{"id":51858,"date":"2026-01-22T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T08:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=51858"},"modified":"2026-01-22T07:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:04:10","slug":"emmerdale-brings-another-dead-character-back-who-killed-ray-confirmed-itvx-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-brings-another-dead-character-back-who-killed-ray-confirmed-itvx-episode\/","title":{"rendered":" Emmerdale brings another &#8216;dead&#8217; character back as who killed Ray is confirmed in ITVX episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have spent the week in Emmerdale watching<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/emmerdale-spoilers-ray-killer-revealed-secrets-spilled\/\"> flashbacks to all the suspects<\/a> in the \u2018who killed Ray\u2019 saga and now we finally have answers.<\/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>ITVX released the episode confirming the killer truth at 7am this morning and you can consider us shook.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*WARNING: This article contains spoilers for who killed Ray in Emmerdale for the episode airing on Thursday January 22. It is available to watch on ITVX and YouTube already, but has not aired on ITV yet.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51478\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51478 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_april_ross.jpg\" alt=\"Ross finds April (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_april_ross.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_april_ross-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_april_ross-1300x916.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_april_ross-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_april_ross-1536x1082.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_april_ross-180x127.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_april_ross-96x68.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_april_ross-512x361.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_april_ross-192x135.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ross finds April (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>The suspects in Ray\u2019s murder all have means and motive<\/h2>\n<p>The week began with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/laurel-ray-dark-threat-emmerdale-itvx-early-release\/\">Laurel Thomas finding out<\/a> what Ray really was. He then tried to explain himself, begging her to believe they could have a life together.<\/p>\n<p>Distraught Laurel threw him out and told him to go. 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    <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 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\/dont-worry-that-was-not-moira-revenge-joe-emmerdale-spoilers-confirm-real-plan-next-week\/\">\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-2026-04-28T153547.115.jpg\" alt=\"Moira's real plan confirmed after letting Joe live\">\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\">May 4 - 8<\/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\">Moira's real plan confirmed after letting Joe live<\/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>Next we discovered Rhona had been confronted by her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/emmerdale-hints-graham-killed-ray-but-new-clues-suggest-major-twist-ahead\/\">old flame Graham Foster<\/a>, who was not dead as we were led to believe six years ago. He wanted to help her and told her he would sort the Ray problem out and bring April home.<\/p>\n<p>We then saw Marlon armed with a knife issuing threats to Ray. He teamed up with Ross, who got one of Moira\u2019s guns and decided he would sort the situation out.<\/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>Finally, Paddy discovered everything after Dylan told him the truth about Ray, Celia and Bear. He was last seen fighting with Ray promising to make sure the police brought him down.<\/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<figure id=\"attachment_51482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51482\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_dylan.jpg\" alt=\"Dylan is afraid of Ray (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_dylan.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_dylan-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_dylan-1300x867.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_dylan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_dylan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_dylan-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_dylan-96x64.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_dylan-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/22_01_emm_dylan-192x128.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dylan is afraid of Ray (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Who killed Ray in Emmerdale as another character is brought back from the dead<\/h2>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s episode picks up as Paddy refuses to walk away from Ray and goes to ring the police. Ray threatens Eve, leaving Paddy angry, but powerless.<\/p>\n<p>Paddy then confides in Dylan that Bear is dead and beats himself up for not realising Bear was depressed. Dylan also blames himself. Dylan wants to go to the police but Paddy won\u2019t risk it.<\/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, as Ray is making a call to get a fake passport and new identity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/emmerdale-arthur-suspicious-ray-body-viewers-discover-truth-soon\/\">Arthur arrives<\/a> for another confrontation. Instead Arthur just steals Ray\u2019s bag and runs off.<\/p>\n<p>In the confusion, Ray is confronted and tasered by Graham. Graham begins beating Ray, but is then interrupted meaning he can\u2019t finish the job.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Ross finds April at Moira\u2019s farm and assures her he will take over and deal with Ray. But April begs him not to kill Ray as she couldn\u2019t live with herself. Will Ross listen?<\/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>Ray however is preoccupied with Dylan, who he blames for everything. As he attacks him and promises to end him, will it in fact be the end of Ray?<\/p>\n<p>In the closing moments of the episode what really happened is revealed as another character comes back from the \u2018dead\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>We won\u2019t spoil it here for those wanting to watch it tonight, but with multiple people presumed dead in this storyline, it might come as a complete shock. Celia, Bear, Anya or even Ray himself \u2013 is he even dead?<\/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>We\u2019ll be back after the episode to discuss!<\/p>\n<p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-2025-complete-guide-departures-returns-new-arrivals\/\"><b>Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale? 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