U&W TV Guide — Saturday, 29 August 2026

Learning that their posh neighbours the Beg-Chetwyndes have an ancient claim over their land, Mike and Alison throw an upmarket dinner party to help resolve a thorny issue. But with the ghosts her only guide to high-class decorum, the evening starts badly and only gets worse - thanks to Mary's woeful catering, Mike's clueless deal-making and Robin's raucous celebration of the lunar eclipse. Elsewhere, the spooks become obsessed with a TV sitcom. Comedy, guest starring Geoff McGivern and Sophie Thompson

A luxury hotel chain makes penniless and exhausted couple Mike and Alison an offer they can't refuse, but the prospect of their departure drives a wedge between the ghosts, and the hardline Captain finds himself ostracised, while Pat is voted in as reluctant leader. As the clueless spirits brainstorm money-making schemes, the Captain takes matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, fortune smiles on Headless Humphrey in his ceaseless search for his errant body

In Dudley, Ash and Jamie blue light to a frightened young woman with severe chest pains. Rachel and Mick are called to assist the police with a prisoner in Stoke

Stacey helps the Viney family declutter their home after grandma Sue filled their house with her deceased mum's belongings and the contents of a recently closed gift shop. Sue's children are desperate for a clear out so they can come over and spend more time with her. The team remove everything from the house including 532 plastic carrier bags, 205 hair rollers, 30 umbrellas, 17 digital cameras and 443 pairs of shoes. While the family sort through what they want to keep, recycle, donate or sell, carpenter Rob installs a pulldown bed for extra space and Dilly reinstates the downstairs as a functioning living and dining space

Terry tracks down the paedophile who abused him as a child and, enraged by the old man's lack of remorse, resorts to physical violence. Yvonne tries to stop pregnant teenager Shirley selling her baby, but her well-meaning intervention has unexpected and potentially tragic consequences. Debbie learns her nanny has been hiding a shocking secret and Phil consoles Samantha, who is now convinced her missing daughter Abi has been abducted

Ramani fears Terry has taken the law into his own hands when both he and Malcolm Willard go missing, but it seems the aged paedophile has more to fear from Terry's brother Ben, who is also looking for revenge. Irene Radford issues dire threats after her son Wayne is found dead in his cell, apparently from an overdose, while Neil reprimands Andrea for breaking regulations - only to end up in a passionate embrace with her

Things look grim for Adam as the day of his trial dawns, until Andrea and Neil manage to expose Jerome Taylor's dirty dealings, while investigations into the death of paedophile Malcolm Willard raise the alarming possibility that a serial sniper could be on the loose in Sun Hill. An angry exchange with Shirley adds to Yvonne's woes as she anxiously awaits the results of her HIV tests

Jack questions the wisdom of Adam's decision to alert the officers to the presence of a serial sniper on the streets of Sun Hill, while undercover journalist Andrea debates whether to cave in to pressure from her editor and deliver a sensationalistic story that could terrify the local population. Steve is unimpressed with Lance's handling of a hostage situation and resorts to extreme measures to express his displeasure

New CID recruit DC Suzie Sim makes an impressive debut at Sun Hill by speedily solving a hate crime, but also uncovers alarming evidence that Terry's nephew Bradley could be a victim of abuse. Samantha faces an uphill task convincing her colleagues that Abi has been abducted, while Kerry's uncharacteristic waspishness causes concern and Honey's gossiping about her date with Steve backfires

Jim's gambling habit looks like it's about to be exposed when he's spotted at a dog track by Steve and Honey, while Terry arrests his own brother on a trumped-up charge, determined to discover whether he's really abusing his sons. Elsewhere, an act of vandalism at a church leads Tony to a wholly unexpected encounter with another of the Radford boys - has this scion of the notorious crime family really become a man of the cloth?

Terry is beside himself with worry about his nephews' safety, convinced they are being abused by his brother, and jeopardises the case to help them. Meadows attends the funeral of former colleague Ted Roach, and is drawn into investigating the suspicious circumstances surrounding his death, helped by ex-coppers Bob Cryer and Alec Peters. Questioning his own mortality in the process, he wonders whether a quieter pace of life would suit him better, but soon realises he would miss the thrill of the job and sets off home in a more positive mood - until he gets a shooting pain down his arm

The teams stand by for casualties as police launch an armed raid on the home of a wanted man. In Bradford a minibus carrying children with special needs is in collision with a stolen car

A rescue operation is launched after a DIY enthusiast leaves a trap-door open and his partner falls into the cellar. A student captures his dad's mountain bike accident on camera

On Hull docks, the team are called in after a party of asylum seekers are discovered in a cargo container that arrived on an overnight ferry

There's a serious crash in the fog and the team battle to free a trucker trapped in his cab by metal. A bizarre accident in a soft play centre leads to a suspected spinal injury

A biker without a helmet crashes, and the team launch a desperate fight to save his life as his horrified family look on. A man with a gun barricades himself into a canal boat