The BEST episodes of Emmerdale season 48

Every episode of Emmerdale season 48, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Emmerdale season 48!

The lives of several families in the Yorkshire Dales revolve around a farm and the nearby village. With murders, affairs, lies, deceit, laughter and tears, it's all there in the village.

Last Updated: 10/22/2021Network: ITVStatus: Continuing
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#1 - Episode 8611 (4th October 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 253 - Aired 10/4/2019

Amy cries out Kerry's name, but she's unresponsive. Tracy phones the ambulance and tells them she fell over. Vanessa leaves Rhona in the lurch when she believes looking after the horse is a one-woman job. Rhona pleads with her not to leave her alone with Graham, but Vanessa finds it amusing. The Yorkshire Sweethearts interview is squandering. The contestants bicker over their past marital choices, and Andrea gives them some stern words. Moira tells Nate that she no longer wants to jeopardise her marriage and they need to keep their difference.

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#2 - Episode 8635 (31st October 2019) (Part 1)

Season 48 - Episode 273 - Aired 10/31/2019

Jamie tells Andrea that Rhona is Graham's mystery woman and he wants to tell Kim. Andrea thinks he is getting ahead of himself but is unable to talk him out of it. Arthur is feeling threatened and annoyed when Archie is treated with more compassion and is allowed longer time using the gadgets. Doug arranges a meet-up with Rodney when he tells him he has found some weed in the pirate ship. Preparations are in full swing for the Halloween party and Kim is on the receiving end of a cold reception from Graham when she bumps into him outside the café.

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#3 - Episode 8632/8633 (29th October 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 271 - Aired 10/29/2019

Mandy and Vinny have taken a pitch in Demdyke Woods for the night. They plan what to do next, but are frustrated to realise the van's ignition is broken. Lydia tries to wrack her brains around who left her the money. She wants to phone the police, but Sam is keen to follow the rules of the Dingle code and is against the idea. A troubled Chas is lost in thought. She pretends like she's okay, but Paddy's worried. A thoughtful Victoria tells a hopeful Liv that she has an idea to help Aaron get through the hard times.

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#4 - Episode 8631 (28th October 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 270 - Aired 10/28/2019

Mandy receives a text from Terry saying he wants cash only. She's struggling to log back into Lydia's bank account. Lydia interrogates Samson on Vinny's strange behaviour. Samson warns Vinny and tells him that he overheard everything about Terry. Aaron's secluding himself from the world and Liv is worried about him. Meanwhile, Chas is finding it hard to breastfeed Eve with the stress of recent events. Cain is finding comfort with drinking himself into oblivion. Pete is on the receiving end when Cain tells him that he wants him and Moira out of the farm.

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#5 - Episode 8630 (25th October 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 269 - Aired 10/25/2019

Sarah comforts Faith who's waiting for the church to open. Faith wonders if it's too late to sort things with Cain. A dark Cain refuses to make amends with Moira before telling Chas that if Faith doesn't leave Emmerdale, he will. As Moira buries herself with work, Amy arrives to pick up Kyle and scolds her for the affair with Nate. Faith tells Nate she wants to build bridges, but Nate's bitter.

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#6 - Episode 8627 (23rd October 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 266 - Aired 10/23/2019

Moira gets trapped in nets under the water. Nate yells out her name, and pleads with Cain to retrieve her, telling him, he can’t swim. Cain grudgingly dives in the water after her. Marlon coaches Chas through her developing birth. Paddy, along with Aaron, arrive at the pub, still isolated from his wife and upcoming child through the lavatory’s door. Charity comes back from Cornwall. Cain gives Moira air but is unable to free the nets from around her feet.

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#7 - Episode 8617 (10th October 2019) (Part 2)

Season 48 - Episode 258 - Aired 10/10/2019

Moira races out of the caravan and Nate rushes after her. He pleads with her to consider, but she tells him that she loves her family, and they need to put a stop on their affair. Vinny interrupts Mandy trying to seduce the solicitor flirtatiously. She suggests he and she should go for a walk around the grounds, but demandingly asks Vinny to notify her if the other Dingle clan return. Kerry puts a stop to Dan pressuring her to reveal what's upsetting her.

