{"id":53509,"date":"2026-03-18T12:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=53509"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:46:58","slug":"itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/","title":{"rendered":" ITVX episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>*WARNING: This article contains spoilers about Paddy, Bear and Dylan for the Emmerdale episode airing on Wednesday March 18, which has not been on ITV yet, but is already available to stream on ITVX and YouTube.<\/strong><\/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>After their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/is-paddy-leaving-emmerdale-dylan-confessed-not-looking-good\/\">confession last night<\/a> (Tuesday March 17), things aren\u2019t looking good for Paddy and Dylan in Emmerdale. But tonight an unlikely ally steps up in order to help them.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode (Wednesday March 18) Mandy and Aaron set out to find a witness who could tell the police Ray was going to kill Dylan. But after Laurel refuses to help, someone else steps forward. Is it too risky though?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53514\" style=\"width: 1720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53514\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-2026-03-17T113956.840.jpg\" alt=\"Paddy made a confession in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1720\" height=\"978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-2026-03-17T113956.840.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-2026-03-17T113956.840-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-2026-03-17T113956.840-1300x739.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-2026-03-17T113956.840-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-2026-03-17T113956.840-1536x873.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-2026-03-17T113956.840-180x102.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-2026-03-17T113956.840-96x55.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-2026-03-17T113956.840-512x291.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-2026-03-17T113956.840-192x109.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1720px) 100vw, 1720px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paddy made a confession in Emmerdale (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>Paddy, Bear and Dylan in it up to their necks in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>The story so far this week has left Paddy, Dylan and Bear in a huge mess. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/ds-walsh-hiding-secret-identity-explains-everything-fans-convinced\/\">DS Walsh brought Bear back<\/a> in for questioning and pushed him so hard with her leading questions that he blurted out a deliberate lie to get her off his back.<\/p>\n<p>Bear shouted that he did intend to kill Ray and he would do it all over again.<\/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 !leading-[var(--title-line-height)]\">Read all the latest spoilers<\/span>\n          <span class=\"mt-auto mb-2 self-baseline h-1 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] block w-[100%] flex-1\"><\/span>\n        <\/h2>\n      <\/a>\n    \n\n\n\n\n    \n    <div class=\"rounded-tl-xl md:rounded-tr-xl bg-[var(--color-v-footer)] flex flex-row gap-4 md:col-span-1 col-span-2 justify-center pt-2\">\n      <button class=\"prev-btn h-8 w-8 rounded-full bg-[var(--color-v-white)] hover:bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] hover:text-[var(--color-v-white)] items-center justify-center text-sm transition delay-50 duration-100 cursor-pointer\" href=\"#\" alt=\"right\">\n        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"w-5 h-5 justify-self-center inline\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M15 19l-7-7 7-7\"><\/path><\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n      <button class=\"next-btn h-8 w-8 rounded-full bg-[var(--color-v-white)] hover:bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] hover:text-[var(--color-v-white)] font-bold items-center justify-center transition delay-50 duration-100 cursor-pointer \" href=\"#\" alt=\"left\">\n        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"w-5 h-5 justify-self-center inline\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5l7 7-7 7\"><\/path><\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"px-[10px] bg-[var(--color-v-footer)] rounded-none md:rounded-l-xl md:rounded-br-xl max-sm:pb-3\">\n    <div class=\"stories-slider-viewport group overflow-x-auto relative scroll-smooth\">\n      \n      <div class=\"invisible md:block slide\">\n        <img class=\"h-[250px]\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/1x250\" alt=\"placeholder\">\n      <\/div>\n      \n      <div class=\"stories-slider-track top-[10px] max-sm:h-[233px] absolute flex flex-row flex-nowrap transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out\">\n                              <div class=\"story-item flex-none slide\">\n              <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:hidden dbxgas:md:block dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-desktop\"><\/div><\/div>            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\" md: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\/paddy-bear-dylan-face-jury-on-trial\/\">\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\/05\/Emm-Banners-ExclusiveOp-Templates-11.jpg\" alt=\"Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial\">\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\"> Mon, May 4<\/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\">Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">2 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\/kevs-comeback-dawn-exit-return-sadie-king\/\">\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-2026-04-10T172033.421.jpg\" alt=\"Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'\">\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\">Upcoming<\/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\">Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">2 