{"id":34789,"date":"2025-03-21T12:33:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=34789"},"modified":"2025-03-21T12:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:33:56","slug":"emmerdale-who-spiked-chas-liam-john-ella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-who-spiked-chas-liam-john-ella\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam is the one responsible for Chas collapsing &#8211; but he has no idea, new Emmerdale fan theory predicts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Emmerdale Who spiked Chas is the newest mystery and now a new fan theory suggests it may actually be Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/liam-cavanagh\/\">Liam<\/a> \u2013 but he has no idea he is doing it.<\/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>Earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/chas-dingle\/\">Chas<\/a> collapsed while alone in the pub. But thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/john-sugden\/\">John\u2019s<\/a> great timing (coincidence?) he found her and got her to hospital. But the doctor revealed to Chas that it looked like she had taken too many pain meds \u2013 something which she is adamant she didn\u2019t do.<\/p>\n<p>Liam backed this up, explaining that he monitors her meds every day. Immediately they assumed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/ella-forster\/\">Ella<\/a> was responsible. She admitted to stealing Chas\u2019 ring, but remained determined to prove that she wasn\u2019t responsible for the spiking. And now a new theory suggests the person who spiked Chas may be closer to home than anyone realises.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29561\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29561\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Liam-Emmerdale-1-1024x508.jpg\" alt=\"Liam looks confused in hospital on Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Liam-Emmerdale-1-1024x508.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Liam-Emmerdale-1-1300x645.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Liam-Emmerdale-1-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Liam-Emmerdale-1-1536x762.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Liam-Emmerdale-1.jpg 1663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liam was left with a head injury after the limo crash (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>Who spiked Chas in Emmerdale \u2013 was it Liam?<\/h2>\n<p>Liam made a huge point of saying he has been looking after Chas\u2019 medication. And while it looked like that was mentioned to give him a reason to blame Ella. Some now think it was actually foreshadowing the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Liam was involved in the limo ice crash that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/02\/24\/emmerdale-everything-leyla-suzy-and-amy-actors-have-said-about-limo-crash-deaths\/\">killed Leyla, Suzy and Amy<\/a>. And at the time, there were a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/02\/21\/could-liam-still-die-new-emmerdale-fan-theory-predicts-brain-death-twist\/\">fears for Liam\u2019s life.<\/a><\/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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font-semibold\">Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear<\/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\/dont-worry-that-was-not-moira-revenge-joe-emmerdale-spoilers-confirm-real-plan-next-week\/\">\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\/News-split-2026-04-28T153547.115.jpg\" alt=\"Moira's real plan confirmed after letting Joe live\">\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\">May 4 - 8<\/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\">Moira's real plan confirmed after letting Joe live<\/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>He hit his head very badly and was in a bad way in hospital. And one month later and he is back to work and seemingly fine. But is that the truth?<\/p>\n<p>Taking to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Emmerdale\/comments\/1jfxevg\/could_it_be_liam\/?rdt=41802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reddit thread<\/a>, one viewer proposed the idea that Liam may have an ongoing brain injury which meant he hasn\u2019t been monitoring Chas\u2019 meds properly \u2013 and may not remember.<\/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>They wrote: \u201cI\u2019m predicting a left-field outcome with the Chas spiking. After a long drawn-out faff it will be revealed that Liam has been overmedicating Chas somehow. And he won\u2019t remember doing it. He will now have memory issues caused by a brain injury from him bashing his head in the crash.\u201d<\/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>While it does seem like a far-fetched theory, nothing is impossible in Soap Land. We all remember when Chas was sleep-walking and blaming Emma Barton!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31471\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31471 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/19_03_emm_chas_john_02-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"John rushes to Chas's aid when she collapses in Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who spiked Chas in Emmerdale? (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Or was John responsible?<\/h2>\n<p>However, other Reddit users on the thread remain adamant that it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/03\/19\/emmerdale-john-sugden-serial-killer-ella-chas\/\">\u2018Serial Killer\u2019 John Sugden<\/a> behind Chas\u2019 spiking. All so that he can play the hero.<\/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 wrote: \u201cI still think it\u2019s John. He has been controlling towards Aaron and others. He wants to be seen as \u2018the good guy\u2019. John knows the importance of Chas to Aaron and how he values her support and advice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another agreed: \u201cIt\u2019s obviously John. He clearly has a dark back story that has yet to be explored. Chas doesn\u2019t like him and he is out to get her. Or to play the hero.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether it really is Liam accidentally spiking Chas (We hope not!), two things are for certain; the fans don\u2019t believe it was Ella and they still don\u2019t trust John.<\/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><strong>Read more: <\/strong><strong><a title=\"Permalink to: Emmerdale fans rejoice as Beth Cordingly and Will Ash are nominated for prestigious awards after Anthony storyline: \u2018They are amazing\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/03\/21\/emmerdale-tric-awards-nominations-beth-cordingly-william-ash\/\">Emmerdale fans rejoice as Beth Cordingly and Will Ash are nominated for prestigious awards after Anthony storyline: \u2018They are amazing\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV, with an early release at 7am on ITVX.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Classic Emmerdale usually airs weekdays at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.\u00a0<\/strong><\/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><em><strong>Who do you think is spiking Chas in Emmerdale? Follow our Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Emmerdale-Insider\/61563250212838\/\">@EmmerdaleInsider<\/a> for the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers. 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