Doctor Eddie Crowley (James Hillier) has revealed his latest plan to Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) in Emmerdale, and it involves targeting Kim Tate (Claire King).

It was confirmed in this evening’s episode of the ITV soap that Kim’s love interest Eddie is in fact Doctor Crowley. Kim decided to invite Eddie to Home Farm after spending time with him, so he could meet Joe and Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley).

As Joe’s faced dropped when he realised who he was looking at, he was forced to play along with Crowley’s act and not reveal that he kept him hostage yesterday, and performed the illegal kidney transplant operation earlier this year.

Crowley delivered quite the performance in front of Dawn and Kim, which wound Joe up even more. When they were alone, Crowley confirmed to Joe that he intends to steal Kim’s fortune, and needs Joe’s help to do it.

The surgeon seemed convinced his plan could work – but he doesn’t know what Kim Tate is capable of.

Discussing this new storyline, star Claire King said: ‘When she finds out who he is, which is all very embarrassing. She brings him to Home Farm and of course Joe’s taken aback because he suddenly realises this Eddie isn’t Eddie at all. I think it all comes out in the wash and there’s a very nasty twist that’s coming.

‘The minute Kim finds out, it’ll be more than his back he needs to watch out for. I mean that. He’s very bad and very nasty and he will go to any lengths to get her money and he kind of does, but there’s always a twist.’

During their afternoon, Joe was rude to Eddie which surprised Dawn and Kim. While it was brushed under the carpet in that moment, Claire has confirmed Kim will revisit what Joe said later down the line.

‘She just thinks it’s off of Joe and he’s just on one of his miserable days, but she is suspicious and she does ask him later on.

‘But Joe has a habit of being rude to people, he gets defensive or whatever, so she does brush it off at the time and apologises to Eddie. But she’s got to get to the root of it and that’s where the conversation with Joe starts.’

With Kim passionate about rebuilding her Tate empire, Claire hopes that Joe’s new relationship with Dawn will play a part in growing the business again.

‘I think that’s why Dawn was placed with Joe. Maybe they might get married and then there’ll be even more little Tates’, she wondered.