Coronation Street secret sadly no surprise

I like it when our soaps surprise us with storylines we don't see coming.

That seems to happen less and less, though. Usually we have to put up with plots which drag in interminably so that, when the 'reveal' finally happens, we're bored stiff. Though, I have to say, the Ronnie/Danielle denouement in EastEnders tomorrow promises to be a cracker.

Coronation Street is usually a little more subtle with its secrets, but there was some heavy-handed acted going on this week which completely gave the game away.

When Paula, Julie's mum and Eileen's childhood friend, was introduced to Eileen's father Colin, we only had to glimpse at her face to see something had gone on between them.

And as the identity of Julie's father - who got Paula pregnant at 14 - has yet to be revealed, it doesn't take much guesswork to deduce what happened.

The truth, when it finally emerges, will cause huge ructions in the Street, but it's a shame it won't come as a shock to most viewers.