Emmerdale spoilers: Jacob is left fighting for his life, Lydia confronts Craig

These are your major Emmerdale spoilers for the week of 18-22 September 2023. (ITV)
These are your major Emmerdale spoilers for the week of 18-22 September 2023. (ITV)

On Emmerdale next week, Lydia unleashes the anger she feels towards Craig and calls him a rapist.

Plus, Jacob’s life is on the line after he suffers an allergic reaction to some nuts – is Victoria to blame? And there’s bad news for Gail on the horizon.

It’s all the Emmerdale spoilers you need for 18-22 September 2023.

Lydia’s showdown with Craig

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Friday 22nd September 2023

Mandy Dingle [LISA RILEY] worries Lydia Dingle [KAREN BLICK] might be thinking about leaving Sam.

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Mandy Dingle [LISA RILEY], Lydia Dingle [KAREN BLICK] (ITV)

Before heading to Ireland, Sam makes a last-ditch attempt to reconcile with Lydia, but she can’t reciprocate. With tensions high, Lydia is left trying to conceal her heartbreak, while Sam can’t help but feel that his wife is pushing him away.

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Craig, meanwhile, continues to manipulate Samson as a way of increasing the friction in the Dingles’ household. At the Woolie, he attempts to extract information from Samson about Lydia’s relationship with Sam. But when Lydia herself arrives on the scene, she furiously tells Samson to go home, which leaves Craig feeling uneasy.

Samson is left under orders to stay away from Craig, while Mandy’s concerns grow that there’s something very wrong with Lydia. Later, while cleaning at the office, Lydia is put on edge when Craig turns up. And when he voices his insistence that he’s done nothing wrong, a pent-up Lydia finds she can hold her anger back no longer and calls him a rapist. But what reaction will she receive from the man who attacked her?

Jacob’s allergic reaction

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Monday 18th September 2023

At a tasting event, Victoria Sugden [ISABEL HODGINS] mistakenly tells Jacob Gallagher [JOE-WARRNE PLANT] that a slider is nut-free, leading to an allergic reaction. Panic ensues after a frantic search for an Auto Adrenaline Injector and Jacob manages to indicate that there's one in his car, and Victoria rushes to retrieve it. Leyla Harding [ROXY SHAHIDI] struggles while Jacob weakens. 

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Victoria Sugden [ISABEL HODGINS], Jacob Gallagher [JOE-WARRNE PLANT] (ITV)

During a tasting event, Victoria erroneously informs Jacob that a dish is nut-free – a mistake that results in him having an allergic reaction.

With panic ensuing, those in the vicinity start to search frantically for an auto adrenaline injector, with a struggling Jacob managing to indicate that there’s one in the car. As Jacob weakens, Leyla struggles to keep her composure, but when Victoria rushes to retrieve the pen, she fails to find it in the vehicle.

Victoria gets fired

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Thursday 17th November 2022

David Metcalfe [MATTHEW WOLFENDEN] decides to offer a delivery service but his plans are in jeopardy when he receives a speeding ticket which could cost him his licence. Victoria Sugden [ISABEL HODGINS] is horrified when David asks her to take the blame. 

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Victoria Sugden [ISABEL HODGINS] (ITV)

As Jacob is then hurried to hospital following his allergic reaction, David rushes to be by his side. Leyla, meanwhile, is angered at Victoria’s mistake and is soon going all out for revenge.

Later, a shame-faced Victoria admits her mistake to Gabby, who ends up losing potential buyers for HOP. And when Leyla threatens to ruin the business because Victoria is still in post, Gabby is left with no option but to fire her – a move that leaves Victoria devastated.

Unsettling news for Gail

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Wednesday 20th September 2023

Having enjoyed a romantic meal, Gail Loman [RACHAEL GILL-DAVIES] moves away from Ryan Stock [JAMES MOORE] so she can furtively follow up a mysterious phone call.

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Following a romantic meal in the company of Ryan, Gail will be seen heading off on her own so she can follow up on a mysterious phone call.

She subsequently meets up at the allotment with a woman by the name of Sophie, who leaves Gail shaken when she reveals bad news about somebody called Oscar. But who is Oscar and what is their connection to Gail?

Cathy dates Samson

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Tuesday 19th September 2023

Cathy Hope’s [GABRIELLE DOWLING]  heart soars when Samson Dingle [SAM HALL] reciprocates her flirty banter

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Cathy Hope [GABRIELLE DOWLING], Samson Dingle [SAM HALL] (ITV)

There’s also drama with Cathy, who ends up stunning Amelia when she reveals a new plan to cure her PMDD symptoms.

Later, Cathy gets a boost to her confidence levels when Samson reciprocates her flirty banter. And this flirting soon leads to Samson and Cathy arranging to go on a date that evening.

Emmerdale airs on ITV nightly on weekdays, and streams on ITVX.