Emmerdale airs Monday, December 22nd, 2025 on ITV1 at 7:30pm
Lydia makes an admission to Joe about her and Sam’s responsibility for Kim’s misfortune. Joe’s incandescent with rage.
Meanwhile, Kim’s isolation deepens as she cancels the order for her family Christmas dinner. Joe returns to patch things up with Kim but she sends him packing. Soon alone at Home Farm, Kim’s fallen and is in agony unable to get up without assistance. Having called for help, she’s annoyed it’s Lydia who’s arrived. Lydia helps her off the floor but Kim immediately dismisses her. However, Lydia goes against her wishes and stays.
In the village there is a proposal.
With talk of Ray and Celia packing up to leave the area Bear is worried he will be left behind but Ray assures him this won’t be the case. Bear can see Ray’s pain about having to prematurely end his relationship with Laurel and encourages him to make the most of his happiness whilst he can. Ray meets Laurel and is delighted to agree to meet for lunch. Over Ray’s ‘fake Christmas lunch’ Laurel seems smitten and Ray dares to hope that they may spend the real one together.
Sarah and Jacob plan their gender renewal party
Ross is blindsided that Aaron and Robert are planning to bring Seb back into their lives, as giving up Seb was one of the hardest decisions Ross has ever made. He’s not sure he can see Seb around the village every day and soon clear battle lines are drawn between Ross and Aaron. Returning home to find his car windscreen smashed, Aaron is sure it’s Ross and his thoughts immediately turn to revenge. Ross didn’t smash the windscreen, there is another suspect lurking in the shadows with intent.
Cast
- Alfie Clarke as Arthur Thomas
- Bradley Riches as Lewis Barton
- Charlotte Bellamy as Laurel Thomas
- Christopher Chittell as Eric Pollard
- Christopher Coghill as Kev Townsend
- Claire King as Kim Tate
- Danny Miller as Aaron Dingle
- Emma Atkins as Charity Dingle
- Joe Absolom as Ray Walters
- Joe-Warren Plant as Jacob Gallagher
- Joshua Richards as Bear Wolf
- Karen Blick as Lydia Dingle
- Katie Hill as Sarah Sugden
- Leon Harrop as Mick
- Michael Parr as Ross Barton
- Ned Porteous as Joe Tate
- Olivia Bromley as Dawn Fletcher
- Ryan Hawley as Robert Sugden
- Tony Audenshaw as Bob Hope
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