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Sadie keeps searching for Jimmy's hidden cash — checks Caleb's depot but finds nothing. Caleb catches her; she claims she's looking for it for Nicola.

-Joe announces the baby is being put up for adoption and no one can see him. Kim is frustrated and upset.

Lewis and Vinny's relationship hits the rocks after Vinny's crash confession. Lewis decides to end things.

Graham threatens to leave Joe's life for good if the adoption goes ahead.

Robert urges Sadie to stop searching for the money — it's too risky. Sadie refuses to quit.

Laurel clashes with Gabby's strict healthy-eating menu at The Hide. Takings are down and business is struggling. Robert, who wants The Hide himself, is secretly delighted.

At Will's grave, Thea sees a softer side of Kim and starts to reconsider her vendetta.

Joe arrives home with the baby — Kim hopes he's changed his mind. Instead, Joe says he only brought him so Kim can say goodbye. The adoption is still happening. Kim begs him to reconsider and learns Graham plans to leave too.

Thea turns again: Overhears Kim at The Woolpack, takes it the wrong way — thinks Kim doesn't care about the baby. She restarts her revenge plan

Charity's trial date is set.

Sarah's suspicion, she spots Serena and Thea in deep conversation — their secret meeting looks suspicious. She's left wondering what they're hiding.

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Graham arrives late for Dawn's funeral; Kim and Joe clash over family tensions.

Joe struggles with the eulogy — Kim steps in to pay tribute to Dawn instead.

Joe has kidnapped Ruby and buried her alive in a coffin.

Vinny confesses to Nicola — tearfully admitting he caused the crash while on the phone to Gabby.

Sarah and Jacob talk with Ross about Leyla; Ross promises he won't fight for custody.

Ruby wakes in the coffin, weakening fast as air runs low — eventually falls silent.

Joe taunts Caleb, then coldly admits: "I've buried Ruby alive." Caleb begs — Joe refuses, blaming Caleb for Dawn's death.

Vinny visits Home Farm and tells Joe the truth about the crash. Joe falls into a menacing silence — everyone fears for Vinny's safety.

Gabby stumbles through a speech at The Woolpack — Nicola interrupts and publicly reveals to the whole pub that Vinny caused the crash while on the phone to Gabby.

Kim visits Joe's son in hospital, vowing to protect him and keep the family together.

Caleb is desperate — tells Moira what Joe has done; the search for Ruby begins but Joe gives nothing away.

The village turns on Vinny after Nicola's revelation — Lewis is devastated, and their future hangs in the balance.

Kev tries to support Vinny, but the fallout is intense — police involvement looms large.

Ruby is found just in time — alive but critically ill; rushed to hospital in a race against time.

Joe's actions catch up with him as Ruby is rescued, his revenge unravels; the full horror of what he did leaves everyone reeling.

Vinny faces the consequences — prepares to answer for the crash; Gabby also faces scrutiny over her role in the phone call.

Kim is left to pick up the pieces — the Tate family is broken like never before.

Moira advises Caleb against further revenge.

Kev worries how Nicola will react.

Nicola discovers Carl has found voice messages from Jimmy on the laptop.

Shona falls asleep on the sofa, smoke fills the room. David (post hair transplant) and Doug arrive home to find Shona and baby Harper in danger. David desperately tries to wake them, their safety is in doubt

Kit struggles: Reeling from his breast cancer diagnosis, Kit brings a woman back to the flat as an escape. When she leans in to kiss him, he admits he's not in the right headspace. Bethany walks in and catches them.

Tyrone and Ross at the pub: Tyrone jokes about Ross telling him a UFO story, embarrassing Ross, who clearly isn't amused.

Bethany visits Sarah in prison: She breaks the news that Kit has moved on and is seeing other women. Sarah's reaction remains to be seen.

Awkward dinner at the Bistro: Tyrone apologises and invites Ross and Tracy out. Fiz blurts out that Tracy has been married four times. Then Ross scoffs at Richie's claim that he was abused by his wife, deeply unsettling Tyrone, who remembers his own history with Kirsty

Summer confronts newcomer Marco for stealing one of her art designs and displaying it at the tattoo parlour. He admits he did it just as an excuse to see her again playing the charm offensive.

Returning home, Shona hears Harper crying but finds the annexe door locked. Overwhelmed with anxiety, she breaks down and walks out.

Summer agrees to a date with Marco but stays guarded. Bethany accepts a date with Ryan — mutual affection is clear.

At a family meal, Kit has a black eye. Bernie is positive she'll get the all clear, will Kit reveal all?

Debbie makes a call, Carl reminds her she was meant to meet Ronnie. Debbie lies she was waylaid at work, Carl concerned. 

Charity gets a humiliating full-body search, panics, and is placed in segregation.

Mack threatens to tell Jacob the truth, Sarah beats him to it and confesses everything herself.

 

Sadie manipulates grieving Nicola into handing over house keys, passes them to Robert to burgle the place; he finds no money, so they plan a trip to Whitby for more clues.

Joe wants Dawn's funeral completely private, only himself invited. Kim horrified.

Ruby pleads with Joe to let Dawn's children attend. Joe refuses and warns her to leave before things get nasty.

Nicola continues struggling badly with grief; Charles tries to support her.

Joe allows Billy and the children to attend the funeral but privately tells Graham he's plotting revenge against everyone he blames for Dawn's death.

