{"id":15243,"date":"2024-11-16T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T06:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=15243"},"modified":"2024-11-15T16:59:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T16:59:39","slug":"emmerdale-review-week-pollard-breaking-hearts-tina-boring-steph-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/emmerdale-review-week-pollard-breaking-hearts-tina-boring-steph-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale review of the week: Pollard&#8217;s breaking our hearts, Tina&#8217;s boring and Steph&#8217;s arrived!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s Emmerdale review is a bit emotional, we\u2019ve got to be honest. Not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/08\/22\/emmerdale-piper-dog-alive-fans-arent-impressed\/\">Piper<\/a> levels of emotion, obvs, but we have found ourselves a little misty-eyed at points.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Much to our surprise!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what set us off this week in our Emmerdale review.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13201\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13201 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/11_11_emm_caleb_pollard_04-1-e1730385761551.jpg\" alt=\"Eric is annoyed at Caleb's new business\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric was ever so cross with Caleb (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Eric\u2019s ordeal<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, yes, we know that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/13\/whats-wrong-with-eric-pollard-emmerdale-parkinsons-battle-health-decline-fans-fear-die\/\">Eric Pollard<\/a> is a grumpy git with a fondness for a scam and a general air of crossness but how sad was his plight in this week\u2019s episodes? That\u2019s why this Emmerdale review is so teary!<\/p>\n<p>As we know, Eric was diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s a while ago, and though he\u2019s been managing well, there have been signs that he is beginning to struggle.<\/p><section class=\"widget block-30 widget_block mb-4\"><div class=\"mb-3 stories-slider-container overflow-hidden w-[100%] max-sm:w-[108%] max-sm:ml-[-15px]\" data-items-visible=\"2\">\n  <h3 class=\"w-full text-center mb-5 uppercase\">article continues below<\/h3>  <div class=\"grid md:grid-cols-5 grid-cols-6\">\n          <a class=\"!no-underline col-span-4 mr-5 cursor-pointer mb-3 hover:!bg-[var(--color-v-white)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] block [-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent] uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/category\/spoilers\/\">\n        <h2 class=\"font-[var(--font-v-font)] text-[var(--color-v-primary)] font-bold !text-2xl flex flex-row place-content-baseline !mb-0 max-sm:ml-[10px]\">\n          <span 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max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">5 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/joe-exposes-dawn-big-secret-paddy-faces-his-last-night-village\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-split-2026-04-30T131946.383.jpg\" alt=\"Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Fri, May 1<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">6 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-item mx-auto flex-none md:hidden sm:block w-[300px]\">\n    <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-mpu\"><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>His tremors have become more obvious, though he\u2019s been trying to hide them, and this week he lost his temper when he couldn\u2019t get an appointment at the doctor\u2019s surgery.<\/p>\n<p>He also lost his temper, more than once, with Caleb who launched his new business and sent lorries hurtling past Pollard\u2019s house.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<p>But that\u2019s not what made us teary. What really stabbed us in the heart was seeing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/13\/what-happened-emmerdale-tonight-eric-answers-illness-jai-truth-tina-not-gone\/\">Eric, who was once so bold and bolshy, trapped in bed<\/a>, begging for help.<\/p><div class=\"my-5 boxout\"><div><h2 class=\"!text-2xl p-3 !my-0 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\">Don't miss a single story! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your Emmerdale news<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"p-3 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\/50 text-base\">It's important to us that you never miss our articles when searching for stories! We have all the latest TV news &amp; schedules to share with our community of loyal readers.\r\n\r\nClick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvguide.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q%3Dtvguide.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26YBpjtwUOaDOV8IYgQAmD\" data-track=\"preferred-source\" data-placement=\"article_body\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and tick\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Uu9xte1Ig7bDiZNlkPjpu\">TVGuide.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Thankfully he eventually recovered enough to get outside and head off to find someone who could come to his aid.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly for him, that someone turned out to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/13\/emmerdale-spoilers-tonight-caleb-pollard-aid-health-declines\/\">Caleb<\/a>! Bickering all the way, Eric let him drive him to find Liam.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13686\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13686 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/18_11_emm_brenda_pollard-e1730809104396.jpg\" alt=\"Pollard and Brenda in the pub\" width=\"1500\" height=\"913\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pollard and Brenda are making wedding plans (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Plucking our heartstrings!<\/h2>\n<p>All this drama resulted in Pollard realising he wanted to marry his long-term partner, Brenda. So he got down on one knee (admittedly with a bit of difficulty) and proposed. And Brenda said yes. And we found ourselves welling up at the sweet moment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/10\/longest-serving-emmerdale-characters-all-time-eric-pollard-kim-tate-charity-dingle\/\">Chris Chittell has played Pollard since 1986<\/a>, making him Emmerdale\u2019s longest-serving cast member. Sometimes when actors have played the same role for a long time, it\u2019s easy to take them for granted. But this week Chris reminded us just how good he is.