In today’s Classic Emmerdale spoilers for episodes airing on Thursday January 16 on ITV3, there’s bad news for Alan and Steph as the police find Terence’s body, Jack wants justice, and Eli takes matters into his own hands.
These episodes originally aired on July 19 and 20, 2006.
Grim news for Alan
There’s a shock for Alan when the police tell him they’ve found Terence’s body in the foundations of the show home. He’s worried this means Steph will now get the blame for her brother’s death. And it seems he’s right because the police are soon at the B&B to take Steph away for questioning.
Steph is arrested (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Eli’s back in the family
Meanwhile, over at the Dingles’ house, Sam catches Cain taking money from the pot. Eli clocks it too. He steams right in, overpowers Cain, and puts the dosh back. But despite Eli’s actions, Zak’s not impressed and he tells the Dingle newcomer that it’s time he moves out. Only to change his mind and tell Eli he can stay.
Jack wants the Kings to face justice (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Classic Emmerdale: Jack wants justice
Later, the villagers gather for a meeting to discuss the Kings’ role in the show home explosion. Jack starts to share his plan to take the Kings to court and talks about what the solicitor has told him. But Grayson intervenes and warns the crowd that they’ll need excellent legal advice to do this properly and even then it’ll be a long, drawn-out process.
Eli’s not impressed with this approach and it’s not long before he’s lashing out first at Tom, then at Matthew. Marlon tries to persuade him that violence isn’t the answer but Eli says they should take matters into their own hands.
Steph’s given the cold shoulder in Classic Emmerdale
Later, despite Alan trying to persuade everyone that Steph’s innocent, she gets the cold shoulder when she’s released by the police and pops into the Woolpack.
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Viewers know that Ruby was worried that Steph wasn’t Caleb’s daughter, and could in fact have been fathered by her own dad, Anthony. Because we also know that Anthony raped Steph when she was a teenager.
But surely, we all thought, surely Anthony being Steph’s dad would be a step too far?
Unfortunately, though, we were wrong.
Ruby stuffed the DNA results into her bag but Caleb found them (Credit: ITV)
The news is out about Steph’s father
In tonight’s episode, Caleb read the words “Zero per cent chance of paternity” and our hearts sank.
Because frankly this hard-hitting, brutal storyline is grim enough, without adding this extra twist.
We were hoping that the very fact of Ruby getting a DNA test would be enough for the truth to come out. We had our fingers crossed that Steph would turn out to be Caleb’s daughter. And we thought he’d twig something was going on and Ruby would reveal the awful secret she’d been keeping.
But clearly that’s not happening. Now we know Steph’s dad is also her grandad and it’s so huge we’re struggling to get our heads round it.
Will Caleb support Ruby? (Credit: ITV)
Grim storyline
Of course Emmerdale has explored sexual abuse before. Aaron Dingle was abused by his father, Gordon Livesey, when he was a child. Aaron recently opened up to his new boyfriend John Sugden about the lifelong scars Gordon’s abuse has left.
It’s a dark subject, there’s no doubt.
Dark enough, in fact.
Incest and abuse are bleak topics for a soap to cover. We have no doubt Emmerdale will handle this well. Beth Cordingly, who plays Ruby, has already proved many times over that she has the acting chops to absolutely nail this story. The Emmerdale writers are experienced in covering tough ideas.
But could this be a case of just because you can, doesn’t mean you should?
It’s only a matter of time before Steph finds out the truth (Credit: ITV)
A twist too far?
Adding Steph into the mix of this story gives it a further twist. One that we think is a twist too far.
Ruby’s spent her life trying to protect her daughter, but of course these secrets never stay secret in soap, so it’s only a matter of time before Steph finds out the shocking truth about her biological dad.
And that has huge ramifications for her future. Plus there’s the mental trauma involved in Steph having to rewrite her whole family history and her relationship with her mother.
