Innholdsfortegnelse for #286 i Soap World

The romance-a-round continues for Liam and Steffy on The Bold and the Beautiful when he decides it’s time to claim her back from Wyatt. Will Steffy fall for her former lover once again? She’s one of our favourite cover girls and soon Katherine Kelly Lang may be our neighbour if she decides to buy a house in Australia. A Place To Call Home returns to our screens and we give you a sneak preview of what’s ahead for the folks of Inverness. And while most of us are glued to the TV watching the Olympics in Rio, Home and Away fans are counting the days until the soap returns so we can find out just which of our favourites survives the plane crash. Also lots of great prizes to win…

Ridge confesses that he feels like an outsider in his own marriage as well as at the company he leads. The day that Ridge has been dreading has arrived. He’s finally accepted that Thomas is Douglas’s biological father and that it was wrong of him to deny Thomas contact with the baby. Ridge knows he’s achieved nothing more than placing unreasonable strain on their father-son relationship as well as his own marriage to Caroline. Admitting his remorse, Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) apologises to Thomas (Pierson Fode) for lying about Douglas’s paternity and treating him like a pariah for so long. He declares that he’s now Douglas’s grandfather and walks away, watching unseen as Thomas shares private time with the baby and Caroline (Linsey Godfrey). Recognising the developing bond between his wife…

Quinn smiles to herself as Deacon accuses her of fantasising about becoming the next Mrs Eric Forrester. She may be a free woman since Liam opted not to prosecute her for holding him captive but Quinn Fuller is still living in her own private prison. She’s been ostracised by everybody for her despicable actions but hates the thought of becoming estranged from her beloved son Wyatt. Hoping to reconcile with him, Quinn (Rena Sofer) pays Wyatt (Darin Brooks) an unannounced visit, only to encounter the wrath of her daughter-in-law Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood). Shouting down Quinn’s protestations that she’s been giving them some space because they’re family and she loves them, Steffy tells her mother-in-law that “we are not family”. Quinn is devastated when Steffy declares that she’s not welcome…

The long-awaited day of reckoning has finally arrived for Victor Newman. He’s now sitting in a jail cell pending his trial for the crimes he committed with Jack’s impersonator Marco Annicelli and he’s showing no mercy for what he’s done. During a visit with Summer, he assures his granddaughter that he did everything to protect his family. Victor doubts that his loved ones would be better off without him and envisions those possibilities. In Victor’s (Eric Braeden) daydream, a grungy-looking Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) is a drunken homeless vagrant stumbling into Crimson Lights and begging its customers for money. Confronted by a mega-rich Sharon (Sharon Case) who’s dripping in jewels, Nikki rejects her snide offer of cash and sneers telling her to “get a job”. Insulted by Sharon’s insinuations about…

WEEKDAYS AT 4.30PM ON TEN AUG 15-19 * Exhausted by the lies surrounding DOUGLAS’s paternity, CAROLINE begs a reluctant RIDGE to publicly expose the secret. Forced to accept that THOMAS had sex with Caroline, Ridge sadly gives the baby to Thomas and walks away, relinquishing his role as the boy’s father. Unseen, Ridge listens as Thomas asks Caroline to be with him and the baby. Caroline rejects him, saying she’s fully committed to Ridge. * Suspicious of the identity of BROOKE’s new man, KATIE agitatedly badgers her sister for confirmation that it’s BILL. Brooke hedges as she and Bill convince Katie she’s just feeling insecure. Privately, Brooke and Bill argue over betraying Katie and Brooke calls an end to the affair. She seeks comfort and support with Ridge who urges…

CORONATION STREET WEEKNIGHTS AT 7.20PM ON UKTV In the months since Jenny Bradley returned to the Street, she’s largely remained ostracised and socially isolated from the residents who have struggled to forgive her past misdeeds. Slowly though, she has begun to win around her colleagues at the underwear factory, making her working life slightly more pleasant. Through it all, one constant source of support has been her Underworld boss Johnny Connor, who’s gone out of his way to repair Jenny’s relationships with those around her while also revealing his romantic attraction to her. The feeling is mutual but until now Jenny has adopted a “treat ’em mean, keep ’em keen” attitude towards the potential relationship, hoping to solidify it and be certain of Johnny’s feelings for her before she commits…

