Kim Tate has got rid of Rose in Emmerdale and she hopes it’s for good – but is missing Rose alive or dead?
Rose was last seen sobbing at the side of the road, when a mystery vehicle pulled up beside her. She was in the middle of nowhere and thought she’d been rescued, but actually it turns out something else has happened to her.
So the questions now are: who was driving the car? Did they do something to Rose? And is she dead or alive?
There she is, she’s back! (Credit: ITV)
Kim takes back Home Farm
We knew Queen Kim was just biding her time, but now she was ready to strike. She had her things packed and ready to leave the B&B, insisted to Lydia the notion of Will cheating was ‘ridiculous’ and headed back to the big house.
Over at Home Farm, Rose was trying to seduce Will again, but he (rightly so) felt guilty and dismissed her. A phone call from Ruby soon stopped Rose in her tracks. She then confessed to Will about The Plan.
It finally (finally) dawned on him Rose had spiked the drink, not Kim, and just as he said: “Kim was right about you all along,” in the Queen strode, declaring: “I hate to say I told you so,” when actually she really didn’t hate to say it at all!
Kim then made it very clear she had won and Rose was to pack her bags and leave. Rose did make a last minute advance on Will, but he dismissed her, threw her in the boot and he and Kim drove her to the middle of nowhere.
Despite Kim insisting Rose wasn’t getting another penny out of her, Will handed his ex an envelope full of cash and she was told never to darken their door again.
Rose had wanted to stay in the B&B to be close to Dawn, but instead, Kim made her leave a message for Dawn saying she was gone. Or else Kim would tell Dawn – and the police – everything.
Surprisingly, Rose didn’t play her trump card and reveal what had happened with Will. She just muttered something cryptic about trust before the Taylor Tates drove off.
Where is Rose now? (Credit: ITV)
Rose disappears in Emmerdale
Back at home, Kim confronted Will and wanted to know if he’d cheated. He insisted he hadn’t, explaining Rose made a pass at him and he knocked her back. It was unclear whether Kim bought it, but they decided to move on.
Back on the side of the road, Rose was crying over a picture the kids had drawn of ‘Granny Rose’. As she fell off the wagon and took a swig from her emergency hip flask, a vehicle pulled up. It appeared to have the Home Farm logo on it, but it wasn’t clear who was driving.
That was the last we saw of Rose, we next saw Kim and Will return home at the same time. Both had been out separately for a drive to clear their heads. And both were acting suspiciously. The camera then panned back to the side of the road, where we saw Rose’s bag, with the items from it strewn around. So what has happened to her?
So is Rose dead in Emmerdale?
Tomorrow night, brilliant cop PC Swirling comes knocking. Rose’s bag has been found at the side of the road, but there’s no sign of her. Kim and Will hide their guilt – but which one of them is actually guilty?
Next week we still don’t know what has happened to Rose. Both Kim and Will are acting like they know something, but neither is ‘fessing up. Instead they are snapping at each other and it’s clear their marriage is in trouble.
With Dawn wanting to hire a private investigator, the couple try to throw her off the scent. Kim sends a text from Rose’s phone – which stops Will in his tracks as he wonders how on earth she got hold of Rose’s phone.
So there’s no sign of Rose and neither Kim nor Will want her to be found. Kim has her phone – so was she the mystery driver that pulled up at the side of the road? Or was it Will? Or was it neither of them and clever Emmerdale just want us to think that so we don’t guess what’s actually going on…
Here’s a theory: Could Rose have called Ruby, who came to collect her and together they made it look like there had been a struggle? Could Rose being using Kim’s very own trick of faking her own death against Ms Tate as the revenge plot takes on a new shape?
Where is Rose? And is Kim going to end up in a lot of trouble over this?
Emmerdale tonight saw the confrontation we’ve all been waiting for: Kim took back Home Farm and kicked Rose out. It might have been a teeny tiny bit disappointing and not quite the fireworks we were expecting, but still, Rose is gone. For now.
Meanwhile, Ella and Liam kissed and Moira nearly punched Cain! Emmerdale on Thursday August 1 was certainly packed full of drama.
Ah yes, there she is, the real Kim Tate (Credit: ITV)
Kim heads home – here comes the explosion!
Knowing the truth, Kim was packed and ready to leave the B&B, but first she had a debrief session with Lydia. During which she insisted the idea of Rose succeeding in seducing Will was “Ridiculous”. Oh dear.
Back at Home Farm, Rose was trying to keep her claws into guilt-ridden Will. But she soon got a call from Ruby telling her Kim knew everything.
Rose then confessed to Will about The Plan. Will now knows what an idiot he’s been, especially when he realised Rose was behind the spiking. Just then Kim walked in – colour us excited!
Well, it wasn’t quite the showdown we were hoping for. There was no “you bitch, you cow” slapping exchange. But Kim made it very clear she had won – especially when she got Rose to drink alcohol again.
Kim really did let her off lightly when she told her to pack her stuff and get out. Hmm, not quite the fireworks we expected.
After one last ditch attempt to get Will back, Rose failed and was dropped in the middle of nowhere by Will and Kim. They forced her to travel in the boot, like the excess baggage she is, then made her leave a message for Dawn saying she was leaving for good.
It all seemed a bit anti-climactic at this point – less huge dramatic fireworks and more a sparkler in your back garden.
Ding dong, Rose is… dead? (Credit: ITV)
Where is Rose?
