Emmerdale spoilers: Billy Fletcher faces racist prejudices
What to expect in the Dales this week
Published 19th Mar 2019 Last updated 19th Mar 2019
Billy Fletcher is humiliated when a parent at the playground calls the police on him for no reason in this week's instalment of Emmerdale.
Tracy Metcalfe is furious when she realises the complaint may have been racially motivated, but ends up getting herself arrested when she causes a scene. Vanessa Woodfield is unimpressed with Charity Dingle's outrageous flirting with a businessman.
Charity insists it's purely professional, as she's agreed to help Robert Sugden secure a lucrative client. But Vanessa is unnerved by how easy it is for her.
At Home Farm, the situation continues to intensify between Cain Dingle and Moira Barton, and Kim Tate and Graham Foster.
Manpreet Jutla and Rishi Sharma return from their holiday to America with some BIG news, but before they can explain to Jai Sharma and Priya Sharma, their daughter Aiesha turns up at the door, looking for somewhere to say.
Things are about to get very different around Holdgate...
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With Rishi and Manpreet finally back from their holiday, Jai senses something is up.
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Elsewhere, Laurel's panicked she's got a last-minute booking in the Pirate Ship as Arthur watches from the side-lines, stony faced.
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With Rishi and Manpreet finally back from their holiday, Jai senses something is up.
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Rishi and Manpreet are just about to announce some big news when high maintenance daughter turns up on their doorstep looking for a place to stay.
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She's been dumped by her boyfriend and kicked out of their home. Jai is furious – but he's yet to hear Manpreet and Rishi's news...
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They've got married! They decided on a whim to tie the knot while they were out in Las Vegas.
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Stunned, Jai realises that things around Holdgate are going to be very different from now on.
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Elsewhere, Police show up at the park where Billy and Tracy are waiting for April, explaining they've had a complaint from another parent who thinks he's acting suspiciously.
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Tracy is livid when she realises the complaint is racially motivated and goes to confront the other parent who called the cops.
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But the confrontation quickly results in Tracy getting arrested herself, frustrating Billy who didn't want to cause a scene.
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Back at the house, and hearing of the news, Jessie gets emotional as she explains to Marlon the prejudice that she and her boys have faced.
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But realising the whole village knows about the altercation, Billy blames Ellis and shoves him up against a wall. Tracy is shocked to see his behaviour.
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Meanwhile, after splitting from Graham Megan is touched when Frank tries to comfort her.
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When Robert meets a potentially lucrative business client, he's keen to impress him, But Charity recognises him and warns Robert he's trouble.
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Nevertheless, she knows the client, Mike, could mean big money for Robert and agrees to help him win the contract.
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Charity agrees to accompany Mike as his date to an awards ceremony, but assures Vanessa that the dalliance is purely professional.
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Looking on from the bar, Vanessa is unimpressed by Charity's flirting and thinks her "act" is a little too convincing.
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Despite Charity working her best magic, later on Vanessa overhears Mike's plans to double cross her. Will she be able to intervene?
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Now that Cain is fearing the worst, Moira is worried about him knowing that the police might get involved.
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Unbeknownst to them, Kim has vowed to buy the Barton farm out from underneath them, and Moira and Cain are unnerved to find her in their kitchen.
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Later on, Noah is frightened when he overhears a conversation between Graham and Kim concerning Cain.
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Not realising they've been overheard, Kim is surprised when Cain turns up to confront her.
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Noah has reported the conversation back to them at the garage. But nothing prepares Cain for what Kim has to say.
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Elsewhere, Laurel's panicked she's got a last-minute booking in the Pirate Ship as Arthur watches from the side-lines, stony faced.
Emmerdale spoilers
With Rishi and Manpreet finally back from their holiday, Jai senses something is up.
Emmerdale spoilers
Rishi and Manpreet are just about to announce some big news when high maintenance daughter turns up on their doorstep looking for a place to stay.
Emmerdale spoilers
She's been dumped by her boyfriend and kicked out of their home. Jai is furious – but he's yet to hear Manpreet and Rishi's news...
Emmerdale spoilers
They've got married! They decided on a whim to tie the knot while they were out in Las Vegas.
Emmerdale spoilers
Stunned, Jai realises that things around Holdgate are going to be very different from now on.
Emmerdale spoilers
Elsewhere, Police show up at the park where Billy and Tracy are waiting for April, explaining they've had a complaint from another parent who thinks he's acting suspiciously.
Emmerdale spoilers
Tracy is livid when she realises the complaint is racially motivated and goes to confront the other parent who called the cops.
Emmerdale spoilers
But the confrontation quickly results in Tracy getting arrested herself, frustrating Billy who didn't want to cause a scene.
Emmerdale spoilers
Back at the house, and hearing of the news, Jessie gets emotional as she explains to Marlon the prejudice that she and her boys have faced.
Emmerdale spoilers
But realising the whole village knows about the altercation, Billy blames Ellis and shoves him up against a wall. Tracy is shocked to see his behaviour.
Emmerdale spoilers
Meanwhile, after splitting from Graham Megan is touched when Frank tries to comfort her.
Emmerdale spoilers
When Robert meets a potentially lucrative business client, he's keen to impress him, But Charity recognises him and warns Robert he's trouble.
Emmerdale spoilers
Nevertheless, she knows the client, Mike, could mean big money for Robert and agrees to help him win the contract.
Emmerdale spoilers
Charity agrees to accompany Mike as his date to an awards ceremony, but assures Vanessa that the dalliance is purely professional.
Emmerdale spoilers
Looking on from the bar, Vanessa is unimpressed by Charity's flirting and thinks her "act" is a little too convincing.
Emmerdale spoilers
Despite Charity working her best magic, later on Vanessa overhears Mike's plans to double cross her. Will she be able to intervene?
Emmerdale spoilers
Now that Cain is fearing the worst, Moira is worried about him knowing that the police might get involved.
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Unbeknownst to them, Kim has vowed to buy the Barton farm out from underneath them, and Moira and Cain are unnerved to find her in their kitchen.
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Later on, Noah is frightened when he overhears a conversation between Graham and Kim concerning Cain.
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Not realising they've been overheard, Kim is surprised when Cain turns up to confront her.
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Noah has reported the conversation back to them at the garage. But nothing prepares Cain for what Kim has to say.
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Elsewhere, Laurel's panicked she's got a last-minute booking in the Pirate Ship as Arthur watches from the side-lines, stony faced.
Now let's recap on what's happening this week...
Kim Tate is humiliated when Moira Barton refuses to be manipulated AND when Cain Dingle spurns her amorous advances
When Cain - one of the hottest soap bad boys EVER btw - hears about Kim and Moira's confrontation, he visits Kim to warn her she's playing with fire. When he refuses to fall for Kim's seduction routine, she's left worried she's lost her touch.
Meanwhile, Paddy Kirk and Chas Dingle share their happy news with the rest of the Dingle family – they're having a baby! Everyone is thrilled, but when Paddy breaks the news to Rhona Goskirk she struggles to muster enthusiasm.
Following the trauma of her recent hysterectomy, Rhona is struggling with early onset menopause, too embarrassed to accept support from Pete Barlow.
Maya Stepney and Jacob Gallagher once again narrowly avoid having their affair exposed when Tracy Metcalfe arrives home at Tug Ghyll unannounced.
Having snuck in to get intimate upstairs, Maya lies and says that the incriminating noises are Leyla Harding and an unnamed man – leading to disastrous consequences...
Emmerdale airs every weeknight at 7pm on ITV, with a second showing on Tuesday nights at 8pm.