Things start heating up and their agreement to take things slow is thrown out the window. NEIGHBOURS WEEKNIGHTS AT 6.30PM ON ELEVEN Ned’s first visit to Erinsborough came to an abrupt end when Brad found out about his romantic feelings for Lauren. Now Ned is back and it’s got Brad on edge so in an effort to put Brad at ease Ned has asked feisty new schoolteacher Elly on a date. And this hot new couple are headed for a wild ride. When their first date goes well, Elly (Jodi Anasta) is keen for more but doesn’t want Ned (Ben Hall) to know that so she starts toying with him. Approaching Ned while he is in the middle of a brainstorming session with Aaron (Matt Wilson) and Madison (Sarah Ellen),…

GOTTA LOVE NASHVILLE Your feature on “Finales & Farewells” in Soap World 285 reminded me just how many great TV shows wrapped up this year. I was a massive fan of Castle and so sad to see it go but other shows like Limitless and Heartbeat just didn’t have the right ingredients to be long-term successes. Then again you never know which shows are gone for good and it’s great news that Nashville was saved and we can enjoy all the dramas of the country music scene for some time to come. O. Jamieson, Adelaide, SA. NEIL BADLY NEEDS HELP Someone really needs to help Neil (KRISTOFF ST JOHN) get his life back on track on The Young and the Restless. Now his revenge plot against Hilary (MISHAEL MORGAN) is…

Rio de Janeiro knows a thing or two about throwing a great party. The Brazilian city every year stages its extraordinary Carnival through the city streets, and in 2014 it played host to one of the greatest ever World Cup spectaculars. And now, Rio has rolled out the red carpet to the world yet again with the greatest show on earth, the Olympic Games. That image of a carpet leading all the way to Rio is exactly what CARLOS DE ABREU, ambassador consul-general of Brazil in Australia, wants people to consider over the coming weeks as his country welcomes the world to Rio. “Imagine that long red carpet running all the way to Brazil, up to Christ the Redeemer on the mountain, and then straight across to the Olympic Stadium,”…

B&B Mystery: Where’s Ivy ? * Fans are in a frenzy over Ivy Forrester’s apparent disappearing act on The Bold and the Beautiful. Ivy and her portrayer, Australia’s ASHLEIGH BREWER, haven’t been seen on the soap in several months and viewers are wondering if she’s been quietly dumped from the canvas. Despite the fact that Brewer is still credited in the show’s opening title sequence, worried fans have begun a social media campaign wanting answers, using the hashtag ‘Where is Ivy?’ to generate support. At press time, B&B had made no comment regarding Brewer or Ivy’s status on the show. Hello, Daniel   Last seen in 2013, former favourite on The Young and the Restless MICHAEL GRAZIADEI (Daniel) has been lured back to the soap for a limited run. The…

HOME AND AWAY ON SEVEN What was meant to be a grand romantic gesture turned into a shocking nightmare as Tori’s big birthday adventure went disastrously wrong, in the Home and Away Olympics cliffhanger. The disaster has left the lives of a number of key Summer Bay favourites hanging in the balance after a romantic adventure flight to celebrate Tori’s birthday crashed. Just who survives the horrific accident will not be known until after the Olympics, but insiders confirm that at least one favourite resident will not make it out alive, possibly two. This accident will mark a turning point in the recent dramas that have engulfed TV’s favourite seaside community, which has endured the loss of a steady stream of fan favourites. It now seems we are now about…

When Jan showed up in New Zealand things quickly got serious between her and George. But Arlo’s not too happy about this. 800 WORDS ON SEVEN AFTER THE OLYMPICS After the death of his wife Laura, George hoped moving his family to the small New Zealand town of Weld would help heal their wounds and keep them together. While Arlo has settled in to the quirky community, Shay felt more lost than ever so she returned to Sydney, leaving George heartbroken. For George (Erik Thomson) moving to Weld was a way of escaping the “ghosts” but unlike her father, Shay (Melina Vidler) can’t live without them. Through tears she told him, “Your ghosts are my memories and I need those to live, otherwise it’s like mum dies every day for…

