Table of contents for 17 Feb 2020 in TV Soap

Brooke Logan Forrester has the uncanny ability to win the hearts of men everywhere. Case in point: while she and hubby Ridge constantly argue the toss these days, Brooke has renewed her friendship with her husband Eric – to whom she’s been married… twice. Their marriages didn’t work out, but Eric’s made it crystal clear that he’ll always be there for Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang). His wry jokes and rock-solid support make her laugh and feel secure when she feels sad, lonely and down over her current state of affairs. In fact, Brooke’s grown to rely on Eric (John McCook) more and more these days as she and Ridge have reached an impasse over his son – toxic Thomas (Matthew Atkinson). Brooke sees Thomas as an active threat to her…

The long arm of the law is fast closing in on Claire Brady as Ben and Tripp now grow increasingly suspicious that she started the first cabin fire that almost killed Ciara several months ago. While a skittish Claire is able to cover her tracks with Tripp, Ben can’t be hoodwinked as he was at the scene of the crime that night and strives to unlock his memories of the incident... Recalling telltale burning smells from the fire that he links back to Claire (Olivia Rose Keegan), a desperate Ben (Robert Scott Wilson) finally convinces Marlena (Deidre Hall) to hypnotise him! As he flashes back to the blaze, he recalls the trill of a mobile phone ringtone. Afterwards, the signature tune haunts him as he endures nightmares about the inferno,…

Jane Harris was always pegged as a Straighty 180 since the first day she came to Erinsborough in 1986. Over the years, the few comeback visits she’s paid have done nothing to dispel that view. Even during her most recent return, in which she temporarily filled in for Susan as acting school principal, she earned jibes for her uptight personality... until Paul forced her to accept that she had transformed into a younger version of her hardened battleaxe of a grandmother: Mrs Mangel! Despite a brief bid to spice up her life with a fling with Paul, Jane ultimately returned to England, promising to work on changing her old-fashioned outlook on life. Now, as she returns to Erinsborough and her beloved Ramsay Street on business – and for a special…

Suspecting that the murders of Dorothy Moxley, Jenny McGinty and Daisy must be – somehow – intrinsically linked to strange supernatural occurrences haunting the town, Detective Alex O’Connell has made a startling discovery on the grounds of local resident Grace Cochrane’s property... What he’s unearthed is a stockpile of human remains, suggesting that grisly mass murders took place years ago! Summoning Inspector Lewis Grimshaw (Aaron Pedersen) to the ghastly crime scene, Alex’s (Ewen Leslie) radar pings and he’s immediately suspicious of his superior as he witnesses Lewis’ odd reaction to the mass grave. Suspecting that Lewis knows more than he’s willing to let on about the scene, Alex digs deeper and discovers that the mysterious blue Door of Salvation – also linked to the murders – is being used to…

Janina GAVANKAR Star Wars and Morning Wars stunner and confidante of Meghan Markle, Janina’s rapidly gaining a reputation as an indelibly stylish clothes horse! She’s one hell of a golden girl here, truly shimmering at the BAFTA LA Tea Party. One to watch, that’s for sure! Jennifer COOLIDGE Shade of green with envy? The Like a Boss star graces the flick’s world prem in the Big Apple, and opts for a dazzling jade Christian Siriano Spring 2020 number. Forever to be known as “Stifler’s mum” from American Pie, she’s become a style queen in the 20 years hence: Edie Parker clutch and all... Gillian ANDERSON The thinking man’s sex symbol looks for all the world like a glittering prize, truly shining as she lights the way at the London unveiling…

Intrigued by Liam’s agitation over the subject of his late wife, Bernice can’t help but snoop into her boyfriend’s private possessions when she’s asked to mind his gym bag. Encouraged by her half-sister Nicola, Bernice digs deep and is horrified to find a balaclava! The ever-melodramatic Nicola is, of course, wide-eyed and flabbergasted as she leaps to conclusions, suggesting to her worried sibling this is solid proof Dr Cavanagh has been a very bad boy and is covering up a crime...…

Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter is at the end of his tether as he struggles to find a way to help his alcoholic wife Linda stop drinking. After a long battle, Mick thinks he’s finally winning when a clearly sober Linda organises a surprise birthday party for him. However, an unsettling discovery soon clues Mick in that Linda is still gulping the demon drink – and at an alarming rate. While devastated to realise she’s on a big bender, Mick (Danny Dyer) has no idea that Linda (Kellie Bright) has drunkenly stumbled to the Prince Albert bar, where she’s so sizzled that she drops bombshell news about a missing Keanu on Sharon (Letitia Dean)! After stumbling home, Linda wakes the next morning with the hangover from hell and no recollection…

