Emmerdale Joe Tate's mystery phone caller 'revealed' - and it's returning Dales villain

Emmerdale Joe Tate's mystery phone caller 'revealed' - and it's returning Dales villain
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Emmerdale fans have ‘solved’ who Joe Tate was speaking to on the phone - and it’s a former Dales villain.

Joe (Ned Porteous) made his dramatic return to the Dales last month, six years since his exit - and already, he has caused plenty of drama for the village residents.

Joe showed up as part of a plot to take down Kim Tate (Claire King), with her husband Will Taylor (Dean Andrews). However, things took a dramatic turn when Will died from a heart attack after Joe revealed all.

In the aftermath of Will’s death, Joe has stuck around, playing the caring step-grandson and claiming to be there for Kim. However, Joe’s return has ruffled plenty of feathers in the village too, with several residents gobsmacked to see him back in the Dales.

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Joe made his return recently -Credit:ITV

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What’s more, amid all the drama, Joe is hiding a huge health secret. Earlier this month, a scene showed him in pain struggling to breathe. And this week, things took a dramatic turn when Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) found a drunk Joe in his car in a ditch, along with a bottle of painkillers.

Thinking he is addicted, Dawn shared her concern, but Joe later claimed he’s been taking the tablets since Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) tried to kill him years ago.

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Fans have 'worked out' who he was on the phone to -Credit:ITV

However, it’s clear he is hiding something else. Later on, Joe was seen taking a phone call, telling a mystery person that he was struggling to keep his secret.

Joe’s conversation soon got plenty of people talking, with viewers certain they know who he was speaking to - and they are predicting a double return that will rock the village.

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Fans think it could be Jamie -Credit:(Image: ITV)

On an Emmerdale Facebook fan page, one person put forward Jamie Tate (Alexander Lincoln). They penned: “So who’s Joe speaking to on the phone?” Someone else mused: “Jamie Tate”. A third chimed in: “Hopefully Jamie!”

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Kim’s son Jamie, was last seen on screen in 2021 after faking his own death in a car crash. With his mum Kim convinced he'd passed away, Jamie secretly went to live with daughter Millie and her gran.

Graham, played by Andrew Scarborough, was tragically killed off back in 2020 by Pierce Harris
Other fans predict a return from the dead twist -Credit:ITV

Other fans predicted it could be none other than Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) who was killed off years ago. He was Kim’s husband and a father figure to Joe.

“With Joe, I think he’s colluding with an undead Graham, if not Jamie. Kim will find out,” said one person on X. Another wrote: “I have been convinced Graham isn’t dead since he died.”

Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 and ITVX at 7.30pm