope’s crush on Roman and her affair with his brother Bo (Peter Reckell) put her in the ﬁring line when Andre attacked her to further frame Roman for his killing spree.

Daisy Hawkins

☛ THE RESOLUTION

(WINNIE GARDNER) Wearing a replica latex face of Roman, Andre broke into local prostitute HOPE

STEFANO INSTRUCTED ANDRE, DISGUISED AS ROMAN, TO MAKE MARLENA HIS FINAL VICTIM. HOWEVER, THE SCHEDULED KILL, DURING A TELEVISED CHARITY BENEFIT FOR THE HOSPITAL, WAS ABORTED THANKS TO ROMAN. IN THE ENSUING CHAOS, STEFANO WAS KILLED AGAIN AND ANDRE FLED TOWN AFTER BEING INJURED IN A SWORD FIGHT WITH HIS IDENTICAL COUSIN, TONY. ➜

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SERIAL KILLER #3

(JOSEPH ENATOR HARPER DEVERAUX CAMPANELLA)

e iver ro t

☛ THE MODUS

HARPER

streetwalker put her in the ﬁring line but while Eve survived the attack, she was left physically and mentally scarred from the ordeal for a long time.

PERANDI ne of Harper’s main olitical platforms as to eradicate rostitution across merica. Thanks to s psychotic mental ate, Harper widened s campaign to clude other women he perceived were of ill-repute and went about his mission in murderous fashion. Slashing and scarring the women’s faces was his calling card.

Esther

Three unnamed prostitutes (all

actresses uncredited) Harper found notoriety when he slaughtered three unfortunate women in quick succession – just to let the world know he meant business.

Grace Forrester

(CAMILLA MORE) Taking a disliking to Grace because she was having an affair with Dr Neil Curtis (Joeseph Gallison), who Harper’s housekeeper, Jo, (Joy Garrett) was lusting after, Harper stabbed her late one night as she walked home alone from a date with Neil.

younger years, used her knowledge and contacts to work undercover for the cops to catch the Knifer so Harper wanted to ﬁnish her off. Fortunately, Eve’s father Shane (Charles Shaughnessy) stopped him.

Gabrielle Pascal Kayla Brady

(KAREN MONCRIEFF) Eve’s biological mother sought to use her skills as an ISA agent to catch the killer but she wasn’t wily enough to stop Harper from stabbing her. Luckily, her wounds weren’t life-threatening.

☛ THE VICTIMS (Actress uncredited) A good friend of fellow prostitute Eve Donovan, Esther was slain and left lying on the docks where a heartbroken Eve found her corpse.

(1988)

Paula Carson

Dr Janice Barnes

(ELIZABETH STORM) Janice smeared her reputation when she cheated on her lover Bill Horton (Christopher Stone) with his son Mike (Michael T Weiss), so Harper put paid to her chances of happiness with Mike.

☛ THE SURVIVORS

Eve Donovan (then-

CHARLOTTE ROSS) A ﬂedgling career as a EVE

(SHERRY HURSEY) Paula may have been well-respected as the leader of a phone hotline service for teenage abuse victims, but she sullied her reputation when she began bedding her virile teenage volunteer Frankie Brady (Billy Warlock). Harper thought she needed the knife too but Frankie saved her.

Kimberly Brady

(PATSY PEASE) Eve’s stepmother, who’d been a prostitute in her

KIMBERLY

KAYLA

(MARY BETH EVANS) Kimberly’s sister was hated by her father-inlaw Harper because she’d married his adopted son Jack (Matthew Ashford) and cheated on him with Jack’s brother, Steve (Stephen Nichols). As Kayla fought off Harper’s knife attack, the ﬁght sparked an explosion which rendered Kayla deaf and mute.

