Christmas and New Year are packed with betrayal, revenge and a miracle, as our in-depth Emmerdale episode guide for the two weeks over the festive season reveals. After a horrific New Year, Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) makes a shocking discovery that leads to a beautiful reunion with her beloved Piper.
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Over in Home Farm, things are a lot more grim as a dangerous struggle unfolds – has Kim Tate (Claire King) had her revenge?. And there’s a disaster of a Christmas for Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) as he experiences what could be his worst one yet. As New Year approaches, we shift to struggles faced by Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant), who faces a first day at work from hell.
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Can he get through it?. Speaking of getting through it, it’s time for you to wade through all the juicy spoilers below!. Marlon and April’s relationship is on a knife’s edge. Will’s uncomfortable when Peter arrives at Home Farm and piles on the pressure for their Christmas Day plans.
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Bob’s at boiling point after dealing with Wendy and Brenda’s constant bickering at Heath’s memorial concert. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next.
At Piper’s grave, a pensive Belle admits to Vinny that she never saw the body. Suspecting that Tom may have been lying about her death, Belle asks Vinny to get a shovel so they can see for themselves. Having dug up the grave, Belle and Vinny prepare to open Piper’s coffin. Belle’s mind races when she discovers that Piper’s body isn’t inside….
