{"id":44151,"date":"2025-07-31T10:22:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=44151"},"modified":"2025-07-31T10:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:22:56","slug":"emmerdale-fans-major-john-blunder-robert-not-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-fans-major-john-blunder-robert-not-notice\/","title":{"rendered":" Emmerdale fans call out major John blunder &#8211; but Robert fails to notice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emmerdale fans have pointed out a major blunder after John planted a listening device in order to eavesdrop on Robert\u2019s conversations.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-john-fans-perform-u-turn-on-storyline-as-things-get-interesting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert has been getting dangerously close<\/a> to discovering his half-brother\u2019s secrets, but John took back the power when he found out one of Robert\u2019s secrets.<\/p>\n<p>However, fans have described this latest plot as \u201cstupid\u201d and can\u2019t believe John got away with it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44021\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44021\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44021\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/John-Emmerdale-1024x594.jpg\" alt=\"John Sugden in Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/John-Emmerdale-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/John-Emmerdale-1300x754.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/John-Emmerdale-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/John-Emmerdale-1536x890.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/John-Emmerdale-180x104.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/John-Emmerdale-96x56.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/John-Emmerdale-512x297.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/John-Emmerdale-192x111.jpg 192w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/John-Emmerdale.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John listened in on Robert\u2019s conversations (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>John plants listening device in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>During <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/emmerdale-robert-secret-exposed-john-what-happens-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wednesday\u2019s episode of Emmerdale<\/a>, John feigned concern for Robert\u2019s mental health and encouraged Doctor Liam to check in on him.<\/p>\n<p>Before the visit could take place, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/robert-sugden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Sugden<\/a> plugged in a listening device in Robert\u2019s living room.<\/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 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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>John soon disappeared and sat down to listen in on Liam and Robert\u2019s discussion. While Robert was reluctant to open up too much, he instead took the opportunity to ask Liam about John.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/robert-sugden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Sugden<\/a> wanted to know if Liam trusted John as he felt his brother was \u201ca little bit too good to be true\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><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<p>After Liam left, Robert received another visitor in the form of Ray. Ray was eager to do another weed deal, but Robert insisted it had been a one off.<\/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! 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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>John listened in as Robert revealed he had been the one to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/ross-mack-weed-supply-is-stolen-as-sarah-helps-cain-see-sense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">steal Lewis, Ross and Mack\u2019s weed stash<\/a>. \u201cIf they find out I screwed them over, I\u2019m finished,\u201d he told Ray, as John grinned at this discovery.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44153\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44153\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/listening-device-emmerdale-1024x602.jpg\" alt=\"John plugged in a listening device\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/listening-device-emmerdale-1024x602.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/listening-device-emmerdale-1300x764.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/listening-device-emmerdale-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/listening-device-emmerdale-1536x902.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/listening-device-emmerdale-180x106.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/listening-device-emmerdale-96x56.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/listening-device-emmerdale-512x301.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/listening-device-emmerdale-192x113.jpg 192w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/listening-device-emmerdale.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John plugged in a listening device (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Emmerdale fans call out John blunder<\/h2>\n<p>Emmerdale viewers were not amused at the latest development, and could not believe that John was able to plant the large listening device without it being spotted.<\/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 r-b88u0q\">\u201cJohn<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u2018s Immersion Heater plug .. How stupid is that? Big orange \u2018I\u2019m listening\u2019 to you light,\u201d pointed out one fan on X.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A second fan said: \u201c<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">John<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> breaking in, nobody notices, plugging in a listening device, absolute joke, now back in his van like the invisible man.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A third viewer wrote on Reddit: \u201cHad to laugh at that gigantic \u2018listening device\u2019 with a fecking blinking light (!!) John planted, real MI5\/CIA quality hardware there, no one will ever notice that\u2026\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<p>While another fan added: \u201cBut FFS, neither Vic nor Robert will switch the lights off in that tiny lounge at night and not see the light glowing under the bloody table\u2026?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat \u2018listening device\u2019 was comically huge!\u201d a fifth fan said.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/01\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-2025-complete-guide-departures-returns-new-arrivals\/\"><b>Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale? 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