Things are never dull in the Dales

Emmerdale is never short of drama, and in recent weeks fans have witnessed Anthony Fox’s murder, the limo crash, Nate Robinson’s body and April’s disappearance.

There’s still plenty more to come in the Dales, as the ITV soap is preparing the residents for another week of secrets, fireworks and heartbreak.

Last weeks spoilers saw Sarah’s pregnancy test turn out to be a false positive, Dylan promising Marlon that he won’t tell April what he did, and Steph found Caleb’s gun as she questioned where Anthony was.

Also, April’s baby was given a funeral, Tracy found it difficult to hide her money struggles from Pollard as she has stolen almost £2,000 from him, and Mary’s kiss with Suzy was finally exposed.

Joe receives another urgent visit from his doctor(Image: ITV)

Joe’s mystery illness will finally be revealed…

Joe is still hiding his health issue and deliberately shunning Dawn’s romantic approaches, determined to keep her at arms length from both him and his mystery suitcase. As she leaves we see him open the mystery case and reveal its contents. When Manpreet drops Billy home, we see a charged moment between them.

As he walks in, Dawn covers the true source of her sour mood. It seems both Dawn and Billy are hiding guilt at betraying their partner.

Later, looking worse than ever, Joe answers the door to Crowley, and as they talk it becomes clear what his plan is… The next day Joe tries to make amends with Dawn for how he treated her yesterday.

Billy reveals the truth to a guilty Dawn(Image: ITV)

Billy and Manpreet share a secret…

Meanwhile, Billy’s awkward around Manpreet after their near kiss yesterday. After returning home Billy wrestles with his guilt before he blurts out a confession to Dawn; he’s been messaging another woman online.

Billy’s surprised but grateful to Dawn for her forgiveness and understanding after his confession, not knowing she’s been up to much worse. But their conversation leaves Dawn in turmoil. Will she spill the truth?

Sarah’s head is turned by Kammy(Image: ITV)

Sarah becomes interested in newcomer Kammy…

After Jacob has recently pushed Sarah aside as he struggles to cope, Sarah takes an interest in a new resident – Kammy. With Ross driving a swanky new pick-up. Mack is suspicious given the spate of recent local farm machinery thefts. Mack fails to stop a quad bike being nicked from Moira’s farm and soon accuses Ross.

Later, Sarah meets a young lad struggling to start a quad bike on a country lane, suspicious of his cover story yet intrigued. Despite his spark with Sarah, Kammy’s nervous to be in the village with the quad and when Ross approaches we wonder whose side Sarah will take?

Wise Sarah knows it’s nicked – but Kammy’s taken aback when Sarah unexpectedly covers for him and wants in on his racket. Soon Kammy and Sarah race stolen quad bikes across a field, hanging out with Kammy is putting some joy into Sarah’s life. But how will Charity feel when she walks in on Sarah and Kammy getting close?

John tries to help Chas after she collapses(Image: ITV)

John tries to prove his worth to Chas…

Fans may not trust John Sugden, and it appears Chas isn’t too keen on her son’s boyfriend either. John opens up to Aaron about his insecurities over Chas not accepting him and plans to get into Chas’ good books.

Soon Chas and Liam are shocked when they walk into a surprise engagement party thrown for them at the Woolpack. Aaron is keen for John to get the credit, however, it gets awkward when Ella unknowingly gate crashes. In yet another twist, John seizes a moment to propose to Aaron and is delighted when he says yes.

However his joy is short-lived when eavesdropping Mandy announces their engagement to the whole pub and Chas looks less than thrilled. Soon Chas expresses her reservations to Aaron about his sudden engagement, neither notice John is listening in. With Ella ranting about Chas privately to John, paranoid John is only too aware Chas hasn’t endorsed his engagement to Aaron.

Ella fights with Chas in the Woolpack(Image: ITV)

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A spilled drink soon leads into a very public row between Chas and Ella. Soon Chas and Ella’s bust up is the talk of the village. Instead of focusing on his engagement to Aaron, John’s still hung up on Chas’ reaction.

Vic encourages him to play the long game to win her round. Will John manage to get Chas onside? It could be too late, however, as Chas suddenly collapses in the pub, hitting her head, can John come to her rescue and prove he can be trusted?

Manpreet’s suffering leads her to make a deal…

Manpreet’s still struggling with being blackmailed over her online presence. She’s contacted yet again and told that if she pays her nightmare will be over. At the Cricket Pavilion, Manpreet steels herself to finally encounter her blackmailer in person.

When Joe appears Manpreet rages at him for his cruelty. However, as Joe proves his innocence she becomes more fearful over who the real blackmailer is. Manpreet’s tempted when Joe offers to help her pay off the blackmailer. But will she find out what is going on?

Jai doesn’t trust Caleb(Image: ITV )

Jai grows suspicious…

Jai gets annoyed when Caleb and Steph are not pulling their weight at the depot and he becomes determined to bring Caleb down a peg or two, convinced he has something to hide. When the briefest mention of Anthony makes Caleb uneasy, Jai’s sure he’s onto something. But what will this mean for Caleb, and is Jai in danger?

Emmerdale airs on weekdays at 7:30pm on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.