Ruby’s story and its inter-generational impact, has enough to it to be a six-part Sunday-night drama. We’re worried that with the speed and scope of Emmerdale – as with all soaps – this enormous, bleak, heartbeaking story won’t have the time and space to be properly explored.
We’re really invested in Ruby’s story, we want to see Anthony face justice (we’re not on board with the news that he will be murdered – but our feelings on that twist are for another time!) and we want the Fox-Miligan family to heal.
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In today’s Classic Emmerdale spoilers for episodes airing on Wednesday 15 January on ITV3, the Kings realise with horror that they’re to blame for the house collapse, another death is discovered, and Dawn’s family is falling apart.
These episodes originally aired on July 17 and 18, 2006.
The dust settles in Classic Emmerdale spoilers
As the dust settles after the house explosion, Carl and Matthew start to realise the JCB accident could be the cause of the collapse. They come to terms with the fact that if Jimmy didn’t repair the house properly, that means King & Sons is in serious trouble.
But Matthew’s distracted, worried that Sadie’s been having an affair with Cain. Cain cryptically tells Matthew to find Jimmy’s camera.
Sad news for Sam and Alice
Sam and Eli plan a trip to Scarborough for Alice, which forces Alice to admit to Sam that her health is getting worse. A nurse comes to visit and listens, concerned, as Alice tells her about her worsening symptoms.
Sam’s angry when he finds out Alice is dying and worries he can’t live without her. Shadrach shows an uncharacteristically senstive side when he gives Alice a notebook in which to write advice for baby Samson as he grows up.
Val’s tragic discovery
Back at the site of the explosion, Val’s worried when she hears an unidentified woman was found dead in the rubble. She and Eric head to Noreen‘s house and notice the pile of mail by the door. At the police station, Val identifies Noreen’s personal effects and weeps in Eric’s arms.
Diane’s struggling in this week’s Classic Emmerdale spoilers
Elsewhere, Victoria is hurt when Diane spurns her attempts to make her feel better. And Diane herself is devastated when she tries to comfort Jean, only for Jean to turn on her and say she wishes Diane was dead instead of Dawn.
Dawn’s family fall apart
Meanwhile Dawn’s family are all fighting. Terry is snapping at TJ, while Bob is fuming when he sees Viv with Scott and throws him out, while Jamie keeps quiet. Scott, though, is furious with Jamie for lying that he tried to save Dawn, and Donna tells her brother to leave Jamie alone.
Bob confronts the Kings about the accident (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Bob points the finger
And while everyone’s arguing, Bob’s beginning to see the accident was the Kings’ fault.
He confronts Tom about the JCB incident and tells him he won’t get away with it. Tom is shaken to hear the Health and Safety Executive discovered the JCB broke a gas pipe which wasn’t repaired.
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Eli Dingle has just arrived in the village in Classic Emmerdale, much to his brother Marlon’s horror.
It’s already clear that Marlon isn’t fond of his brother, while Zak has given Eli an ultimatum – he needs to keep out of trouble, or he’ll be sent packing!
It seems Sam’s the only member of the family who’s pleased to see his cousin.
But as Eli ended up sticking around in Emmerdale for four years, he definitely won over his family in the end.
Here’s the lowdown on everything the troublemaking Dingle – the one-time bareknuckle fighting champion of Skipdale – got up to during his years in Emmerdale.
Eli Dingle arrived in the village in 2006 (Credit: ITV)
Eli’s arrival
Eli sauntered into the village on the day of the King’s River show home opening. He immediately pointed out the flaws in the house, claiming there were cracks in the plaster and said he knew what he was talking to thanks to training as a builder when he was in prison.
But Marlon thought Eli was jealous and he ignored his advice.
When Alice Dingle wanted to end her life, due to her terminal cancer, Marlon begged Eli to help.
He emotionally blackmailed his brother into getting hold of morphine for Alice. But after Alice died, Zak was horrified to find out Eli had given her the drugs. He disowned poor Eli, who had to leave Wishing Well Cottage.
