A jam-packed week awaits in the famous fictional village (Picture: ITV / Getty)
Emmerdale serves up an action-packed week, with a wedding twist on the cards plus a major return.
Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) is drowning in deb. With her wedding just days away, she has taken to earning quick money by becoming a dominatrix.
All she needs to do is earn enough to get control of her books and not tell Paddy (Dominic Brunt) a single thing.
Sounds simple enough but next week, she is faced with a huge problem and it comes in the form of Paddy’s dad Bear (Joshua Richards).
Elsewhere, Tom King (James Chase) creates a desperate plan to get control of Belle (Eden Taylor-Draper), who is back in the village after time away in Scotland.
Here’s what to expect next week in Emmerdale.
Monday August 12
Needing more cash, Mandy tries to placate Tracy (Amy Walsh), who has caught her in the middle of a new job. Later, Mandy’s excited when Amelia (Daisy Campbell) arrives with a karaoke headset and organises her a surprise hen do.
When Noah (Jack Downham) approaches, he asks Amelia if he can still be part of Esther’s life. Still struggling with the fact he shopped Samson (Sam Hall) to the police, Amelia tells Noah it would be better if she was on her own.
Tuesday August 13
It’s the day of Mandy’s hen do but before she can party, she needs to juggle an appointment with Bear, and another findom client. Unable to handle everything, Mandy passes Bear’s appointment to Amelia in order to take her phone call.
Alone in the salon, Bear is stunned to hear Mandy’s call coming through the karaoke speakers! Having overheard everything, Bear struggles to compose himself and is rattled by her betrayal.
Later, Bear educates himself on the world of female dominatrix and is put in an awkward situation when Marlon (Mark Charnock) and Paddy arrive. When the lads decide to throw Paddy an impromptu stag do, Bear is torn about whether to tell his son about Mandy’s secret.
Meanwhile, Nicola (Nicola Wheeler) and Jimmy (Nick Miles) learn their daughter Angel has been in a fight while at the secure children’s home.
Wednesday August 14
Mandy’s aghast when Bear confronts her about her side hustle. She tries to explain the reason behind setting up the website but when Mandy refuses to tell Paddy, Bear threatens to do it for her.
Eventually, Mandy convinces Bear not to tell Paddy and resolves to quit while she’s ahead. Soon though, a frustrated Bear leads Paddy, Marlon and Chas (Lucy Pargeter) to the back room and exposes Mandy’s side hustle by revealing himself to be her new client!
Paddy is absolutely stunned and contemplates whether to go ahead with his marriage or not.
Meanwhile, aware she’s due home soon, Tom sets about organising a surprise for Belle’s homecoming.
Thursday August 15
It’s the day of Mandy and Paddy’s wedding. At Tenants, Marlon frets as Bear makes his opinions known on the situation with Mandy. As they argue, Paddy reveals he doesn’t want to marry Mandy.
Meanwhile, in the salon, Mandy and Vinny (Bradley Johnson) share an emotional moment in their wedding outfits. Bear then enters, confirms Paddy knows about her findom business and poor Mandy is horrified. Rushing over to see her beloved, can she save the wedding?
Elsewhere, Belle is welcomed home by Sarah (Katie Hill) who reveals Tom’s surprise gift – a retro mini.
At Dale Head, Belle confidently tells Tom that she won’t accept the car and definitely doesn’t want to get back together. Belle’s anxiety rises as Tom tries to make her feel guilty, but manages to tell him that she doesn’t want to see or talk to him for a long time.
To her surprise, Tom leaves but later, he sits in the Woolpack beer garden, watching Belle through another security camera.
Also in the village, Kerry (Laura Norton) puts a plan into place with getting her job back, and Vinny tells Gabby (Rosie Bentham) he’s ready to take their relationship to the next step.
Friday August 16
In the final episode of the week, Aaron (Danny Miller) and Vinny share a moment as Aaron finds out about Gabby, happy to see Vinny moving on after Liv’s death.
Elsewhere, Charity (Emma Atkins) discovers Sarah has been drinking while on her medication, and what will the aftermath bring if Mandy and Paddy never got married?
