Seasons & episodes

Pierce repeatedly calls Rhona during her night out, so Vanessa takes her phone away. Feeling angry and insecure, he decides to spy on her and is horrified by what he sees. Chrissie and Rebecca seem to have made peace, but an unexpected encounter threatens to divide them. Carly is embarrassed by Bob's behaviour, and Nicola struggles to gain Robert's respect.

Nicola thanks Neville for paying off the insurance, only to discover that he had done no such thing. She seeks Jimmy's help in discovering why Rakesh lied to her. Finn discovers the truth about Nathan, and Chas mistakenly assumes that Bob and Charity have slept together - information she spreads all over the village. Rhona apologises to Pierce, but fears he may not be able to forgive her.

Nicola suspects the truth about the fire, and Rakesh and Priya plead with Ronnie to keep quiet for his own sake - but instead he confirms her suspicions that Rakesh deliberately started the blaze. Finn offers to pay Nathan to help him in his latest desperate attempt to get back together with Kasim, and Chas warns Aaron not to let his jealousy get out of control.

Nicola starts work at the factory and lies to Lisa and Kerry about how she desperately needs a job. However, she soon has a shock announcement to make to the rest of the workers. Kasim leaves in disgust after discovering who Nathan really is, Laurel worries that she cannot afford Ashley's care, Marlon plays matchmaker, and Aaron suggests an alternative wedding plan to Robert.

Robert lies to Aaron about his whereabouts, prompting an angry confrontation as his fiance takes him to task about how much time he is spending with Rebecca. Paddy suffers a painful setback while preparing for a date with Chas, Laurel gets her hopes up about a new job, and Kerry makes a stand after she is fired from the factory - while Lisa also finds herself facing unemployment.

A public confrontation erupts as Finn tries to stop Kasim leaving, but when Aaron intervenes, his anger over his troubles with Robert explodes and he turns violent. Paddy's date with Chas goes from bad to worse, Nicola makes arrangements for Kerry and Lisa to return to work, and Aaron and Robert try to salvage their relationship - only to be interrupted by the police.

Paddy turns to Rhona for sympathy after an upset Chas is driven into the arms of DS Wise. Pierce is shocked by the development, and resolves to bring Paddy and Chas together by any means. Robert tries to reason with Finn over the attack on Kasim, but finds him unwilling to help Aaron, while Laurel gets offered a job as supervisor at the factory.

Gabby offers to mind Dotty to give Laurel a break. When Ashley's carer calls in sick, she finds herself having to look after him as well - and admits she does not want him to leave. Chas is furious when she discovers that Paddy is behind Pierce scaring off DS Wise, Robert tells Aaron that he wants them to be together no matter what happens, and Cain sees something alarming on TV.

Debbie flees from the police, and realises that she needs to return to Emmerdale to get help from her family. She leaves her children in Sam's care, but he soon finds himself dealing with some unwanted visitors, who want to use the kids to gain leverage over their mother. Doug and Diane offer to help Laurel look after Ashley, and Paddy is hurt to overhear Chas enjoying a flirtatious phone call.

Doug and Diane struggle to cope with looking after Ashley, but decide to keep their difficulties a secret from Laurel - however, she soon sees through their story. Debbie explains why she needed money so urgently, Pierce is frustrated by Rhona's rejection, and Ronnie advises Zak to give Lisa some time.

The police visit Home Farm to investigate the robbery, which they believe Lachlan is responsible for. Cain offers Ross money to stay away from Debbie - and threatens him if he doesn't steer clear. Pierce is aggravated when Rhona rejects his advances, and feels jealous when he discovers she has sexual fantasies about one of their neighbours, while Laurel finally commits to making a difficult decision

Diane urges the villagers to rally round and help the Dingles. When Debbie challenges Ross about his feelings for Rebecca, he responds by admitting that he still loves her. Sam advises Zak that Lisa will be happier when he has divorced Joanie. Chrissie tries to sabotage Rebecca's business plan, but it still meets with Lawrence's approval, while Pierce tries to make Rhona feel guilty.

