Emmerdale spoilers: Vanessa Woodfield fights for life after STABBING
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Author: Marianna MansonPublished 28th Dec 2018 Last updated 28th Dec 2018
A sinister stranger sets the Woolpack alight, leaves Vanessa Woodfield for dead and drives away with Johnny is next week's Emmerdale.
Debbie Dingle is unnerved when she begins receiving packages from Joe Tate, and confused, reports him as a missing person to the police. Graham Foster and Cain Dingle fear the end is nigh.
'Newly weds' Marlon Dingle and Jessie Grant want to officiate their marriage, but are in for a shock when a long since gone family member shows up at the church to act as witness.
With Lachlan White behind bars, Belle Dingle is frustrated when no one believes that he could be behind the nasty tricks being pulled in the village. But Lachlan has managed to smuggle a phone inside...
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After the surprise wedding party, Marlon and Jessie need to make their union official, but struggle to find a second witness after April refuses to attend.
Emmerdale spoilers: Vanessa Woodfield fights for life after STABBING
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Liam has a plan for Bernice that might get them all out of trouble.
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After the surprise wedding party, Marlon and Jessie need to make their union official, but struggle to find a second witness after April refuses to attend.
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They manage to drag a reluctant Jimmy into the church who, along with Paddy, make up two witnesses. But there's an unexpected guest in attendance...
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Mandy Dingle has returned to the Dale. Glad to be relieved of his duties, Jimmy heads off, leaving Mandy to take his place as witness.
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An uncomfortable Paddy looks on, as his phone buzzes with a message from Chas. Feeling the strain, she sets off to find him.
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Chas turns up outside the church and confronts Mandy, with Jessie standing between them and Paddy hanging awkwardly back.
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Soon an emotional Chas snaps and lunges at Mandy. The two later make up, when Mandy learns of Paddy and Chas's heartbreak over baby Grace, will she be able to explain why she's really returned?
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Belle is unnerved when she receives a package of dead flowers in the post, convinced that Lachlan, her ex, is behind it. With Lachlan behind bars, the problem is getting anyone to believe her.
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Meanwhile, Lydia receives a frantic phone call from Sam. Arriving at the farm, they find Sam upset and covered in blood – Gloria the pig has been killed.
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Belle is furious and again ascertains that Lachlan is behind it. Demanding to see Lachlan, she heads to the prison, accompanied by Sam.
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Lachlan's 'innocent' and 'reformed' charade fools Sam, but Belle is having none of it.
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Later, we see Lachlan send a message on a smuggled phone, telling someone to 'up the ante' with their scheming. Charity tells Belle that Lachlan is going down, and Belle tries to believe it.
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Outside the Woolpack a hooded figure approaches, carrying a cannister of petrol.
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Arriving back at the pub, Vanessa spots the unnamed man tipping petrol round the bins. A fearless Vanessa goes to confront him . . .
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. . . but is left fighting for her life when the stranger stabs her in the stomach. Doubled over, she watches helplessly as the stranger sets the bins alight.
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Before she can react, the criminal makes a getaway – in Vanessa's car. With Johnny still strapped in the back, Vanessa is distraught.
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When packages begin to turn up from Joe, Debbie heads to home farm to question Priya, who tells her Joe had set up deliveries for the holidays that she had forgotten to cancel.
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Confused, Debbie decides to report Joe as a missing person. Later, Moira and Cain are worried to hear that Debbie has been to the police.
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Fearing that the net is closing in on him, Cain worries for his future, while Graham downs a whiskey.
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As it all becomes too much for Graham, he confides in Laurel about his alcoholism and she urges him to open up to Megan.
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Meanwhile, Maya suggests that she should give Jacob private tuition, and David is thrilled with the idea, none the wiser to Maya's scheming.
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Sparks fly between the two as Jacob congratulates Maya on her idea to spend time alone together.
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Ryan is devastated when Dawn tells him they can't be together until she is clean. Eavesdropping on the conversation, Charity is pleased her plan to split them up has worked.
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Matty has some great news to share with Faith – he's having a double mastectomy.
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Liam has a plan for Bernice that might get them all out of trouble.
Emmerdale spoilers
After the surprise wedding party, Marlon and Jessie need to make their union official, but struggle to find a second witness after April refuses to attend.
Emmerdale spoilers
They manage to drag a reluctant Jimmy into the church who, along with Paddy, make up two witnesses. But there's an unexpected guest in attendance...
