2639: Ash sends Ravi into a coma

Ravi's furious after walking in on what he believed to be Ash and Loretta kissing. Ash assures his brother that there was nothing to it but to cover his own back, Ash tells Ravi that Loretta was flirting with him and giving him the come on. Still angry and feeling mollycoddled by everyone, Ravi loses it with Loretta when she innocently admits that she and Ash were having a laugh. Ravi becomes so angry that Loretta panics that he's about to lash out. Seeing her panic, Ravi backs off but feels even worse than he did before.

After a run in with Kris, Ravi tells him that he's going to fight and despite Kris's protests, Ravi leaves. A frantic Kris finds Anita and tells her what's happened and it's not long before Bel, Ash, Loretta, Kris and Anita are on their way to the wasteland in an attempt to stop Ravi from doing something he may live to regret.

Arriving at the fight site, Bel screams for Ravi to stop fighting and much to the annoyance of the crowd - and Ravi - the fight is halted. Ravi's livid and tries to provoke Ash. Ash, however, starts to walk away but Ravi persists, eventually pushing his brother too far. With that, Ash lashes out and punches Ravi.

Anita, Bel, Loretta, Kris and Ash all look on in horror as Ravi falls to the floor unconscious, unsure whether Ash's blow has been fatal.

Meanwhile, Carmel's in a chirpy mood, excited about her forthcoming cheerleading classes at Hollyoaks High. Theresa's still wrapped up in becoming a model and pays little attention to what Carmel's doing - that is until she decides that cheerleading could work well alongside her modelling career. Theresa thinks it's a given that she'll become head cheerleader, despite Carmel insisting that she'll be given the same chance as everybody else.

At school, Theresa expects everyone to notice her after her TV appearance but nobody bats an eyelid. While talking about the cheerleading club, Lauren mocks Theresa for wanting to be part of it, claiming that Newt hates that kind of thing.

At the club, Carmel gets into the swing of things and attempts to teach the group a basic routine. To her frustration, nobody manages to follow - including Theresa. However, the group's stunned into silence when Lauren delivers a step-perfect routine. Theresa's furious.

At the end of the class, Theresa's mood darkens when she overhears Carmel asking Lauren to be head cheerleader - an offer that Lauren takes great pleasure in refusing.

Elsewhere, things are still tense between Leila and Elliot, with Leila now frantically worrying about Ravi and his aneurysm. Elliot's mother Bonnie's call with the news that he's featured in a physics magazine is a welcome distraction. With that, Elliot and Leila set off in search of a shop that sells it.

Leila raises the subject of his father Gareth who's also in the magazine alongside Elliot but it's a touchy subject and Elliot immediately becomes snappy. Leila decides to push Elliot to talk about his dad but is left hurt when Elliot tells her that she's to blame for his recent family upset.