When Sam came across his cousin, he was living rough in the woods on the run from some vicious drug dealers. The dealers attacked Marlon in an attempt to track Eli down. Eventually Eli came up with a plan to frame them for an armed robbery at the post office. The plan worked and Eli was welcomed back into the Dingle family.
Trouble making!
Eli was wrongly arrested for Tom King’s murder, and he had a flirtation with Kelly Windsor. When Jimmy jilted Kelly at the altar, Eli nicked Debbie’s car for her to use to escape the village.
He and Debbie started an on/off relationship and he helped her with some of her money-making schemes, including pretending to be Scott Windsor to help her get a loan for the garage.
Eli fell for Olena (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Shooting Marlon!
Marlon was disappointed when a local bookmaker wouldn’t pay out and decided to rob it in revenge. He convinced Eli to join him. But when Marlon discovered Eli had brought a gun, he wanted to pull out. He tried to stop Eli and got accidentally shot in the chest!
Luckily, Marlon recovered but he was furious with Eli. And the brothers’ relationship completely fell apart when Marlon was hailed a hero and given enough money to buy a house for him and Donna.
Eli was jealous and started blackmailing his brother, threatening to tell everyone the robbery was his idea.
The pair ended up in a scuffle on top of a multi-storey carpark!
The brothers made their peace before Eli left Emmerdale forever (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Eli and the McFarlanes
Eli had links to a local crime family, the McFarlanes, through his ex-girlfriend Danielle. She helped the Dingles rescue Aaron from the family after he began working as a drugs courier for them.
And Eli was also involved when Jasmine Thomas killed bent cop Shane Doyle – another person working for the McFarlanes – when he tried to rape her.
Eli helped cover up the crime, but things got complicated when Ross Kirk – who was having an affair with Donna – was blamed for the murder (by Marlon!).
Lots of complications later, and Eli spilled the beans to the police, telling them what really happened, leaving Debbie arrested while Jasmine escaped. Jasmine eventually returned and confessed, leading to Debbie being released.
Eli, though, was struggling and ended up back on the streets. Laurel found him and brought him back to the village. Eli thought he brought trouble to his family, but he was welcomed home. He tried to keep things on the straight and narrow, making friends and getting a job at the sweet factory.
Eli and Olena in Emmerdale
But when Eli fell for Olena Petrovich, things got tricky again. Sam Dingle also had feelings for her though it was Eli she loved. When Sam reported Olena to immigration, Eli somehow got the blame.
He went on a downward spiral and ended up stealing the cash box from the B&B and knocking Eric Pollard unconscious.
Eli decided to leave but he and Marlon had an emotional discussion before he went, chatting about their childhood.
Eli’s not been back in the village since 2010. But he was a popular character and many fans have said they’d love to see him back!
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In today’s Classic Emmerdale spoilers (Tuesday 14 January) on ITV3, the villagers rush to the scene of the explosion and find chaos and devastation. Will they find anyone alive in the debris of the show home?
These episodes originally aired on July 14 and 16, 2006.
Donna and Marlo lie lifeless after the explosion (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Diane’s trapped!
Jack and Andy arrive at the scene and knowing Diane was there, they start frantically searching through the wreckage for her.
When rescue worker John sees a hand in among the debris, Val recognises it as her sister’s, and she’s relieved to hear that Diane is still breathing through an air hole. Val sits beside her, holding her hand as the workers manage to drag Diane from the wreckage.
Devastated Jack climbs into the ambulance beside his lifeless wife, panicking as the paramedics works to restart her heart.
Dawn’s in danger
Elsewhere, Dawn is dragged out from the rubble, and a relieved Bob rushes over as the rescue worker tells him she’s still alive.
Later at the hospital, Bob sits by Dawn’s bedside as the doctors arrive with her test results. Is it bad news?
Dawn’s alive but the test results are in… (Credit: iTV/ Shutterstock)
Classic Emmerdale: Who’s dead?
Meanwhile, the Kings are searching for Jimmy, who’s nowhere to be seen. When a man is dragged lifeless from the debris, they’re terrified that it could be Jimmy.