Back at home, Kim confronted Will asking why he didn’t answer her calls, he squirmed, but didn’t confess. Kim asked him if there was anything else she needed to know – but he deflected, and then lied, and then had the gall to gaslight Queen Kim Tate. Of all people.
Meanwhile Rose was sitting on the side of the road, crying and feeling sorry for herself. Ever heard of the phrase you’ve only got yourself to blame? A car then pulled up, it was blurry but it definitely had the Home Farm logo on the side. So who was driving?
We then saw both Kim and Will return home at the same time. Both had been out for a drive to clear their heads. And both were acting suspiciously. The camera then panned back to the side of the road, where we saw Rose’s bag, with the items from it strewn across the road. So what has happened to her?
Has Kim or Will done her in? Or is that just what we’re meant to think? Is this just the latest in her plot with Ruby to bring Kim Tate down?
We need more than this – something bigger must be coming. Emmerdale: do not disappoint.
Ella and Liam reunited in Emmerdale tonight
Cain went to talk to Liam about Ella and the baby and Liam admitted he was ashamed of himself. So Cain encouraged Ella to forgive Liam.
They eventually crossed paths in the street and agreed to go back to Liam’s to talk. Ella felt it was right she lost the baby so it wasn’t blighted growing up with a mum who’s a child killer. Liam insisted it wasn’t her fault. He even invited her to have a bath at his place.
A lot of hot water later, They soon found themselves bonding over their loss and he made her soup with veg from his allotment. Turns out that’s the ultimate seduction food because before long they were hugging and then kissing.
You won’t like her when she’s angry (Credit: ITV)
Moira almost punched Cain!
Okay if it wasn’t for all the other huge stuff going on tonight, we wouldn’t have left this so far down, but Moira has clearly not let go of her anger towards Cain. She’s forgotten the ‘let’s work together not against each other’ from literally weeks ago and has no respect for the Dingle Code. And she almost punched Cain.
Samson was feeling nervous about prison and Lydia and Sam worried he didn’t know what was coming. Step in Cain who decided to teach him a thing or two about what will happen inside.
She then turned her attentions to Samson and when Cain pulled her off, she almost punched him. Moira then told him: “Don’t bother coming home tonight.”
Plea to the writers: please don’t make Moira or Cain cheat or split up. Please. No one wants this.
Tom lurks some more – and plots
Getting more and more wound up over Belle being missing, Tom received a mystery package, which of course was to do with Belle. He secretly let himself into her house and was then seen sneaking out. He was later playing with his phone and talking about being at home, which suggests he’s done something to Belle’s house to put him back in control.
Elsewhere in Emmerdale tonight…
Amelia was feeling sorry for Samson and Noah was not happy about it. She wants to visit Samson in prison, but Noah wasn’t not keen. Looks like that’s another couple about to split up then. What does it take to be happy in Emmerdale?!
Devastation has hit in Classic Emmerdale as Seth Armstrong has died. The beloved gamekeeper at Home Farm was expected to return to the village to be with Betty, but tragedy struck on the plane.
Seth was an icon of the village and even a long-time friend of ice queen Kim Tate. His death hit the residents of Emmerdale hard and his legacy still lives on.
Show icon Seth Armstrong was much-loved by everyone (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Seth Armstrong in Emmerdale, the early years
Born in November 1926, but he never knew his father. In fact, both he and his sister were illegitimate and their births were never registered. And Seth wasn’t even his real name! He as actually called Archibald Seth, but used his middle name as his first.
Although his heritage was unknown a discovery was made in 1991 that he was an illegal descendant of the Verney family, former Home Farm owners. However, this was all later revealed to be an April Fool’s prank played by Seth himself!
Seth was married to Meg. They had two children: Jimmy in 1953 and Fred in 1962.
Throughout the 70s, boiler man Seth did a lot of poaching at Home Farm and was eventually made gamekeeper in 1980.
Though Seth always liked a side-hustle! In 1985 he opened a social club to rival the Woolpack, but the beer made people poorly, so with only a profit of 10p, he closed down!
Seth also worked at the Woolpack and was pretty workshy. But his affable charm – and the fact landlord Alan Turner could blame Seth for his own mistakes – meant he kept his job!
Seth and Betty were couple goals! (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Seth and Betty
When he was 18, Seth had enjoyed a romance with Betty Pendagast. But she had left for London and married someone else.
1993 was not a good year for Seth. In February his wife, Meg Armstrong died and he was grief-stricken. The locals rallied round and helped with cooking and cleaning, but more tragedy struck when his house was destroyed by the plane crash.
However by 1994, things were looking up. Betty returned to the Dales, now Betty Eagleton, and recently widowed. Their old feelings immediately reignited and they planned to marry.
After some thought, the couple decided living together was enough and moved into Keepers Cottage. 1994 proved to be something of a lucky year when Seth was called a hero for shooting ‘the beast of Beckindale’ – although this had been an accident!
Seth stayed loyal to Betty until his 2005 death – even running her ex, Reggie, out of town when he tried to blackmail her. However, despite their love, the couple did split several times.
Seth set up a webcam and documented Betty’s daily routine to everyone on the internet. He earned free breakfasts in return. When Betty found out, courtesy of Edna Birch, she was devastated and left him. But Seth’s public apology saw them reunite.
They separated again in 2002 when Betty went to stay with Kathy in Australia after she had given birth. Seth was worried Betty would want to move to Oz, but she insisted she would never leave Emmerdale.