☛ THE RESOLUTION BY THE TIME KAYLA FINALLY RECALLED THE KNIFER’S IDENTITY AND ALERTED KIMBERLY, HARPER WAS WAITING TO STRIKE AGAIN. HE TOOK THE SISTERS HOSTAGE ATOP KAYLA’S APARTMENT BUILDING ROOF, MADE A FULL CONFESSION AND THEN TRIED TO THROW THEM OVER THE EDGE. SHANE AND STEVE CAME TO THE RESCUE AND HARPER WENT TO PRISON FOR THE CRIMES.

SERIAL KILLER #

ARLENA EVANS (DEIDRE HALL)

The Salem

☛ THE MODUS

MARLENA

OPERANDI Andre’s latest grand plan was to have one of Salem’s favourite citizens systematically rob the town of other beloved residents, most of whom were a brainwashed Marlena’s relatives and friends. Marlena reasoned that she had to kill to punish her victims for committing unforgivable sins.

Abe Carver

Jack Deveraux

(Matthew Ashford) Jack’s journalistic compulsion to catch Abe’s killer quickly proved fatal for him. Less than a month after Abe’s death, Jack was bludgeoned with a brick in Salem Place Mall and when he was pronounced brain dead, Jennifer (Melissa Reeves) had his life support disconnected and the donated his organs.

Maggie Horton

(Suzanne Rogers) In her brainwashed state, Marlena couldn’t reconcile the fact that her friend Maggie was a recidivist alcoholic so when Maggie unwittingly invited

Cassie positively identiﬁed her grandmother’s killer and arranged to meet them during a Thanksgiving celebration at Salem Place Mall. But the meeting turned fatal when Cassie was brutally stabbed multiple times and her body stashed inside a turkey piñata.

Roman Brady

THE VICTIMS (James Reynolds) While preparing for his police force retirement, Abe’s ambitious desire to solve his outstanding cases and his refusal to help several people including Marlena’s daughter Sami (Alison Sweeney) with their legal problems earned him Marlena’s ire. She shot him outside the church on the day of his baby son Theo’s christening and he later died in hospital.

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Marlena into her home on Halloween night, Marlena stabbed Maggie and then bludgeoned her with a whiskey bottle. After failing to identify the killer, Maggie passed away.

Caroline Brady

(Peggy McCay) After Bo was warned that a fourth murder would take place at an appointed time during Abe, Jack and Maggie’s triple funeral, Caroline foresaw her own skeleton in a cofﬁn at the church. As the funeral ended, Caroline remained in the church alone to pray for salvation but soon after, Bo found her dead in a pew. Caroline had choked to death after ingesting her own Irish soda bread, which Marlena had poisoned earlier that day. Marlena had punished Caroline for betraying Shawn (Frank Parker) years earlier by bearing Victor’s (John Aniston) son, Bo.

Cassie DiMera

(Alexis Thorpe) After being revealed as Roman and Kate’s (Lauren Koslow) twin daughter just after Caroline died,

(Josh Taylor) Roman’s affair with reformed prostitute Kate seriously nagged a deranged Marlena, until she struck out during Roman and Kate’s New Year’s Eve wedding reception. Alone in the Penthouse Grille kitchen, Roman was stabbed in the neck with the wedding cake knife and the bride-and groom cake topper shoved into his mouth. After ﬁnding the corpse, the newly-widowed bride ran into the ballroom screaming, her gown drenched in blood.

Tony DiMera

(Thaao Penghlis) To deﬂect suspicion away from the DiMeras’ Andre had Marlena turn on Tony. Taking advantage of a charity event being held at the local circus, Marlena trapped Tony in the ring and allowed a tiger to viciously maul him. While Tony lay in hospital resembling raw meat, Marlena identiﬁed herself as the killer and fatally poisoned his IV tube.

Doug Williams (Bill Hayes)

In March 2004, one of Marlena’s oldest and most-cherished friends suddenly

deduced that she’d become a homicidal maniac. As he confronted her at St Luke’s Church, Marlena lured him into the graveyard. A violent battle erupted and Marlena stabbed Doug in the neck before they fell into an open grave.

