Seasons & episodes

Eric instigates a dastardly plan to prove that he is a model employer, Sam is disheartened at the loss of a personal friend, and Chris gets to know Debbie better, to Charity's fury.

Outside the Marsden's, Ronnie is leaving for work. Paul and Siobhan come to drop off some letters that were posted to their old address. Frances shows him the postman job that is being advertised in the local paper. Siobhan isn't impressed. In the shop, Viv mentions to Donna and Debbie that they are going to be late for school, they leave. Diane enters and Viv asks her if she thinks Bob might come back to her. Diane avoids the question and leaves. Jarvis enters and buys some tights. Edna enters and makes comment about him buying tights

Paddy and Emily walk up to their front door to meet Debbie. Paddy has an operation to do so he won't be going to Home Farm with them. Debbie mentions that it is Mother's Day and that she would like to buy some flowers and put them on Pat's grave. At the Marsden's, Paul enters with a bunch of flowers for Frances. Frances asks Paul if he would like to go to church with her. He agrees. Edna meets Len in the Main Street and she asks him if he found out about the tights.

In Hopes kitchen Viv and Donna have breakfast. Viv sees an advert in the paper for a course called "Heal your Life". She considers it is saying that it may help her get Bob back. At Smithy Cottage, Debbie is still raving about how she played tennis with Charity. Paddy sends her out to feed Little Cain, and when she's gone, he and Emily comment on how things seem to be working out with Charity and Debbie. At Annie's Cottage Andy, Jack, Robert and Katie all sing Happy Birthday to Victoria.

Terry tries to put the rubbish out but can't get the lid off the rubbish bin. Marlon comes out of his house and Dawn comes to find Terry. She enquires where Tricia is and Marlon says she went out at the crack of dawn. Marlon then admits that he glued the lid of the Terry's bin on as an April Fool joke. In the Main Street Tricia arrives back with a pregnancy test. Viv comes out of the shop and asks about Steph but Tricia hasn't seen her for a while. In The Woolpack Louise, Diane and Bob talk. Bob tries to get out of going to the self-help group but Diane insists he must go.

Bob sits in Connelton View, he talks to Terry and Dawn about Viv. Bob tells them he is going to book a limo and meet the driver who Viv slept with. In Hope's sitting room Viv shouts at Donna about the piercing. In Mill Cottage, Rodney tells Nicola that when Steph finally does come downstairs she will be out on her ear. In The Woolpack, Diane tells Louise that she wants to sort things out with Jack - she leaves to talk to him. In Connelton View, Bob books the limo and asks for Matti to drive it. Terry insists that he is going to go with Bob. In Annie's Cottage, Katie and Robert tell Jack to go for it with Diane. Jack isn't so sure.

Viv and Bob unite in their worry for Donna when she has a medical emergency. Meanwhile, Nicola and Rodney devise a plan to get rid of Steph.

Bob is unable to bring himself to return to his family, Edna pulls some strings to get Mack the roofing job, and Jack and Diane have their big date.

Times are tough for Mack and he feels he's carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. Having burnt his bridges and fallen out with close friends, work has dried up in the village and he is financially strapped. But that doesn’t stop Alan from trying to reclaim the unpaid debts from the reluctant builder, leaving Mack in a financial dilemma and nowhere to turn. With a contract for work on the village hall roof up for grabs, Mack is despondent as he is convinced his lack of friends in the village won’t do him any favours in winning the bid.

Despite Edna’s efforts to boost Mack’s low morale, he has convinced himself that he has little chance of winning the contract for the village hall roof. Tossing aside her usual moral stance, Edna decides to take matters into her own hands and uses her position on the parish committee to give him in unfair advantage. Mack can’t believe his luck when he realises Edna has given him a head start on his competitors and, smug in the knowledge his bid can’t be beaten, he hands in his quote.

Paddy is keen to take an anxious Emily out for a meal, hoping to take her mind off the increasingly tense situation with Debbie. When Debbie suggests they ask Charity to baby-sit, however, Emily can’t help but feel jealous but knows she is in no position to object. Debbie is elated when Charity agrees to come over for the evening - bringing along Chris who is warming to the idea of family life. But how will Emily react after returning from her evening out to discover the cosy Tate family scene in her own living room?

Ali's party exceeds everyone's expectations - especially his parents', Cain comes to Debbie's rescue when her party plans lead her into danger and Danny's altruistic deed infuriates Nicola.

Although Emily is relieved that Debbie is returned safely from her ordeal, she is furious that she sneaked out to the party in the first place. Emily points out that if she hadn’t been rescued when she was, anything could have happened. Worried that Debbie is out of control, she grounds her for her stupidity. Concerned about the events of the night before, Charity calls round to see Debbie. But with tensions high she and Emily are soon at loggerheads as to the punishment that should be doled out to Debbie. Paddy is confused by Emily's harsh actions, questioning whether she grounded Debbie deliberately to stop her seeing Charity.