Kim does have a heart! (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Seth Armstrong and Kim Tate in Emmerdale
In a time when no one was friends with Kim Tate, Seth Armstrong broke the mould! In fact, Seth was one of the only ones to defend her when her lover Dave Glover died. The village turned on Kim for her affair with Dave, but Seth stuck up for her and was by her side.
In 1998, Kim married Steve Marchant and it was Seth who gave her away. When Seth died, Kim sent a crate of booze to his funeral.
He survived a lot (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Seth’s scrapes!
Rogue Seth was always in and out of trouble! He was beaten up by badger baiters in 1986. And in 1988 he went out into the woods with Jackie Merrick to hunt a fox that was bothering the village. But Jackie accidentally shot himself and died, throwing Seth into heartbreak as he believed he should have died instead.
It was feared Seth himself had died in the 1993 plane crash after he was thrown out of the pub and his house destroyed. But he eventually turned up just fine, much to everyone’s relief.
Seth was attacked by poachers in 1989, and in 1999, led the search party for Rachel Hughes, who was sadly discovered dead.
He was involved in a bus crash in March 2000 and initially Betty thought he had been killed. However, he was found and taken to hospital, where he recovered. But just months later, he won some money on the horses and was mugged by two young girls. The incident caused him to develop agoraphobia. The villagers once again rallied round and helped him to leave the house again.
Betty was never reunited with Seth. Sniff. (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Seth Armstrong in Emmerdale dies
Seth himself went to Australia in 2003 to see Kathy and never returned. Betty was hurt, but he sent her a plane ticket to visit him there instead.
It was then revealed by Kathy, who returned for the funeral, that Seth had been ill and knew he was dying. He had wanted to come home so he could be with her in his birthplace when he went.
In true Seth style, his funeral was held with a wake at the Woolpack – but his coffin was smuggled out to the woods, where he was buried illegally, as per his final wishes! The coffin that was put in the cemetery was a replica and only Betty, Laurel Thomas, Zak and Sam Dingle ever knew the truth.
Who played Seth Armstrong in Emmerdale?
Seth was played by the great Stan Richards. Born on December 8 1930, in South Yorkshire, Stan played Seth from 1978 to 2004, making him one of the longest-serving characters on the show.
Before taking up acting, Stan had been a stand-up comedian and a pub pianist. He also had roles in Coronation Street, Last of the Summer Wine, Crown Court and All Creatures Great and Small.
After a break from Emmerdale between 2003 and 2004, Stan wanted to go back, but sadly died of emphysema on February 11 2005 before he could return. Seven months later, an off-screen death was written for the character so the soap could pay their final respects to the actor.
Emmerdale tonight saw Will cheat on Kim with Rose. Just when we thought there was one solid marriage in the Dales.
Also, Tom was left furious when Belle took control and Ella told Liam what she really thought.
What an idiot (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale tonight: Will cheated – sigh
Rose greeted Will in her nightie and with an offer of pancakes with plenty of golden syrup. Will declined and left.
Then Ruby swiftly arrived (does no one lock their back door in Emmerdale?) and told Rose: “I need results, you’re going to have to do better than pancakes and golden syrup, time’s up.” Honestly, she’s not wrong – golden syrup’s hardly got the wow factor.
Meanwhile, Kim’s run up quite the mini bar bill at the B&B. Fortunately the loo roll is free.
As she was dealing with Nicola, Will arrived, but Kim pretty much ignored him. Will left with his tail between his legs – well, what does he expect? Seriously, he’s practically kicked her out of her own home and taken Rose’s side over hers’, ignoring him is the least he deserves.
Obviously, however, Will was put out and took this as a green light to head home to Rose and do what he liked, but more on that later.
Kim then had a conversation with Caleb and soon realised he wasn’t behind the plot, Ruby was. So Kim went off to see Ruby, spotted her expensive brandy on the side and confronted her over the plan.
Kim’s not even remotely phased by Ruby (Credit: ITV)
Ruby tried her best to wind Kim up, but Kim told her: “You’ll have to do a bit better than that.” And she’s right. Frankly, no one is a match for Kim Tate at her finest.
But back to Will. Stupid, silly, Will. How he could fall for Rose’s charms, when actually she is the most irritating person on the planet, is beyond us. But licking his wounds after Kim ignored him (poor baby), Will did just that.
As he felt sorrier and sorrier for himself Rose silenced him with a kiss and it didn’t take much for Will to respond. Another cheater in the Dales. Sigh. We really really thought better of him.
Ella kicked Liam out
After last night’s baby bombshell, Liam has withdrawn funding from the B&B for Ella. Liam then told Mandy Ella had lied about the baby. So Manpreet told him the truth and he realised what a dreadful doctor he is. And also dreadful person.
Finally, Liam apologised to Ella, but she was furious with him. She told him to leave her alone before bursting into tears. He didn’t need much convincing though and left quick smart.
Peeping Tom’s still lurking
We have a feeling we’re going to be writing this a lot. Tom was lurking outside Belle’s house when she left to take Piper for a walk. He put on the poor puppy act and told her she was all he cared about. She walked away. Go girl.
Later on Charity went to see Belle and encouraged her to go and visit Zak and Debbie. Belle didn’t think she should be forced to run away, but decided to go anyway, on her own terms.
Tom was not happy to see her going away. He tried to regain control – offering to drive her and then to look after Piper. Belle stood her ground, took the dog and let Charity drive her away.
But something tells us Tom won’t let this end here.
