{"id":51715,"date":"2026-01-16T12:12:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=51715"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:12:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:12:04","slug":"emmerdale-confirms-how-graham-faked-own-death-with-return-detective-dent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-confirms-how-graham-faked-own-death-with-return-detective-dent\/","title":{"rendered":" Emmerdale ‘confirms’ how Graham faked his own death with return of Detective Inspector Dent"},"content":{"rendered":"

*WARNING: This article contains Graham Foster and Detective Inspector Dent spoilers for the Emmerdale episode on Friday January 16, which has not aired on ITV yet but is available on ITVX and YouTube.<\/strong><\/p>

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In Soapland dead certainly doesn\u2019t mean dead any more, just ask Graham Foster who is returning<\/a> to Emmerdale after six years.<\/p>\n

The last time we saw him he was a rotting corpse covered in leaves discovered by Billy Fletcher and Priya Kotecha. But now he\u2019s alive and well and staging a comeback that is set to shock more than a few locals.<\/p>\n

He appeared in Corriedale at the start of January, but hasn\u2019t been seen since. Joe Tate thinks he saw him and is now investigating whether or not he really died.<\/p>

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But a returning DI Dent has assured him Graham is dead and buried in today\u2019s ITVX early release. Is that a major clue she helped Graham fake his own death?<\/p>

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