Welcome to Digital Spy's Soap Showdown.

Over the next nine days, DS will be bringing you the highlights of next week's action-packed episodes from the world of soap, including landmark instalments from EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.

We will be bringing you picture specials, video clips and interviews to tie in with EastEnders' £1m car crash stunt, Emmerdale's long-awaited 'Who Killed Tom King?' reveal episode, Hollyoaks' JP and Craig finally acting on their feelings, Coronation Street's house fire, and Louisa Lytton's first episode in The Bill.

Soap Showdown

• May 18, 2007 Behind the scenes of the 'EastEnders' crash
  Digital Spy goes behind the scenes at EastEnders's most expensive episode to-date.
• May 17, 2007 The moment 'Emmerdale's Hari snaps
  Machiavellian vet Hari Prasad loses control and attempts to suffocate fiancée Louise Appleton in tonight's hour-long special.
• May 16, 2007 In Video: Corrie's house blaze
  DS presents an exclusive look at tomorrow night's episode of Coronation Street.
• May 15, 2007 In Video: The moments before 'Emmerdale's crash
  Digital Spy takes an exclusive look at the moments leading up to this week's dramatic Dales crash.
• May 14, 2007 In Video: Craig makes his move on John Paul
  Digital Spy presents an exclusive preview of the moment Craig and John Paul act on their feelings for each other.
• May 13, 2007 In Video: Louisa Lytton's first scenes in 'The Bill'
  DS takes an exclusive look at Louisa Lytton's first scenes in the ITV police drama.
• May 13, 2007 In Pictures: Louisa Lytton walks the beat of Sun Hill
  Digital Spy takes an in-pictures look at the ex-EastEnders actress' first couple of episodes in The Bill.
• May 13, 2007 Louisa Lytton
  The former EastEnders actress takes time out of her busy schedule to chat to DS about her new role in The Bill.
• May 12, 2007 In Pictures: Tom King's killer finally revealed
  Digital Spy takes a look in pictures at the week Tom King's killer is finally revealed and another villager's life hangs in the balance.
• May 12, 2007 John Nayagam
  Digital Spy catches up with the man behind Emmerdale's Hari Prasad.
• May 11, 2007 Adam Woodyatt
  DS chats to EastEnders' only remaining original cast member ahead of next week's £1m stunt.
• May 11, 2007 In Pictures: Phil and Ian's car crash
  DS takes a look in pictures at EastEnders' most expensive stunt to date.
• May 10, 2007 In Pictures: Fire at the Peacocks'
  Digital Spy takes a look in pictures at the week in which a fire rips through the Peacocks' house - who will survive?
• May 09, 2007 In Pictures: 'Hollyoaks' hunks turn up the heat
  DS takes a look in pictures at one of the most anticipated Hollyoaks weeks to date.