Mucky Moira Barton has of course been doing the do with farm hand Alex Cross, conveniently ignoring the fact that he is her son’s best mate, and that he’s going out with – on and off anyway – Victoria Sugden…

However, when Victoria (Isobel Hodgins) smells a rat and accuses Alex (Kurtis Stacey) of having another woman, his guilt laden denials tell her all she needs to know.

The drama begins when Andy – who is of course Victoria’s brother – walks in on Moira (Natalie J Robb) and Alex sharing a passionate kiss.

Furious Andy (Kelvin Fletcher) tells Alex that he won’t have him hurt his sister, so he insists that he ends their relationship…

Worried, Moira begs Andy not to tell her son Adam (Adam Thomas) about her and Alex, and he promises, on the condition that Alex mans up and tells Victoria it’s over.

However, Moira decides that she needs to tell Adam herself, before he hears it from anyone else, so she takes him to the pub to tell him on neutral ground.

But, having had a visit from Alex to end their relationship, Victoria immediately susses that it’s Moira he’s been seeing, and promptly confronts her love rival in the packed bar.

A series insider said of the revelation, “With Moira’s antics out in the open, viewers will have to wait to see how Adam will react to the news.”

Moira’s secret comes out a week today on ITV at 7pm, but for now, here’s a look at tonight’s episode, when Gabby Thomas makes it clear that she wants nothing to do with her mum Laurel’s (Charlotte Bellamy) boyfriend, Marlon (Mark Charnock).