In Classic Emmerdale spoilers, Eric and Val’s relationship hits the rocks, and Steph makes her feelings known in no uncertain terms. These episodes originally aired on November 13 and 14, 2005.
Classic Emmerdale spoilers: Eric and Val’s rocky road
Eric finds himself in a tight spot. Val’s court case threatens his ambitions of joining the planning committee. In a desperate bid to save his reputation, Eric ends their relationship.
Val doesn’t take the news well, so Eric suggests they pretend to have fallen out. This attempt to placate Val only stirs the pot further. It leads to more tension and heartbreak.
Steph’s bold move
Steph and Adam feel disappointed when rain cancels their day at the races. Adam seizes the moment and leans in for a kiss.
Val interrupts with a tale of woe. Not one to be trifled with, Steph later corners Val and delivers a stark warning. She grabs Val’s hair and tells her to stay away from the doctor. Will Val listen?
Dawn jumps to conclusions about Danny and Jo (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Dawn, Danny, and Jo’s mix-up
Over at Connelton View, Dawn walks in on Jo and Danny crashed out on the sofa. She jumps to the wrong conclusion.
After Jo sets the record straight, she realises Dawn’s feelings for Danny. Jo decides to play matchmaker. But does Danny like Dawn? And will they get together at last?
Classic Emmerdale spoilers: Factory girls’ silent protest at Eric
Meanwhile, things get worse for Eric when the factory girls get upset after they learn how cruelly Eric has treated Val. Led by Del, they band together to give Eric the cold shoulder.
When he tries to explain himself at the factory, they stay silent. Eric, faced with their icy silence, retreats. The community won’t tolerate his behaviour. Will he apologise and put Val first?
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In tonight’s Emmerdale spoilers, Victoria is left stunned after meeting a man named John Sugden at the church. She is keen to find out more about John, especially after Pollard confirms he could be related to her.
Meanwhile, Mandy is searching for ways to make cash quickly and with some help from Gail, comes up with a new plan. Also, Rodney’s first day driving for the haulage firm doesn’t quite go to plan.
It’s all happening in Emmerdale on Thursday August 8.
Victoria is introduced to John Sugden at a funeral (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale spoilers: Victoria meets John Sugden
1. Victoria helps Pollard
Pollard becomes frustrated as he’s told his car won’t be ready, but Victoria comes to his rescue and offers him a lift to the funeral.
They arrive at the church, where Victoria awkwardly puts her foot in it while chatting with a bereaved son at his mum’s funeral.
Back in the Dales, Mack receives a call from a nearby breakdown and heads off to sort it out. Shortly after, Pollard and Victoria show up at the garage, where they find John with Mack and Aaron.
Who is John? And will he stick around to get to know Victoria?
Is John here to stay? (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale spoilers: Mandy’s plan
3. Mandy’s money-making plot
Mandy is drowning in debt but is determined she will not involve Paddy in her money problems. So she begins thinking up new ways to make cash quickly.
Following a chat with Gail, Mandy is intrigued. She wonders if becoming a financial dominatrix could be the answer to all of her problems.
4. Rodney sparks concern
Elsewhere in tonight’s Emmerdale spoilers, Rodney is thrilled to be driving for the haulage firm. However, Jimmy is hoping he doesn’t regret his decision.
Later on, Jimmy is concerned when he’s told Rodney’s arrived but the delivery was missing items. As a result, Jimmy jumps to the conclusion that his father-in-law is to blame.
Was Rodney really to blame or is somebody else involved?
In tonight’s Emmerdale spoilers, the day of Samson’s plea hearing arrives. Sam and Lydia are understandably nervous about the outcome, as well as Amelia, who is concerned about Esther’s dad going to prison.
Elsewhere, Pollard confesses all to Vic. He tells her the truth about her sacking and she is left furious with him.
Also, Cain grows suspicious of Moira, and Will is struggling to keep his kiss with Rose a secret. All this and more in Emmerdale on Tuesday August 6.
Samson faces the music (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale spoilers: Samson’s plea hearing
1. Cain doubts Moira
After watching Samson be arrested in The Woolpack for assaulting Josh, Cain is thoughtful. He cannot stop wondering if Moira had something to do with Samson being arrested, especially after she took great delight in seeing him led away by police.Â
2. Lydia has news
Many residents wait in The Woolpack to hear news from Samson’s plea hearing. Amelia is feeling anxious as she worries about Esther having her dad locked up in prison.
The Woolpack is brought to a halt as Lydia arrives with news. What’s next for Samson?
Pollard confess all to Vic (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale spoilers: Pollard comes clean
3. Pollard faces Vic
As Brenda piles on the pressure and he continues to feel guilty, Pollard ends up confessing all to Vic. He admits he made Jai sack her from The Hide.
