Seasons & episodes

Dawn has been feeling under the weather, giving Terry the perfect opportunity to take an eager break from his fitness regime and visit his friends in the pub. But a heart to heart with Louise has a surprising outcome as she reveals the she is seeing a married man. Terry is taken aback when he realises the severity of the situation, questioning whether she is in her right mind. But as he dwells on her revelation he can’t help feeling slightly disjointed about her blasé approach to the relationship, so soon after rejecting him.

Unnerved by Dawn's revelation that she might be pregnant, Terry is keen for her to take a test to find out for sure. Dawn confides in Siobhan she would made up at the thought of having a baby, but she begins to doubt Terry, as has remained very quiet about the subject. Little does Dawn know, Terry is preoccupied with finding out the identity of Louise’s new flame. Desperate to find out more, he plagues Diane for a name. Although Diane has huge issues with Louise's affair she remains loyal to her friend and will not be drawn on his identity, leaving Terry frustrated.

After all the commotion over their wedding, Terry is afraid to tell Bob about Dawn’s pregnancy. He is relieved when Dawn offers to break the news for him. Dreading another outburst, Dawn tentatively plucks up the courage to approach Bob about the baby. Prepared for the worst, she is shocked by his reaction. Nosy Nicola can't help earwigging the baby news and later tells Viv she would make a perfect grandmother. But Viv gets the wrong end of the stick, thinking Scott must have got Chloe pregnant and sets about giving him an ear bashing.

Having befriended Frances, Diane struggles to understand Louise’s selfishness, as she remains unconcerned for the trouble her affair may cause. Meanwhile, Louise is jealous of her friend’s growing bond with Frances but is determined not to back down over Ronnie. Diane sets about changing Louise’s perspective – if she can only make her see who the real victim is, then maybe she’d leave the Marsdens’ alone. While Bob is overjoyed at the prospect of being a grandparent, Viv however is not so sure as the villagers tease her with granny jokes!

Temperatures are soaring again for Ronnie and Louise. Despite spending time with Frances, Louise still has no intention of ending the affair. Ronnie is shocked that Louise has been spending time with his wife, but shows little sign of guilt. At the meet at The Woolpack they are conscious of being spotted, so Louise takes Ronnie somewhere more intimate. But their intimacy doesn’t last long, when Diane catches them in an uncompromising position in the pub cellar!

The frosty atmosphere in The Woolpack is too much for Diane as she decides to have it out with Louise over her affair with Ronnie. However, Diane's stern words seem to go in one ear and out the other for Louise, as instead of cooling the relationship, she makes arrangements to see Ronnie later that day. Much to Dawn’s relief, Terry is bubbling with excitement, as they go to the hospital for the first baby scan. Proud to be an expectant father he can’t wait to take the image to the pub to show all his pals.

Sensing her unhappiness, Emily is concerned about Debbie living up at Home Farm. To make matters worse Cain is intent on adding fuel to the fire by filling Debbie's head with cruel ideas about Charity, escalating her insecurities. Incensed by his words, Debbie decides to confront her mother and ask if she is really welcome or just an inconvenience, as Cain described. Charity can’t believe her ears when a distraught Debbie tells her she has packed her bags and is leaving Home Farm.

Chris’s new philosophy on Debbie has left both Charity and Zoe bemused. But they both agree adoption would be the perfect option, to give her a proper place within the Tate home. Alone, Zoe takes Charity aside and questions whether she is going to tell Chris who the real father is, but her request falls on deaf ears. Meanwhile, Chris is convinced that her real father is dead, and Charity can’t bring herself to drop another bombshell by exposing a further skeleton from her closet. At the Dingles, Shadrach insists he stay for dinner much to the annoyance of Cain, as they don’t see eye to eye.

Charity is well aware it won’t take long before her secret is out - her financial offer to Shadrach will have only bought her some time. Zoe reinforces her fears and insists that she come clean to Chris, before he finds out from others. Charity braces herself as she knows what she must do. Meanwhile, Chris is bonding with Debbie. Having her around has brought him and Charity together and he has grown very fond of having her around. At Home Farm, Chris sees Debbie feeding the horses, touched by how well she has fitted in, he offers to buy her a pony and riding lessons.

Chris is furious with Charity, every time she regains his trust another bombshell drops. But the revelation that Cain is Debbie's father is the final nail in the coffin, he can’t believe the lies and deceit he has been subjected to. Having begun the adoption arrangements, Chris now has other things on his mind. Desperate to salvage what is left of his family and distance himself from the Dingles he wonders how much money it will take to pay Cain off. At the Dingles, Cain is confused, but intrigued as to why he has been invited to Home Farm. But his curiosity gets the better of him and he agrees to go.