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#8 - Episode 8621 (17th October 2019) (Part 1)

Season 48 - Episode 261 - Aired 10/17/2019

Everyone's fretting about Liv's whereabouts but keeping discreet because of the police. Moira decides to take Faith's suspicions into her own hands and plans to have a word. Robert records a goodbye message for Diane, and emotions run high between the three on the run. Al and Graham continue to quarrel with one another. Al's not too tender with Ellis when he finds him cut and bruised back at the cottage after Graham reports his absence at the adventure park.

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#9 - Episode 8618/8619 (15th October 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 259 - Aired 10/15/2019

Robert wants to spend all the time he can with Seb while a free man. Al persuades Belle to talk to Ellis to see if he will clear the site up at the adventure park before the floor gets laid. A greedy Jimmy scavenges the house for a tasty snack and happens to come across Doug's pot brownies. Victoria takes Kerry and Amy to the hospital for a check-up and bumps into Luke.

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#10 - Episode 8616 (10th October 2019) (Part 1)

Season 48 - Episode 257 - Aired 10/10/2019

Moira turns down a day out with Cain despite him reminding her the previous night, and she agreed. He walks off in a huff. Vanessa is still heated and is preparing all of Kerry's stuff together to get rid off every last speck of her. Charity questions Tracy on her and Pete. She denies that anything's going on, and Vanessa makes it clear that it isn't a good idea for them too. Dan interrogates Kerry on her and Tracy in front of Amelia. Aaron and Robert take Seb out for the day. Nate begs Moira to hear him out, but she reassures him she meant everything she said.

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#11 - Episode 8613/8614 (8th October 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 255 - Aired 10/8/2019

The doctor informs Amy that Kerry has suffered from a rare syndrome known as cardiac tamponade, which caused her to go into arrest. It's Pete's thirty-third birthday. Cain interrogates him on him and Moira's tiff the previous day. Cain isn't too convinced by his excuses. Tracy visits the hospital to see how Kerry's doing. In a mid confrontation with Amy, a police officer turns up at reception.

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#12 - Episode 8612 (7th October 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 254 - Aired 10/7/2019

Dan and Amelia turn up at the hospital wanting answers on Kerry's condition. The doctor informs them that she's stable. Kim wants Al to organise high publicity for the press day for the adventure park. Jai's not happy that he wasn't consulted about it, but Kim talks him round. Moira doesn't think she can rely on Pete to remain quiet. Nate plans to have a word. Andrea and Leyla are still game for war for the wedding competition.

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#13 - Episode 8636 (31st October 2019) (Part 2)

Season 48 - Episode 274 - Aired 10/31/2019

Kim can't bear to believe Graham's accusations against Jamie and calls him a liar. However, when Jamie is lost for words when Graham prompts him to confess, it becomes apparent to Kim that he was indeed responsible for sending her to prison. Racked with betrayal, she storms out of the bar. Luke tries apologising to Victoria and make her believe he was truly oblivious to who she was. A furious Aaron sends him on his way and warns him to keep himself and his family away from the village. Marlon takes Rhona aside and insultingly asks her if her relationship with Graham is an act from her menopause. She assures him that she's prepared to take the relationship steadily and slowly.

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#14 - Episode 8610 (3rd October 2019) (Part 2)

Season 48 - Episode 252 - Aired 10/3/2019

Kerry tries apologising to Tracy. Tracy wants to go and find Amy to find out more information. Kerry reassures her that Amy had nothing to do with it and to leave her out of it. Pete finds Moira's phone and discovers a text from Nate arranging a rendezvous. Rhona tells Kim that one of her horses has colic. Graham's relieved when he's reassured Rhona didn't hear anything and apologises for being so off-hand.