The Young and the Restless is celebrating 11,000 episodes and more than 43 years on the air, on September 1.The fabulous daytime drama has been going since 1973, with some brilliantly engaging scripts and great (and gorgeous!) stars. Here we look at some of the Y&R storylines that have played out over the years and that continue to resonate today. 1970s The Katherine & Jill Feud THE STORY THAT STARTED IT ALL: From the moment the beautiful and ambitious JILL FOSTER (then-Brenda Dickson) was called upon to service her new client, drunken, mega-wealthy socialite KATHERINE CHANCELLOR (Jeanne Cooper), she craved everything Katherine had and set about taking it. Thus, a lifelong feud was born as Jill seduced Katherine’s miserable husband PHILLIP (Donnelly Rhodes) and became pregnant with his child. They…

Pregnancy news often comes as an unexpected yet wonderful surprise to unsuspecting couples but when other children are involved, the stakes are often heightened and in some cases detrimental to the family’s happiness. Abby and Stitch have found themselves in that position following the recent discovery that Abby is pregnant. Stitch’s son Max has publicly declared his excitement over the impending birth of his sibling but privately he’s seething at the thought of his hated stepmother solidifying her hold on his father. An angry Max (Jared Breeze) has taken to physically fighting his schoolmates in the playground and his antisocial behaviour confuses Stitch (Sean Carrigan) and Abby (Melissa Ordway). They have no idea how to help him. After another brawl, an exasperated Stitch screams at his son, asking, “What’s wrong…

WEEKDAYS AT MIDDAY ON ARENA AUG 15-19 * Released from hospital, BILLY celebrates his return to Jabot but ADAM casts a damper on his happiness by refusing to sell the internet security project that NATALIE is developing back to Jabot. Irked, Billy and PHYLLIS contemplate the next phase of their revenge plan against VICTOR. Billy hides his plans from VICTORIA as he pressures Natalie to conclude her work on the anti-hacking software. * Succeeding in her scheme to be committed to Fairview Psychiatric Hospital, SAGE lulls DR ANDERSON into a false sense of security with her pleasant change in attitude in hopes of uncovering the medico’s secrets. Seizing an opportunity to search Anderson’s office, Sage finds a book titled Living With Paralysis. Meanwhile, Anderson tells NICK that she hates seeing…

JANE THE VIRGIN THURSDAYS AT 8.30PM ON ELEVEN Vain and egotistical, the self-absorbed Rogelio de la Vega often says he knows what he wants but to his girlfriend Xiomara’s ongoing exasperation, he never demonstrates a commitment to her or anything else. His all-consuming role on The Passions of Santos and the stardom that comes with it is all he thinks about. Recently though, Xiomara (Andrea Navedo) has been heartened by Rogelio’s (Jaime Camil) interest in getting to know their daughter Jane (Gina Rodriguez) and is pleased when he happily attends Jane’s impromptu college graduation party. Unfortunately, Xiomara’s hopes are again dashed by Rogelio’s crippling post-traumatic stress disorder after he’s sacked from the telenovela. Feeling that his charmed life is at an end, Rogelio becomes angry and erratic, finally motivating Xiomara…

WIN LITTLE SAVAGES DVD Thanks to Eagle Entertainment, 25 lucky Soap World readers will win the movie Little Savages on DVD, valued at $24.95 each. That’s a total prize value of $623.75! When siblings Albie (Noah Lomax) and Tiffany (Katherine McNamara) are sent to the charming town of Culver to stay with their quirky Aunt Jackie (Leigh-Allyn Baker) they encounter a crew of junkyard misfit kids called the Little Savages. Soon they are in a race against bullies to find a treasure hidden by an eccentric philanthropist. Available to rent or own on DVD August 24. WIN BASTILLE DAY DVD Thanks to Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 10 lucky Soap World readers will win the movie Bastille Day on DVD, valued at $34.95 each. That’s a total prize value of…