Alice Horton

(Frances Reid) The town’s beloved matriarch had begun receiving psychic messages from her dead husband Tom (ex-Macdonald Carey) identifying Marlena as the killer. A shaken Alice confronted Marlena in the Horton kitchen, only for Marlena to suffocate the helpless octogenarian by force-feeding her a batch of Alice’s freshly-made and legendary doughnuts.

☛ THE SURVIVORS

Mickey Horton

(John Clarke) While interrupting Marlena’s murder of his wife, Maggie, Mickey fought with her and sustained a stab wound.

☛ THE RESOLUTION IN MID-2004, IT WAS REVEALED THAT EVERY STALKER VICTIM HAD SURVIVED THE CARNAGE OF THE PAST FEW MONTHS. WITH THE HELP OF A PAID HENCHMAN, SOME POWERFUL DRUGS THAT SIMULATED DEATH AND THE MAZE OF UNDERGROUND TUNNELS, ANDRE HAD SPIRITED THE VICTIMS INTO CAPTIVITY ON A DIMERA-OWNED TROPICAL ISLAND KNOWN AS MELASWEN, WHICH WAS A REPLICA OF SALEM! SW

VIEWERS LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN A GRIPPING PLOT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE’S A KILLER ON THE LOOSE. TAKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE AS SOAP WORLD RECALLS SOME OF TV’s most chilling evil characters

ays of Our Lives isn’t the only TV show to entertain us with ruthless murderers over the decades. Here are some of the best to appear on our screens as viewers were both entranced, and relieved, when they ﬁnally got their comeuppance – or not!

Dexter - Dexter

The charming blood splatter pattern expert is a serial killer with a difference. DEXTER MORGAN (Michael C. Reilly) goes by a code of conduct which involves only murdering guilty people who haven’t been brought to justice. This stems from witnessing his mother’s murder as a child and led to an obsession with killing. He is a meticulously careful killer who cleans up afterwards to avoid detection. Dexter came close to being caught many times but seemed to get away with it, though his sister, Debra, knew what he was up to.

The Carver – Nip/Tuck

This creepy character believed beauty was a curse and rectiﬁed this by carving grins into his victims’ faces before raping them. He zeroed in on plastic surgeons SEAN MCNAMARA (Dylan Walsh) and CHRISTIAN TROY (Julian McMahon), because they performed corrective surgery without asking for a fee. In fact, the Carver only killed one person, a woman who faked being disﬁgured, so she could get free plastic surgery. The Carver was revealed to be DR QUENTIN COSTA (Bruno Campos).

Red John

– The Mentalist

Finding RED JOHN (Xander Berkeley) became an obsession for PATRICK JANE (Simon Baker) after Red John murdered Jane’s wife and daughter. The killer mostly had female victims and used operatives, which he called tools, to communicate with Jane. A smiley face painted on the wall with his victim’s blood became Red’s calling card. In season 6 of The Mentalist, after a slew of suspects, Red John was ﬁnally revealed to be Sheriff THOMAS MCALLISTER. SW

Dr Hannibal Lecter – Hannibal Cannibalistic serial killer and forensic scientist DR HANNIBAL LECTER (Mads Mikkelson) is recruited to assess criminal proﬁler WILL GRAHAM (Hugh Dancy) because of Will’s ability to assume the mindset of the murderers he is investigating. Unfortunately for Will, Hannibal frames him for the Chesapeake Ripper murders and he ends up in jail, but is later cleared. Hannibal hands himself in and later teams up with Will to take down FRANCIS DOLARHYDE (Richard Armitage).

Sylar – Heroes

Wanting to be seen as special GABRIEL GRAY aka Sylar (Zachary Quinto) targeted superhumans to steal their powers: Sylar was a memorable villain. His own extraordinary “heroic” ability was intuitive aptitude. Sylar killed his victims by removing their brains to study how their power worked. This prompted fans to question whether he was actually eating the brains, but he just examined them and thought the idea of consuming them was “disgusting”.

