{"id":41904,"date":"2025-07-09T13:41:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=41904"},"modified":"2025-07-09T14:18:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:18:02","slug":"it-gets-a-bit-crazy-emmerdale-star-ned-porteous-tells-us-about-joe-tate-coming-face-to-face-with-dr-crawley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/it-gets-a-bit-crazy-emmerdale-star-ned-porteous-tells-us-about-joe-tate-coming-face-to-face-with-dr-crawley\/","title":{"rendered":" &#8216;It gets a bit crazy!&#8217; Emmerdale star Ned Porteous tells us about Joe Tate&#8217;s latest shock!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Tate is being blackmailed! He seems to be in trouble for once with no idea who his tormentor could be. Next week, the harassment campaign ramps up as he receives a threatening note\u00a0 demanding \u00a3100,000!<\/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>Then everything changes as Joe finally finds out who his blackmailer is \u2013 it\u2019s only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/dr-crowley-revenge-joe-tate-fans-predict-emmerdale-whodunnit-confirmed\/\">Dr Crowley! The man who stole Caleb\u2019s kidney<\/a> for Mr Tate and who seemed to be totally loyal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37632\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37632\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37632\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ED-Fan-theory-standard-1.png\" alt=\"Joe Tate looks worried on Emmerdale (Credit: ITV\/Composite: EI)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ED-Fan-theory-standard-1.png 1980w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ED-Fan-theory-standard-1-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ED-Fan-theory-standard-1-1300x709.png 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ED-Fan-theory-standard-1-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ED-Fan-theory-standard-1-1536x838.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who doesn\u2019t have it in for Joe? (Credit: ITV\/Composite: EI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>\u2018It gets a bit crazy!\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>We caught up with Ned Portous, who plays Joe, to find out what exactly Crowley is up to \u2013 and how Joe reacts.<\/p>\n<p>Ned began by saying this latest twist in Joe\u2019s story is a real curve ball! \u201cHopefully the audience will like what we what we do with it because it gets a bit crazy,\u201d he teases.<\/p>\n<p>But for once, Joe doesn\u2019t have the upper hand. 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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\">5 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>\u201cYou know, not everyone can be a complete superhero and super tough and super rich and super smart,\u201d he tells us. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to have things about your character that bring you back to reality and Joe\u2019s vulnerabilities are those people who he lets in to his life, that he cares about. So yeah, it\u2019s been more fun playing a real Joe rather than just this stone-cold meanie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before the reveal that it\u2019s Crowley behind this campaign of harassment, Joe starts suspecting all sorts of people. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-fans-convinced-kim-set-new-relationship-billy\/\">He blames Billy<\/a>, and he even blames Sam for a while.<\/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>\u201cI mean it could be anyone at this point, really, couldn\u2019t it?\u201d laughs Ned. \u201cI think there\u2019s enough people in the village who have it in for Joe, who could be blackmailing him. It could be anyone. It could be Kim at this point, we don\u2019t know. It could be Dawn \u2013 it could be Dawn\u2019s kids!\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>Frankly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-fans-dawn-covering-clemmie-lucas-insist-push-joe\/\">we\u2019re not sure we\u2019d blame Clemmie<\/a> if it was her!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39132\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39132\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/29_05_emm_dawn_joe_02-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Joe talks to Dawn\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/29_05_emm_dawn_joe_02-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/29_05_emm_dawn_joe_02-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/29_05_emm_dawn_joe_02-1300x731.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/29_05_emm_dawn_joe_02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/29_05_emm_dawn_joe_02-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/29_05_emm_dawn_joe_02-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe\u2019s worried that Dawn could be in danger (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Blackmail for Joe Tate!<\/h2>\n<p>Things take a sinister turn for Joe Tate when the letter demanding \u00a3100,000 turns up on the kitchen table.<\/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>\u201cIt is quite a scary thing,\u201d Ned admits. \u201cAnd it\u2019s less the money, more the idea that someone had got into the house because that\u2019s the feeling you\u2019ve lost your safe bubble when someone breaks in to your kitchen and left the note.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later, Joe\u2019s henchman, Shaun, turns against him, only for Sam to rescue Joe when Shaun pulls out a gun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have a little bit of a confrontation, Joe and Sean, and then luckily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/sam-dingle-character-change-fans-happy\/\">Sam Dingle turns up<\/a> with a big old shotgun in tow,\u201d says Ned. \u201cThey\u2019ve come a long way, Joe and Sam. I remember six years ago, Sam had Joe down a hole in in the woods somewhere, pointing a gun at his face and now here they are, friends.\u201d<\/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<h2>Is Sam in danger?<\/h2>\n<p>But could being friends with Joe Tate be dangerous for Sam?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Joe\u2019s fond of Sam because he can figure him out and there\u2019s no evil there and there\u2019s nothing you have to watch out for when Sam\u2019s around,\u201d explains Ned. \u201cI don\u2019t get the feeling that Sam has it in for anyone so I think Joe feels that he can kind of be more of his true self around Sam. Joe\u2019s got less to worry about, again he can be a bit more vulnerable around Sam and he can express his fears and he can express his worries. Sam knows that he\u2019s probably safe around Joe.\u201d<\/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_41939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41939\" style=\"width: 1717px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41939 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/08_07_emm_joe-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Joe out cold after Shaun whacks him \" width=\"1717\" height=\"2560\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shaun whacks Joe round the head (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Is Joe Tate in danger?!<\/h2>\n<p>But despite Joe Tate being saved by Sam once, Shaun eventually gets hold of him, and whacks him round the head.<\/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>\u201cShaun takes a shovel to Joe\u2019s head and he wakes up in a rather suspicious location. 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