{"id":36036,"date":"2025-04-05T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T06:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=36036"},"modified":"2025-04-03T17:19:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T16:19:44","slug":"things-didnt-make-sense-emmerdale-this-week-april-thieving-liam-idiocy-one-missing-family-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/things-didnt-make-sense-emmerdale-this-week-april-thieving-liam-idiocy-one-missing-family-member\/","title":{"rendered":"7 things that didn&#8217;t make sense in Emmerdale this week &#8211; from April&#8217;s thieving to Liam&#8217;s idiocy and one missing family member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emmerdale has once again brought the drama this week \u2013 but it\u2019s also brought a bit of nonsense too, right? There were several things that didn\u2019t make sense to us, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/04\/01\/what-happened-emmerdale-tuesday-april-cruel-trick-nicola-cruise\/\">theft at the vets<\/a> again and Liam\u2019s behaviour towards Ella.<\/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>So here\u2019s our round-up of exactly what didn\u2019t add up in Emmerdale this week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34225\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34225 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/01_04_emm_april-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Emmerdale's April sneaks into the vets\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/01_04_emm_april-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/01_04_emm_april-1300x867.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/01_04_emm_april-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/01_04_emm_april-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/01_04_emm_april-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April had no trouble stealing from the vets (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>1. Why has the vet surgery got NO security?<\/h2>\n<p>Once is a mistake, twice is downright stupid. So as if Marlon sneaking in and stealing ketamine from the vet surgery wasn\u2019t bad enough, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/03\/10\/rhona-goskirk-emmerdale-vet-former-addict-domestic-violence-survivor\/\">Rhona<\/a> decided to ignore it and that in turn allowed April to break in and do the same thing!<\/p>\n<p>April herself said it: you need better security.<\/p>\n<p>And they really do. Come on, it shouldn\u2019t be\u00a0<em>that<\/em> easy to sneak into a locked surgery, open a locked medical cabinet and help yourself to drugs, should it? Especially not with the amount of recovering addicts in Emmerdale village, you\u2019d think they\u2019d be more safety conscious.<\/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 class=\"flex-initial mr-2 transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-1 ease-in-out 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Thu, May 7<\/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\">Dr Todd strikes again leaving Jacob distraught<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">2 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\/jacob-trapped-dr-todd-mandy-makes-big-confession\/\">\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\" 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hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/cain-sets-out-hammer-revenge-robert-todd-wants-10k-from-charity\/\">\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\/05\/News-split-2026-04-30T115615.768.jpg\" alt=\"Cain sets out with a hammer for revenge on Robert and Todd wants \u00a310k from Charity\">\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 11 - 15<\/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\">Cain sets out with a hammer for revenge on Robert and Todd wants \u00a310k from Charity<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">3 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\/bear-could-blow-everything-as-he-takes-to-the-stand\/\">\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\/05\/DATE-standard-2026-05-01T163329.213.jpg\" alt=\"Bear could blow everything as he takes to the stand\">\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\"> Tue, May 5<\/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\">Bear could blow everything as he takes to the stand<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">4 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<figure id=\"attachment_34231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34231\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34231 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_liam_chas_ella_03-1024x690.jpg\" alt=\"Emmerdale's Liam and Chas are concerned\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_liam_chas_ella_03-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_liam_chas_ella_03-1300x876.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_liam_chas_ella_03-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_liam_chas_ella_03-1536x1035.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_liam_chas_ella_03-2048x1380.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ella\u2019s constant calls could\u2019ve been sorted much easier for Liam and Chas (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>2. Why didn\u2019t Liam just block Ella\u2019s number in Emmerdale this week?<\/h2>\n<p>Ella was harrassing Liam with persistent phone calls. Desperate to get his attention and prove she was innocent of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/03\/19\/who-drugged-chas-emmerdale-clues-ella-john-chas\/\"> drugging Chas,<\/a> Ella was not getting through to Liam.<\/p>\n<p>He was ignoring her and refusing to pick up, but the constant messages and calls were all too much. So John advised him to turn his phone off. Which he did. And then Chas overslept because apparently she doesn\u2019t have an alarm, it\u2019s all down to Liam\u2019s phone.<\/p>\n<p>But why didn\u2019t he just block Ella? He didn\u2019t need to turn it off and cause Chas all this fuss. He could have just blocked Ella\u2019s number and got rid of her. Simples. But then again, Emmerdale does like to overcomplicate things, don\u2019t they?!<\/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! 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Joe flew away<\/h2>\n<p>He\u2019d just had organ transplant surgery, yet Joe Tate was able to get on a plane and fly to Dubai. Dr Crowley did make a half-hearted attempt to tell him he couldn\u2019t fly so soon after major surgery, but Joe just dismissed him with the explanation he had medics on standby in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>Riiiiggght. Because they\u2019d be able to save you in time if something happened mid-air. It\u2019s no wonder Kidney Research UK is unhappy with this storyline. Here\u2019s how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/03\/31\/exclusive-as-joe-tate-kidney-plot-takes-another-twist-a-medical-expert-and-kidney-donor-explain-how-emmerdale-should-actually-be-portraying-recovery\/\">Emmerdale should be doing it<\/a>, if the soap is interested.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34234\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34234 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_marlon_rhona-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Rhona and Mary were shocked at Marlon's tracking attempts (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_marlon_rhona-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_marlon_rhona-1300x862.