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Sylvester Stallone HE’S FAMILIAR FROM: One of the most recognisable US movie stars in the world, Stallone will be forever known for playing boxer Rocky Balboa in the Rocky movies as well as hard man John Rambo in the Rambo action films. THE SIDELINE SALES PITCH: It was these unforgettable appearances that prompted respected UK bread makers Warburtons to recruit Sly as the face for their line of bread products in their $38 million campaign. In the ad, Sly pays hilarious homage to the hit films he’s made by playing a bread deliverer who dreams of making a movie called The Deliverers and races against the clock to deliver Warburtons bread to households in time for breakfast each morning.

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Joanna Lumley SHE’S FAMILIAR FROM: After starting out as Elaine Perkins on Coronation Street in 1973, Lumley finally achieved legend status with her iconic appearances as the Bollinger champagne-swigging, chain-smoking Patsy Stone, the best friend of Edina Monsoon in British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992-2012). In movies, she’s found added success in the likes of The Wolf of Wall Street and She’s Funny That Way. THE SIDELINE SALES PITCH: Lumley’s acting fame has now lead to several endorsement deals and it was her TV commercial appearances promoting British TV provider Sky on Demand that attracted the attention of Foxtel in Australia. Lumley can now be seen as its ambassador for their Box Sets channel.

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These stars just can’t shake the habit of shamelessly promoting products on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram…

Justin Bieber Bieber has been known to plug everything from Adidas ‘Neo’ shoes to the florists 1-800-flowers, tweets that became so popular they attracted up to 75,000 followers who were unaware the tweets were part of a marketing campaign.

Selena Gomez Bieber’s one-time girlfriend also joined the Adidas ‘Neo’ craze, with the company playing up her “girl power” style so that their shoe ranges would appeal to teenage girls.

Lindsay Lohan The troubled actress uses social media to plug skincare Glycolic Pads, saying “@nipandfab Glycolic Pads – believe the hype people! My skin has never looked better!”

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George Clooney HE’S FAMILIAR FROM: He may have got his start in TV shows like The Facts of Life and 1990s primetime soap Sisters but it was as heart-throb doctor Doug Ross in hit medical drama ER that saw Clooney hit the big time. From there, cinematic success ensued in flicks like the Oceans franchise, The Descendants and Gravity. Behind the camera, Clooney has produced films like Argo and August: Osage County. THE SIDELINE SALES PITCH: Regularly named as one of the Sexiest Men alive, Clooney has found new fame and even bigger bank balances starring in internal ads for car giant Fiat. He’s now signed on for $54 million as the brand ambassador for Swiss giant Nestlé. He stars in Nespresso ads that feature other big names including Homeland actor Nazanin Boniadi and George’s buddy Matt Damon, who reportedly was paid $3 million for his 20-second appearance. Currently in the ads, George is co-starring with French film star Jean Dujardin.

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Kyle Richards The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star loves Carinas Skin Care products and has thanked them online for “bringing my face back to life.” ➜ SW 49

Message meltdown While these famous social media lovers have got themselves into trouble for doing it…

Kim Kardashian Miss K knows how to make millions endorsing products on social media but her recent advertising of Diclegis morning sickness pills to her 42 million Instagram followers caused controversy when the US Federal Drug Administration warned her about failing to disclose “any risk information” about the pills.

Jessica Alba The movie and TV actress efforts to promote her own company’s line of sunscreen to her followers came under scrutiny when Jessica Alba’s Honest Company (valued at a staggering US$1 billion) customers claimed via Instagram images that her “natural mineralbased” sunscreen left them sunburnt. Jessica replied via Instagram that it “pained” her and the company to hear that anyone has had “a negative experience with our Sunscreen.”

Nicole Kidman One of Australia’s favourite acting exports hit the skids recently when she became the face of Middle Eastern airline Etihad Airways as part of their multi-million dollar campaign. With the company under fire for its reported unequal and discriminatory treatment of female employees, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants warned Kidman that her role was in conflict with her work as a UN women’s goodwill ambassador.

