Emmerdale: The week didn't get off to the best start for Nicola when Jimmy crashed the van and ended up in the hospital. She rushed to his bedside in full on Florence Nightingale mode, only for Jimmy to deliver a bit of a crushing blow. Yep, Mr King told the misses that the marriage was over, before landing her in a whole lot of rather hot water by refusing to lie to the police.  That's what you get for 'one kiss' with Steve... Meanwhile, Kerry got all hot and bothered when she found out Amy was having it off with her former toyboy, but even Andy was left in the lurch as the Kyle Chronicles took another interesting turn. Elsewhere, Ashley was left reeling when Laurel and Marlon got engaged (shortly after his former missus gave him mixed signals while she was three sheets to the wind) and Rodney gave the whole male gigolo thing a go. Wouldn't he do well at the Rose of Tralee?

Coronation Street: There were celebrations and panic stations at Chez Platt this week as Nick finally came out of his coma, albeit in a very confused state. It wasn't long before devil-child David displayed some impeccable bedside manner, dropping in to tell the clearly terrified big brother to keep schtum about the accident. Of course that didn't stop the talented Mister Tilsley from letting himself and Kylie's dirty little secret slip in front of a blissfully oblivious Leanne, who really couldn't stop butting in to give her husband a minute to show any real signs of progress. Meanwhile, much to her despair, Michelle's young'un flew the nest to do a bit of DJ-ing in Ibiza (we're guessing he'll be on a plane to Peru in 0.5 seconds) and Steve got busy trying to buy the pub for his mammy. Oh and down the road, Eoin decided to get aggro with a client who couldn't pay his bills. Not like him at all now that, is it?

Fair City: Big daddy Paddy came into his own this week as he set the goon squad on Ray. Carrisgtown's answer to the Mitchells certainly didn't give Tony Soprano and co a run for their money as they gave the mechanic a bit of a fright, only for him to tell their mammy what bold boys they'd been. Poor Viv was only mortified but she soon changed her tune when her main man started harping on about the sanctity of marriage. Elsewhere Leo was besides himself when he heard that everyone knew about his problems, but once Esther blew in to announce that herself and Deco (seriously, you can hear the overly dramatic disdain every time she says his name) were dropping the case against him he got a wee bit of relief. Meanwhile Ama and Damien hit the rocks when she found out he'd been havin it off with another Dillon woman: if only she knew the pair were developing actual feelings for each other *shudder*. And finally, Judy decided to give Tommy the old heave ho once and for all. We'll see how long that lasts...