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4 Emmerdale spoilers next week: Dawn Fletcher points gun at Joe Tate and Charity Dingle maintains killer confession
Everything happening in the episodes of Emmerdale airing between Monday 17 and Friday 21 August.
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- Michael Adams
Published: Tuesday, 11 August 2026 at 12:00 am
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A drunken confession from fan favourite ex-crim Kev Barton (Chris Coghill) upends Billy Fletcher’s (Jay Kontzle) plan to flee Emmerdale with ex-wife Dawn (Olivia Bromley).
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She’s due to tie the knot with local millionaire Joe Tate and live a lavish life at Home Farm, and while his stag-do gets underway, she secretly plots their escape – but not before aiming a gun at him first.
Before Billy can pack his bags, Kev blurts out that he was the one that left him in a comatose state last month – and not Joe.
Elsewhere, Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) maintains that she was the one who killed Dr Caitlin Todd (Caroline Harker), the Miligans (William Ash and Beth Cordingly) execute a cruel plan, and Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) has an idea.
Here's everything happening in the episodes of Emmerdale airing between Monday 17 and Friday 21 August.
4 Emmerdale spoilers for next week
1. Charity Dingle remains committed to her false confession
Emma Atkins as Charity Dingle. ITV
Despite Charity's confession that she caused Dr Todd's death, DS Ramsden (Chelsea Edge) remains unconvinced that she has the full story. Ramsden suspects there is more going on behind the scenes – and, as it turns out, her instincts are right.
As the viewers know, the truth is that Sarah Sugden (Katie Hill) was responsible for the murder, with her bent copper cousin Serena Sugden (Casey Al-Shaqsy) subsequently helping to keep the real circumstances of her death hidden.
Next week, Charity and Serena catch up, but their conversation is interrupted when Ramsden arrives.
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Meanwhile, Jacob Sugden (Joe-Warren Plant) makes a decision to stop asking questions about Todd, determined to leave the past behind. However, Sarah struggles with the knowledge that her husband is being kept in the dark and wrestles with whether she should finally tell him the truth.
2. Dawn Fletcher aims a gun at fiancé Joe Tate
Olivia Bromley and Jay Kontzle as Dawn and Billy Fletcher, and Ned Porteous as Joe Tate. ITV
Joe prepares to head off for his stag do, completely unaware that Billy and Dawn have their own plans. The pair intend to disappear, armed with fake passports, and tell Clemmie Reed (Mabel Addison) that they are simply going away on holiday.
However, before they can make their escape, Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) intercepts them at the Home Farm stables and takes them to a field.
Joe has abandoned his original stag plans and instead arranged a surprise “sten do”, bringing everyone together for a day of clay pigeon shooting.
Ned Porteous as Joe Tate. ITV
For Billy and Dawn, however, the festivities are anything but relaxing. As paranoia sets in and the pressure mounts, they become increasingly concerned that their plans could be exposed. With Caleb unable to get hold of them, Dawn is eventually encouraged to take her turn at the shooting range.
But as she raises the gun, her aim begins to drift towards Joe. Billy watches in horror, suddenly fearing that Dawn may be capable of something far more dangerous than he ever imagined.
3. Caleb and Ruby Miligan push Kev Townsend into a cruel scheme
Chris Coghill as Kev Barton, with William Ash and Beth Cordingly as Caleb and Ruby Miligan. ITV
Jimmy King (Nick Miles) and wife Nicola are left increasingly concerned when they discover that the B&B is in serious financial trouble. Their hopes of turning things around rest heavily on securing a lucrative new haulage contract.
What they do not realise is that Ruby is already plotting against them.
Determined to push Jimmy into selling the business, she arranges for one of his shipments to be robbed, and recruits Kev to steal a van that will be used as part of the operation.
Nick Miles as Jimmy King and Beth Cordingly as Ruby Miligan. ITV
The robbery goes ahead and succeeds in putting further financial pressure on Jimmy. But Kev is left furious when he discovers that the valuable-looking cargo he risked everything to steal is actually nothing more than nappies.
His frustration quickly turns to fear when Ruby puts him firmly in his place. She reveals that she has footage of Kev attacking Billy, giving her considerable leverage over him. Later, he decides to take drastic action and smashes Caleb’s laptop, destroying evidence that could potentially expose his criminal activities.
At the “sten do”, a drunk Kev approaches Billy and apologises for putting him in hospital.
Chris Coghill as Kev Barton and Jay Kontzle as Billy Fletcher. ITV
Billy is left stunned by the admission, finally realising that Kev was the person who attacked him. Even more shocking is the discovery that Caleb and Ruby were involved in the scheme.
Kev subsequently issues Caleb and Ruby with a warning – if he ends up facing prison, he will expose everything.
The situation becomes even more tense when Caleb refuses to hand Billy the fake passports until the day of the wedding. Caleb is determined to wait until Joe’s big day before making his move and wreaking maximum havoc.
Nick Miles as Jimmy King with William Ash and Beth Cordingly as Caleb and Ruby Miligan. ITV
With the financial pressure becoming impossible to ignore, Jimmy eventually makes the devastating decision to sell his haulage business to Caleb and Ruby.
Unaware of the full extent of their manipulation, Jimmy has no idea that Kev’s robbery of his delivery was the event that ultimately pushed him towards the sale.
4. Jimmy and Nicola King agree to a vow renewal
Nicola Wheeler and Nick Miles as Nicola and Jimmy King. ITV
Lewis Barton (Bradley Riches) makes a suggestion that Nicola and Jimmy should renew their wedding vows to reignite the spark in their marriage.
The idea prompts Nicola to look back fondly on her original wedding day and reflect on everything she and Jimmy have been through together.
Nicola is delighted when her husband agrees to the vow renewal, giving the couple a reason to look ahead and celebrate their relationship.
But will they get to walk down the aisle before his departure?
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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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