Hope Street

New police inspector Eve Dunlop hits the ground running when she discovers that a much-loved Port Devine resident has been kidnapped. When Eve finds out that corrupt cop Al Quinn is also in town, she is sure the two events are connected.

Meanwhile, Clint and Nicole are keeping her pregnancy top secret – they are worried that Constable Callum McCarthy will discover he could be the father.

When a local man tries – and fails – to break into the safe at a Port Devine pub, the police wonder what he was after. The plot thickens when the officers discover that ex-criminal Aidan Hunter is desperate to get into the same safe – is Aidan worried the contents will incriminate him somehow?

Port Devine is reeling after the sudden death of its best loved citizen – Barry Pettigrew. But grief turns to outrage when someone uses Barry's car and police uniform to rob a vulnerable pensioner. Marlene suspects her mother Gloria – recently returned and staying at Barry's house – is involved, but she swears she's innocent. Could Gloria really have stooped so low?

When Alfie – the son of a renowned artist – is found unconscious, Marlene arrests his sister on suspicion of assault. As Marlene tries to work out why the siblings have fallen out, their mother causes a scene in The Commodore. She sees Lois putting one of her husband's paintings into a jumble sale and freaks out.

When Cian Flannery is pushed into the harbour, Clint bravely jumps in to save him. As Eve and the team work hard to find out who pushed Cian into the water, Luke makes a startling discovery. It's clear that his stepson Ross knows Cian, but he lies about it – what has Ross got to hide? Pregnant Nicole has organised a gender reveal Party, but her husband Clint doesn't turn up.

When heavily pregnant Nicole is caught up in a hit-and-run, her waters break and she's rushed to hospital. Ryan attends the scene of the accident – and is amazed to find his girlfriend Brandi out for an unlikely stroll. Did Brandi have something to do with this?

When a popular antique dealer is shot with an air rifle, Marlene and Callum tell his archaeologist girlfriend the bad news. She reveals that she called 999 last night when someone tried to steal a hoard of ancient coins from her archaeological dig. Could the two incidents be connected? Nicole brings her new baby home to The Commodore, but she can't agree with Clint and Callum what to call him.

Eve has a crisis on her hands when troubled Brandi abducts Nicole's baby. As the whole town prays for the baby's safe return, Eve's stepdaughter Chloe risks her own safety by getting into the car that Brandi is driving. When Chloe refuses to get out, Brandi drives off – with Chloe and the baby. Where is Brandi headed – and why has she taken Nicole's child?