Beyonce The singing superstar struck it lucky when she signed a $50 million deal to promote Pepsi products around the world. However, critics lashed out, accusing her of promoting an unhealthy drink product while also acting as the rep for US First Lady Michelle Obama’s ‘Let’s Move!’ fitness campaign to combat obesity. Beyonce hit back saying she’d never “encourage any person, especially a child, to live life without balance.” 50 SW

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Eric Stonestreet HE’S FAMILIAR FROM: Since 2009, Stonestreet has found worldwide fame and riches as Cameron Tucker, the same sex partner of Mitchell Pritchett on the sitcom Modern Family. THE SIDELINE SALES PITCH: Two years ago, Stonestreet capitalised on Modern Family’s success on Australian TV by teaming up with retail giant Big W. In the TV campaign he was seen pushing a trolley load of goods through a Big W store while comically interacting with customers and staff before gesturing to the audience with Big W’s catchphrase “Cha Ching”. Of the brand partnership, Stonestreet said at the time, “I know people think that living in LA is all champagne and Rodeo Drive but I have always shopped at stores like Big W to get great value.”

Jennifer Aniston SHE’S FAMILIAR FROM: After becoming a 10-year sensation as Rachel Green on the sitcom Friends (1994-2004) during which everything from her marriage to movie heart-throb Brad Pitt to her wildly-copied hairstyles were scrutinised, Aniston has moved on to a hit/miss career in films like The Break-Up, Marley & Me, Horrible Bosses and most recently Cake and She’s Funny That Way. THE SIDELINE SALES PITCH: Not content with her acting success, the daughter of Days star John Aniston (Victor) has joined forces with Aveeno Skin Care to promote their range of beauty products, reportedly for a cool $13 million. In their global TV ad campaigns, the newly-remarried Aniston can be seen speaking of the benefits of using Aveeno moisturisers. SW

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A visit to grandma’s house gets creepy in this M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense) flick, especially with rules like “Don’t ever leave your room after 9.30pm”. Rebecca (Olivia DeJonge) and Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) are staying with their nan and pop in remote Pennsylvania while their mother (Kathryn Hahn) is on vacation. When they realise something disturbing is going on they wonder if they’ll ever make it home.

From director Ridley Scott and based on the best-selling novel, The Martian follows astronaut Mark Watney’s (Matt Damon) struggle to survive on Mars after he is left stranded by his crew, who presume he is dead following a fierce storm. While Watney is using his wit and ingenuity to stay alive and signal home, both NASA and his crewmates are each trying to come up with a way to rescue him.

Seventy year old widower Ben (Robert De Niro) is dissatisfied with retirement so he signs up to be an intern at a fashion website run by its uptight and intense founder, Jules (Anne Hathaway). The pair form an unlikely friendship despite the age gap and Jules’ initial scepticism. Ben becomes a kind of mentor showing Jules the best of old-fashioned values while she and her employees help him navigate the modern workplace in this sweet comedy. SW

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Thanks to Entertainment One, 15 lucky SOAP WORLD readers will win The Age of Adaline on DVD valued at $34.95 each. That’s a total prize value of $524.25.

After miraculously remaining 29 years old for almost eight decades, Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) has lived a solitary existence, never allowing herself to get close to anyone who might reveal her secret. But a chance encounter with charismatic philanthropist Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman) reignites her passion for life and romance. When a weekend with his parents (Harrison Ford and Kathy Baker) threatens to uncover the truth, Adaline makes a decision that will change her life forever. Now available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital.

