Emma Barton (James wife)

[Perdita]

Emma Barton is set to find herself at the centre of another major autumn storyline in Emmerdale – could fans be about to see her finally get her comeuppance almost a year after she killed James and caused a motorway pile-up?

Viewers are hungry to see justice done but unhinged Emma remains at large – having since shown intense behaviour towards Moira Dingle and encouraged an unhealthy obsession within Finn for his boyfriend Kasim.

And a big new storyline will kick off for the character in summer – although the pay-off in autumn is set to be less stunt orientated than last year.

Producer Iain MacLeod explained: ‘We’ve got big news for Emma which will starting in the summer and building up to a big storyline towards the back of the year. It won’t be the same as the big crash we did last year – it will be every bit as riveting but with a slightly different spin on it. It will be less stunty and more story and that will play out in the autumn.’

Will many will inevitably speculate that this could be the start of an exit for Emma, we kind of want to keep her in the show as long as possible so sneakily hope there’s plenty more mayhem to come from crazed Emma…


metro.co.uk

[indigodance]

When is Ashleys video cam coming back to reveal how badly Emma treated him over James's death ????

[lizann]

if she lasts another year not caught viewers will get tired, look at corrie with phelan

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Emmerdale spoiler: Emma Barton reveal will be a 'VERY big week' for ITV soap, star teases
Emmerdale's Joe Gill has teased a "very big week" for the ITV soap involving his onscreen mother Emma Barton.
The actor, who plays her son Finn, speculated about the family's reaction when they find out she's the reason their father James Barton (Bill Ward) is dead.
Speaking to press including Express.co.uk at the RTS Awards tonight, Joe opened up about whether Emma (Gillian Kearney) will get her comeuppance in the foreseeable future as well as changes in the Barton family.
Asked about how they will react to the shocking news, the soap regular commented: "You can imagine what Ross (Michael Parr) would do - go crazy - and even now Finn is starting to show signs of being a bit unhinged as well.
"If and when [they find out], you can be sure it would be a very, very big week for the show."
However, Joe warned Emmerdale fans that they can expect "frustration" when it comes to evil Emma, suggesting that the truth about that car crash will remain a secret for some while longer.
He continued: "Whether anyone in the village sees Emma's true self, how the audiences sees her is another guess.
"But, can the audience expect to be frustrated anytime soon? They sure can be - we'll see."
Emmerdale spoiler Emma Barton Finn Barton Joe Gill big weekITV
Joe, who first joined the long-running drama back in 2013, thinks Finn will "step up" now his dad is not alive.
He added: "There has been a lot of change within the family dynamic, our dad's gone and everyone has stepped up a gear.
"Pete (Anthony Quinlan) is the head, Finn used to be the baby but he's had to mature. We can expect him to come into himself a bit more and not hide behind the shadow of his family."

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Emmerdale's Emma Barton has escaped justice yet again – as it's been revealed that Faith Dingle didn't overhear her big confession after all.

Emma (Gillian Kearney) was left in a complete panic last night after Faith threatened to expose her true colours to the entire village.

As Faith (Sally Dexter) had eavesdropped on her new enemy praying at the church, Emma naturally assumed that she'd heard her loudly begging for forgiveness over her role in James's death.

In fact, Faith only heard the second half of the prayer (how convenient!) and still has no idea that Emma pushed James off the road bridge, causing his tragic demise last year.

Friday night's Emmerdale episode saw Faith attempt to blackmail Emma, demanding cash in exchange for her silence over her rival's dark side.

Although Emma thought Faith was threatening to reveal how James died, the only leverage she really had was Emma's drastic plan to attack her with a rock last night.

As it turned out, Emma quickly managed to regain the upper hand by spotting that Faith had a secret supply of pills stashed away in her handbag, which she clearly didn't want anyone to know about.

This left the two women at a stalemate, with both realising that it was best to protect each other's secrets and leave it there.

Emma was also massively relieved when the penny dropped that Faith knew far less than she'd originally thought, keeping her well and truly in the clear over James.