On her last visit to town in 2018, Jane shook off much of her hardened exterior when she found herself falling in love with old pal Paul. Unaware that Terese, Leo (Tim Kano) and Amy (Zoe Cramond) were conspiring to bring her home to distract Paul – who was struggling to deal with Terese and Leo’s new romance – Jane moved into his penthouse and soon accepted his invitation for a drink. As the evening drew to a close, Paul and Jane shared a kiss, sending a jolting surge of electricity rippling through her body! Charmed by Paul, and tempted by him to let loose, Jane even had her way with him in a school classroom, even laughing off the embarrassment when they were caught in the act! Eventually, she…

Rewind: decades ago, Alf and Martha Stewart were happily married and raising their little girl Roo. Then one day Martha inexplicably disappeared – and was then thought to have drowned! In the subsequent years, Alf fought to put his life back together and forged ahead as a single father, trying to make sense of the path his life had taken. Two years ago, his world was again turned upside down when Martha showed up alive, explaining she’d faked her death because she was battling mental illness… whaaat the? It’s taken Alf (Ray Meagher) a helluva long time to forgive Martha (Belinda Giblin) for her cruel betrayal and abandonment of him and young Roo (now Georgie Parker). Gradually, however, his attitude has thawed and he’s managed to recapture the old spark…

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Commitment has always featured high on Hope’s list of values, but despite being attracted to the charming Ted, she refuses to take thing further with him. Why? Because she’s still in the throes of her divorce from Rafe. When Ted hands her a diamond bracelet, and suggests she accepts it because she’s that close to being single, haughty Hope arches her eyebrow in consternation and emphatically rejects the gift, telling Ted it’s not her style. Put out, Ted can’t mask his hurt feelings...…

Over the past four years, David Platt has had to live with the horrendous fact that his first wife Kylie was brutally stabbed in the street and died in his arms. He has long prayed he’d never have to relive the pain again but all his old demons resurfaced on Christmas Day when his second wife Shona was shot during a madman’s siege in the street’s Winter Wonderland attraction! Hiding in a massive box, Shona thought she’d be safe – but a ricochet from Derek’s gun struck her down. Rushed to hospital, Shona (Julia Goulding) rapidly deteriorated and was sent into surgery for a bleed on the brain. As she later languished in a coma, poor David (Jack P. Shepherd) was told the stark truth of his wife’s prognosis. She…

Last we saw of the notorious Stefano DiMera he was on the run, a fugitive from justice and presumed dead by many, with a record as long as your arm. Now he’s back – and revelling in returning home to Salem under the mask of a brilliant new disguise. Thanks to his henchman Dr Rolf, he’s been given the very familiar face of Kayla’s ex-husband – Steve Johnson! Initially choosing to lay low with his devoted cohort Princess Gina (a brainwashed Hope), while he ironed out a plot to torment the people around him, Stefano couldn’t resist slipping out into the public eye over Christmas to catch sight of his lifelong obsession – Marlena – a move that riled his jealous ex-wife Kate, who knows he’s back... and still loves…

7Plus BEAUTIFUL BUT BROKE SEASON 1 AVAILABLE The Welsh beauty business comes under the microscope as a gaggle of vanity-obsessed individuals go to any lengths to look “good”. Beauty salons, tanning bars and tattoo parlours are rife in Wales – there’s more than anywhere else in the UK – prompting people like beauty pageant fanatic Sophie to almost bankrupt her family with her bulging dress collection! Unemployed gym buddy Sadie considers going into debt to fund breast augmentation surgery, while Marc and Corey lose their inhibitions during acting and modelling lessons, and Matthew goes full-on Lady Gaga on the mean streets of Port Tennant! Funny old world, eh? 7Plus TANGLE COMPLETE SERIES AVAILABLE The intertwined lives of the Kovac and Williams clans, and their extended family and network of friends,…

Shauna Fulton arrived on the scene like a bolt from the blue. And all anyone really knew was that she was Flo’s mum and Quinn’s pal. That friendship may result in Quinn becoming Shauna’s step-mother-in-law if she gets her way! The chemistry between Shauna (Denise Richards) and Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) has been steamy and seductive since day one. Shauna knows how to give a man her full focus, making him and his woes feel like the most important things in the world... She’s also judged Brooke’s (Katherine Kelly Lang) character, too. After doing a little digging, Shauna knew all about Brooke’s humble origins as a valley girl who set her sights on Ridge. Shauna knows full well that Brooke is not in any position to throw stones at glass houses…