Caleb knows a lot about break-ups (Credit: ITV)
Elsewhere in Emmerdale tonight…
Things were still tense between Jai and Laurel at The Hide as he tried to bully her into leaving. Caleb then gave Jai advice to protect himself during the divorce, which got Jai thinking. Must’ve hurt.
The Woolpack is the iconic pub and the beating heart of Emmerdale village. Affectionately dubbed The Woolie by fans, it’s the place where locals gather together, and its four walls have seen it all – the good, bad and very ugly!
The Woolpack is located on Main Street, and attached to The Grange Bed & Breakfast and neighbouring Pear Tree Cottage.
The Dales’ boozer was first seen on screen in 1972 and has changed hands many times over the years.
To date, the longest serving reign by a landlord is Amos Brearly. He ran the pub for an incredible 43 years, between 1948 and 1991.
The Woolpack’s current owners are Charity Dingle and her son Ryan Stocks, who took over in February 2022.
The history of the Woolpack
Did you know The Woolpack has been part of the village for nearly 250 years? The original Woolpack was first built in around 1776 and was owned by Ephraim Monks Brewery. It was situated at the other end of the village, opposite a large green.
In 1976, the pub was moved from its original building, due to subsidence, and moved to a former corn chandlers that had been derelict since the 1920s.
After a full refurb the new Woolpack was opened in February 1976 and remains to this day.
The owners of The Woolpack in Emmerdale
The current owners of The Woolpack are mum and son team Charity Dingle and Ryan Stocks. But they’re two in a long line of locals to be in charge.
Alan’s wife, Shirley, joined him behind the bar. But tragedy struck and she was killed just months after they tied the knot.
Following Shirley’s death, Alan brought in a series of locals to manage the bar – including Terry and Britt Woods and Bernice Blackstock.
Alan’s granddaughter, Tricia Stokes also worked as a barmaid and almost burnt the pub down when she had an accident with a box of sparklers.
A heart attack in 1999 saw Alan step down as landlord, although he remained a resident in the village.
This partnership was fraught with trouble (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
1999-2010: The Diane Sugden years (Part 1)
Bubby Geordie Diane Sugden was born to be a landlady. She was kind-hearted and a friend to all, but definitely didn’t take any nonsense and knew exactly how to keep the regulars in check.
Diane originally co-owned the Woolie with daughter Bernice Blackstock, then joined forces with Louise Appleton (played by Emily Symons – aka Home and Away’s Marilyn).
She also had a short-lived stint of running the pub with her sister, Val Pollard, but their volatile rows led Diane to buy her out.
After 11 years in charge, Diane also decided to sell up and relocate to France with fella Charlie Haynes.
2010: Jimmy and Nicola King
Jimmy and Nicola briefly took over the business from Diane, but were never really cut out for working behind a busy bar.
Loveable Jimmy did a better job of it, but let’s just say the locals didn’t exactly warm to his acerbic other-half.
Nicola soon realised she had quite enough on her plate caring for their young daughter, Angelica, so with that the Kings’ reign was over.
Things started off so well for these two (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
2010-2016: The Diane Sugden years (Part Two)
Diane returned to reclaim her throne, but realised she couldn’t cope on her own. Enter stage left Chas Dingle, who’d been pulling pints in the Woolpack for years and knew the place inside and out.
Together, the ladies were a force to be reckoned with and very popular with their punters.
But tragedy almost struck when Chas accidentally stabbed Diane after mistaking her for an intruder. Diane was rushed to hospital where doctors discovered she was suffering from cancer for a second time.
The shock diagnosis resulted in Diane reassessing her life and she sold her share of the pub to Chas.
The boozer is beloved by Chas (Credit: ITV)
2016-2021: Chas Dingle
With the baton in hand, Chas set about putting her own stamp on the pub. Chas’s cousin Charity Dingle bought into the business, but it was far from a harmonious working relationship.
Chas quickly grew tired of Charity’s laziness and sharp manner, so in the end she persuaded her cousin to sell her share to Marlon, The Woolpack’s long-standing chef.
This still kept things in the Dingle family, and thankfully for Chas, Marlon was a much more reliable business partner.
Tough financial times followed, but Chas’s ultimate downfall came when she allowed secret lover Al Chapman to buy into The Woolpack.
The bent businessman ended up torching the pub in an insurance scam, which forced Chas to sell up.
Ryan and Charity’s initial takeover wasn’t a hit (Credit: ITV)
2022-present day: Charity Dingle and Ryan Stocks
After Al’s plans to convert The Woolpack into swanky flats went up in the flames (quite literally), the pub was put up for auction.
The highest bidders – and new owners – were revealed to be Charity Dingle and her son Ryan Stocks.
This time, Charity seems more willing to get stuck into the day to day running of the watering hole, while Ryan manages the financial side of things.
And Chas still has her hand in, working as the Woolpack’s bar manager.
Big moments in the Woolpack in Emmerdale
The Woolpack has been at the centre of many of the village’s biggest and most memorable dramas over the years. Let’s take a look at some of its greatest hits.
The plane crash caused devastation in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
The 1993 plane crash – Chris Tate’s life-changing injuries
Alan Turner’s fancy wine bar was reduced to rubble when a plane crashed into the village in December 1993.
Home Farm resident Chris Tate was in the bar at the time and his injuries left him wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life.
The Woolpack was also badly damaged, and its old taproom required complete rebuilding.
Tragedy struck for Tricia just outside the Woolpack (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
The storm of 2003 – Tricia’s death
Disaster struck on New Year’s Eve 2003 when The Woolpack was hit by lighting during a terrible storm.
