Classic Emmerdale preview for this week: Jimmy meets his sister Scarlett, Jo and Katie fight - again, and Edna gets good news!

Is it a happy family reunion for the Kings? Erm, nope
Kerry Barrett

Jimmy comes face to face with his little sister Scarlett in Classic Emmerdale this week, but it’s no happy family reunion for the King brothers as they’re arrested!

Elsewhere, Jo and Katie come to blows yet again, David uses Del to plot his revenge on Eric, and there’s some good family news for Edna!

Rosemary plays dirty with Carrie

Carrie goes to visit Home Farm and is shown round by Rosemary, who sees her chance to get to know the newcomer. She probes Carrie about her relationship with Tom and is pleased to hear they were only in touch via a monthly cheque he sent for daughter Scarlett.

Rosemary works hard to befriend Carrie and when she hears about Matthew’s proposal, she urges her to turn him down and fight her corner.

Classic Emmerdale: Eric’s off to sunny Spain

Meanwhile, Eric’s delighted to be invited to Spain with the council. But Val warns him they can’t afford for him to be away from the factory while they’re so busy.

David offers to step in and run the factory, but though Eric’s delighted by his offer, Val’s not sure. She doesn’t know if they can trust David.

David nicks money from Val's bag
David steals from Val (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

David’s on the rob!

Scheming David tries to manipulate the situation to his advantage when he bumps into Val and Del on a night out. He manages to get tipsy Val on her own and confronts her about why she’s so cold with him.

Val doesn’t tell him about her suspicions but she also doesn’t notice when he digs about in her bag and nicks a debit card and £2000 she was meant to take to the bank.

David gives the card to Eric, who’s annoyed that Val was so careless.

But Eric’s appeased when Val offers to pay back the missing money. But out for revenge, David lies to Del and tells him Val made a pass at him in the taxi! Fuming, Del confronts a very confused Val.

Later, David causes more trouble when Eric tells Val he’s leaving his new-found son in charge of Val’s Interiors while he’s away. When Val protests that the company is half hers, Eric dismisses her. She vows to make him pay!

Eric gives the phone number of the hotel where he’s staying to David. He asks him to pass it to Val. But  David’s eager to cause more trouble. He doesn’t give Val the number and tells Val that Eric clearly doesn’t want to speak to her.

David and Del get it on

Meanwhile, Del nearly catches David with the money but he distracts her with a passionate kiss! But Del’s attempt to seduce David is interrupted by window cleaner Rodney!

When they eventually make it to the bedroom, Del’s shocked when she spots Val’s stolen money. She wants to know what’s going on and David admits he wants to destroy Eric. Del’s not happy, and heartbroken, she leaves.

Debbie wants cold hard cash

Debbie’s fuming to discover the cab’s a write-off. And with no insurance, she can’t cover the costs. She storms round to demand that Shadrach pays for the damage – or she’ll tell the police he nicked the cab!

But later Debbie and Chas are delighted when they convince the Dingles to drive the cars for Debbie’s new taxi company for only 60% of the fares. Donna’s not so impressed, though, and tells Marlon. But he says it’s good for the family.

Classic Emmerdale: Perdy’s meddling lands Paul a date

Elsewhere, Perdy invites Katie, Paul and Jonny for dinner. Katie dresses to impress Jonny, unaware that he’s gay.

Perdy’s got her own agenda. She’s curious about Jonny’s relationship with Grayson. She’s convinced Grayson fancies him and when Jonny and Paul arrange a date, she watches to see Gray’s reaction.

Later, Perdy regrets the dinner party when Paul is cross with her for using him as a pawn in her marriage troubles.

But it seems Perdy’s done him a favour when Jonny comes into the pub to see him…

Their first date, though, gets off to a bad start when Paul falls in a stream! But it ends up being a big success.

Katie attacks Jo
Katie warns Jo that Andy will soon get bored of her, too (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Jo and Katie are at each other’s throats – again

Wanting to expand her business, Katie decides to rent more land from Andy. But when they meet to discuss the plans, jealous Jo interrupts them, annoyed they’re spending time together. Later, Katie arrives at the stables and can’t get the horses out because they’re blocked in by Andy’s jeep.

She confronts Jo and the pair are soon at each other’s throats again. Andy steps in and says he’ll rent the land to Katie – as long as she moves out.

Katie reluctantly agrees. But meanwhile, Rosemary’s on a mission to destroy Perdy’s business. So she orders Andy to stop illegally subletting the stables to Katie. Andy’s not keen, but Jo sees the chance to get Katie out of their lives once and for all.

Rosemary gets involved in Classic Emmerdale

When Andy tells a furious Katie that she can’t use the stables any more, she and Perdy confront Rosemary. Rosemary cleverly offers them the use of Home Farm instead. But Perdy’s furious at her mother-in-law’s attempt to undermine her but Katie is tempted by the offer and they finally agree to the deal.

Jo’s delighted when Katie moves out, but she’s shaken when Katie warns her it’s only a matter of time before Andy leaves her, too.

Meanwhile, Katie and Perdy are wary when Rosemary demands to see their books. When Rosemary threatens to pull out of the deal, Katie backs down but Perdy is furious, realising that her fears of Rosemary interfering in the business have already come true.

Perdy goes to the police in Classic Emmerdale

Matthew is shocked when he finds out Rosemary’s first husband died in suspicious circumstances, leaving her with his fortune. He urges Perdy to tell the police.

The detectives arrive to question Rosemary who is rattled when they ask about her first husband’s death. She assumes Perdy has betrayed her.

Scarlett and Jimmy
Jimmy and Scarlett come face to face (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Sibling rivalry

Elsewhere, Jimmy goes to see Carrie and demands answers about her relationship with his dad. When he tells her to stay away from their family, they argue and Carrie slaps him! Outside, he’s stunned to see his sister Scarlett for the first time.

But Rosemary’s stewing over her chat with the police and warns Perdy not to trust Matthew. And the brothers are shocked when they’re arrested instead of Rosemary!

The police try to get the brothers to rat each other out, but they’re not budging and they’re released without charge.

But it’s not long before they’re all pointing the finger at each other and Jimmy’s fretting about Kelly giving him a false alibi.

The brothers end up brawling.

Baby joy for Edna!

Edna’s stunned when Billy realises Tootsie is about to have puppies! Billy delivers the pubs, and Hari tells her Tootsie must have conceived when she was lost.  Edna’s not impressed and even less so when she realises the father could be a Dingle dog!

When Edna comes across a despondent Billy later, she offers him a room in her house.

Daddy day-care

Elsewhere, Bob rushes home from a meeting with Eddie to see the twins only to find them asleep. He decides he’s going to take them to work with him from now on. Things go wrong when he has to change a nappy during a sales pitch, but it turns out to be good for business!

Eddie’s not happy though and tells Bob not to take the babies to work again. Bob wonders if his brother is jealous of his family life.

Meanwhile, Sam and Emily talk about their losses and begin to grow closer.

Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale in 2025? A complete guide to departures, returns and new arrivals in the Dales

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