<\/p>\n<p>And a big thumbs up for Lesley Dunlop \u2013 his real-life wife and now on-screen fianc\u00e9e \u2013 too. We know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/14\/emmerdale-eric-kill-brenda-parkinsons-worse-heartbreaking-fan-theory-predicts\/\">Brenda is leaving Emmerdale<\/a> but we\u2019re not sure how she\u2019ll go. Will Eric go too? We do know that Pollard\u2019s story won\u2019t be easy to watch, but we are sure Chris and Lesley will do it proud.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13225\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13225 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/13_11_emm_jai_caleb_02-1-e1730385661398.jpg\" alt=\"At the end of his tether, Jai Sharma [CHRIS BISSON] demands back the money Caleb Miligan [WILL ASH] hid for him in an offshore account.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caleb\u2019s nicked all of Jai\u2019s money but Laurel\u2019s been shafted too (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Caleb v Jai in our Emmerdale review<\/h2>\n<p>Elsewhere in Emmerdale, things weren\u2019t so interesting. We are not the biggest fans of a business-focused storyline at the best of times, and this whole thing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/08\/27\/emmerdale-friends-enemies-fans-beg-caleb-scam-jai\/\">Caleb and Jai<\/a> left us more than a little confused.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>What exactly is Caleb\u2019s business? Is it the haulage business? Or are there two haulage firms in Emmerdale now?<\/p>\n<p>Why is Billy turning up at work wearing a suit? What is Kerry being paid to clean? We have a lot of questions, but we\u2019re not that bothered about the answers, to be honest.<\/p>\n<p>BUT saying all that, we are very pleased that Jai\u2019s got his comeuppance. All that swaggering around and not playing fair over his divorce has finally come back to bite him, and we are very pleased.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Except, we wish he hadn\u2019t shafted Laurel in the process, and we really wish it wasn\u2019t Caleb who\u2019d come out on top. Because he totally doesn\u2019t deserve it either.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13931\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13931 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EMBARGO_EMM_STEPH-e1730826872604.jpg\" alt=\"Steph's arrival will cause a stir in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steph is wondering why her brother is a Geordie, just like we are (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Steph\u2019s arrived in our Emmerdale review!<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve been desperate to meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/12\/emmerdale-newcomer-georgia-jay-spills-beans-steph-arrival-hate-ruby\/\">Caleb and Ruby\u2019s daughter, Steph<\/a>. We really like Ruby now and we\u2019re looking forward to getting to know more about her daughter, too.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Jay seems to be perfectly cast as Steph. She\u2019s physically similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/14\/ruby-fox-miligan-beth-cordingly-emmerdale-star-partner-soap-past-charity-work\/\">Ruby<\/a>, and she\u2019s even got similar mannerisms.<\/p>\n<p>And she\u2019s also perfected Caleb\u2019s steely stare which she greeted her long-lost dad with. Altogether she\u2019s great.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>One thing that puzzled us a tiny bit though \u2013 and let\u2019s be honest, this isn\u2019t the first time the Miligan family have left us scratching our heads in this respect \u2013 was Steph\u2019s accent.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re not sure where she\u2019s been but she is super-posh. More so than her southerner mum, who apparently grew up alongside her Mancunian dad. And quite where Geordie Nicky fits into this rich family tapestry of accents, we don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p>But so far, we like the look of Steph. And we can\u2019t wait to find out more about her!<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13207\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13207\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/11_11_emm_mandy_tina_vinny_04.jpg\" alt=\"Mandy and Tina fight\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/11_11_emm_mandy_tina_vinny_04.jpg 4016w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/11_11_emm_mandy_tina_vinny_04-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/11_11_emm_mandy_tina_vinny_04-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/11_11_emm_mandy_tina_vinny_04-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/11_11_emm_mandy_tina_vinny_04-1536x1191.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/11_11_emm_mandy_tina_vinny_04-2048x1589.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">YAWN (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Tina\u2019s a damp squib<\/h2>\n<p>We were SO excited that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/08\/controversial-new-tina-dingle-emmerdale-fans-fuming-personality-transplant\/\">Tina Dingle<\/a> was returning but so far, she\u2019s not filling us with excitement.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>We might be more interested if it turns out Vinny really does have some siblings he\u2019s never met, but that\u2019s only a maybe. Frankly there are more than enough Dingles in the village already!<\/p>\n<p>Our heads were spinning with the speed of Vinny finding out the truth, falling out with Mandy, falling out with Tina, then forgiving Mandy, all in the space of four episodes.<\/p>\n<p>Where will Tina go from here? We\u2019re still willing to give this return a chance, because we loved Tina Mark 1 back in the 90s, but we need something exciting to happen really soon!<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PIEND5wJ0sE?si=uZNmDofvFbEr3nhl&amp;controls=0\" data-consent-required=\"true\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.<\/b><\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><b><i>Visit our Facebook page<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563250212838\"><b><i>@emmerdaleinsider<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>\u00a0for all the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers and let us know what you think! 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