Emmerdale spoilers: Disgraced Ella Forster sneaks back to the village!

Ella is back in Emmerdale
Mandy is shocked when an intruder at Liam's turns out to be his ex, Ella! (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale's Ella Forster sneaks into Liam's – but is she sticking around in Thursday's episode? (ITV, 7.30pm, see our TV Guide for full listings).

At Liam's place, Mandy's rattled when a suspected 'intruder' turns out to be Ella Forster.

Mandy

Mandy's at Liam's when she hears a noise… (Image credit: ITV)

Ella

… there's an intruder in the GP's home… (Image credit: ITV)

Ella

… it's Ella, Liam's disgraced ex! (Image credit: ITV)

The disgraced receptionist hasn't been seen since her child-killer secret was exposed causing her to flee.

But she's left a box of memories at Liam's and needs it back.

Meanwhile, unaware of what's unfolding back at his place, Liam's in the Woolie enjoying a flirt with Chas. Is their romance starting up again?

Later, Sam Dingle is forced to call 999 when he spots a crash on the outskirts of the village. The car is Ella's…

At Home Farm Rose is thrilled to be getting on so well with Dawn since she returned home from the hospital with baby Evan.

As she raises a glass with Will, having laced her ex's with a tranquiliser, Rose panics when Dawn and Kim join in. As drinks are poured, who ends up with the spiked one? Has Rose drugged her own daughter?

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Rose raises a toast to Will… whose drink she's spiked! (Image credit: ITV)

Rose

But when Rose and Will's daughter Dawn returns with Kim, more drinks are poured leading to confusion. Who's got the laced glass of fizz? (Image credit: ITV)

Rose

Rose is up to no good.  (Image credit: ITV)

At the Woolie, Vanessa struggles to hide her jealousy as her BFF Rhona has a laugh with her newfound bezzie, Mandy.

Rhona

Vanessa's getting jealous that Rhona's becoming such good mates with Mandy (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale continues weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV see our TV Guide for full listings.

  • Will Taylor - Dean Andrews
  • Caleb Milligan - Will Ash
  • Charity Dingle - Emma Atkins
  • Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
  • Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
  • Gabby Thomas - Rosie Bentham
  • Jai Sharma - Chris Bisson
  • Lydia Hart - Karen Blick
  • Dawn Fletcher - Olivia Bromley
  • Paddy Dingle - Dominic Brunt
  • Amelia Spencer - Daisy Campbell
  • Nate Robinson - Jurell Carter
  • Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
  • Tom King - James Chas
  • Eric Pollard - Chris Chittell
  • Arthur Thomas - Alfie Clarke
  • Wendy Posner - Susan Cookson
  • Ruby Fox-Milligan - Beth Cordingly
  • Cathy Hope - Gabrielle Dowling
  • Noah Dingle - Jack Downham
  • Brenda Walker - Lesley Dunlop
  • Suzy Merton - Martelle Edinborough
  • April Windsor - Amelia Flanagan
  • Gail Loman - Rachael Gill-Davis
  • Samson Dingle - Sam Hall
  • Vanessa Woodfield - Michelle Hardwick
  • Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry
  • Sarah Sugden - Katie Hill
  • Victoria Barton - Isabel Hodgins
  • Sam Dingle - James Hooton
  • Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
  • Eve Dingle - Bella James
  • Mary Goskirk - Louise Jameson
  • Amy Wyatt - Natalie Ann Jamieson
  • Vinny Dingle - Bradley Johnson
  • Kim Tate - Claire King
  • Billy Fletcher - Jay Kontzle
  • Ella Forster - Paula Lane
  • Charles Anderson - Kevin Mathurin
  • Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson
  • Jimmy King - Nick Miles
  • Aaron Dingle - Danny Miller
  • Ryan Stocks - James Moore
  • Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower
  • Kerry Wyatt - Laura Norton
  • Matty Barton - Ash Palmisciano
  • Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
  • Bear Wolf - Joshua Richards
  • Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
  • Leo Goskirk - Harvey Rogerson
  • Manpreet Jutla - Rebecca Sarker
  • Leyla Harding - Roxy Shahidi
  • Belle Dingle - Eden Taylor-Draper
  • Tracy Robinson - Amy Walsh
  • Nicola King - Nicola Wheeler
  • Claudette Anderson - Flo Wilson
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