And the Dingles are hunting for Shadrach, not sure if he’s trapped under the wreckage.
As the rescuers confirm there are two people dead, who hasn’t made it?
Are the Kings to blame?
The next day, the villagers are devastated as they try to come to terms with the loss of life in the explosion.
Jack tracks down the Health and Safety officer in the pub and makes sure he knows about the JCB crashing into the house before the opening. Meanwhile Carl and Matthew realise they’re going to need a solicitor.
The Health and Safety officer arrives at Home Farm and question Carl about the JCB incident. Carl tells them that Jimmy got a structural engineer in to check the site after it happened.
Funeral planning in Classic Emmerdale
And elsewhere, Sam’s annoyed when he comes across Alice planning her own funeral. He tells her that he’s stood by her this whole time, but he can’t cope with this.
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In today’s Classic Emmerdale spoilers (Monday 12 January) on ITV3, there’s tragedy in store for several families as a huge explosion rips through the village, leaving more than one resident dead, and dreams in tatters. These episodes originally aired on July 12 and 13, 2006.
Sadie makes a deal in Classic Emmerdale
Sadie goes to see Jimmy and begs him to delete the photo of her and Cain together. Jimmy agrees – but only on condition Sadie sleeps with him.
Sadie arranges to meet him in an hour, but when she gets home she finds Matthew has prepared a romantic meal for the two of them. He produces a diamond ring, and pops the question.
What will Sadie say?
Dawn says goodbye
Elsewhere, Dawn says her goodbyes, though Viv and Bob can’t hide their disapproval. Terry spends time with TJ but brings him back so late that Dawn ends up missing her flight.
Shadrach wants back into the family
Shadrach begs Zak to let him come back but Zak’s not budging. But later, Shadrach is there when Alice faints and rushes to help, hoping that will encourage Zak to welcome him home.
Can anyone survive the blast? (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Horror at the show home opening in Classic Emmerdale
It’s the day of the show home opening at the King’s River development and the whole village has turned up to have a nosy. As Tom welcomes the villagers to the opening, he takes the opportunity to announce Sadie and Matthew’s engagement.
But a frustrated Jimmy is still determined to take what he wants from Sadie, so he follows her upstairs and pushes her into the show home bathroom.
Meanwhile, Noreen is waiting to use the loo. Bored, she opens the airing cupboard door and there’s a massive blast which sends her flying over the banister, and burns estate agent David, who’s standing nearby.
Marlon and Donna are floored by the explosion, as the guests in the beer tents run for cover.
The horrified onlookers can’t believe what they’re seeing (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Will anyone survive?
Inside the house, Diane, Dawn and Danny are trying to get out, but the ceiling collapses, leaving Diane trapped.
Jimmy and Sadie are desperately trying to escape when the floor vanishes from beneath them, sending them plunging to the ground.
There’s a moment of silence but then, as Dawn looks out of the window, there’s another huge explosion and the house collapses,
As the horrified onlookers watch, it’s clear not everyone is going to make it out alive.
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Our Emmerdale review this week is mostly just loads of questions, because there has been a LOT going on, and most of it has left us scratching our heads.
We’ve been left reeling at some of this week’s action and it’s left us looking for answers. Here’s what we thought in our Emmerdale review of the week.
Dawn interrupted Kim’s eulogy to accuse her of murder. (Credit: ITV)
The madness at Home Farm
Oh, where to start with this? At the beginning of the week Dawn was absolutely convinced that Will had been murdered by Kim. So convinced, in fact, that she stood up at Will’s funeral and accused Kim in front of the handful of mourners who’d bothered to show up. And then she went to the police, who immediately responded by arresting Kim at Will’s grave.
Meanwhile Dawn was even more determined to prove that Kim had murdered Will, so she drugged her with ketamine and screamed at her to admit what she’d done, while Kim hallucinated, then passed out and had a seizure.
