Emmerdale: Mandy Dingle is BACK with a bang

Next week on Emmerdale, Jessie Dingle is in for a shock

Author: Marianna MansonPublished 3rd Sep 2019
Last updated 3rd Sep 2019

Having spent the day reconnecting with Ellis's dad, Al Chapman, the former couple get the fright of their lives when their romantic moment is interrupted by none other than Mandy Dingle.

After giving Jessie a piece of her mind, Mandy set's off to find her family. With her son Vinny in tow, why are they back in the village?

Elsewhere, Tracy Metcalfe is struggling to get over her dad's death, torn between feeling betrayed and proving his innocence.

Will her sister, Vanessa Woodfield, be able to help her through her grief?

The Sharma family have prepared a whole host of new chocolates, determined to rebuild the business from scratch.

Doug Pott's pot-smoking is uncovered by Eric Pollard, and Moira Barton and Nate Richardson are struggling to maintain their relationship.

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With Al back on the scene, Jessie is taken aback when he tells her about a teaching job he came across in Dubai.

Feeling uninspired at work, Jessie decides to consider applying – but is shocked when Al reveals he's already set up a telephone interview for her.

Meanwhile, Jessie keeps her plans from Marlon and when Al works out he's in the dark, enjoys 'accidentally' letting slip about the interview.

Later on at the pub, Marlon bemoans Al's arrival to Billy, but little does he know across the village Al and Jessie are getting re-acquainted.

After an afternoon reminiscing about old times, Al comes back to Jessie and Marlon's house and soon leans in for a kiss.

Jessie is suprised to find herself reciprocating – and even more so when none other than Mandy Dingle, who's quick to make her disapproval known.

Mandy is back! After letting loose at Jessie, Mandy sets off to catch up with her family, having arrived back in town with her son, Vinny.

Elsewhere, a preoccupied Tracy isn't interested in celebrating her birthday as she obsesses over proving her dad's innocence.

She feels awful about accusing Dawn – but later on when she catches a hush-hush conversation between Dawn and Will, jumps to new conclusions.

Soon Tracy has locked a terrified Dawn in the church and is threatening her with a makeshift weapon. Will she come to her senses?

Determined to cheer up her sister, Vanessa has been busy preparing a birthday tea in the hope they can bury the hatchett.

After her run-in with Dawn, Tracy tracks down Vanessa and breaks down sobbing in her arms, explaining she feels so betrayed by their dad.

Doug's smoking becomes even more covert as Charity ups her campaign against drugs. But when he's discovered by Pollard, is the jig up?

Rishi has been working hard on a new menu since the fire, determined to build the family's confectionary empire back up from scratch.

Unaware their affair has been discovered, Moira and Nate struggle to find time for each other, but Moira's conscience is getting the better of her.

Now let's remind ourselves of what's happening this week.

This week on Emmerdale, Kerry Wyatt is in for a shock when she stumbles upon a little more than she would care to see of Nate Robinson – wrapped in the arms of Moira Barton.

With the cheating pair unaware of their visitor, they continue their rendezvous – but will Kerry reveal all to Amy Wyatt?

The date of Robert Sugden's court appearance is looming and the threat of life behind bars hangs heavily.

Knowing how much rests on her speaking in court, Victoria Sugden panics over whether or not to give testimony – will she do the right thing?

Leyla Harding and David Metcalfe despair at how they will encourage son Jacob Gallahger to move on from Maya Stepney.

With Harriet Fincham's support, Dawn Taylor plucks up the courage to ask Billy Fletcher on a date, and his thrilled when he agrees – but Harriet is having love drama of her own...

Emmerdale airs every weeknight at 7pm on ITV, with a second showing on Tuesday nights at 8pm.