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Emmerdale's Ross Barton makes startling Serena Sugden discovery in early ITVX release

Warning: Contains spoilers for Wednesday's episode of Emmerdale, which airs at 8pm on ITV1 or can be streamed now on ITVX.

Ross and Serena in Emmerdale

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Published: Wednesday, 29 July 2026 at 10:18 am

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Serena Sugden's (Casey Al-Shaqsy) true colours are shining through in Emmerdale.

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Last week, she was revealed as the mystery intruder at Home Farm. Early in the morning, she'd snuck into the manor house and stole a USB stick from owner Kim Tate (Claire King).

Kim had ordered her 'head of operations' Ross Barton (Michael Parr) to find the culprit, to no avail. He questioned Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb) and Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) - both holding grudges against the Tate clan - but they had no idea.

That night, we were dealt a quick glimpse at a laptop screen, which showed that there were several photos of the family on the USB. There was also a multitude of folders. When the computer closed, Serena looked unimpressed by her discovery.

She later snuck her stolen article back into Home Farm, sliding it down the side of a sofa. Kim just assumed that she'd misplaced it, and Ross was too smitten with Serena to clock her real intentions.

Steve and Serena hide behind doors as Ross walks into Home Farm in Emmerdale

Casey Al-Shaqsy as Serena Sugden, Michael Parr as Ross Barton and Jason Done as Steve Sykes. ITV

In today's episode, she returned to the scene of her crime. She wasn't the only one who had illegally gained access, as Kev Barton's (Chris Coghill) old pal Steve Sykes (Jason Done) was trying to get his hands on whatever fortunes lay behind closed doors.

Steve had wanted Kev to join him, with a view to using money from the goods obtained to run away to Benidorm.

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However, this was before Kev made amends with son Lewis (Bradley Riches), who had initially believed that he'd attacked his boyfriend Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson). Guilt-ridden, Vinny came clean about the real circumstances and was forced to apologise for his attempt at tarnishing Kev's character.

Serena and Steve were stunned to come face to face, both deciding to stay quiet about their respective operations. Suddenly, the noise of an approaching Ross put them both at risk.

Steve came at him from behind while Serena snuck out of the back door, though later in The Woolpack, Ross spotted his attacker across the room.

Steve confronts Serena in the Home Farm living room in Emmerdale

Casey Al-Shaqsy as Serena Sugden and Jason Done as Steve. ITV

The men darted out of the pub and for a moment it seemed like Steve had evaded justice. However, when Ross caught up with him, he was forced to admit the truth.

Ross quickly began to dial 999, but in a bid to silence him, Steve explained that he wasn't alone in there - and that Serena had clearly fabricated interest in him to sneak around Home Farm.

What will he do with this information?

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Michael AdamsSoaps Editor

Michael Adams is the Soaps Editor at Radio Times, covering all of the hot gossip and spoilers from Weatherfield to Walford, Emmerdale to Hollyoaks and everywhere in-between. He joined the team from Metro, where he spent two years as a Soaps Reporter and previously worked on the sets of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

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