{"id":51969,"date":"2026-01-28T11:44:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=51969"},"modified":"2026-01-28T13:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T13:52:47","slug":"sensational-reasons-emmerdale-got-graham-return-so-right-one-thing-done-differently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/sensational-reasons-emmerdale-got-graham-return-so-right-one-thing-done-differently\/","title":{"rendered":" ‘Sensational’: 5 reasons Emmerdale has got Graham’s return so right and the one thing they could have done differently"},"content":{"rendered":"

Graham Foster\u2019s return to Emmerdale sent shockwave through us all. How, why, what and HOW again have been buzzing through our heads \u2013 after all he\u2019s been \u2018dead\u2019 for six years.<\/p>

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But despite how ridiculous it is; how unapologetically camp, deliciously over the top and unbelievable it is. Despite all of that, it is nothing short of brilliant.<\/p>\n

So why are we all loving it so much?<\/p>\n

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Graham returns from the dead in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n

Having been \u2018killed\u2019 by Pierce Harris<\/a> in 2020, Graham returned to Emmerdale six years to the day of his \u2018death\u2019. We\u2019d had a brief glimpse of him in Corriedale so we knew he was still alive, but it was on Tuesday January 20 that we found out exactly what had happened to him.<\/p>\n

Graham appeared to former partner Rhona Gorskirk and told her he had faked his own death. He said he did it to protect her from Kim Tate.<\/p>

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