Emmerdale spoilers: Paddy Dingle is consumed with grief
Airs Friday 5 May 2023 at 7.30pm on ITV.
Emmerdale's Paddy Dingle is raw with emotion in Friday's episode (ITV, 7.30pm see our TV Guide for full listings).
Paddy Dingle's life has been in freefall ever since he learned his wife Chas had been planning to run off with another man.
As his happy family life fell apart and his heart broke, the vet's problems came crashing down on him. Feeling as if he couldn't go on, the dad attempted suicide.
Paddy made it through those darkest of moments but he's still totally raw as his feelings and experiences swirl around him.
Visiting Grace's tree to feel close to the daughter he and Chas lost in 2018 when she died the same day she was born, Paddy struggles to handle a huge wave of grief.
Who will support him?
One of the trigger's for Paddy's current pain is Chloe whose newborn son Reuben is fighting for his life in hospital having contracted meningitis.
As the new mum breaks down, it's her sister Amy who provides the comfort she needs. Will the tot's secret dad Mack risk an appearance to check in on his tiny boy?
Emmerdale continues weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV see our TV Guide for full listings.
- Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry
- Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt
- Kim Tate - Claire King
- Eric Pollard - Chris Chittell
- Bear Wolf - Joshua Richards
- Jai Sharma - Chris Bisson
- Rishi Sharma - Bhasker Patel
- Jacob Gallagher - Joe-Warren Plant
- Wendy Posner - Susan Cookson
- Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
- Amy Wyatt - Natalie Ann Jamieson
- Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson
- Leyla Cavanagh - Roxy Shahidi
- Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower
- Brenda Walker - Lesley Dunlop
- Matty Barton- Ash Palmisciano
- Amelia Spencer - Daisy Campbell
- Dan Spencer - Liam Fox
- April Windsor - Amelia Flanagan
- Nate Robinson - Jurell Carter
- Dawn Fletcher - Olivia Bromley
- Manpreet Jutla - Rebecca Sarker
- Ryan Stocks - James Moore
- Billy Fletcher - Jay Kontzle
- Will Taylor - Dean Andrews
- Mackenzie Boyd - Lawrence Robb
- Bernice Blackstock - Sam Giles
- Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
- Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
- Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
- Vinny Dingle - Bradley Johnson
- Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
- Moira Dingle - Natalie J Robb
- Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
- Belle Dingle - Eden Taylor-Draper
- Charity Dingle - Emma Atkins
- Sam Dingle - James Hooten
- Lydia Dingle - Karen Blick
- Noah Dingle - Jack Downham
- Samson Dingle - Sam Hall
- Caleb Miligan - William Ash
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