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\/joe-exposes-dawn-big-secret-paddy-faces-his-last-night-village\/\">\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\/DATE-split-2026-04-30T131946.383.jpg\" alt=\"Joe exposes Dawn's 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\">3 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\/moira-recruits-dawn-todd-beds-hope-bear\/\">\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\/Fan-theory-Split-36.jpg\" alt=\"Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear\">\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\"> Thu, Apr 30<\/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 recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">4 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\">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\/cain-moira-crisis-revelation-leaves-family-distraught\/\">\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\/DATE-split-2026-04-28T132835.379.jpg\" alt=\"Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught\">\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\"> Wed, Apr 29<\/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\">Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught<\/h4>\n              <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>\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>It has left him in quite the predicament, given that he had originally pleaded self-defence. The CPS upped the charge from manslaughter to murder and there seemed no way out.<\/p>\n<p>So Paddy and Dylan made the difficult decision to confess what really happened \u2013 including their part in the cover-up. DS Walsh charged them with perverting the course of justice and warned they were in big trouble.<\/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<figure id=\"attachment_53109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53109\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53109 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/18_03_emm_dingles_01.jpg\" alt=\"The family are distraught over Paddy and Dylan's move (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/18_03_emm_dingles_01.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/18_03_emm_dingles_01-1024x620.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/18_03_emm_dingles_01-1300x787.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/18_03_emm_dingles_01-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/18_03_emm_dingles_01-1536x930.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/18_03_emm_dingles_01-180x109.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/18_03_emm_dingles_01-96x58.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/18_03_emm_dingles_01-512x310.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/18_03_emm_dingles_01-192x116.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The family are distraught over Paddy and Dylan\u2019s move (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Aaron and Mandy need a witness<\/h2>\n<p>Tonight the family are told that things are not looking good. The maximum sentence for perverting the course of justice is life. Bear has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/emmerdale-paddy-dylan-shocking-decision-bear-murder-lie\/\">already admitted to killing Ray deliberately<\/a>, which makes things complicated. As Paddy and Dylan are the only witnesses and they\u2019ve already lied, there isn\u2019t much hope.<\/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! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your Emmerdale news<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"p-3 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\/50 text-base\">It's important to us that you never miss our articles when searching for stories! 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>Solicitor Zara advises they need a witness who can say in court Ray intended to kill Dylan. Then the case could fall apart and they could all be freed.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron and Mandy are left thoughtful and team up to find someone to lie for them. They soon hit on the idea of Laurel, who was the last to see Ray alive and has offered to help in any way she can.<\/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<figure id=\"attachment_51468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51468\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51468 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur stands staring at Ray\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-1300x898.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-180x124.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-96x66.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-512x354.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_03-192x133.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur had a confrontation with Ray the day he died (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Laurel refuses to help Paddy in Emmerdale, but someone else steps up<\/h2>\n<p>Mandy and Aaron ask Laurel to tell the police she knew Ray was going to kill Dylan. But Laurel insists that isn\u2019t true and she says she won\u2019t lie as she has children to think about.<\/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>Realising she won\u2019t give in, Mandy and Aaron leave. But Arthur overhears everything and says he can\u2019t believe Laurel isn\u2019t going to help.<\/p>\n<p>He later finds Mandy and Aaron and offers to lie to the police for them. Aaron worries it\u2019s too risky, but Mandy is adamant it is their only hope and they should accept.<\/p>\n<p>Will this help? Or is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/like-father-like-son-fears-arthur-attack-laurel-emmerdale-linked-ashley-domestic-abuse\/\">stroppy teen Arthur<\/a> a liability who can\u2019t be trusted?