Sadie confronts Cain, demanding money he stole years ago. Cain brushes her off so she drops a major bombshell on him.

Lewis proposes! Fed up waiting for Vinny, Lewis pops the question, Vinny hesitates, leaving Lewis hurt and the outcome unclear.

Debbie celebrates her birthday at the Rovers, making an emotional speech thanking friends and family for support since her diagnosis. She tells the gathering this may be her last birthday — a bittersweet, heartbreaking moment. Kit watches from the sidelines, deeply affected.

Kit confides in Todd — he's been diagnosed with stage three breast cancer, a secret he's been hiding. The diagnosis comes after family revelations about the BRCA gene mutation following Aunt Celeste's death.

Kit collides with Ross in the pub, clutches his chest in pain — but Ross mocks him for overreacting. Kit snaps and loses his temper, escalating tensions.

Jodie sneaks into Sarah's flat and overhears a conversation between Kit and Bethany that stuns her. She's already been causing trouble — including visiting Sarah in prison and manipulating situations.

Bethany confronts Jodie at No.8 — but their argument is interrupted by a shock arrival: Doug, Jodie and Shona's estranged father.

Doug visits the Platts, revealing he's back on medication and his bipolar disorder is under control. He asks Shona to forgive him and rebuild their relationship — leaving her with a big decision. Jodie warns him not to rock the boat, while Doug looks on with concern as Jodie casts a longing look at David.

Brian brings Shanice home from the Kabin, she's not allowed out on her own, being Sally's back, Lucy is telling Shanice to keep quiet. Sally believes Lucy was responsible but what has Lucy up her sleeve?

Sarah is at the centre of a shattering revelation.

Lewis enjoys quality time with Kev.

Caleb grows increasingly agitated throughout the week.

Grieving Joe struggles deeply following Dawn's death shortly after giving birth to their son. He's been keeping his distance from the baby in NICU, consumed by grief, later in the week he visits the incubator and holds his baby's hand through the glass. Kim hopes this is a breakthrough, as Joe faces a major decision about his son's future. Meanwhile, Robert Sugden feigns a truce with Joe while confiding in Aaron about his real plan: seize the farm and take over The Hide from Laurel and Gabby, exploiting Joe's vulnerable state.

Charity is remanded in custody facing a murder charge and feels she has no way out. She sends Mack to deliver the necklace to Cain — the one he gave her long ago, meaning "I'm at rock bottom, I need your help". Cain visits her in prison; she shares a shocking secret that leaves him shellshocked — but will he be able to help her?

Still reeling from Jimmy's death, Nicola tries to secure his haulage shares for  Elliot — only for Caleb and Ruby to reveal Jimmy already sold them for untaxed cash and kept the business running in secret. Worse: the money is gone, further digging exposes hidden debts, a remortgaged home, and arrears — leaving Nicola facing financial ruin.

 

Todd visits Celeste after a falling‑out, they argue and he leaves early. Celeste also speaks with Gemma before dying, leaving a huge family secret behind (was Celeste Bernie's mum perhaps?).

Nina says goodbye, then departs for a new job in Whitby with Roy driving her in the woody.

Todd returns to apologise to Celeste but Ryan has to break the news Celeste has died. Todd is absolutely devastated. Gemma tells Kit about Celeste and shares the big secret she left.

Honouring Celeste’s wish—no funeral, but a memorial party—Todd organises a gathering at the hotel bar, friends and family share memories, while George comforts him, hinting he may reconnect with loved ones. Bernie is also affected by Celeste's death.

Debbie arrives for work still in her slippers, clearly forgetful and confused, Ronnie and Ryan notice her worsening memory lapses, she decides she can’t manage work and heads home.

Struggling over money owed to Fiona regarding the missing gun, Ronnie eyes Idris’s expensive car and steals it.

Furious Idris confronts Ronnie at his house and punches him violently, sparking major trouble. Carl intervenes, later, Carl tells Ronnie not to retaliate for Debbie's sake.

Jodie clashes with Bethany, she hears about her planning a date, l Jodie is on community service. Bethany puts her in her place.

Debbie reverts back to her hairdressing days and decides to give Bethany an 80's makeover at the Salon, Maria rescues her and Debbie mortified.

Bethany goes on another date with Roman.

Also at the Bistro, Lauren and Ollie have taken Betsy out but is left embarrassed as Debbie remarks she looks drunk.

Shona mistakenly leaves Harper in the car when she returns home, when she realises, Daniel already has her out of the car, Jodie encourages Shona to rest.

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DS Thea Ramsden still determined to bring down the Tate's and talking with Serena after the wedding chaos and tragedy. Serena shocked when hearing what Thea plans.

Thea conducting a Police interview but with who? She enjoys giving emotional pain, a flashback reveals more.

Gabby struggling, she talks to Lewis.

Vinny tells Kev he is postponing his proposal to Lewis.

Bear talks to Sarah about the emotional turmoil Charity will have after killing Todd, unaware Sarah did it and she is in turmoil.

Charity tries to have a happy family meal but DS Ramsden calls to discuss inconsistencies in her statement over Todd's death.

Vinny has an honest chat with Gabby but panics when he thinks Kev has overheard him.

Vinny decides to be honest with Kev, Kev reacts angrily, Vinny fears he's made a mistake telling him.