ITV Share By Rebecca Sayers May 15 2025 By Rebecca Sayers May 15 2025 What happened in Emmerdale on Thursday: Lewis arrived and John took drastic measures against Mack Joe finally woke up Joe Tate Joe whodunnit John Sugden Mackenzie Boyd Share By Rebecca Sayers May 15 2025 By Rebecca Sayers May 15 2025 In Thursday’s Emmerdale recap, Joe woke up from his coma and Ross met his long-lost brother Lewis. Elsewhere John took drastic measures as his feud with Mackenzie continued. Read below for a full Emmerdale recap of Thursday, May 15. Joe woke up in Emmerdale recap Billy and Dawn once again argue over his blackmailing and her feelings for Joe but they are interrupted by Kim telling them that Joe will be brought out of his coma. At the hospital, Joe wakes up and Kim is thrilled to see him again. But when she asked who pushed him, he said he couldn’t remember. As Kim was leaving, Joe asked for her to send Dawn. article continues below Read all the latest spoilers When Dawn arrived at the hospital she expressed her anger at what he had done, but Joe threw it back in her face that he remembers she pushed them. The pair discuss it and she admitted it was an accident in the heat of the moment. When the police arrive Joe tells them he has no recollection of the attack at all, keeping Dawn’s name out of it. After they leave, Joe tells Dawn that he loves her and has forgiven her for it already. But she tells him about Billy’s blackmailing and insists they can’t be together. Joe threatens Billy in Emmerdale recap Joe summons Billy to the hospital where he threatens him. He tells him he will go after him if he isn’t nice to Dawn – and that he will use his money to make sure he doesn’t get full custody of the kids. Billy goes back to Home Farm, yelling at Dawn for Joe’s words. While Dawn was shocked that Joe said that, she sided with him as she agreed. Kim heard their yelling and tried to get them to stop. She informed them she was heading back to Dubai now that Joe is awake. But before Billy could leave, he told Kim the truth about Joe’s attack. Obviously, Kim was stunned at Dawn. But she listened to everything and eventually encouraged her to take Joe back because she knows he loves her. But will Dawn listen? The rivalry between John and Mack takes a dangerous turn (Credit: ITV) John takes drastic measures against Mack The paintball stag do took place and Mack was late because he had to work on the slurry on the farm. But as the stylistic music plays and the shooting commences, John and Mack want to get each other. Mack brought a camo outfit to fit in with the trees and uses it to his advantage, getting to fire his paint at John – which let Aaron’s team win. And this made John fume. After the stag do, they all headed to the pub, where John got to drink from the Dingle wellie. And Mack was extremely annoyed by this, adamant that John shouldn’t be family. Outside the pub, John and Mack have another argument. Mack lets him know that he knows he is hiding something dark (If only he knew what!). Once home, a drunken Aaron jokes that Mack needs telling off. And John sinisterly agrees. He sneaks to the farm and turns on the slurry release, letting it flow everywhere. And he knows Mack will get the blame for it. Ross walks away from Lewis (Credit: ITV) Lewis arrived and Ross struggled Ross decided to meet up with Lewis and when he received GPS co-ordinates from his brother, Ross got panicked. Moira was concerned that he would fill him in on the truth about Emma’s death, but Ross assured her that he wouldn’t say a word. That proved more difficult than he thought it would as Lewis’ bubbly and chatty personality (a lot like Finn) wanted to know everything. Lewis was hurt to realise that Emma had never told them about him. And Ross lies about Finn’s death, telling Lewis he had a heart attack. But when Lewis wrongly assumed Ross and Emma spent 30 years together, he lost his temper. He told Lewis that it was a bad idea for them to meet and that they shouldn’t do it again. However, when he got back to the farm it was evident that decision was playing on his mind. Read more: 13 Emmerdale spoilers for next week: Nate’s body ‘resurfaced’, Aidan Moore wakes up and Sarah’s cancer heartbreak Emmerdale usually airs weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV, with an early release at 7am on ITVX. Classic Emmerdale usually airs weekdays at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm on ITV3. Follow our Facebook page @EmmerdaleInsider for the latest Emmerdale recap, spoilers and news. Or find us on Twitter @Emmerdaleinside. Leave us a comment, we want to know your thoughts! Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Good to Know Share By Rebecca Sayers May 15 2025 By Rebecca Sayers May 15 2025