Vic is furious at Pollard for orchestrating her losing her job and leaving her struggling for money. He attempts to explain himself but Vic is not up for listening, as she is too hurt by his actions.
Will Vic ever forgive Pollard?
4. Aaron gives Vic advice
Elsewhere in tonight’s Emmerdale spoilers, Vic turns to Aaron for some support. However, he’s too preoccupied on his phone to listen to her properly.
Aaron tells Vic how she can use her sacking to her advantage, leaving Vic very thoughtful.
5. Will and Kim continue to struggle
Kim and Will are still struggling to trust one another. Kim doesn’t want to walk about the situation with her husband and later turns to Lydia for comfort.
She opens up to Lydia about her crumbling marriage, while Will very nearly tells Jimmy about his kiss with Rose.
In Emmerdale spoilers for next week, Eric Pollard confesses to Victoria Sudgen that he was responsible for her firing from The Hide.
This comes in the aftermath of Pollard’s blackmailing of Jai Sharma. After initially teaming up with Jai to force Amit out of the village, Pollard then turned the tables on Jai.
After demanding free food and drink from the businessman, he then forced him to fire Victoria from The Hide in revenge for her treatment of his son, David, and her affair with Jacob.
Reeling from the betrayal, Victoria decides to use Pollard’s confession to her advantage.
What will she do… and will Pollard go along with it?
Feeling guilty, Pollard offers Victoria a job… but will it ease his conscience? (Credit: ITV)
Brenda pressures guilty Pollard
Brenda was shocked a few weeks ago to find out what Pollard had been up to, blackmailing Jai. But she is more than horrified to discover that’s not all when Eric tells her that he was responsible for Victoria being fired from her job at The Hide. Appalled at this revelation, she orders him to go and make amends with Victoria immediately.
This Pollard tries try to do, by offering her a job in the shop. Victoria gratefully accepts the new role. However, Brenda is horrified to find that he gave her a job without coming clean about his involvement in her firing.
Can she convince Pollard to do the right thing?
Pollard tells Victoria that he was behind her firing (Credit: ITV)
Pollard comes clean in Emmerdale spoilers
As Brenda continues to apply the pressure, Pollard’s sense of guilt grows. Finally, he finds himself admitting to Victoria that he made Jai sack her from The Hide.
Furious after the humiliation of being jobless and penniless, Victoria unloads on guilty Pollard. He tries to excuse his behaviour and explain his recent decision-making, but Victoria is too hurt to listen.
Later, as Victoria tries to talk to Aaron, he is at first too distracted by his phone to listen properly. However, when he does eventually tune in and tells her how she might use the circumstances behind her sacking to her advantage, Victoria suddenly grows interested.
What will Victoria do next?
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Jai Sharma has made a great big mess of his life lately and only has himself to blame, but Emmerdale spoilers for next week reveal that he might be about to make things worse.
Revenge is a dish best not served at all if you ask us, but Jai certainly doesn’t seem to think the same…
He decides to take all his hurt, bitterness and anger out on Pollard. But if he thinks that’s the way to win back Laurel’s heart, he could be very mistaken.
She might have asked for a divorce, but Laurel is still upset by it all (Credit: ITV)
Jai and Laurel’s split hits hard in Emmerdale spoilers
Ever-hopeful Jai had thought Laurel’s reluctance to tell the children about their split meant she would eventually have a change of heart. So far he’s been left disappointed.
It’s all been a bit full-on for the family recently after Laurel discovered why Amit had really left town. And even though Jai told her Amit had killed Rishi and then given Jai his shares in the business as an apology, Pollard soon let slip that wasn’t the whole story.
Fuming Laurel was even angrier to find out Jai had pushed Amit down the stairs and then held him hostage. She insisted he tell Suni, Jai chickened out, Laurel called him spineless, Jai insulted Ashley, Laurel kicked him out then had a heart attack.
Even though Jai assumed the heart attack would bring them back together, in fact it cleared Laurel’s mind completely. She does not want to be married to him any more.
However, given the situation surrounding her health, she decided they wouldn’t tell the kids just yet. Jai moved into Archie’s room under the pretence of giving Laurel some space to recover and they all played happy families.
But soon enough Laurel told Jai they should come clean to the kids. She then asked him to move back to Holdgate. However she wasn’t expecting him to take Archie too (not sure why, really, he is Jai’s son) and it left her devastated.
Can Jai win Laurel back? (Credit: ITV)
Jai takes down Pollard
Next week, as the split is affecting both households, Jai decides to make himself feel better with a spot of revenge. Never mind that that’s what got him into this mess in the first place, he has Pollard in his sights.
Bitter Jai decides to bring Eric down with him and tells Brenda and Rodney exactly what Pollard did. They are very disappointed in Eric and make their feelings clear.
