{"id":39697,"date":"2025-05-26T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T05:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=39697"},"modified":"2025-05-22T15:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T14:50:26","slug":"flaws-emmerdale-slurry-leak-story-including-nate-rotting-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/flaws-emmerdale-slurry-leak-story-including-nate-rotting-body\/","title":{"rendered":" 3 \u2018flaws\u2019 in Emmerdale slurry leak story including Nate&#8217;s rotting body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Since arriving in Emmerdale, John Sugden has put his fair share of lives in danger \u2013 and taken some, just see Nate\u2019s body in the lake. With his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-john-looks-suffering-hero-syndrome-yes-real-thing\/\">presumed hero syndrome<\/a> causing him to risk lives in order to save them, he\u2019s definitely made some mistakes.<\/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 dir=\"ltr\">With the slurry tank leak, however, his plan wasn\u2019t to put anyone in danger. Instead, he wanted to pin the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-follow-up-mack-facing-prison-for-slurry-tank-leak-all-we-know\/\">blame on Mackenzie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This has worked so far, but keeping lives out of danger hasn\u2019t. That said, the only one who\u2019s been seriously affected by the contaminated water is Harry, which is surprising. In fact, a fair few things about this storyline are surprising \u2013 and some of it certainly doesn\u2019t make sense\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38418\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38418\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19_05_emm_victoria_harry_john-1024x607.jpg\" alt=\"John and Victoria with Harry in hospital in Ememrdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19_05_emm_victoria_harry_john-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19_05_emm_victoria_harry_john-1300x771.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19_05_emm_victoria_harry_john-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19_05_emm_victoria_harry_john-1536x911.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19_05_emm_victoria_harry_john-2048x1214.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harry seems to be the only one who is unwell (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 dir=\"ltr\">1. Why aren\u2019t more residents ill from the slurry leak?<\/h2>\n<p>Although Pollard was quick to try and cash in with bottled water, the news of the contaminated water supply would not have been instant.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria continued to give Harry the water after contamination\u2026so why is he the only one?<\/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 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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-split-2026-05-06T121823.719.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Todd strikes again leaving Jacob distraught\">\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\"> 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\">17 hours 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 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and Mandy makes a big confession<\/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\/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              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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\/paddy-bear-dylan-face-jury-on-trial\/\">\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\/Emm-Banners-ExclusiveOp-Templates-11.jpg\" alt=\"Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial\">\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\"> Mon, May 4<\/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\">Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial<\/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 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\/kevs-comeback-dawn-exit-return-sadie-king\/\">\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-2026-04-10T172033.421.jpg\" alt=\"Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'\">\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\">Upcoming<\/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\">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\">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>Considering how unwell the little boy is, it seems likely that others should be at least mildly sick. In reality, there would be a fair few who would have continued to unknowingly consume the water.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cIf the <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">water<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> in Emmerdale was contaminated, surely there would be more people who drunk the <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">water<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> and got ill? Just one child gets hospitalised?\u201d queried on viewer on social media.<\/span><\/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<figure id=\"attachment_29596\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29596\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29596\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-20-115240-1024x578.png\" alt=\"Nate Robinson's body floats back down into the water and we can see the distinctive bracelet (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-20-115240-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-20-115240-1300x734.png 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-20-115240-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-20-115240-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-20-115240.png 1864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nate\u2019s body remains in the water (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">2. Nate\u2019s body in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>One of the victims of John\u2019s hero complex was Nate Robinson, though unlike the others, he was unable to save him.<\/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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Wouldn\u2019t the water already be contaminated?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">On fan wrote: \u201cAs soon as they empty the lake they will say the decomposing body has probably been contaminating the <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">water<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> over weeks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSurely they\u2019ll realise Nate\u2019s decomposing body is actually the source of contamination?\u201d asked one more.<\/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_39502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39502\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39502\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mack-1-1024x623.jpg\" alt=\"Mackenzie Boyd in Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mack-1-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mack-1-1300x791.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mack-1-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mack-1-1536x934.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mack-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mack thinks the leak was his fault (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">3. Is the water unfiltered? And why are they drinking it from a stream?!<\/h2>\n<p>Although the Emmerdale residents live in a small village, it seems unlikely that their water supply comes directly from the river.<\/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>At some point between the river and their homes, shouldn\u2019t it be getting filtered?<\/p>\n<p>While contamination of water supplies can still happen, it\u2019s unlikely that this would occur directly from the river in the way that it has.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Viewers all agree on this one: \u201cDoes the <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">water<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> seriously not go through any treatment plants??\u201d one asked.<\/span><\/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><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cSince when did rivers and streams go direct into the <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">water<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> system without treatment?\u201d added another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">A third said: \u201cWhat\u2019s poisoning people then\u2026.ain\u2019t no way contaminated river <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">water<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> is fed straight to household taps.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cWhy are the villagers in <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Emmerdale<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> drinking <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">water<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> from a stream that runs through farmland? Fertiliser run off, cow crap and piss. If it came from a tap, it would have been cleaned already. Absurd storyline,\u201d raged a fourth.<\/span><\/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>Despite these flaws, the real question is\u2026will anyone find out that John was behind the leak?<\/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>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"6 exciting Emmerdale spoilers for next week (26th-30th May)\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tZk1w-QqCOQ?feature=oembed\" data-consent-required=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"360\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div><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>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights at 7.30pm 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 on ITV3.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow our Facebook page\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Emmerdale-Insider\/61563250212838\/\">@EmmerdaleInsider<\/a>\u00a0for the latest Emmerdale spoilers, news and gossip. 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