The bolt from the sky resulted in the pub’s roof to caving in, which caused one of its windows to collapse and fall on barmaid Tricia Dingle.
Poor Tricia didn’t stand a chance and tragically succumbed to her injuries in hospital a few days later.
Cameron’s hostage situation took a deathly turn for him (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
The siege of 2013 – Cameron’s last hurrah
When another catastrophic storm battered the village in 2013, crazed Cameron Murray took several locals hostage inside The Woolpack.
Cameron let everyone go – apart from Chas and Debbie Dingle – who he trapped in the flooding cellar.
Marlon came to their rescue and the women escaped the rising floodwaters, but Cameron was electrocuted by the cellar light, instantly killing him.
Al was not a good business partner (Credit: ITV)
The fire of 2021 – Al Chapman’s revenge
Villain Al Chapman set fire to The Woolpack in an insurance scam.
Al’s plan had been to force Chas and co to sell up the boozer to developers, but when that failed, he decided his only out was to burn the place to the ground.
He started the fire by putting a whisk in the microwave, which resulted in The Woolpack exploding.
Sisters Manpreet Sharma and Meena Julta were casualties of the blast, but mercifully no one died.
The wedding didn’t go as planned! (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Births, marriages, deaths at the Woolpack in Emmerdale
Popular couple Aaron Dingle and Robert Sugden decided to hold their wedding in The Woolpack back in 2017.
The couple were in the middle of exchanging their vows when the police stormed the pub and arrested Aaron’s grandmother, Faith Dingle.
The Woolpack was also the setting for Seth Armstrong’s wake in 2005, who was one the pub’s most iconic regulars.
Chas Dingle also gave birth to baby Eve in the Woolie toilets, with just Marlon on hand to help her out!
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Emmerdale tonight saw Liam totally forget every single bit of his medical training and accuse Ella of never being pregnant. Talk about bad bedside manner from the doc!
Meanwhile, Tom continues to watch Belle, and Kim finally remembered who she is and took revenge. Shame she did it on the wrong person, though.
It looked like Liam was starting to come round to the idea of being a dad again. But just as he warmed to it, Ella told him he couldn’t come to the scan as he’d ruin it for her with his attitude.
Liam eventually did go with her when her taxi didn’t show up. But heartbreak struck at the scan the sonographer couldn’t find a baby. As she went off to find a doctor, Liam said: “I knew it. There is no foetus. Ella, you’re not pregnant and you never were, were you?”
Liam then stormed out. Never mind waiting for an explanation from the medical team, Dr Liam knew best and knew she had lied. He then told Paddy he wanted her gone.
But Ella had been called by Manpreet after she ran away from the hospital. Manpreet told her she had had an anembryonic pregnancy – also known as a blighted ovum or silent miscarriage. There was a real baby.
Manpreet also commented Liam should have seen this before. Well, exactly. What sort of a doctor is he? Actually don’t answer that, he’s barely ever at work anyway.
Tom’s still lurking
So, we know Tom and Belle and the abuse storyline is going to go on until the end of the year. But now she’s left him, what we can expect is months of him lurking. Joy.
Meanwhile, mental health worker Rachel visited Belle at home after she missed her appointment again. Frustratingly, Rachel couldn’t see through Belle’s lies that she was “taking control of her life” – when she clearly wasn’t because she’s still covering for Tom.
But once Rachel had left, Belle started to search ‘was I being abused?’ on her laptop. Hallelujah!
And later Belle was seen taking the cameras down. Hallelujah again! Is she actually taking control? We don’t believe it yet…
Lydia stopped to talk to her and Tom was – you guessed it – lurking in the bushes watching everything. Let’s call him Peeping Tom from now on, eh?
Disaster for Caleb (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale tonight: Kim took revenge – on the wrong person
Elsewhere, Caleb got a call saying his car firm had been burnt down. He went to see the place and came back to see a detective waiting, who suspected arson – and clearly suspected Caleb had done it himself for the insurance.
“If it does confirm arson, I will find out who’s responsible,” she told him. But honestly, that’s a bold statement from the Hotten police who couldn’t solve a crime if it was committed right in front of their eyes and the culprit said: “It was me!”, so we doubt Caleb has much to worry about.
During dinner at the Woolpack, Caleb – tucking into what looked like an entire roast chicken (must’ve been hungry) – dismissed Ruby‘s theory Kim was behind it. Kim made jibes at him and it made her confused when he didn’t react.
Has she got the wrong person? (Spoiler alert: Yep!)
But baby Jai told her she needed to show him “the proper respect” – should take a look in the mirror, Jai, if you’re talking about showing respect.
Jai then took things up a gear when he got an email from Laurel’s solicitor and he accused her of trying to take him for everything. “You kicked me out and now you want to rinse me?” he incredulously asked.
“I am entitled to my fair share,” Laurel stood her ground. The battle lines are drawn and this split is about to get messy as well as boring. Oops, sorry we meant interesting.
Jimmy King: a hunka hunka burning love? (Credit: ITV)
Elsewhere in Emmerdale tonight…
Kim commented that Jimmy was ‘hot’ – it was said with a hint of sarcasm, but Jimmy took it and ran with the ‘compliment’ – well, when you’re married to Nicola, you’ll take whatever compliments you can get!
Emmerdale spoilers for next week reveal there’s still no sign of missing Rose and Kim and Will are crumbling under the pressure.
But elsewhere there is a glimpse of newcomer John Sugden – who may or may not be Victoria’s half-brother! What?!