Emmerdale spoilers
Mandy Dingle has returned to the Dale. Glad to be relieved of his duties, Jimmy heads off, leaving Mandy to take his place as witness.
Emmerdale spoilers
An uncomfortable Paddy looks on, as his phone buzzes with a message from Chas. Feeling the strain, she sets off to find him.
Emmerdale spoilers
Chas turns up outside the church and confronts Mandy, with Jessie standing between them and Paddy hanging awkwardly back.
Emmerdale spoilers
Soon an emotional Chas snaps and lunges at Mandy. The two later make up, when Mandy learns of Paddy and Chas's heartbreak over baby Grace, will she be able to explain why she's really returned?
Emmerdale spoilers
Belle is unnerved when she receives a package of dead flowers in the post, convinced that Lachlan, her ex, is behind it. With Lachlan behind bars, the problem is getting anyone to believe her.
Emmerdale spoilers
Meanwhile, Lydia receives a frantic phone call from Sam. Arriving at the farm, they find Sam upset and covered in blood – Gloria the pig has been killed.
Emmerdale spoilers
Belle is furious and again ascertains that Lachlan is behind it. Demanding to see Lachlan, she heads to the prison, accompanied by Sam.
Emmerdale spoilers
Lachlan's 'innocent' and 'reformed' charade fools Sam, but Belle is having none of it.
Emmerdale spoilers
Later, we see Lachlan send a message on a smuggled phone, telling someone to 'up the ante' with their scheming. Charity tells Belle that Lachlan is going down, and Belle tries to believe it.
Emmerdale spoilers
Outside the Woolpack a hooded figure approaches, carrying a cannister of petrol.
Emmerdale spoilers
Arriving back at the pub, Vanessa spots the unnamed man tipping petrol round the bins. A fearless Vanessa goes to confront him . . .
Emmerdale spoilers
. . . but is left fighting for her life when the stranger stabs her in the stomach. Doubled over, she watches helplessly as the stranger sets the bins alight.
Emmerdale spoilers
Before she can react, the criminal makes a getaway – in Vanessa's car. With Johnny still strapped in the back, Vanessa is distraught.
Emmerdale spoilers
When packages begin to turn up from Joe, Debbie heads to home farm to question Priya, who tells her Joe had set up deliveries for the holidays that she had forgotten to cancel.
Emmerdale spoilers
Confused, Debbie decides to report Joe as a missing person. Later, Moira and Cain are worried to hear that Debbie has been to the police.
Emmerdale spoilers
Fearing that the net is closing in on him, Cain worries for his future, while Graham downs a whiskey.
Emmerdale spoilers
As it all becomes too much for Graham, he confides in Laurel about his alcoholism and she urges him to open up to Megan.
Emmerdale spoilers
Meanwhile, Maya suggests that she should give Jacob private tuition, and David is thrilled with the idea, none the wiser to Maya's scheming.
Emmerdale spoilers
Sparks fly between the two as Jacob congratulates Maya on her idea to spend time alone together.
Emmerdale spoilers
Ryan is devastated when Dawn tells him they can't be together until she is clean. Eavesdropping on the conversation, Charity is pleased her plan to split them up has worked.
Emmerdale spoilers
Matty has some great news to share with Faith – he's having a double mastectomy.
Emmerdale spoilers
Liam has a plan for Bernice that might get them all out of trouble.
What's happening this week on Emmerdale?
Marlon Dingle is in for a shock this Christmas as the surprise wedding that Jessie Grant has been planning for Sam Dingle is actually his own. Especially as the evening before, he and Sam stow away in a delivery lorry full of the Woolpack's booze – will they make it back to the venue in time?
After their mysterious reunion, Harriet Finch is desperate to get Dawn back to the safety of the village, and enlists Ryan Stock's help. But preoccupied with the task at hand, Ryan ends up missing Charity Dingle's surprise birthday party for him at the Woolpack.
Bernice Blackstock is having a terrible festive season as it coincides with the big five-oh – and she's certainly not aging gracefully.
After a car-crash birthday party where she's left terrified that Liam Cavanagh might guess her real age, Bernice attempts to turn back the clock by buying botox online. But when Kerry Wyatt begins to inject it, it quickly becomes clear she's having an allergic reaction, and is rushed to hospital. Will she recover?
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