WIN SUGAR FREE BAKING BOOK

WIN BIO-OIL

Sugar Free Baking by Carolyn Hartz is a collection of 60 healthy sugar and gluten-free recipes. None of the recipes featured in Sugar Free Baking use any hidden sugars, meaning that Carolyn’s recipes can be enjoyed guilt-free. This book is a personal journey with Australia’s ﬁrst sugarfree pioneer, Carolyn Hartz. She began her sugar-and-glutenfree journey 28 years ago when she was diagnosed with prediabetes and gluten intolerance. She found the answer she’d been looking for – Xylitol – an all-natural sweetener found in many fruits and vegetables that we can eat on a daily basis.

Bio-Oil is a specialist skincare oil that helps to improve the appearance of scars, stretchmarks and uneven skin tone. It can also be effective on ageing skin and dehydrated skin. Bio-Oil contains Vitamins A and E to soften and smooth skin plus a eam of botanical oils (chamomile, avender, rosemary and calendula) o leave skin feeling cared for and revived. Features the breakthrough ngredient PurCellin Oil, ensuring a light, non-greasy consistency.

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Thanks to SweetLife, 8 lucky SOAP WORLD readers will win the Sugar Free Baking recipe book valued at $29.95 each. That’s a total prize value of $239.60.

Thanks to Bio-Oil, 10 lucky SOAP WORLD readers will win a 125ml bottle of Bio-Oil valued at $24.95 each. That’s a total prize value of $249.50.

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WIN A SUPERHERO DVD PACK Thanks to Roadshow Entertainment, 6 lucky SOAP WORLD readers will win The Flash season 1, Arrow season 3 and Gotham season 1 in a DVD pack valued at $179.88 each. That’s a total prize value of $1079.28.

The Flash is a fast-paced superhero drama that follows the high-speed adventures of the Fastest Man Alive. The action drama follows Central City Police scientist Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), an everyday guy with the heart of a hero and the genuine desire to help others. Standing still emotionally since the day his mother was murdered, Barry was taken in as a child by the investigating Detective West (Jesse L. Martin) and raised in a cop’s home alongside West’s super-smart daughter (and Barry’s dream girl), Iris (Candice Patton). But when a devastating accident at the S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator facility strikes Barry, he ﬁnds himself suddenly charged with the incredible power to move at super speeds. Barry uses his powers to help the people of Central City and stop the villains. In the aftermath of his victory in season 2, season 3 opens with Arrow (Stephen Amell) now a hero to the citizens of Starling City. Crime is down, people feel safer, and Captain Lance (Paul Blackthorne) even calls off the Anti-Vigilante Task Force. Basking in his success, Oliver believes he can ﬁnally have a private life and asks Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) out on a date. But the second Oliver takes his eye off the ball, a deadly villain reappears in Starling, forcing Oliver to realise that he can never solely be Oliver Queen – not as long as the city needs The Arrow. Before there was Batman there was Gotham. Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world’s greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon’s story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? Gotham is the origin story of the great DC Comics Super-Villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. From executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (The Mentalist), Gotham stars Ben McKenzie and follows one cop’s rise through a dangerously corrupt city teetering between good and evil, and chronicles the birth of one of the most popular super heroes of our time. Gotham season 1, Flash season 1 and Arrow season 3 are available on Blu-Ray and DVD from September 23.

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AN INFINITELY POLAR BEAR DVD PACK Thanks to Icon Film Distribution, 3 lucky SOAP WORLD readers will win an Infinitely Polar Bear DVD pack valued at $199.60 each. That’s a total prize value of $598.80.

Included in the pack is Inﬁnitely Polar Bear, Another Year, Smart People, The Burning Plain, The Tree of Life, Last Chance Harvey, Dan in Real Life and The Beaver. Inﬁnitely Polar Bear is a funny, heartbreaking portrait of the unexpected ways in which parents and children save each other. Cam (Mark Ruffalo) is a bit of a mess – as a man, husband and a father. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder, he wants to win back his wife (Zoe Saldana) by assuming full responsibility for their two young daughters. When his wife reluctantly goes to business school in another city, Cam’s daughters are as much of a parent to him, as he is to them. Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital on September 23.