And if that wasn’t enough, having realised she was wrong and been let off the hook for drugging her stepmum, Dawn then snogged Joe Tate who she hated about ten minutes earlier. Is it any wonder our heads are spinning?
But here’s the slightly surprising thing about all this craziness – we don’t hate it. Dawn kissing Joe immediately made her at least 500 times more interesting. And we’re quite keen to find out what’s up with Joe, who’s clearly very unwell.
But we said this Emmerdale review was full of questions and we meant it. Like what’s happened to Will’s phone with all those incriminating messages from financial-advisor Peter on it? Come to think of it, where is financial-advisor Peter? Has anyone told Rose that Will is dead?
We know Steph is 32 because she just had her birthday. It lasted two days. Everyone made a big old fuss about it.
But somehow Steph being 32 doesn’t seem to stop her behaving like a sulky, ungrateful teenager. She is so rude to her mother Ruby it makes us cringe, while she stamps her feet if anything doesn’t go her way.
We think it’s time she was sent to her room to think about her behaviour and if things carry on like this, it’ll be no screen time for a week.
Laurel has had a busy Christmas – apparently (Credit: ITV)
Where’s the Laurel action?
Laurel’s been up to all sorts recently. Her divorce came through. She thought about having a drink. She did have a drink. Then she called Marlon to help. She made a pass at Marlon… It’s all go in Laurel world.
Or so we’re told.
Because we’ve not seen any of this. It’s all happened off-screen. I mean, we’re not massively invested in Laurel’s life – not since the whole Charles thing which we’re still recovering from – but it would be nice to see it rather than just hear it second hand. And it’s got to be more exciting than Arthur’s maths homework.
Marlon’s appeal video went viral with awful results (Credit: ITV)
A pair of oddballs distracted Rhona at the vets, broke into the family home and went through April’s stuff, livestreaming their efforts as they went.
It was really quite shocking, but just like the Home Farm madness, it left us with a few questions. Like why Rhona didn’t call the police, and what happened to the cat they left behind.
And why – when we have watched every episode of Emmerdale for decades – did we not know there was a door directly from the vets into the cottage next door? And if we didn’t know, how did the true-crime weirdos?
Thankfully the vloggers legged it, but we’re not convinced they’ve really gone. Because if it’s true crime they’re after, Emmerdale can definitely keep them busy!
If they get a whiff of the skulduggery going on at Home Farm, or Angelica killing Heath, or Belle’s traumatic year, or Charity shooting Chloe’s gangster dad, or Kyle shooting Al, or Kerry and Amy burning down the factory and killing Tracy’s dad, or anything to do with the Fox-Miligans, they’ll be hanging around for the next five years.
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.
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In Classic Emmerdale spoilers for today (Friday 10 January) on ITV3, Steph puts herself in danger as she tries to take on Adam, Jo manipulates Andy and Dawn’s making plans to start a new life hundreds of miles away.
These episodes originally aired on July 7 and 11, 2006.
Steph’s plan takes a dark turn when Adam ties her up (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Steph’s in danger in Classic Emmerdale
Back home, Steph’s on a mission to find evidence against Adam. She’s convinced that Terence had unearthed a dark secret about her husband and she wants to know what it was! She roots through Adam’s belongings and finds two passports – one in Adam’s real name and the other in the name Peter Jones.
But Adam comes home at the wrong moment and catches her in the act! Steph holds it together, and calmly explains she needs to know what’s going on. She forces a confession out of Adam, who doesn’t know that she’s recorded the whole thing.
Of course, her plan backfires, and there’s a struggle as Adam grabs her and knocks her unconscious. He calmly comments that one more murder won’t make much difference.
Will Steph make it out alive?
Jo’s dating Jamie but she’s busy interfering in Katie’s romance with Andy (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Jo manipulates Andy
Elsewhere, Jo and Jamie are on a date in the Woolpack, but Jamie’s surprised when Jo makes a few digs about Katie and even suggests Jamie fancies her. Later, Jo tells Andy that Jamie talked about Katie all through lunch.