Find out everything that’s going on in Emmerdale next week right here.
Who knows what? (Credit: ITV)
1. Who’s guilty as Rose is still missing?
Will and Kim are snappy and on edge as they each wonder about the other’s involvement in Rose’s disappearance.
They try to hide their guilt in front of Dawn though, who wants to hire a private investigator. The request leaves Will at a loss for words (and he’s usually so chatty!)
Will reports Dawn’s idea to Kim, who says she’ll come up with a plan, but what does she know? What does Will know? Who knows what about where Rose is? And where actually is she?
Kim tells Will they should send a message to Dawn from Rose’s phone. Will questions exactly how she has Rose’s phone in the first place…
Meanwhile, Dawn gets a message from her mum saying she’s not coming back. She’s completely heartbroken, but who really sent it?
Will Will confess? (Credit: ITV)
3. Kim and Will’s marriage crumbles in Emmerdale spoilers
Things are just about at rock bottom between Kim and Will. The trust has all-but gone.
Kim confides in Lydia just how bad things have got and she wonders if there’s any way back for her marriage.
Meanwhile, Will decides to confess the whole truth to Kim, but just as he goes to things change considerably – what has happened?
Caleb is plotting something (Credit: ITV)
4. Caleb confronts Ruby
Kim takes great pleasure in telling Caleb everything that Ruby has been up to. Meanwhile, Ruby is concerned how Caleb is going to react to the truth.
Should Ruby be worried? (Credit: ITV)
Caleb doesn’t say anything. Instead he takes Ruby to a mysterious depot. What does he have planned?
Things are getting worse for Samson (Credit: ITV)
5. Samson arrested
As his day in court approaches, Samson finally finds the courage to stand up to Josh. But he’s then arrested for assault.
Does Moira know something? (Credit: ITV)
Moira watches the situation unfold and Cain is sure she grassed Samson up. She insists she didn’t, but it’s clear she’s pleased with how things are turning out. Did she have anything to do with it?
Samson knows he’s going to prison (Credit: ITV)
5. Emmerdale spoilers: Samson sentenced
Heading to court for his plea hearing, Samson knows he’s facing a prison sentence. Meanwhile, Amelia is worried for Esther having her dad locked up.
Lydia later enters the Woolpack with news from court. But what will it be?
A job doesn’t quite make up for what he did (Credit: ITV)
6. Pollard confesses
After finding out about his blackmail antics the other week, Brenda was not happy with Pollard. And she’s even more furious when she finds out he was behind Victoria’s sacking.
He offers Vic a job at the shop and she is grateful to accept. However that’s not the king of making amends Brenda had in mind and pressures him to tell the whole truth. Eventually guilt gets the better of him and he does own up leaving Victoria devastated.
Will Vic take action? (Credit: ITV)
7. Revenge for Victoria in Emmerdale spoilers?
Although Pollard tries to explain exactly what’s been going on with him recently and why he’s been acting the way he has, Vic doesn’t want to hear it. She’s hurt and upset.
Victoria confides in Aaron, who tells her to use the circumstances of the sacking to her advantage. It leaves Vic with food for thought – what does she have in mind?
Pollard is forced into a second confession to Victoria (Credit: ITV)
8. A new half-brother for Victoria?
It’s all going on for Victoria this week when she offers Pollard a lift to his old friend’s funeral after his car breaks down.
A new half-brother?! (Credit: ITV)
At the church, however, Victoria puts her foot in it with the son of the dead woman. Things take a turn when she discovers his name is John Sugden.
Pollard awkwardly admits John might be her half-brother – another of Jack Sugden’s sons.
Is John really pleased to be sticking around? (Credit: ITV)
9. John ruffles feathers
John later breaks down in the village and Mackenzie is called to rescue him. Victoria is pleased to see him again. However it’s not long before John is ruffling feathers in town. Is his arrival a good thing?
Things are getting worse for Mandy (Credit: ITV)
10. Mandy takes drastic action in Emmerdale spoilers
Drowning in debt and with a honeymoon to pay for, Mandy doesn’t know which way to turn. She tries secretly applying a surcharge to Tracy‘s nails, which doesn’t go down well at all.
Mandy confesses all to Tracy, but insists she will sort it without Paddy knowing. Then, after a chat with Gail, Mandy gets a crazy idea…
Is this really the answer? (Credit: ITV)
She decides becoming a financial dominatrix is the answer. Tracy warns her against it, but Mandy goes ahead and sets up her profile online.
Yep, Mandy, we agree (Credit: ITV)
It’s time for Madame Diamante Dales to take centre stage. But will it solve all her problems?
Has Jimmy made a mistake? (Credit: ITV)
11. Rodney messes up
Rodney begins driving for the haulage firm, but Jimmy is anxious over the decision wondering whether he will end up regretting it.
Has Rodney really done wrong? (Credit: ITV)
It goes quickly wrong when Rodney arrives at the destination and is missing some of the delivery items. Jimmy blames Rodney, but is something else going on here?
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
Paul Ashdale in Emmerdale was the violent, nasty and downright rotten dad of Vinny Dingle. He was also engaged to Mandy Dingle, but died on their wedding day before they could say I do – frankly, she had a lucky escape.
Paul wasn’t in Emmerdale for a long time, but he has certainly made an impact, with his character still being referenced today.
As Vinny counsels Belle over her abusive marriage to Tom King, he draws on his past experiences with his dad to try to understand what she’s been going through. But just how bad did it get with Paul? And why is Vinny the best person to help Belle?