WIN ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL BOOK

Thanks to Allen & Unwin, 15 lucky SOAP WORLD readers will win the book Me and Earl and the Dying Girl valued at $19.99 each. That’s a total prize value of $299.85.

WIN A ROYAL UT BLU-RAY Thanks to Paramount Home Entertainment, 8 lucky SOAP WORLD readers will win A Royal Night Out on Blu-Ray valued at $39.99 each. That’s a total prize value of $319.92.

Jesse Andrews’ hilarious, outrageous and truthful look at friendship, high school – and death – is now an award-winning movie. It is a universally acknowledged truth that high school sucks. But on the first day of his senior year, Greg Gaines thinks he’s figured it out. The answer to the basic existential question: How is it possible to exist in a place that sucks so seriously? His strategy: Keep an insanely low profile. Make mediocre films with the one person who is even sort of his friend, Earl. This plan works for exactly eight hours. Then Greg’s mother forces him to become friends with a girl who has cancer. This brings about the “destruction” of Greg’s life.

A Royal Night Out is a ﬁlm about one evening in the lives of two real-life princesses. They are Elizabeth and Margaret Windsor and the night is 8 May 1945, V.E. Night. The whole of London is celebrating the ofﬁcial end of World War II in Europe. The teen princesses, aged 19 and 14, slipped out and went dancing at the Ritz and apparently returned to Buckingham Palace just after midnight. A Royal Night Out is a “what-if” story about the adventures Elizabeth (Emily Watson) and Margaret (Bel Powley) might have had on that very special night.

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STAR STYLE BEAUTY

e may not be able to afford A-list stars’ wardrobes or lifestyle, but one thing we can match is their choice of on-trend nail art. Get your manicure kit out to mirror these...

CHRISSY TEIGEN

If you’re not a fan of glitzy nails, follow model Chrissy’s lead and opt for an inky black nail polish and adorn with a cocktail ring.

MEGAN FOX

The Transformers star has chosen to go monochrome here with a half-moon hue contrasted by tips in shiny black.

NICKI MINAJ

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Never one for subtlety, Nicki loves to look dramatic and her nails are no exception. Here, the Anaconda singer wears a nude nail and stud detailing.

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CAMILA ALVES

The Brazilian-American model and designer, aka Mrs Matthew McConaughey, (read: very lucky woman!) went for a variation on the classic French tip by opting for a metallic rose-gold with white tip.

KATY PERRY JENNIFER LOPEZ J.Lo applied nail art in reverse at this year’s Golden Globe awards. Here, the actress and singer opted for tiny rhinestones under each nail.

Singer Katy loves to go all-out with her look. At this year’s Met Gala in New York, Katy chose a matte black paired with hanging charms made by the designer Moschino.

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MADELINE POOLE, a celebrity manicurist and global ambassador for Sally Hansen, shares her current nail art loves and reveals what’s really on-trend right now.

“You can really experiment with colour and brightness, rather than just pattern and shape.” “I like a small gold stud on the centre of a few nails with a sheer colour.” “The shape is starting to go square, ‘squoval’, natural and… then there’s the ‘cofﬁn’ shape. We’re also seeing an end to the long, almond and pointy shaped nails.” SW

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Universal Studios IN HOLLYWOOD IS ONE OF THE BEST ATTRACTIONS IN LA. HERE ARE FIVE TOP REASONS IT’S NOT TO BE MISSED

o trip to La-La Land is complete without a day spent at Universal Studios Hollywood. Epic thrill rides for the adrenaline-junkies among us: tick. A-list celebs hanging out at the park or being interviewed live on pop culture show, Extra: tick. A behind-the-scenes peek into the inspiring world of movie-making: tick. If that’s not enough to get you on the next ﬂight to Los Angeles, here’s the lowdown on the latest and greatest attractions at Universal Studios Hollywood.

