TV Guide Drama Thursday

A skeleton found buried in Edie Paignton's allotment is difficult for Sister Boniface to identify as male or female. Paignton's husband has disappeared, as has Frank Harsden's pregnant daughter Jenny. More tests by Sister Boniface reveal the victim had been murdered with a cultivator and buried in a caustic soda mixture.

Ronnie discovers that a woman has faked her husband's death so she can receive insurance money, and when the couple's daughter finds out she disowns both parents. Jimmi cannot summon the courage to speak to Vivien about the rape case, while Daniel and Kay cause havoc in a laundrette

Melody becomes a medical adviser for a local paper and inspires a journalist to stand up to her editor. Nick helps a man accept his recent major heart surgery will prevent him going on an expedition searching for aliens. Hay fever sufferers ensure the surgery is busy

Donna urges Jess to stop pining for Zubin and get on with her life - and new anaesthetist Sean might be just the tonic she needs. Connie and Will bury the hatchet, and Owen discovers Diane is still taking contraceptive pills despite claiming she wants a baby. As Tricia undergoes her first radiotherapy session, Chrissie finds a lump in her own breast and makes an urgent appointment to get it checked out. Samantha Beckinsale guest stars

Kirsty visits the fire station, where a ceremony to posthumously honour her husband is taking place, but when a distraught Nita scales the tower with a bottle of vodka, the truth surrounding Warren's death is revealed. Hannah Fleet is admitted to the ED once again, and Polly's attempts to build bridges between the troubled patient and Dylan have tragic consequences. Starring Lucy Gaskell and Sophia Di Martino

The vets have their work cut out after a herd of dairy farm cows becomes seriously ill, and Tristan's metal detector proves surprisingly useful. Rural drama, starring Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy and Peter Davison

The police suspect a gang of local hoodlums is behind the death of a girl whose body is found in a lake. An arrest is made, but maverick country town doctor Lucien Blake is not convinced of their guilt - and tries to find out more about the victim and the reform school she attended. Australian detective drama set in 1959, starring Craig McLachlan, Nadine Garner, Rick Donald and Cate Wolfe

An arsonist terrorises a housing estate, and Hetty goes undercover in a quilt-making circle in her search for the culprit, while Robert is confined at home with a broken collarbone and has to content himself with Polaroid shots of his burgeoning runner bean crop

Tracey looks forward to mothering Garth, but his lack of enthusiasm puts Sharon in a difficult position. Meanwhile, Dorien discovers a lust for learning - and her new psychology lecturer. Comedy, starring Linda Robson and Pauline Quirke

An arsonist terrorises a housing estate, and Hetty goes undercover in a quilt-making circle in her search for the culprit, while Robert is confined at home with a broken collarbone and has to content himself with Polaroid shots of his burgeoning runner bean crop

Tracey looks forward to mothering Garth, but his lack of enthusiasm puts Sharon in a difficult position. Meanwhile, Dorien discovers a lust for learning - and her new psychology lecturer. Comedy, starring Linda Robson and Pauline Quirke