Potentially Emmerdale’s most evil villains of all time, crime boss Celia Daniels (Jaye Griffiths) and her son Ray Walters (Joe Absolom) are still causing havoc, months after their grisly demises.

With Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards) facing a long sentence for Ray’s death, having accidentally killed him while attempting to prevent him from harming Dylan Penders (Fred Kettle) and DS Walsh (Amanda Ryan) determined to bring him to justice, the Kirk clan looks set to crumble. Will a brave move from Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) and Dylan help?

The gothic melodrama at Home Farm rages on as Kim Tate (Claire King) and Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) continue to vie for the corrupted soul of Joe Tate (Ned Porteous). As the triumvirate embark on different devious schemes, will any of them come out on top, or destroy themselves in the pursuit of victory?

Meanwhile, Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell) finally discovers the truth of Kerry Wyatt (Laura Norton) and Jai Sharma’s (Chris Bisson) relationship, Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) is shattered by Dr. Todd (Caroline Harker) and Isaac Dingle (Elias Walker) is terrified at the prospect of losing his dad to cancer.

Ready for a fresh slate of ‘Dales drama? Let’s get to it, shall we?

Monday, March 16

Bear utterly breaks at the DS Walsh’s suggestion that his wrestling skills meant he was fully aware of what he was doing while killing Ray. Shattered, he gives a false murder admission to the police to protect Paddy, leaving him equally broken.

As Kim confirms to Lydia Dingle (Karen Blick) that she plans to remain closed off to Graham, Graham himself realises that showing Joe the true scope of Kim’s cruelty will prove harder than he thought.

Elsewhere, Jacob is wounded by brutal feedback from Dr. Todd and Eric is disturbed to learn of the gossip about Kerry and Jai.

Tuesday, March 17

Paddy, unable to live with the fact that Bear is imprisoned again after so long on Celia’s farm, determines to confess to the police to see him set free. With Dylan on side, they say a tender goodbye to Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) before they head inside to confess.

Eric turns detective as he tries to get to the bottom of what’s happening between Kerry and Jai, he’s momentarily convinced it’s idle gossip when he crosses with Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle). When he comes across concrete evidence, though, he decides to keep quiet, leaving them in the dark as to what he now knows.

Meanwhile, as Graham warns Joe to be clever, he raises the suspicions of the Dingles by apologising to Lydia and offering her a pay rise.

Wednesday, March 18

Things get even worse for Paddy and Dylan when they’re charged with perverting the course of justice.

With bail unconfirmed and a postponed court date, Paddy’s interest is piqued when their solicitor suggests a witness who could confirm Ray’s intent to kill Dylan could be the answer and he immediately thinks of Laurel.

Also, Joe’s behaviour worries even Kim, while Eric discovers further proof of Kerry and Jai’s relationship.

Thursday, March 19

Dylan’s mental health collapses over the impending court date, and April is horrified at the state he’s in.

Graham confronts Joe, having discovered the truth of what he’s up to.

Moreover, Eric hatches a plot to test Kerry’s loyalty.

Friday, March 20

Isaac is utterly destroyed at the prospect of losing his dad to cancer.

Pollard’s scheme to test Kerry continues.