Once rock-solid #couplegoals on Ramsay Street, Dipi and Shane’s marriage has been crumbling for months. He plans to sue Lassiter’s over the secret camera sex scandal; can’t agree on Kirsha moving to Sydney; and his blossoming friendship with colleague Roxy made things awkie. Through it all, an overwhelmed Dipi has found a soft shoulder to lean on in supportive friend Gary. Unfortunately, this move has only agitated Shane, who’s always seen Gary as an uneducated oaf! Growing closer to Roxy (Zima Anderson), Shane (Nicholas Coghlan) recently succumbed to a passionate kiss with her in a moment of weakness, and although both worked hard to keep Dipi (Sharon Johal) in the dark at first, she guiltily confessed all to the wronged wife, damning herself as the scarlet woman in the Rebecchi…

Bravely choosing to take Israel Latu and his family of illegal immigrants on the run to avoid the immigration authorities who want to deport them, Eadie knows she’s crossed a very dangerous line. She just wants to help the Latus forge a better life. Aware that the authorities at the Resettlement Centre are planning on using Israel (Dominic Ona-Ariki), his wife and children as guinea pigs to test a toxic mutation of the vaccination her husband Lloyd (David Lyons) has developed to combat Chagas Disease, Eadie (Joanne Froggatt) is forced to hide the Latus at her place. However, she’s well aware this is merely a stopgap... Unfortunately, the extra houseguests place the Boulays’ marriage under huge additional stress as Lloyd struggles to comprehend the lengths Eadie has gone to in…

A routine day’s work doing handyman tasks in the park suddenly takes an unnerving turn for Kyle when he comes across a child’s forgotten bag near the bushes. He and David check it out for an ID, tin of slime or bus pass so he can return the bag to its owner but, to his horror, he finds a gun instead! Initially, he and David believe the weapon is a toy; on closer inspection, the guys reel to realise the shooter’s the real deal! What’s it doing in a child’s bag?…

Betraying his longtime nemesis Max Garrick once too often finally has devastating repercussions for Billy, who again chooses to cross swords when the villain’s planned hold-up of a security van goes disastrously wrong! Despite escaping the scene with his other goons, Max’s disturbed to learn that Billy has been caught by the cops. As he and his mates compare notes, they realise that Billy deliberately tipped off the police to the robbery, causing it to go wrong. Livid, Max vows Billy is a dead man walking… Armed with a gun, Max (Jordan Reece) hides out at Tall Trees Cottage, where he takes Billy’s (Jay Kontzle) mother Jessie (Sandra Marvin), stepfather Marlon (Mark Charnock) and stepsister April (Amelia Flanagan) hostage! On discovering that Jessie has secretly called the police, Max levels…

Last year was one of mixed fortunes for Kevin and Chloe. For the first part of 2019, they remained in hiding, on the run from the authorities who wanted her for the crimes she’d committed against Adam. Eventually, though, they were reunited when Adam kidnapped her and forced Kevin into doing his bidding in exchange for her safe return! Once Chloe was safely back in Kevin’s loving arms and Adam promised not to prosecute her for trying to kill him, she and Kevin forged ahead with their bright future, culminating in them spending a joyous Christmas with their daughter Bella. So far, so good... As the new year dawns promisingly, Chloe (Elizabeth Hendrickson) and Kevin (Greg Rikaart) reflect on the precious time they’ve spent with Bella, but as Chloe cryptically…

foxtel now / foxtel on demand AVENUE 5 SEASON 1 AVAILABLE Space tourism is no longer the unreachable stuff of science fiction. Forty years into the future it’s a booming, multi-billion-dollar business, offering luxury amenities on board one of its many specialised space cruise ships. Avenue 5, skippered by the suave and confident Ryan Clark (Hugh Laurie), is one such vessel, offering gourmet buffets, spas, observation decks and yoga classes to intergalactic travellers! Boasting a capacity of 5000 passengers and crew, Avenue 5 plays host to Herman Judd (Josh Gad), the mercurial billionaire who finances the ship’s voyages, as well as his right-hand woman Iris Kimura (Suzy Nakamura); his head of customer relations Matt Spencer (Zach Woods); engineer Billie McEvoy (Lenora Crichlow); and strong-willed passenger Karen Kelly (Rebecca Front). Meanwhile,…

must see BIRDS OF PREY STARRING Margot Robbie and Ewan McGregor RELEASED RELEASED February 6 Ever hear the one about the cop, the songbird, the psycho and the mafia princess? Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is a twisted tale told by Harley (Margot) herself, as only she can recount it. When Gotham’s most nefariously narcissistic villain Roman Sionis (Ewan), and his zealous right-hand man Zsasz (Chris Messina), put a target on a young girl named Cass (Ella Jay Basco), the city’s turned upside down looking for her. Harley, Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and Renee Montoya’s (Rosie Perez) paths collide, and the quarter has no choice but to team up to take Roman down. RICHARD JEWELL STARRING Kathy Bates, Sam Rockwell…