The wedding day of Joe Tate and Dawn Taylor ends in tragedy in Emmerdale, as Jimmy King drives through the marquee, sending both Dawn and Joe flying to opposite sides. All three characters are left unconscious at the conclusion of the episode, with their fates set to be revealed in Thursday's edition of the ITV soap.
Joe had been astonished to realise that Caleb Miligan had plotted to destroy everything he holds dear by masterminding a plan that saw bride-to-be Dawn scarper on their big day. Dawn had been misled by Caleb, Ruby and Billy Fletcher, who allowed her to believe that Joe was responsible for the brutal attack on ex Billy earlier this year.
Billy's lie collapses
When Billy, who is still harbouring feelings for Dawn, came to realise that Kev Barton was the one who assaulted him, he refrained from informing Dawn, desperate to get her away from villainous Joe. Dawn, however, began to question Billy's story in the car on the way to their new adventure and, as the lie collapsed, she was utterly floored, horrified at Billy for withholding the truth.
She swiftly returned to the village, donned her wedding gown and headed for the marquee, where she begged Joe to forgive her for believing he was capable of attacking Billy, urging him to marry her. But before she got her answer, tragedy struck as Jimmy drove through the marquee.
Explosion threat looms
Expect the next episode to pick up directly from where that jaw-dropping cliffhanger left off, with the fates of Jimmy, Dawn and Joe set to be revealed. Dawn and Joe are trapped in the ruins of the marquee while Nicola King discovers that her husband Jimmy is in a life-threatening situation – with the threat of an explosion looming.
Outside, a crowd gathers nearby, with pictures confirming Kim Tate, Graham Foster, Kammy Haddiq, Belle Dingle and Nicola all witnessing what happens next. A wave of shock and horror descends upon the characters in question as they figure out what has transpired.
Investigation begins
Later in the week, DS Ramsden arrives at the scene to investigate – and a wave of resentment appears to be driving her.
Emmerdale airs these scenes Thursday August 27 at 8pm on ITV1 or stream from 7am on ITVX or YouTube.