Debbie is given further bad news and the family tries to rally round and help her. Meanwhile, Lisa gets a big shock when she goes to collect Joanie and she is also left questioning her future with Zak once again.Victoria asks Pete to help a struggling Moira and Lawrence gives Chrissie her mum’s wedding ring.

Moira discovers that Ross has been keeping stolen cars in her barn but she soon softens when she finds out why. Later, when a meeting with a client goes badly, Moira nabs his car and asks Ross to get rid of it. Cain breaks the news to Kyle and tries to bond with him after admitting to Debbie that his son is scared of him. Frank flirts with Charity but later goes home with Megan.

When Moira's client re-offers her a contract, she leaps into action when he mentions there was an urn of ashes in the boot of his stolen car. Can Moira get to Ross before he sells the vehicle –and before Patrick calls the police? Charity plans to play dirty when Megan and Leyla turn down the Woolpack as a party venue. Rebecca offers to get the ring engraved but Lawrence is livid when it seems that she has lost the jewelry. Cain gets a call from social services as he bonds with Kyle.

Chrissie is in a foul mood after the court rules that Lachlan must stay locked up. Later, Rebecca discovers that Chrissie framed her over the ‘lost’ ring and a tussle leads to Chrissie falling from the balcony and onto a glass table below. When there is a problem at the venue, Megan relents and takes the party to the Woolpack but Frank susses out what is going on. Doug accuses Tracy of not reading enough and Noah and Gabby cause mischief by putting rude notes in Doug’s honesty box. Elsewhere, Emma threatens to call the police on Moira after learning that she stole a car but Moira warns her that she would take Ross down too.

Robert urges Rebecca to lie about what happened to Chrissie but Rebecca refuses and calls an ambulance. Charity and Frank join forces and form a plan. David is annoyed after making a discovery.

Debbie tells Cain that she is moving in with Moira but soon the police come calling with some big questions. Charity spots a man with a flash car and plots to scam him – with Frank's help. Doug is fuming after discovering the rude notes in his honesty box while Tracy starts her book club. Rebecca visits Lachlan but what is she after?

Charity and Frank use the deserted Home Farm as a venue for a scam, claiming it is their home and inviting a jeweller to show them his wares. However, the plan goes awry when Charity is caught stealing the gems and they are forced to flee - leaving a bemused Chrissie coming home to a house full of police. The Dingles have a mysterious visitor, while Pearl makes an enticing suggestion to Tracey for the book club.

Chrissie confronts Charity over where she got the money for Sarah's treatment, and forces her to confess about the theft. Rebecca and Lawrence try to stop her involving the police - but Frank fears that he is being implicated. Sarah finds a mysterious woman hiding in the Dingles' barn and provides her with food, and Pearl is astounded by Tracy's racy writing.

Sarah continues to look after the woman in the barn. She becomes concerned about her deteriorating health, and resorts to stealing money from a charity tin to help. Lawrence is keen to reconcile Chrissie with Charity, who is equally determined to commit another crime with Frank, who has donated his ill-gotten gains to David's charity, claiming to have won them on a horse.

Sarah gets caught stealing and is forced to confess about the woman living in the barn. The Dingles track the intruder down to the B&B, where her true identity is revealed. Laurel prepares to take Ashley to the care home, but the task is made harder when he forgets that he is leaving. Rakesh gets a new job, while Nicola manages to impress Rishi and annoy Priya.

Ashley lashes out on the eve of his departure for the care home. A final meal with his family seems to calm him down, but leaves Laurel faced with the reality of sending him away. The new arrival in the village worries Cain, Rakesh gets back on Priya's good side by standing up to Nicola, and Rhona tells Pierce he is too rough with her.

Laurel, Sandy and Gabby take Ashley to the care home. He quickly settles into his new environment - but his contentment does not make the separation any easier on his devastated wife. Moira provides the village's latest resident with a place to stay, Pierce tells Rhona he is going away, but may not be telling the truth about where. Chas intervenes in an argument between Robert and Aaron, and Priya tells Rakesh she does not want him to leave.