The Tate household is coming under increasing pressure as the news that Cain is Debbie’s father continues to drive a wedge between Charity and Chris. Chris is furious that he always seems to be the last person to be told anything – particularly where Charity is concerned. Zoe tries to reassure him that she had good reason for keeping the dark secret from him, but Chris isn’t so sure.

As Diane prepares for a girl's night out with Frances, Louise can’t help but feel pangs of jealousy – not least because she can’t get to see Ronnie because she is stuck at work. But Ronnie has plans of his own to meet up with Louise – even if it means lying to his wife as to where he will be that evening. After telling Frances that he is going to The Malt Shovel pub for a pint, he instead makes a beeline for The Woolpack, intent on catching up with his favourite landlady.

Trouble is brewing at The Woolpack and Louise is about to find herself public enemy number one! Frances has worked out that the landlady is the reason for Ronnie’s frequent visits to the pub and, given his track record, it doesn’t take much for her to realise that Louise is serving up more than just a pint to her husband. Louise is surprised when Frances arrives at The Woolpack instead of attending church and assumes she is there to see Diane. But Frances quickly lets Louise know that she isn’t there to see Diane and knows all about her sordid affair with Ronnie.

As Frances tries to carry on business as usual after discovering Ronnie’s affair, Paul can’t help but notice that something is amiss with his mum. Desperate not to force her problems on to the rest of her family, however, Frances confirms that they have had a row, but nothing serious. Instead she saves her true feelings for Diane and rips into her for her deceit at keeping the affair secret from her. Diane is angry with herself for how she handled the situation and finds herself feeling sorry for Frances having to suffer Ronnie’s straying.

Lisa starts to realise that she has taken too much on trying to get the Japanese order finished on time. It is taking its toll on the workers, and it is only a matter of time before the whole order is cancelled. With her back against the wall, Lisa hits on a way out and decides to order ornaments from elsewhere to complement Eric's batch. Sam, meanwhile, is surprised to find himself warming to Tomiko. After trying to offload her by giving her the job of mucking out the pigs. He is suddenly taken by her approach to the job and her happy-go-lucky attitude to life.

Lisa starts to worry that Sam is heading for a broken heart as he is seemingly growing more and more fond of the visiting Tomiko. But that’s nothing compared to the worry she faces when she and the workers at Pollard’s Factory start to unpack the extra ornaments that have been delivered to finish the order. Much to Lisa’s horror, all of the ornaments are labelled “Made in Japan” and the clock is ticking before Mr Tashiro’s return. She demands that the workers knuckle down to re-label the entire stock or the order will be a washout.

It breaks Sam’s heart to hear that his newfound friend Tomiko is about to leave the county just as he's found love. To make matters worse, her father ruins Sam's plans for them to spend their last day together in Emmerdale by insisting she spends the day with him. After a bit of advice from Jarvis, Sam plucks up the courage to stand up to her father – with disastrous results for Eric, who is desperate to clinch a deal with the Japanese. But Sam's attempts don’t go in vain and his persistence finally pays off.

Robert is still reeling from Andy’s outburst and realises that his own brother may well be homophobic. Andy is defensive insisting he only joined in their taunts to shut them up – but Robert is not so sure, worried there‘s a deeper issue. When Donna gets wind of their gossip about Stephen’s sexuality it all seems to fall into place. She is convinced it is the reason why he wouldn’t sleep with her. To make matters worse, Donna decides to confront him over the rumours - determined to repair her bruised ego at Stephen's expense.

Debbie is determined to spend the day with Cain and Charity knows she has no right to stop her. However Charity is convinced that Cain will soon get bored of Debbie hanging round and quickly send her packing for cramping his style. Cain has different plans, though, and is intent on proving them wrong by surprising those close to him with his new paternal outlook – even if his motive may not be true. But he soon reverts to type and leaves Debbie high and dry under the watchful eye of Sam as he heads for a liquid lunch!

Lisa tries to talk some sense into Cain over Debbie, but he refuses to listen, hoping if he ignores the situation, it will go away. But Debbie will not be dissuaded, she bunks off school and follows an unimpressed Cain on a poaching trip. As she follows him through the woods, Debbie grows tired and asks Cain to slow down. Keen to lose her, he insists on ploughing on - leaving Debbie alone in the woods. Exhausted Debbie is convinced her father will come back for her, but as time goes on, Cain is nowhere to be seen.

Andy ups sticks in order to save his relationship, Charity is concerned at Debbie and Cain's growing closeness, and the pub is a war zone as hostilities between Louise and Diane continue.

Jack is not pleased when Andy leaves home, while Debbie brings Cain to Home Farm, and Bob and Marlon conspire to fix Diane and Louise's relationship.

Laurel feels ready to spread her wings, and Andy risks landing himself in trouble with Chris.

Nicola plans to bring Laurel back to the cleaning business - by any means necessary, Jack is under pressure to evict Andy and Katie from Butlers Farm and Bob lets his plans for the Woolpack go to his head.