THERE were tears aplenty this week in Emmerdale as Alice breathed her last aided by simple Sam with a little help from cousin Eli, who managed to get his hands on some morphine from one of his shady contacts.

Is it just me, or does it seem as if life in the Dales has been going round in circles for some time now? The same storylines keep popping up over and over again: the entire village versus the Kings; Alice's battle with cancer (at least that's over now although we'll have to suffer the obligatory funeral, cue sad ballad); Cain and Sadie; Cain and Jasmine; oh and don't let me forget the shenanigans of the two oafs that are Paddy and Ivan.

Speaking of said funeral, since it's a Dingle affair we could be in for some light relief. Perhaps Shadrach will choose Alice's coffin to sleep off his latest stupor?

In fact, police end up storming the funeral after a tip-off that Alice's death may not be as straightforward as first thought.

Meanwhile, over in Corrie, Sarah Lou and Jason have agreed to tie the knot. Thank God we can put an end to anymore petty teenage ranting for now. But producers have apparently filmed two endings: one happy and one, well, not so happy. Take my advice Jason and do a runner like your gay brother keep away from those mixed up Platts.

Speaking of said brother rumour has it that Todd may refresh his relations with the Platt clan when he returns to the street to share an illicit rendez vous with David that doesn't stay secret for long.* Could this be the reason for Sarah's wedding day tears?

Leanne finally woke up to the fact that Danny never loved her and after begging him to take her back proved there's truth in the old idiom hell hath no fury like a Battersby scorned' when she handed Adam a copy of his dad's last will.

And if that isn't enough misery for you, how about a trip to Albert Square where the woman with the two annoying kids who's been getting it on with Phil Daniels slept with her ex and then found herself on the end of his fist when she told him it was a mistake? Whatever! But it's not all bleak at least Juley's gone, now all we need is a cab for the terminally useless Gus.

(*Not really had you fooled though!)