<\/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>And just why is Arthur doing this? Is he being genuine and wanting to help? Or is there an ulterior motive to his offer? Could more lies just make this whole thing worse?<\/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? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qoXOLuBruts?si=1B6-l1MabYJ_-aNy\" data-consent-required=\"true\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laurel refused to help, but someone else stepped in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734177,"featured_media":53516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Emmerdale Paddy","_yoast_wpseo_title":"ITVX's Emmerdale episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"After their confession last night (Tuesday March 17), things aren't looking good for Paddy and Dylan in Emmerdale.","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"ITVX's Emmerdale episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_schema_page_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_schema_article_type":"","_secondary_title":"ITVX&#039;s Emmerdale episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them","secondary_post_title":"","dbc_origin_post_id":0,"dbc_origin_site_url":"","homepage_headline":"","excerpt":"","dbc_special_tags":"EDG - Soaps - Emmerdale","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"1362","slider_placement":"","_slider_placement":"field_681be083af7d6","footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[1526,1500,1746,1440],"coauthors":[1763],"class_list":["post-53509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-arthur-thomas","tag-bear-wolf","tag-dylan-penders","tag-paddy-kirk"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.4 (Yoast SEO v25.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ITVX&#039;s Emmerdale episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"After their confession last night (Tuesday March 17), things aren&#039;t looking good for Paddy and Dylan in Emmerdale.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ITVX&#039;s Emmerdale episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"After their confession last night (Tuesday March 17), things aren&#039;t looking good for Paddy and Dylan in Emmerdale.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Emmerdale Insider for spoilers, breaking news, first-look pictures, previews and fan theories\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563250212838\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-18T12:50:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-18T13:46:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/News-split-2026-03-18T124915.149.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"978\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Carena Crawford\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"ITVX episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Caz81\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@EmmerdaleInside\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Carena Crawford\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Carena Crawford\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#\/schema\/person\/24b2b55a5d690b73a6f1e04f730f9449\"},\"headline\":\"ITVX episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-18T12:50:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-18T13:46:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/\"},\"wordCount\":618,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/News-split-2026-03-18T124923.437.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Arthur Thomas\",\"Bear Wolf\",\"Dylan Penders\",\"Paddy Kirk\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/\",\"name\":\"ITVX's Emmerdale episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/News-split-2026-03-18T124923.437.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-18T12:50:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-18T13:46:58+00:00\",\"description\":\"After their confession last night (Tuesday March 17), things aren't looking good for Paddy and Dylan in Emmerdale.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/News-split-2026-03-18T124923.437.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/News-split-2026-03-18T124923.437.jpg\",\"width\":1720,\"height\":978,\"caption\":\"Paddy, Dylan and Bear split pic (Credit: ITV\/Comp Emmerdale Insider)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"ITVX episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/\",\"name\":\"Emmerdale Insider\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Emmerdale Insider for spoilers, breaking news, first-look pictures, previews and fan theories\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo.png\",\"width\":456,\"height\":172,\"caption\":\"Emmerdale Insider for spoilers, breaking news, first-look pictures, previews and fan theories\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563250212838\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmmerdaleInside\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#\/schema\/person\/24b2b55a5d690b73a6f1e04f730f9449\",\"name\":\"Carena Crawford\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/edb5867bcb87da996ff39106724ae588\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cropped-Carena-scaled-1-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cropped-Carena-scaled-1-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Carena Crawford\"},\"sameAs\":[\"www.linkedin.com\/in\/carena-crawford\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Caz81\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/author\/carenacrawford\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"ITVX's Emmerdale episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them","description":"After their confession last night (Tuesday March 17), things aren't looking good for Paddy and Dylan in Emmerdale.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"ITVX's Emmerdale episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them","og_description":"After their confession last night (Tuesday March 17), things aren't looking good for Paddy and Dylan in Emmerdale.