Later, there is some thawing between Laurel and Jai when it’s time for Rishi’s memorial. She agrees that Archie can move to Holdgate with him, despite her upset.
Is there hope for the future? Or will Jai take her kindness to mean more than it does?
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Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
The Grange B&B in Emmerdale offers tourists, and on a pretty regular basis, locals, a place to stay. It’s been a fundamental part of village life since 2002.
Business has been up and down over the years, but whatever crisis its faced, the B&B always seems to bounce back.
The Grange is currently jointly owned by village residents Bob Hope and Nicola King, but has changed hands many times over the years.
It’s also been the scene of a grisly murder – or two – but just don’t tell the guests!
The country B&B is less relaxing once you get inside! (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
History of the B&B in Emmerdale
The building of The Grange dates way back to around 1700. It was once the residence of a lady called Mrs Butterworth.
It’s next door to the former corn chandlers dwellings, which in 1976 were transformed into The Woolpack after the original pub was found to have subsidence.
The first time the building was featured on air was in 1990 when a tanker crashed into its front wall.
Alan ran the B&B for a while (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Murder most horrid
In 2002, village resident Alan Turner took over the running of The Grange. Alan already had considerable experience in managing a business, having previously been the landlord of The Woolpack.
Four years later, Alan’s son Terence Turner came to stay at the B&B. It was revealed he had abused his sister, and Alan’s daughter, Stephanie Forsythe, when they were teenagers.
A fight broke out upstairs in The Grange between Terence and Steph’s husband Dr Adam Forsythe, who ended up bludgeoning his brother-in-law to death with a fire extinguisher.
Evil Terence died in the B&B (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
But he wasn’t the only unlucky person to meet a grisly end in the B&B.
In May 2018, serial killer Lachlan White claimed another victim. He lured Gerry Roberts to the B&B – that was undergoing renovations at the time – and proceeded to bash his brains out.
Things didn’t end well for this pair (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Louise and Terry take over
In 2004 Louise Appleton and Terry Woods were in a relationship and it was getting serious. They decided to buy the B&B together and Matthew King stepped in to help with the financial side of things.
Unfortunately, Matthew’s intentions weren’t honorable and soon he and Louise began an affair. When the truth came out, the B&B deal came through.
However, Terry once again tried to buy the place, with new girlfriend Jean Hope. Jean couldn’t come up with the cash, though, so Louise stepped in again. She sold her share of the Woolpack to Val Lambert to spite Diane who she blamed for the breakdown of her latest relationship.
They put their stamp on the place, that’s for sure (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
The Eric Pollard years at the B&B in Emmerdale
In 2008, Eric married the irrepressible Val Lambert and Louise, who had moved back to Australia, sold her share of the B&B to them. Terry then sold his share to them a year later. Together Eric and Val really put their stamp on the place.
Two years on, teenage tearaway Amy Wyatt rocked up at the B&B under the pretence of being a nurse looking for a cut-price room.
The Pollards soon discovered Amy was on the run from her foster family. But they took pity and invited her to stay, before going on to formally adopt her.
The fortunes of the B&B fluctuated over the years, and Pollard struggled to stay afloat after Val’s tragic death in 2015.
Chas and Charity went to war over the B&B and the Woolpack (Credit: ITV)
Unwelcome guests
In 2022, Pollard hired Chas Dingle to be the new manager of the B&B.
Chas had just been forced to sell her share of The Woolpack and was out for revenge on her cousin Charity, who had taken the role of landlady of her beloved boozer.
Eric helped Chas sabotage Charity’s grand re-opening, but as payback Mackenzie Boyd infested the B&B with rats!
Unsurprisingly, Chas’s stint at the B&B ended shortly afterwards and she returned to where she belongs – behind the bar of the Woolie.
Bernice and Bob’s partnership didn’t last long! (Credit: ITV)
The end of an era
In 2023 Eric made the tough decision to sell up to help out son, David Metcalfe, who’d fallen into financial troubles with David’s shop.
Bob Hope and Bernice Blackstock became the new owners of The Grange and set about giving the place a very glamorous glow-up.
Having completed their rather bougie makeover, Bernice and Bob invited the residents to attend their grand reopening party and hired a harp player called Tim to provide the entertainment.
Bernice also ended up playing sweet music with the harpist. But tragedy struck when Bob thought he had found Tim dead in one of the B&B’s bedrooms.
This time there had been no foul play, it looked like poor Tim’s heart had just given out. However all was okay when Tim actually woke up, having taken a sleeping pill to block out Bernice’s snoring!
Bernice and Bob’s partnership didn’t last long after that.
In November 2023 Bernice was found to have been defrauding her sister Nicola King and did a flit from the village.
The Grange is now co-owned between Nicola and Bob.