Emily stands firm by her decision that Debbie would be better off with another care family. Sure that she has let Debbie down and unable to withstand the pressure of competing with Charity for her affection - giving her up seems the only option. But Emily still dreads her reaction when she tells her the heartfelt truth about her future - convinced her departure will ultimately lead Charity to loose interest as well. Meanwhile, Debbie is upbeat telling Paddy and Emily how much she enjoys spending time with her real mother.

Bad news travels fast in Emmerdale and it doesn’t take long for Debbie’s departure to reach Charity at Home Farm. She berates Emily for her action demanding to know why she let Debbie go back to a care home. Emily is distraught as she admits the situation became unbearable and care was the only option. Although Charity has never wanted to play happy families, she is furious that the decision has been made without her consent and sets about taking the issue up with social services. After a bitter row with Paddy and Emily, Charity has some life changing decisions to make - will she allow Debbie to be taken away or decide she has some maternal feelings to offer after all?

It's pay-day for Mack as the cheque for the funds for the village hall roof has cleared and he intends to finally get his hands on the money – all £8,000 of it! Viv jokes that he’ll have to watch his back and make sure he doesn’t get mugged before he buys the materials - but he has a better use for the money in mind. Syd is confused by Mack's almost nostalgic manner towards him, but brushes it off as a patronising comment.

Edna is devastated to learn that Mack has done a runner after playing her for a fool! She is forced to admit to herself that, despite her benevolence toward him - she always feared he was capable of this. As word starts to spread of his disappearing, people start to ask questions – but Edna still can’t bring herself to face the truth after becoming so attached to her friend and lodger. It isn’t long before the police arrive, intent of gathering evidence, but Edna is still in denial and refuses to say a bad word against Mack.

Football fever is set to take Emmerdale by storm as the residents decide to compete in a village tournament. But the friendly competition soon turns sour as they scramble to assemble the best possible teams. With good sportsmen in short supply, though, The Woolpack and Marsden teams grapple to ensure they secure the best players. Ronnie is keen to do a last minute bit of training and goes for a jog around the village. But when he hears a familiar voice behind him he stops in his tracks and turns round. Face to face, Louise and Ronnie share some flirtatious banter over the football competition before she warns him she likes to play dirty – a twinkle in his eyes tells her he is keen to know more!

Competition is fierce at the charity footy tournament as the teams eagerly limber up on the lawn. But certain team members are banking on scoring off the pitch as well as on. The heat's on with the crunch game set between the Marsdens and The Woolpack but when Louise takes a tumble Ronnie seems a bit too eager in offering a helping hand to the rival team member. Meanwhile, wife Frances is getting into the spirit of things on the sidelines with Diane, who's bought along some booze. In the last minute of the game, and with an equal score line,

The Bollywood film crew set up in the village, much to the amusement of the residents. Inspired by the glamour, Tricia sets about finding a way to muscle on to the set. So while hubby Marlon is failing to impress at his job interview, Tricia manages to get invited to audition as an extra in the film. Elsewhere, Edna is still beating herself up about Mack taking the village hall money, despite Ashley insisting that she acted like a good Christian by taking Mack in when all others had rejected him. Danny is driving Ollie up the wall as she tries to concentrate on finishing off her important homework.

Louise finds herself in a sticky situation at the Marsden's while running an errand for Diane. Uncomfortable at interrupting a cosy marital scene Louise is quick to make her excuse to leave. Having had his offer of a lift back to The Woolpack declined by a nervous Louise, Ronnie catches her up in the car to offer his services once again. The reality of the situation brings Louise back down to earth with a bump when they both arrive back at the pub to find Frances waiting at the bar.

Tricia and Dawn can’t believe their luck after getting parts as milkmaids in the Bollywood film. But the novelty soon wears off as the scene is repeatedly filmed over and over again. To make matters worse, Tricia grows frustrated to learn the lead lady hasn’t turned up for filming, which can only mean more hanging around. But when the director sees Tricia he decides that she's ideal for the dream bride. Star struck Tricia quickly steps into the breach also agreeing to travel to India for six months with the film crew.

It's Tricia’s big day on the film set playing the lead role as bride, but Marlon is still unaware that his wife has agreed to jet off to India for six months. Marlon proudly looks on as a stunning Tricia plays her part and is pampered by the film crew. But when Dawn realises he still doesn’t know the truth she takes Tricia aside to talk some sense into her. ealising she can’t put it off any longer Tricia decides to confront Marlon however he flatly refuses to even entertain the idea, telling his wife that it just isn’t going to happen.

The Bollywood film crew prepares to leave Emmerdale to complete the rest of their film in India, but Tricia and Marlon are hardly speaking. Marlon has taken the news of his wife's departure badly and can’t believe she would leave him again so soon after their wedding. But starry-eyed Tricia has her heart set on following her dreams and had made up her mind to go - she only wishes Marlon would give her his blessing. However, level-headed Marlon has his feet firmly on the ground until Diane makes a suggestion that sends everything into a spin.