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/","og_site_name":"Emmerdale Insider for spoilers, breaking news, first-look pictures, previews and fan theories","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563250212838","article_published_time":"2026-03-18T12:50:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-18T13:46:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1720,"height":978,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/News-split-2026-03-18T124915.149.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Carena Crawford","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"ITVX episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them","twitter_creator":"@Caz81","twitter_site":"@EmmerdaleInside","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Carena Crawford","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/"},"author":{"name":"Carena Crawford","@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#\/schema\/person\/24b2b55a5d690b73a6f1e04f730f9449"},"headline":"ITVX episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them","datePublished":"2026-03-18T12:50:11+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-18T13:46:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/"},"wordCount":618,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/News-split-2026-03-18T124923.437.jpg","keywords":["Arthur Thomas","Bear Wolf","Dylan Penders","Paddy Kirk"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/","name":"ITVX's Emmerdale episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/News-split-2026-03-18T124923.437.jpg","datePublished":"2026-03-18T12:50:11+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-18T13:46:58+00:00","description":"After their confession last night (Tuesday March 17), things aren't looking good for Paddy and Dylan in Emmerdale.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/News-split-2026-03-18T124923.437.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/News-split-2026-03-18T124923.437.jpg","width":1720,"height":978,"caption":"Paddy, Dylan and Bear split pic (Credit: ITV\/Comp Emmerdale Insider)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ITVX episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/","name":"Emmerdale Insider","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#organization","name":"Emmerdale Insider for spoilers, breaking news, first-look pictures, previews and fan theories","url":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo.png","width":456,"height":172,"caption":"Emmerdale Insider for spoilers, breaking news, first-look pictures, previews and fan theories"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563250212838","https:\/\/x.com\/EmmerdaleInside"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#\/schema\/person\/24b2b55a5d690b73a6f1e04f730f9449","name":"Carena Crawford","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/edb5867bcb87da996ff39106724ae588","url":"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cropped-Carena-scaled-1-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cropped-Carena-scaled-1-96x96.jpg","caption":"Carena Crawford"},"sameAs":["www.linkedin.com\/in\/carena-crawford","https:\/\/x.com\/Caz81"],"url":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/author\/carenacrawford\/"}]}},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"ITVX episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them","url":"http:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/News-split-2026-03-18T124923.437-150x150.jpg","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/News-split-2026-03-18T124923.437.jpg"},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Carena Crawford"}],"creator":["Carena Crawford"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Emmerdale Insider for spoilers, breaking news, first-look pictures, previews and fan theories","logo":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cropped-EI_icons_3-8.png"},"keywords":["arthur thomas","bear wolf","dylan penders","paddy kirk"],"dateCreated":"2026-03-18T12:50:11Z","datePublished":"2026-03-18T12:50:11Z","dateModified":"2026-03-18T13:46:58Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"ITVX episode reveals hope for Bear, Paddy and Dylan after resident agrees to lie to free them\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.tvguide.co.uk\\\/emmerdale-insider\\\/news\\\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.tvguide.co.uk\\\/emmerdale-insider\\\/news\\\/itvx-emmerdale-episode-reveals-hope-bear-paddy-dylan-after-resident-agrees-lie-free-them\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/News-split-2026-03-18T124923.437-150x150.jpg\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/News-split-2026-03-18T124923.437.jpg\"},\"articleSection\":\"News\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Carena Crawford\"}],\"creator\":[\"Carena Crawford\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Emmerdale Insider for spoilers, breaking news, first-look pictures, previews and fan theories\",\"logo\":\"https:\\\/\\\/emmerdale-insider.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/cropped-EI_icons_3-8.png\"},\"keywords\":[\"arthur thomas\",\"bear wolf\",\"dylan penders\",\"paddy kirk\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2026-03-18T12:50:11Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-18T12:50:11Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-18T13:46:58Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/emmerdale-insider.com\/p.js"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/249734177"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53509"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53522,"href":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53509\/revisions\/53522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53509"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=53509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}