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#15 - Episode 8608 (2nd October 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 250 - Aired 10/2/2019

Charity wants to take Vanessa out for a meal, but she isn't in the mood. Tracy approaches them, and Charity tries giving her the elbow, but Vanessa wants to hear her out. Tracy suggests they go through Frank's stuff together. Kerry gets a phone call from a journalist from the Hotten Courier who wants to do a feature on the money she raised. She refuses. Nate has arranged with a mate for Butlers Farm to become the main supplier of a gourmet burger place in Hotten.

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#16 - Episode 8607 (1st October 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 249 - Aired 10/1/2019

David's paranoid that his illness will mount into something much worse. Jacob's adamant that he's staying at home to look after him. Rishi feels guilty about Derek's death. Manpreet has taken on Derek's legacy but is struggling to find any of his relatives. Geoffrey Richards from the Environmental Health turns up at David's Shop wanting to speak to David.

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#17 - Episode 8606 (30th September 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 248 - Aired 9/30/2019

It's Archie's first day at Connelton Primary School. He's still distancing himself from everybody. Lydia offers her support to try and get through to him. Jai's optimistic with her idea. Harriet's due to see the bishop about her and Will. Will doesn't see a positive outcome and makes alternative arrangements for his place of residence.

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#18 - Episode 8604 (26th September 2019) (Part 2)

Season 48 - Episode 246 - Aired 9/26/2019

The guests scatter from the church. Nicola's keen to wheel in the gossip while Moira continues to embarrass Harriet. Matty tries to abscond her. A mysterious suited man comes to visit Graham. Moira confronts Will outside the church. She makes it clear that his presence in the village isn't wanted by her. Nicola thinks she's cracked it with the mysterious marijuana that has been floating around the village. Bob warns Harriet that it's going to take a long time before any of the villagers understand about her and Will.

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#19 - Episode 8603 (26th September 2019) (Part 1)

Season 48 - Episode 245 - Aired 9/26/2019

Harriet invites Will to the harvest festival at the church. She reckons they should casual out their relationship. The Tate's go out for the day but Graham turns down his invite. He tells Andrea about the death of his wife. She feels sorry for him. Harriet offers her condolences to Moira for the anniversary of Holly's death and Moira confides about Matty's marijuana taking. Paddy recommends Chas to attend the ante-natal class at the village hall.

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#20 - Episode 8601 (24th September 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 243 - Aired 9/24/2019

Millie's operation was a success. Andrea is ignoring Graham's phone calls. Its Harriet's fiftieth birthday. Will has booked them a meal at a fancy hotel in Harrogate. Word of Faith and Zak's kiss has spread. The Dingle's blame Faith. Bear tries apologising for leaking the news. Belle has run off to Marlon's. Jai has decided to look for schools for Archie. Laurel and Dawn organise a surprise birthday party at the village hall for Harriet.

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#21 - Episode 8600 (23rd September 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 242 - Aired 9/23/2019

Jamie is still reeling from Kim's mistake. He is even more furious when he discovers Kim has bought a pony for Millie without consulting him and Andrea first. Andrea just wants to keep the peace. Bear is suffering from a hangover. Zak makes him one of Nellie's hangover cure cocktails. He doesn't find it very appetising, but looks forward to his 'date' with Faith.

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#22 - Episode 8599 (20th September 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 241 - Aired 9/20/2019

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#23 - Episode 8597 (19th September 2019) (Part 1)

Season 48 - Episode 239 - Aired 9/19/2019

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#24 - Episode 8595 (17th September 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 237 - Aired 9/17/2019

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#25 - Episode 8663 (29th November 2019)

Season 48 - Episode 297 - Aired 11/29/2019

When the childminder cancels on Laurel, Jimmy offers to look after Archie, happy to put the abuse accusations behind him. Pete is concerned about Moira. Kim is suspicious of Graham's motives. Moira's furious as Nate reveals he's taken over the lease at Wylie's Farm.