Everything you need to know about who Vinny’s dad was and what he did, right here.
Paul was not a nice man at all (Credit: ITV)
Vinny’s dad Paul Ashdale and his arrival in Emmerdale
Having been abandoned by his father when he was just a boy, Vinny was brought up by Paul’s ex-girlfriend Mandy Dingle. Gambling addict Paul had walked out on them both when Vinny was five and they hadn’t seen or heard from him since.
Mandy brought Vinny up as her own and didn’t even tell the Dingles she wasn’t biologically related to Vinny when they returned to the Dales in 2019.
Paul arrived in the village in April 2020 to track down his son. Mandy saw him first and was completely stunned – and not at all pleased. She lied that Vinny wasn’t living in Emmerdale and sent Paul away.
But Paul soon realised the truth, so he stuck around and got a job at the scrapyard. However he didn’t reveal his true identity to Vinny at first. When he did expose himself, Paul promised Mandy and Vinny that he had changed his ways.
It took some doing, but eventually, Mandy was won over by Paul’s charms. The couple got back together and started planning their wedding.
Poor Vinny was subjected to terrible abuse (Credit: ITV)
Vinny abused by his dad Paul in Emmerdale
As Mandy went along happy as Larry about the turn her life had taken, what she didn’t know was Paul was hiding a dark secret. The nice, kind, caring guy he portrayed on the outside was not at all who he really was.
Paul was gambling again and in order to hide the truth from Mandy he took it out on Vinny.
Paul was also abusing poor Vinny, physically and emotionally. He criticised him, put him down, taunted him and used him as a punchbag.
Poor Vinny desperately wanted his dad to stick around and hoped he could change. He refused to tell Mandy what was going on, but did confide in girlfriend Liv Flaherty.
And she wasn’t going to let it go. Furious, she confronted Paul about what he had being doing to innocent Vinny on Paul and Mandy’s wedding day. And then tragedy struck…
Paul met his maker on his wedding day (Credit: ITV)
How Paul died in Emmerdale
Knowing all about his gambling, and his abuse of Vinny, Liv even knew the kicker: that Paul had arranged for Vinny to be kidnapped in order to get his hands on some cash.
Paul was at the barn where he and Mandy were marrying when Liv confronted him. However Paul’s true character came out when he lashed out at her viciously.
He went to attack her again, but suddenly Jimmy King crashed his lorry through the barn wall. Liv and Paul were both sent flying.
Liv managed to get herself free and tried to save Paul, but he was trapped under a collapsed beam. Realising there was no time to save them both, Liv gave up and ran from the barn just before it exploded. Paul was left behind and later died of his injuries.
The guilt of having left him, despite his awful behaviour and who he was, got to Liv. She turned to drink to cope.
Soap fans knew Reece from Coronation Street (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Who played Paul Ashdale in Emmerdale?
Paul Ashdale in Emmerdale was played by experienced actor Reece Dinsdale.
He was familiar to soap fans already because he appeared in Coronation Street as Joe McIntyre – the ill-fated husband of Gail, and dad to Tina. Joe had planned to fake his own death as he was in so much debt, but he ended up dying for real when his plot went wrong. Gail was then arrested for his murder.
Reece has also been in sitcom Home to Roost, among many other television shows, including Life on Mars, Silent Witness and Waterloo Road.
Paul is also a director and before joining the cast of Emmerdale as Paul, he was directing episodes of the ITV soap.
Where can you find Reece Dinsdale now?
Paul Ashdale may have left the Dales but his alter ego Reece hasn’t said goodbye to Emmerdale. He’s gone back to directing episodes of the soap.
He’s also done public done public speaking events called Reece’s Pieces.
Reece is currently starring in play The Promise at the Chichester Festival Theatre.
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
Emmerdale has landed itself in the top most complained about TV shows of 2024, according the reports.
Broadcasting regulator Ofcom keeps track of audience complaints and The Star claims their data shows the soap is the third most complained about programme of the year so far.
All of these complaints, which total 1189 are about the Tom and Belle abuse storyline. And most of them correspond to episodes in which Tom injected Piper the dog with drugs to make her poorly.
And it’s not the first time animal abuse has landed the show in hot water, as these most complained about episodes of Emmerdale ever show.
Emmerdale: Most complained about episodes ever
Step away from the dog, Tom (Credit: ITV)
Piper’s abuse by Tom – 1189 complaints
Tom felt he had lost control of wife Belle when she checked into a mental health unit in May. She refused to speak to him or let him visit while she got her head together.
In order to get things back as he wanted them, Tom plotted to hurt Piper. He injected Belle’s beloved pooch with drugs to make her ill – therefore causing Belle to rush home believing Piper was on her last legs. Piper then of course made a miraculous recovery all put down to Belle’s return.
The scenes received almost 1200 complaints in total. And that’s not including recent scenes which saw Tom abuse Piper again by locking her outside overnight. Something tells us, more complaints are set to come in very soon.
Emmerdale boss Laura Shaw defended the scenes in a recent interview with Entertainment Daily! and other media.
“It’s research-led,” she said. “One of the things that we’ve found was that that is what abusers use. They will use family pets, people that you love, they will use them as weapons against you. So, this is all based on research. I promise you it’s not just us being mean to the dog for the sake of it.”
Ross and Charity’s plan didn’t work out, despite the uproar it caused (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Dog-napping – 550 complaints
Back in 2016 Ross Barton and Charity Dingle ran a dog-napping scam. They wanted to steal a dog to claim a reward. This proved once and for all that the British public will not tolerate harm coming to their beloved pooches.