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David’s shop is the place to go in Emmerdale if you need a pint of milk or loaf of bread. Think of it like a convenience store, but packed full of artisan goodies and with its own personalised jute bags.
A valued local business, it’s situated on Church Lane and attached to Farrers Farm.
It was given the eponymous title from former owner, David Metcalfe, who was in charge from 2015 until his departure from the Dales in 2023.
Many of the village residents have worked behind the till of the shop, and it’s seen its fair amount of action over the years.
Rodney originally had the premises as his Antique Barn (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
The history of David’s shop in Emmerdale
Back before it was a shop, the building was actually a barn. From here, Rodney Blackstock used to run his antiques business.
But that all changed when the wealthy Wylde family arrived in the village and set up residence in Home Farm.
Wyldes Home Farm Fayre was destroyed early on (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Wyldes Home Farm Fayre
Keen to make her mark, Natasha Wylde decided to open a shop in the centre of the community, providing customers with wholesome, local produce.
The clan purchased the barn, converting it into a shop and living area and giving it the name Wyldes Home Farm Fayre (don’t even get us started on the missing apostrophe!)
Doug Potts and Leyla Harding were employed as co-managers, while Rodney was given the job of delivery driver.
The shop had only been open a matter of days when Rodney left the handbrake off his van. The vehicle crashed into the shop, trapping Doug, Leyla and Ryan Lamb inside.
But as money was no problem for the Wyldes, they just fixed the damage and reponed within days.
Leyla’s tenure didn’t last long (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Leyla’s
In 2011, co-manager Leyla became the new owner of the farm shop and renamed it Leyla’s.
She bought the business with her boyfriend David Metcalfe, but their partnership – professional and romantic – wasn’t to go the distance.
The couple split the same year and Leyla sold her share to David.
The sign was eventually repainted properly! (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
David’s shop in Emmerdale
After Leyla dumped him and the Dales, David took full control of the store. Following in his predecessor’s unimaginative footsteps, David named the shop after himself!
And there he remained until June 2015 when David decided to emigrate to Portugal with then-wife Alicia Gallagher.
He sold the business to Bob Hope’s daughter, Carly, a move which turned out to be very unwise…
Carly was not the right person for the job (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Carly Hope takes over
Carly’s reign over the shop was nothing short of shambolic.
She renamed the business Hope for the Best, which should have been an indication to expect the worst. Carly had absolutely zero interest in running the business and even turned up to its unveiling drunk.
And when a burst pipe wrecked all the shop’s merchandise, Carly confessed she hadn’t taken out any insurance. To cover the costs, she and local bad boy Ross Barton robbed a truck to get cash for the repairs.
Carly was eventually forced to confess everything and Brenda Walker reported her to the police.
Wanted for fraud, Carly went on the run, leaving the shop empty.
David’s return to his shop in Emmerdale
David returned and reclaimed his shop at a reduced price when it went under the hammer.
He gave the place a makeover, with a fancy deli bar, and even gave Carly a job so she could repay him.
2021 saw the arrival of the shop’s new delivery bike, which was brought in as part of a drive to be more eco-friendly.
David also brought in his stepson Jacob Gallagher and Kerry Wyatt to run things during his breaks away from the village.
David had branded bags and everything (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Pollard takes over
In 2022, David ran into severe financial difficulty at the shop. His then-girlfriend Victoria Sugden sold off the land she had inherited from her grandmother, Annie, to bail him out.
However David just kept spending and got into even more trouble when he decided to start doing deliveries and then got a speeding ticket that would have lost him his licence.
In a bid to cover his tracks he put the ticket in Victoria’s name. When she found out she was fuming. They broke up, and David was forced to take his punishment.
Still in debt, David was eventually bailed out by his dad. Eric Pollard, who had sold the B&B to retire with Brenda and travel the world, bought David out.
Then David left town for good and Eric is saddled with running a shop he never really wanted. Tracy currently manages the place, with Jacob helping out too.
Shop wars
Leyla Harding was caught with her fingers in the till when she stole £250 to buy a pair of fancy shoes she’d had her eye on.
Nathan Wylde blackmailed her over the theft, but got his comeuppance when David discovered what he was up to.
And in 2015, David’s grand re-opening had to be pushed back when his dad Eric Pollard trashed the shop in a grief-induced rage, the damage of which took weeks to put right.
Pollard also found himself caught up in an armed robbery when two youths tried to raid David’s and ended up with a broken arm.
Births, marriages and deaths
Unsurprisingly no marriages have taken place the shop, but there have been a couple of baby dramas and near fatalities.
Nicola King went into labour with daughter Angelica while locked inside the shop, but thankfully made it to hospital in time to give birth.
And history repeated itself in 2014 when David’s ex-girlfriend Priya Sharma’s waters broke in front of his wife, Alicia.
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.
