Emmerdale Joe Tate's plan for Kim 'revealed' as he returns after six years
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The truth was finally revealed by Emmerdale on Christmas Eve, as we found out Joe Tate was the mystery person targeting Kim Tate. Joe, played by actor Ned Porteous, has returned for revenge after six years - with the soap detailing the twist in an announcement and in the early-release episode on ITVX. The character's last scenes aired in 2018, after he was forced to go on the run after Kim ordered his death.
While initially it seemed Joe had accidentally been killed by Cain Dingle after a row, Graham Foster had actually covered up the truth that Joe was still alive. Eventually Kim found out that Joe was on the run after he was spotted abroad. There's been calls from fans ever since for the character to make a comeback. Now, Joe has returned to the show, and it seems he wants revenge on Kim.
After all, the whole reason for the mystery character being mentioned, now revealed to be Joe, was that they were out to get the former villain. Kim's financial advisor and brief flame Peter had teamed up with her current beau Will Taylor. The plan was to destroy her and take everything she had, with a fake vow renewal on Christmas Day. It was soon revealed a mystery character was pulling the strings, leading the charge.
Their identity was not revealed until Tuesday though, with a meeting with Peter seeing Joe come back. Actor Ned has reprised the role while it's not clear how long for. But what is clear is that Joe clearly has a grievance with Kim, as he's working with Peter and Will to target her and bring her down. It was said the boss wanted to get revenge on her, and now we know it's Joe it does make sense.