The brothers are on the verge of coming to physical blows when Bill intervenes and makes matters worse. Resigned to the fact that Steffy isn’t walking away from her marriage any time soon, Liam has finally taken the high road and promised her and Wyatt that he will respect their marriage. Nevertheless, his love for Steffy remains as intense as ever and deep down he is confident that he will win Steffy back one day. In the interim, every sighting of Wyatt (Darin Brooks) and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) together gnaws away at a fragile Liam (Scott Clifton), whose anger over Wyatt being her husband secretly simmers beneath the surface. Upon learning that Wyatt wants to use Steffy as the face of a new social media campaign to promote Spencer…

A PLACE TO CALL HOME PREMIERES SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11 AT 8.30PM ON FOXTEL The shocking season three finale of A Place to Call Home saw lives in jeopardy, a marriage breakdown and explosive secrets revealed. In the lead-up to the season four premiere on Foxtel, Soap World brings you up to date on the story so far and a few hints about episode one. Anna & Gino Marriage wasn’t the fairytale ANNA (Abby Earl) hoped it would be. She and GINO (Aldo Mignone) had barely said “I do” when a letter revealing baby George’s true identity led to tension when Gino found out JAMES (David Berry) was homosexual. Gino’s financial troubles added to the pressure when he sold Anna’s beloved horse Stardust to cover the debt from his failed vineyard.…

Bill says that he’s suing for full custody and having Katie declared mentally incompetent. Lustful lothario Bill Spencer wants to have his cake and eat it too. For weeks, he’s been seducing Brooke into a madly passionate secret love affair while simultaneously declaring to an increasingly suspicious Katie that he’s committed to their marriage. He’s even made matters worse by telling Brooke that he’ll leave Katie if he can’t have Brooke on the side, forever knowing that his actions are quickly pushing Katie over the edge with alcohol. Finally faced with the insurmountable evidence that her husband and sister are having an affair, Katie (Heather Tom) demands that Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) confirm the relationship and as Brooke stammers her denial, Bill (Don Diamont) intervenes and orders Katie to stop…

“You’re disgusting,” Ashley spits as she rants at Hilary for blackmailing her. Following Neil’s drunken and disastrous attempt to expose to the media Dr Simon Neville’s top-secret and very valuable research venture into experimental medical cures for terminally ill patients, Hilary has a renewed thirst for power and prestige. Buoyed by her success in saving the project, Hilary has sought to increase her investment in the business, even offering to temporarily take charge of it when Ashley’s obvious health problems worsen. However, Ashley (Eileen Davidson) quickly senses that Hilary’s (Mishael Morgan) long-buried lust for corporate autonomy is rearing its ugly head again and she lies that her health is fine. Careful to cover the fact that her brain tumour isn’t responding to Simon’s (Michael E. Knight) medical protocols, Ashley steadfastly…

CORONATION STREET WEEKNIGHTS AT 7.20PM ON UKTV The rotting corpse of despicable drug dealer Callum Logan has finally been unearthed from its burial spot beneath Gail’s garage annexe and deceased builder Tony Stewart has successfully been framed for Callum’s murder. The case appears closed but for Callum’s real killer Kylie Platt and her family, the nightmare remains as real as ever. Plagued by memories of killing Callum and burying his body, as well as the possibility that her guilt will be exposed one day, Kylie (Paula Lane) is a nervous wreck living at the Platt house surrounded by reminders of what she’s done. After taking out her angst on the Alahan twins while babysitting them for Dev (Jimmi Harkishin), Kylie finally breaks down telling her husband David (Jack P. Shepherd)…

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK FRIDAYS AT 7.30PM ON SHOWCASE Notorious Litchfield inmate Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren has a long and documented history of mental instability and her recent encounters with obsessed prisoner Maureen Kukudio have only exacerbated her irrationality. Maureen is in love with Suzanne but after Suzanne caused Maureen’s escape attempt to fail, an embittered Maureen has yearned for revenge on Suzanne. During a prison lockdown, Suzanne (Uzo Aduba) becomes increasingly unhinged by Maureen’s (Emily Althaus) attitude towards her and lashes out in a verbal confrontation with another inmate. To Suzanne’s detriment, the sadistic Officer Humphrey (Michael Torpey) goads her into a brutal physical fight but it’s Maureen who steps up as Suzanne’s opponent instead. The fight takes hold and Suzanne loses all control, nearly beating Maureen to…