{"id":50583,"date":"2025-12-15T07:33:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=50583"},"modified":"2025-12-17T07:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T07:33:39","slug":"classic-emmerdale-spoilers-katie-goes-for-a-scan-elis-arrested-and-desperate-sam-goes-on-the-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/classic-emmerdale\/classic-emmerdale-spoilers-katie-goes-for-a-scan-elis-arrested-and-desperate-sam-goes-on-the-run\/","title":{"rendered":" Classic Emmerdale spoilers: Katie goes for a scan, Eli&#8217;s arrested, and desperate Sam goes on the run!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Classic Emmerdale spoilers for ITV3 this week, the police are being kept very busy by the residents of the village. Sam\u2019s released with a fine, but Eli\u2019s arrested and so is Lily!<\/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>Meanwhile, Sam\u2019s parenting struggles mean Zak and Lisa decide to step in \u2013 causing Sam to go on the run with little Samson.<\/p>\n<p>Katie\u2019s falling hard for Grayson as they all go for her first baby scan, and Val\u2019s being dramatic \u2013 again!<\/p>\n<p>These episodes originally aired in\u00a0 January and February, 2008. Read on to find out more in our Classic Emmerdale preview.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50620\" style=\"width: 1980px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50620\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_editorial_866460my.jpg\" alt=\"Eli is arrested as a worried Lily looks on \" width=\"1980\" height=\"1318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_editorial_866460my.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_editorial_866460my-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_editorial_866460my-1300x865.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_editorial_866460my-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_editorial_866460my-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_editorial_866460my-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_editorial_866460my-96x64.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_editorial_866460my-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_editorial_866460my-192x128.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eli is arrested as a worried Lily looks on (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Eli and Lily are arrested!<\/h2>\n<p>Sam wakes up in the cells, scared about what\u2019s next. He admits to Donna that he was carrying the drugs for Eli. When the police turn up at the Dingles\u2019\u00a0 Eli makes a run for it, but he\u2019s soon captured and arrested.<\/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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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\">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 immediately dobs in Lily and reveals that she was growing the plants for him.<\/p>\n<p>Lily\u2019s horrified to hear that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/eli-dingle-in-emmerdale-relationship-brother-marlon-troublemaking-schemes-criminal-past\/\">Eli has been arrested<\/a> and confesses all to her shocked sister, Edna. And she also fesses up to giving Edna some cannabis before the dance! Edna is stunned by both admissions. And when Ross finds cannabis in the teapot, Lily is arrested.<\/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>While Lily\u2019s at the police station, Edna persuades Zak to help her clear the cannabis plants from Home Farm before the police turn up.\u00a0 Thanks to Edna\u2019s efforts, Lily is released with a caution, while Sam is let off with a fine. But Edna\u2019s not about to forgive so easily. Instead, she asks Lily to leave.<\/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>And Debbie finishes with Eli.<\/p>\n<h2>Lily leaves Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>Later, Edna finds a note from Lily\u00a0saying that she\u2019s packed up and gone.<\/p>\n<p>Pearl admits Edna that she took Lily to the airport that morning. She says Lily was upset and she tries to find out what is going on between the sisters.<\/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>The older villagers gather at the pub after getting a letter from Lily asking them to turn up. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/pearl-ladderbanks-emmerdale-money-worries-gambling-habit-heartbreak\/\">Pearl reads out a letter from Lily<\/a>, apologising for her swift departure and leaving a bottle of champagne. Edna tries to cover her own disappointment.<\/p>\n<h2>Sam\u2019s in trouble when social services show up<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s more trouble for Sam when worried Terry reports him to social services. Sam\u2019s rattled when social\u00a0worker\u00a0<span class=\"new\" title=\"Liz (page does not exist)\" data-uncrawlable-url=\"L3dpa2kvTGl6P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==\">Liz<\/span> turns up to check up on Samson after Sam\u2019s arrest.<\/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>When concerned Lisa finds out that Liz is at Sam\u2019s, she bursts in. Panicking, Sam throws a plate of beans at the two women! Not his finest moment. Liz warns Sam that Samson could end up in care.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa tries to persuade Sam to move back in. While later Liz\u00a0tells Lisa and Zak that they should apply for custody of\u00a0Samson to stop him being taken into care. Zak is left wondering how to explain that to Sam.<\/p>\n<p>When Zak tells Sam, he pushes him to move back in. But Sam refuses and Zak is angry with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/sam-dingle-emmerdale-dad-samson-failed-romances-alices-tragic-death\/\">his stubborn son<\/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<h2>Sam\u2019s getting desperate<\/h2>\n<p>Things get worse when Carl finds a final demand bill at the cottage and tells him to get it sorted or move out. Desperate, Zak and Lisa ask Shadrach to have a word with Sam about moving and it seems he may have finally got through.<\/p>\n<p>Though the next day, Sam takes Samson to work with him. Worried Zak and Lisa warn him a farm is no place for a toddler. They invite Sam round for tea, but when they quiz him about his plans, he soon feels railroaded and storms out of the house. Zak tells Lisa that they may have to apply for custody of Samson after all.<\/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>Sam goes off the rails, when Shadrach reveals that his dad and stepmum are planning to apply for temporary custody of Samson.<\/p>\n<p>Always ready with some bad advice, Shadrach tells Sam to go on the run and even gives him a gun for emergencies!<\/p>\n<p>If that wasn\u2019t bad enough, Sam goes to the factory to ask Eric for a loan. When no one is there, Sam helps himself to the cash box. But when David turns up Sam threatens them with a gun!<\/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>Sam\u2019s on the run!<\/h2>\n<p>Shadrach hides Sam in a deserted barn. But he panics when he goes to check on him and Sam\u2019s not there. He\u2019s sneaked out of the back when the police turned up to look for him.<\/p>\n<p>With Sam nowhere to be found, Shadrach admits to Chas that he encouraged him run away. The Dingles are furious and they set out to look for the still-missing Sam, and little Samson, but they\u2019re forced to call off the search when it gets dark.<\/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>Zak is frustrated by their lack of progress but Lisa is upset when Zak blames her for Sam running away because she called social services.<\/p>\n<p>With everyone despairing over Sam\u2019s disappearance, Eric suggests that they do a TV appeal. Lisa\u00a0thinks it\u2019s a good idea and she persuades Zak to agree.<\/p>\n<p>Zak and Lisa go on TV to do the appeal, but Zak is too emotional to speak and Lisa has to do it. She tells Sam that they all love and miss him.<\/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>Meanwhile, in a deserted house somewhere, Sam is preparing tea, and misses the appeal, which is being watched by little Samson.<\/p>\n<p>Mel and Jack share a moment when she drops round some photos she found in the cottage. She ends up crying on Jack\u2019s shoulder about the state of her marriage. Victoria sees her dad comforting Mel, and teases him about it, but Jack shrugs it off.<\/p>\n<h2>Donna\u2019s annoyed with Shane<\/h2><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>Donna\u2019s fed up with Shane\u2019s digs about her being a Dingle. He points out that she may have to choose between her family and police work. 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