ANYONE who was confused to see Phil being friendly to Louise's boyfriend last week can breathe a sigh of relief - this week, he's going after Hunter with a baseball bat (EastEnders, BBC1).

Mel tries to tempt Phil off the warpath by reminding him of their romantic past, and it seems to be working when he moves in for a kiss. Has she saved her son's skin?

Elsewhere, Woody returns to Walford, ready to try to charm Whitney - and although she seems torn on whether to give him another chance, he does a better job of sweet-talking Mel into giving him the bar manager's job at the club.

The locals are impressed with Mo's psychic abilities (they do realise that chatting to the resurrected Kat doesn't count as communicating with the dead, right?), Stacey is frustrated by Hayley's continued presence and Kim discovers that she and Vincent face being evicted.

Honey tells Billy they are never, ever getting back together and Karen rallies the residents when Ted struggles to pay for Joyce's funeral.

Has the love of a good woman transformed Charity? (Emmerdale, ITV). When Tracy is rattled after receiving abusive messages - including one sprayed on Farrer's Barn - ahead of Phil's sentencing, it's Charity who unexpectedly offers her support.

And we also get a glimpse of her rarely seen vulnerable side as she opens up to Vanessa about a dark secret from her past (and bearing in mind the things we already know about, it must be pretty horrifying). Is this the start of Charity finally letting her guard down or will she end up pushing Vanessa away?

Elsewhere, it looks like Ross could become the latest in a long line of soapland residents to succumb to painkiller addiction, although at least Rhona is on hand to spot the warning signs.

Laurel is so upset when Bob dismisses her suspicions about Brenda that she considers hitting the bottle, Chas invites Paddy to her first scan and Jimmy is hurt - and maybe, like the rest of us, a little bit repulsed - when Nicola remarks on Rodney's stamina after overhearing him and his new girlfriend.

In Coronation Street (ITV), David, a thin strip of a lad, doesn't look as if he could fight his way out of a paper bag, but clearly appearances can be deceptive.

It's the day of the charity boxing match, and when Tyrone is forced to drop out of his bout so that he can take Fiz and Hope to a hastily arranged therapy session, David barges into the ring, demanding to take on Gary - despite the danger due to his epilepsy.

David clearly sees the fight as a way of getting rid of some pent-up anger, but poor Gary ends up getting a severe beating that leaves him fighting for his life - and David under arrest.

When a steroid needle is found nearby, everyone suspects that he must have fought while under the influence, while David himself eventually breaks down in remorse and ponders reporting his ordeal to the police.

Elsewhere, Carla hands the factory over to Aidan, Robert is asked to take part in a charity calendar shoot and Eva has doubts about the baby.

There's a blast from the past for long-time viewers of Neighbours (C5) - Jane Harris, aka Plain Jane Superbrain, is back in Erinsborough.

It's 29 years since we last saw her (apart from a brief appearance during the soap's 20th anniversary special), and although back then she was a somewhat meek and kindly character, she shakes things up by confronting Paul and making a few rather judgemental comments - it seems that years of living with her grandmother, Mrs Mangel, have changed her somewhat.

Jane appears to be interested in buying number 32, her former home. She strikes up a friendship with Kirsha, and offers Dipi her services as a tutor - but does she have an ulterior motive?

Sonya also returns, and upsets Toadie by announcing she doesn't want another child. Karl, meanwhile, learns he has a potentially dangerous blood clot, but rather than worrying about it, throws himself into Clive's new research project.