Seasons & episodes

When Tom announces to his assembled offspring that Charity’s baby Noah is coming to live there with them, Sadie pretends to be delighted and offers to help Charity out with the baby. Once she's alone with Jimmy, Sadie tells her husband that baby Noah is likely to prove the passion killer that will drive a wedge between Tom and Charity.

Determined to run away with the children, Zoe tells Scott he will have to come back later if wants to spend time with Jean. When he returns Zoe is about to leave.

Matthew shocks Carl and Jimmy when he tells them that he is going to go to Paul’s funeral. After the funeral, Siobhan tells Matthew that she would like to sell the house. Jimmy is shocked when he goes to the shop and Emily mentions Matthew's offer for the house.

Tom is angry when he hears there's been a break-in at the yard. He speaks to his security boss and learns there was no break-in on the night of his engagement party.

Tom decides he's had enough deception from his sons and summons them to Sunday lunch. After the meal, he tells Charity and Sadie he’d like a few minutes alone with his sons. When Tom asks them whether there's anything they’d like to tell him, he grows angry as Matthew and Jimmy attempt to invent more excuses and point the finger at Carl.

When Charity arranges for the lawyer who helped get her out of jail to represent Sam, Lisa assures Sam that thoughts of going back to prison will soon be a bad memory. However, Lisa is not impressed when a junior partner in the law firm turns up and tells her that Charity's lawyer doesn’t attend to small cases.

In the shop, Viv remarks to Alan about Shelley being the one who usually spends his money, Alan demands to know what Viv means. Viv tells him to ask Steph about Shelley. At the factory, Alan confronts Steph who hints that there are things about Shelley he wouldn’t like to know.

Unable to bear the thought that Steph has sown seeds of doubt in Alan’s mind about her intentions towards him and his money, Shelly gets up early and prepares to leave Emmerdale. Alan is shocked when he takes Shelly breakfast and discovers that she has gone and left the ring he gave her behind.

Tash apologises to Simon for putting his relationship with Nicola in jeopardy and Simon gives her a friendly peck on the cheek. Unfortunately, Nicola happens to witness their kiss and sees red. This time she decides not to resort to violence and opts to use her malicious tongue.

As the Dingles prepare for Sam’s departure, Charity, Cain and Sam head off to the village in the van to stock up on beer. In the village, Edna calls out to Sam. Edna tells Sam that she will see him in court and tells him that he is being brave to face up what to he's done. At the end of his going away party, Sam makes himself scarce.

Terry excitedly decorates his house with balloons and banners in anticipation of Dawn and TJ’s return from Spain. He is devastated when Dawn returns without the baby explaining he caught a cold and would be better off staying with her mother for a few days.

Andy's financial worries deepen when the combine harvester he has borrowed breaks down on him. When Lisa tells him that the part alone will cost two grand he despairs of his situation. Zak and Cain offer to help come up with a plan to ease his financial worries.

Andy gets cold feet about the cattle clocking scam but Zak and Cain set the wheels in motion by procuring the ear tags they need from Paddy who turns a blind eye. When the buyer turns up he spots the scam immediately and threatens Andy with the police.

Terry is delighted to see his son again when Jean returns from Spain with TJ. Later as they play with TJ in the garden, Terry apologises to Dawn for not trusting her.

It's the day of the court hearing and Dawn feels guilty as she expresses her genuine fear that since the stroke she doesn’t think Terry can cope with T.J. for a whole day. Terry is ready to slate Dawn but cannot bring himself to criticise her ability as a mother.

Terry is over the moon at the thought of TJ’s return and busily prepares for his arrival, setting up play equipment in the garden and blowing up balloons to welcome him home. When Dawn walks through the door on her own, Terry is livid and is not interested in her explanation.

Pearl receives a nasty shock when she goes to visit her son in prison and bumps into Lisa. She tells Lisa that she's a prison visitor and is on her way home. Lisa is not convinced, and later when Pearl makes herself scarce when the Dingles walk into The Woolpack, Lisa goes after her and Pearl confesses that her son is in prison.

Believing it is only a matter of time before the whole village knows that her son has spent the last five years at Her Majesty's pleasure, Pearl is a bag of nerves. Her mood is not helped when Laurel asks Lisa how Sam is doing in prison.

Zoe becomes more and more absentminded and short-tempered. When Scott calls round to pick up Jean, Zoe has no recollection of their arrangement and says she is taking the children out herself.

Zoe’s nanny is concerned when she finds Jean and Joseph have slept in their clothes in the living room. Zoe reacts angrily and tells the nanny she is out of a job. Zoe heads for the church and sits deep in prayer while the children are left to their own devices.

Concerned for Zoe, Paddy becomes seriously worried when he phones her and she picks up the phone without answering it. He heads off to Home Farm to see whether Zoe is okay. When Joseph lets Paddy in he finds Zoe wrapped in a duvet on the sofa.

Zoe cowers under the kitchen table, clinging to Joseph and Jean and praying desperately. Terrified Joseph tries to escape but Zoe grabs him, insisting he stay where he is safe. The young boy complains he is hungry and his aunty agrees to fix him something to eat.

Lounging around in her dressing gown, Chloe continues to make her intentions towards Carl abundantly clear. When he returns from the café after running into Chas and Syd she seizes her chance.

After getting back together Carl tells Chas that he slept with Chloe. Chas is furious and demands that Carl gives her her marching orders. Carl tells her she’ll have to trust him. Chloe is also furious when she sees Carl with Chas and tells Siobhan that she will get even with Chas.