Later, manipulative Jo suggests to Andy that Katie finds him boring, playing on his insecurities.
Dawn’s got big plans in Classic Emmerdale
Dawn tells Jamie she’s leaving the village sooner than she originally planned.
Later, she fills Donna in on her new man, who lives in Newquay, and her plans to start a new life down in Cornwall. But Terry’s furious when Dawn’s new boyfriend arrives and she announces they’re leaving for Cornwall tomorrow!
Steph’s plan backfires!
When Steph comes round, she tries to persuade Adam to let her go and promises they can run away together.
She checks the dictaphone is still recording then gets him to untie her and whacks him over the head with the nearest heavy object. But when she takes the recording to the police, things don’t go as planned!
Kings reunited?
Meanwhile Sadie’s left feeling rejected as Matthew’s welcomed back into the King family, and she’s left out in the cold.
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Jacob Gallagher has managed to break Sarah Sugden’s heart twice in as many weeks, and now he’s facing the wrath of her grandma, Charity.
And frankly, we think he deserves it! Because Jacob’s history with women is, well, chequered, to say the least.
Jacob was undoubtedly damaged by his grooming and abuse at the hands of his teacher Maya Stepney, so perhaps that’s why he’s proved very careless with the hearts of his girlfriends since.
And that’s not really a surprise given the role models he has. His dad David Metcalfe is a serial monogamist who has a long list of failed marriages and relationships to his name. Not to mention very questionable taste in partners – Maya was his girlfriend when she was grooming teenage Jacob, and he also had a very toxic romance with serial killer Meena Jutla.
And let’s not forget that Jacob’s mum Leyla Harding has been very unlucky in love.
But while all that is a reason for Jacob being so careless with other people’s feelings, we don’t reckon it’s an excuse. Here’s a rundown of all his romances and where they went wrong – perhaps next time he’ll get it right.
Liv and Jacob had a short-lived romance but he was using her (Credit: ITV)
Jacob’s history with women: Liv Flaherty
Liv liked Jacob but he didn’t feel the same way – until he did. But it turned out his youthful romance with Liv was actually a cover for his grim abuse at the hands of Maya.
Jacob was so determined to keep his feelings for Maya a secret that he used Liv, not caring about how she felt. Not cool, Jacob.
Jacob thought he loved Maya but she was manipulating him (Credit: ITV)
Maya Stepney
Of course, Jacob’s bad behaviour at that time wasn’t entirely his fault – he was being groomed by teacher Maya. She convinced him that the pair were in love. Maya was in a relationship with Jacob’s dad David at the time, but she still managed to persuade Jacob – who was just 15 when their romance began – that they were meant to be. When Jacob turned 16, the pair slept together.
It took Jacob a while to realise that their relationship was based on Maya’s manipulation and he struggled to get over it. Maya was later jailed for exchanging inappropriate text messages with Jacob.
Jacob was unkind to Leanna at first (Credit: ITV)
Leanna Cavanagh
With his heart still shattered after Maya, Jacob turned to Leanna who had feelings for him. They slept together but Leanna – who had never slept with a boy before – was devastated when he turned on her. He told her he’d only slept with her because she was nice to him. He said he’d never be into her.
Jacob did see the error of his ways, and apologised to Leanna. She forgave him and the pair agreed to go back to being friends.
But the pair grew closer and by Leanna’s 18th birthday they were in love and planning to go travelling together.
Tragedy struck though when Leanna was murdered by Meena, leaving Jacob’s heart shattered once more.
Bit icky (Credit: ITV)
Jacob’s history with women: Victoria Sugden
It took Jacob a long time to recover from Leanna’s death, and when he eventually fell in love again, Emmerdale viewers were not on board!
Because Jacob fell for his dad’s ex-girlfriend Victoria Sugden!
Victoria was in fact closer in age to Jacob than she had been to David, but she was still nine years his senior, and her previous role as his sort-of-step-mum made the whole thing feel a bit ick.