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_marlon_rhona-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_marlon_rhona-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_marlon_rhona-2048x1357.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rhona and Mary were shocked at Marlon\u2019s tracking attempts (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure><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<h2>4. Where did Marlon get a tracker in Emmerdale this week?<\/h2>\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s just us, maybe we\u2019re the\u00a0<em>only ones<\/em> who don\u2019t happen to have trackers on hand, because they seem pretty easy to come by in Emmerdale. True, they\u2019re probably on next day delivery from a popular online shop, but Marlon didn\u2019t seem to have ordered it and wait for it to be delivered. He just had one.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe Pollard\u2019s shop doesn\u2019t just stock eggs and milk anymore, maybe it\u2019s the gateway to all Emmerdale\u2019s tracking needs?<\/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_34236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34236\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34236 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_nicola_brenda_02-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Nicola was shocked not to be invited, but she hadn't thought it through (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_nicola_brenda_02-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_nicola_brenda_02-1300x731.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_nicola_brenda_02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_nicola_brenda_02-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02_04_emm_nicola_brenda_02-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicola was shocked not to be invited, but she hadn\u2019t thought it through (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>5. Nicola thinking she could go on a cruise<\/h2>\n<p>Gosh, wouldn\u2019t it be lovely to ditch real life and go on a world cruise for three months? We\u2019re jealous of Brenda and Cathy to be honest. But we\u2019re also not quite sure how Nicola thought she could do it!<\/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>She\u2019s a mum with three school-age kids, one who\u2019s recently been released from a secure unit, she runs two businesses in the village and yet she seemed to think she could just drop everything at a moment\u2019s notice and swan off for three months.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s bad enough that Brenda has gone at the drop of a hat and left her business without one half of its ownership. But Nicola didn\u2019t even consider her kids for a minute. It\u2019s a good job Brenda didn\u2019t make her her plus one.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34261\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34261\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34261 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31_03_emm_kim_dawn-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"Kim's motives are baffling here (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31_03_emm_kim_dawn-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31_03_emm_kim_dawn-1300x898.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31_03_emm_kim_dawn-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31_03_emm_kim_dawn-1536x1060.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31_03_emm_kim_dawn-2048x1414.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim\u2019s motives are baffling here (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure><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<h2>6. Why does Kim want Dawn and Billy together so badly?<\/h2>\n<p>Kim Tate is not a woman to be triffled with \u2013 especially by a man. Hell, she\u2019s offed more men than we\u2019ve had hot dinners. So why is she so hell bent on keeping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/04\/01\/emmerdale-billy-divorce-dawn-immediately-fans-demand\/\">Dawn and Billy together<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>They have zero chemistry, barely even like each other and we honestly can\u2019t bear any more of either of their monotone whining \u2013 and Kim lives with them! Surely she\u2019d be team split them up so she can get some peace?<\/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>True, Joe is not a better option for Dawn \u2013 he\u2019d drop her like a sack of hot potatoes as soon as another woman with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/03\/23\/emmerdale-fashion-fails-dawn-depressing-wardrobe-cain-dirty-jacket\/\">better dress sense<\/a> came along \u2013 but we\u2019re not here for dreary Dawn and Billy either.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12524\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12524 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Emmerdale-Nicky-Smiling-1-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"Nicky Miligan in Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Emmerdale-Nicky-Smiling-1-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Emmerdale-Nicky-Smiling-1-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Emmerdale-Nicky-Smiling-1-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Emmerdale-Nicky-Smiling-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicky couldn\u2019t be bothered to check in on his family then (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>7. Where was Nicky Miligan in Emmerdale this week?<\/h2>\n<p>Recently the Miligans have been through it. Ruby admitted she was sexually abused by her dad, Anthony, discovered he was daughter Steph\u2019s biological father and then killed him. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/03\/14\/steph-actress-georgia-jay-finally-wins-round-emmerdale-fans-amid-stunning-performance-last-night\/\">Steph found out everything<\/a>, the Anthony murder club have been struggling to keep their secret together and then Caleb got stabbed. He lost a kidney in what he thinks was the result of the attack, but was actually half-nephew Joe Tate stealing his organ to have a life-saving transplant.<\/p>\n<p>Caleb also recently discovered his wife and brother had a hook-up and is slowly trying to forgive them both.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a lot, right. A. LOT.<\/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>So where is son Nicky in all of this? If our dad was stabbed and at death\u2019s door, we\u2019d have been on the first plane home. Similarly, we\u2019d have supported our beloved mum when her abuse secret was revealed.<\/p>\n<p>But not Nicky. He\u2019s too busy swanning around San Francisco to even FaceTime and check in. And he had the nerve to call his parents selfish. Take a look in the mirror, mate.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/2025\/01\/01\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-2025-complete-guide-departures-returns-new-arrivals\/\"><b>Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns<\/b><\/a><\/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\/b06rE6Fv29M?si=fIpsRR_wK7a-sa71\" 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, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563250212838\"> <b><i>@emmerdaleinsider<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> for all the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers and let us know what you think! 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