FAST & FURIOUS – SUPERCHARGED

Vin Diesel and the Fast &

Furious cast were on hand Earlier this year, movie stars VIN to see in the new ride. DIESEL, MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ, TYRESE GIBSON and JASON STATHAM attended the red carpet premiere of Universal Studios Hollywood’s all-new thrill ride, ‘Fast & Furious—Supercharged’, and were among the first to experience the attraction, which debuted in June as the grand finale to the world famous Studio Tour. This dynamic new ride, inspired by Universal Pictures’ blockbuster film and featuring cast members from the series, is a technologically advanced mega-attraction designed to catapult participants into the high-stakes underground world of street racing at perceived speeds of 190kms per hour. Don’t forget to belt up! 60 SW

HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS

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This October, prepare to get spooked as Universal Studios ASHLEY Hollywood is transformed into Southern California’s most popular Halloween event, Halloween Horror Nights. Nobody “does” Halloween like the Americans, and every year, Halloween Horror Nights delivers one of the scariest, most compelling experiences anywhere. Last year, the likes of ASHLEY TISDALE, singer BRANDY and The Hunger Games’ JOSH HUTCHERSON braved the slate of haunted attractions including bone-chilling maze, ‘The Walking Dead: The End of the Line’.

SPRINGFIELD

Hometown of one of our favourite television families, The Simpsons, ‘Springﬁeld’ at Universal Studios Hollywood has been revamped to breathe new life to the sprawling and vibrant space surrounding ‘The Simpsons Ride’. Visitors feel like they’re being hurled through their television sets and into the accurately depicted town, complete with signature eateries such as Krusty Burger, Cletus’ Chicken Shack, Luigi’s Pizza and Phineas Q. Butterfat’s Ice Cream Parlor, along with Homer’s favourite hangouts, Lard Lad Donuts, Moe’s Tavern and Duff Brewery.

The studio has cleverly introduced many new attractions this year.

NIGHTTIME STUDIO TOUR

Universal’s slate of new attractions will entertain from sun-up to sundown when the theme park broadens the scope of its popular Studio Tour with the introduction of a ‘Nighttime Studio Tour’. Under a blanket of stars, theatrical lighting will cast a glow on iconic backlot sets as Studio Tour guides shed light on Hollywood secrets and tricks of the world’s most glamorous trade, including how ﬁlmmakers create the effect of daylight amid the black of night. Celebrated stars who found fame on Universal’s backlot will also make cameo appearances on the ‘Nighttime Studio Tour’, including Marilyn Monroe, Norman Bates and even Frankenstein! Scary stuff, indeed.

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER

Harry Potter fans rejoice – Hogwarts is coming to Hollywood! The countdown to the opening of ‘The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’ has begun, with Universal Studios Hollywood announcing a US spring time opening of its anticipated ‘Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey’ attraction. More than ﬁve years in the making, and inspired by J.K. Rowling’s compelling stories and characters, guests will be taken on a journey into many memorable scenes alongside Harry, and his close friends, Ron and Hermione. Travelling by Floo powder, expect to soar high above Hogwarts, partake in a Quidditch match, narrowly escape a dragon attack and have a close encounter with the Whomping Willow. SW For more information, visit www.universalstudioshollywood.com

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TAYLOR SWIFT

Seems Ms Swift can do no wrong, including donning this two-piece ensemble at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.

DEMI LOVATO

The singer got mixed reactions – not to her slinky dress matched with demure heels – but her performance at the recent 2015 MTV Video Music Awards in LA.

SELENA GOMEZ

Selena shows why she is often a cut above the rest in this arrestingly stylish outﬁt at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.

oks FROM THE WORLD’S HOTTEST EVENTS KRISTEN STEWART

A smiling Kristen (shock!) shows off a lot of leg while wearing a plunging neckline ‘suit’ – paired with eyeliner aplenty but hardly any bling – at the LA premiere of her new ﬁlm American Ultra.

EMILY RATAJKOWSKI

The model-turned-actress leaves very little to the imagination in this striking dress at the recent LA premiere of her latest ﬁlm We Are Your Friends.

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