The pair were really into each other, and ploughed on with their romance despite the disapproval of everyone around them.
David was so horrified by his son’s new relationship that he disowned him and moved to London (which we can’t help thinking was a bit of an over-reaction). Leyla wasn’t happy about it either, and nor was Jacob’s grandfather, Eric Pollard.
But the romance was short-lived (thankfully because it made us cringe).
Sarah’s smitten but does Jacob feel the same? (Credit: ITV)
Sarah Sugden
Now Jacob’s being hot and cold with Vic’s niece, Sarah. He’s admitted he likes her but he’s worried about her health condition that could mean she dies young. And he’s already upset her by criticising her drinking when she ended up in A&E, and flaunting one-night-stand Sian in the village.
Could they make a go of things? Only time will tell.
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Kim Tate in Emmerdale has done some pretty rotten stuff in her time. Watching husband Frank die at her feet, sending another husband – Steve – to jail for a crime she masterminded, faking her own death to punish son Jamie, burying Will alive… need we go on?
So it’s not really surprising that Dawn is convinced Kim had something to do with her dad Will’s death on Christmas Day.
Or that Will left Dawn the video pointing the finger at his wife.
But when it comes to crimes, we think Kim’s guilty of something even worse than leaving Will begging for help on the living room floor.
Because Home Farm still has the Christmas decorations up!
Always take time to light the Christmas candles before telling your husband you drugged your stepmum (Credit: ITV)
Home Farm is sparkling!
We get that the Tate/Fletcher/Thomas family have had a lot on since Christmas, what with Will’s death and organising a funeral and whatnot.
But come on. It’s not like they couldn’t have just asked Lydia to give them a hand to take them down and shove them up in the loft.
On the contrary, they seem to have totally embraced the January decorations. We couldn’t help but notice that when Dawn was sitting on the sofa, bemoaning her foolish actions regarding the whole ketamine thing, she’d taken the time to light the pretty Christmas candles.
Aww the cafe makes a pretty festive backdrop to Laurel’s confession (Credit: ITV)
Bad luck in store for Kim in Emmerdale?
Of course everyone knows that Christmas decorations are supposed to come down by Twelfth Night, which is either December 5 or 6 (opinion is divided on that bit!) depending on whether you count 12 days from Christmas Day or 12 days after.
January 6 is Epiphany – the day the three kings finally made it to visit baby Jesus – so that marks the end of the festive season.
And what happens if you leave them up too long?
Well, some superstitious types would like to tell you that leaving the decs up after Epiphany means bad luck!
Frankly, we’re not sure the Tates need more bad luck, so they’re really taking some risks here!
But it seems they’re not alone.
Because we’ve also spotted some pretty fancy decorations festooning other spots in Emmerdale too.
Could there be any more Christmas decorations at Home Farm? (Credit: ITV)
Are Kim and co tempting fate in Emmerdale?
The Woolpack is still decked out in tinsel. And with Chas and Charity’s luck, we reckon that might be tempting fate. Mind you, Charity’s left her decs up at home too, so she’s doing the double.
The cafe is still sparkling like a Christmas tree. Nicola and Brenda have certainly been more than a little bit unlucky of late. Does this mean there’s more doom in store for the pair of them? What else can go wrong?!
Leyla’s tree is still up making us fear for her future after those death rumours.
As if Ruby needs any more bad luck! (Credit: ITV)
And the worst of the bunch is the Fox-Miligans’ house. Their decorations are beautiful garlands, and shimmering fronds draped artfully from banisters. Not to mention Ruby’s home-made wreath of course.
Doomed!
While they’re undoubtedly proud of them, we really don’t think they should have left them up.
Because with Ruby struggling to cope with her evil dad arriving back in her life and stirring up memories of her childhood abuse, not to mention her guilt over cheating with Cain, and her fractious relationship with daughter Steph, can things really get any worse for the family?!
If it was us, we’d have taken those decs down well in advance just to be sure!
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