Viewers were disgusted. They claimed the plot would encourage copycats.
Between the two main episodes the storyline featured in, Ofcom received more than 550 Emmerdale complaints.
Ross was left scarred for life after the attack (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Ross Barton’s acid attack in Emmerdale – 366 complaints
Bad boy Ross Barton crops up again. This time it was when he was doused with acid in his face in horror scenes in 2018. Sadly for Ross he wasn’t even the intended target after Debbie Dingle had planned to get revenge on her ex Joe Tate.
Things went horribly wrong and horrified viewers turned to the regulator to express their disgust.
However, the show was cleared after Ofcom assessed the complaints thoroughly.
This was where the storyline went too far according to fans (Credit: ITV)
Meena’s murder spree – 150 complaints
Murderous Meena was a huge storyline for the soap throughout 2021 and 2022. But for such a big plot her antics only attracted a relatively small number of complaints.
The serial killer’s attempt to gas her sister Manpreet as well as innocent Vinny Dingle in the woods was what finally tipped the balance for some. They’d had enough and this was just too much.
More than 150 complained to the watchdog.
Rhona was terrified of her husband (Credit: ITV)
Pierce rapes Rhona – 101 Emmerdale complaints
In 2017 Rhona Goskirk married boyfriend Pierce Harris even though she knew things weren’t right. He had shown his abusive tendencies before, but this time it got worse and he raped her while she was still wearing her wedding dress. He then tried to gaslight her into believing it was normal.
The disturbing scenes attracted 101 complaints from viewers, and Ofcom launched an investigation. However the soap was later cleared.
Gerry was a fan favourite (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Lachlan murders Gerry – 101 complaints
Evil serial killer Lachlan White broke fans hearts when he claimed Gerry as his latest victim in 2018.
He tried to kill Gerry by knocking a support column over and letting the Grange roof collapse on him. But when that didn’t kill him, he bashed his friend over the head with a large rock to finish the job. This was all because Gerry discovered Lachlan had murdered most of his family.
The disturbing scenes attracted 101 complaints and Ofcom launched an investigation, but didn’t punish the soap over the scenes.
The scenes of Victoria’s rape were tough (Credit: ITV)
Victoria Sugden’s rape ordeal – 39 complaints
On a night out, Victoria Sugden was raped by Lee Posner in her own home in 2019. The brutal attacked played out before the watershed as he locked her in her bedroom and threw her down onto the bed.
Although the rape itself was not shown, the harrowing scenes caused horror amongst fans as disturbing sounds could be heard.
Ofcom received 39 complaints over the scenes. No further action was taken, however.
Belle Dingle finally escaped abusive husband Tom King in last night’s Emmerdale. But one particular thing left fans more than a little confused.
After jumping on a local bus and giving them all the change she had, Belle managed to get from Wales to Yorkshire in record time and with no cash or phone to help. So how did she do it?
Belle managed to get away at last (Credit: ITV)
Belle escapes Tom in Emmerdale
Wednesday night (July 24) showed flashbacks to Belle and Tom’s week together at a holiday cottage. From every morning Belle carefully buttering his toast, just the way he liked it, to Tom’s abusive and manipulative behaviour getting worse and worse, the episode was a masterpiece of television.
But it was Tom locking Piper the dog out all night that was the final straw for Belle. Especially when he then blamed her for not bringing Piper inside, even though Tom had locked Belle in the house.
Taking her chance while he was in the shower, Belle grabbed Piper, locked Tom in the house and ran. He jumped out of a window and chased after her through the rolling fields. Fortunately for Belle a local bus was driving by and she flagged it down to pick her up. The kindly bus driver took one look at her, saw Tom chasing and raging after her and ushered her on. She even told her her few pounds would take her ‘as far as she needed’.
At least she’s safely home (Credit: ITV)
How did Belle get back to Yorkshire in Emmerdale?
Given Belle and Tom were holidaying in a remote cottage far, far away from anyone or anything else, it was something of a surprise when Belle seemingly managed to get the local bus service to drive her all the way to back to the Dales.
Or at least somehow she made it back – in pretty much record time as well – with no cash, no cards and no phone. Nothing but a dog. Piper’s cute, but we don’t reckon cuteness pays a bus fare!
So how did she do it?
Cain and Charity also made it there and back at supersonic speed (Credit: ITV)
Fans ask the question
Fans are wondering the same thing!
“I wish I could get a bus from Wales to Yorkshire (at all, not to mention for a fiver or whatever Belle had). Not very realistic. England & Wales are separate. Most won’t let you off with being 5p short, on a train earlier or later than booked, with a dog etc etc…” declared one confused viewer.
Another added: “Bloody hell Belle, the bus driver wasn’t lying. That all-day bus ticket DID allow you go as far as you wanted!”
“Now I love Emmerdale, but how did Belle get from wales to Yorkshire on no money?!” questioned a third. A fourth agreed: “Ok….so Belle travelled all the way from Wales to Emmerdale by bus with just a few pence on her??”
“How did Belle pay for the bus home from Wales without her phone, when she gave her last £3.50 to the local bus driver?” queried yet another.
Meanwhile a sixth said: “I’m impressed by how Belle got that bus back to Leeds which would have taken six hours. Or did she catch a coach which the cheapest ticket would have been £20. Yet she could only give the bus driver £4? I’m confused!”
So are we!
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