Faith told her: "Moira said that you were blaming yourself for James's death. Don't! His suicide was his choice, not your fault. You're still a blackmailing cow and I will brick you if you breathe a word to my family, but forgive yourself for him."

Emma's secret may be no closer to being revealed, but we might have slightly less time to wait until Faith's gets exposed. Next week's episodes feature an emotional heart-to-heart between Faith and her daughter Chas, so will we find out the truth about those pills?


Digital Spy

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The reveal that Emma Barton killed her husband James is a ticking timebomb and now, Emmerdale boss Iain MacLeod has hinted that it may be her attempt to trick Ashley Thomas that becomes her eventual downfall.
Fans have been wondering whether the video recorded of Emma’s conversation with Ashley, in which she deliberately bewildered him to convince him that he didn’t see her on the bridge when James fell.
And the Emmerdale chief has now confirmed that the footage will indeed come back to haunt Emma.

Emmerdale boss reveals how killer Emma Barton gets her comeuppance?
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Speaking to Metro.co.uk and others, he shared: ‘We were so thrilled with ourselves that we had come up with that device at the time because normally in soap, you get a year into a murder mystery and you have to go “oh, we need to invent some evidence now” and then sort of retcon its existence back into the show but we very deliberately put that in there as kind of unexploded bomb. It will prove to be significant…’
Could Emma’s days of getting away with murder finally be numbered – and might Ashley bring her down as his final good deed?


metro.co.uk

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Emma Barton's killer secret could finally be exposed on Emmerdale next week when the secret video which incriminates her is unearthed at last.

Emma (Gillian Kearney) is currently hiding one of the village's darkest secrets after causing the death of her husband James by pushing him off a road bridge in explosive scenes last year.

Although Emma has been able to keep her guilt under wraps for months now, there's still the ticking timebomb of the video from Ashley Thomas's camera which exposes her true colours.

Last year, Emma deliberately tried to confuse Ashley after he remembered seeing her on the road bridge with James before he fell.

Emma covered her tracks by exploiting Ashley's dementia, but unknown to everyone, her scheming was caught on a camera that Ashley had left running.

In a sign that Emma's comeuppance could be getting closer, next week's Emmerdale episodes see Laurel dig out the memory card from Ashley's camera when Arthur needs some cheering up.

By this point, a difficult week for Arthur has already seen him receive grief counselling from eccentric Lydia Hart, only to then face more heartache due to his hamster Rattles escaping.

With Arthur fearing that Rattles will die just like Ashley did, Laurel tries to calm him down by suggesting they watch a home video.


Lydia gives Arthur Thomas grief counselling in Emmerdale
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The video seems to cheer Arthur up, but just as Rattles reappears, the implicating footage of Ashley and Emma suddenly plays out on screen. Will anyone watch it, and if so, is this the moment Emma is rumbled?

Speaking to Digital Spy about the video recently, Emmerdale's producer Iain MacLeod commented: "We were so thrilled with ourselves that we came up with that device at the time.

"Normally in soap, you get about a year into a murder mystery and you realise that you need to invent some evidence, meaning you have to retcon its existence back into the show. But we very deliberately put that in there as an exploding bomb. It will prove to be significant."


Digital Spy

[Debzyg]

What's the betting they'll miss the footage because they're busy with the hamster and we have to wait months before Laurel or anyone else watches it again and the truth comes out.

So I won't hold my breath that it's the big 'reveal'. They'll keep dragging this out

[kiwigirl]

What's the betting they'll miss the footage because they're busy with the hamster and we have to wait months before Laurel or anyone else watches it again and the truth comes out.

So I won't hold my breath that it's the big 'reveal'. They'll keep dragging this out

It would be so funny if crazy Lydia discovers the truth. And TBH I'd rather have Lydia than Emma. At least Karen Blick is a funny comedic actress. JMOP.

[alcapo11]

It would be so funny if crazy Lydia discovers the truth. And TBH I'd rather have Lydia than Emma. At least Karen Blick is a funny comedic actress. JMOP.

I haven't laughed at one thing she's said yet, Gillian Kearney is different class.