Emmerdale: Christmas and New Year’s most sinister spoilers

The question that everyone is asking is - who's the daddy?

Graham Foster

by Marianna Manson |
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Christmas and New Year in Emmerdale are set to be as dramatic as they come as Graham Foster's explosive paternity storyline reaches its climax.

As Kim, Jamie, Andrea and Millie Tate sit down to their first family Christmas together, is it really goodwill to all men at Home Farm?

And Kim's isn't the only Christmas that Graham sets out to ruin. With Rhona Goskirk quitting her job at the vet's, a panicked Marlon Dingle wonders how he'll stop her leaving for good – and taking Leo.

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Jacob Gallagher, David Metcalfe and the baby ©ITV

Elsewhere, David Metcalfe and Jacob Gallagher are in for the shock of their lives when a baby is left on the doorstep with a note from Maya Stepney.

As the New Year is rung in across the village, Victoria Sugden's waters break as she walks home alone and her labour begins in the street.

When her baby boy finally arrives, Victoria worries she'll struggle to love him, given the circumstances under which he was conceived.

Also concerned about how he'll respond to the baby is Aaron Dingle, who's reached rock bottom after Robert Sugden's arrest.

David and Jacob nervously await the results of paternity test and Harriet Finch is suspicious of the new Bishop.

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It's Christmas morning, and as Jacob, David, Leyla and Pollard gather at Farrers Barn to exchange presents and well wishes, but are interrupted by a knock at the door.

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Jacob goes outside to find a baby in a basket left on the doorstep and a note signed by Maya, although Jacob and David are reluctant to believe it's from her.

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After sleeping on it, David makes the decision that they should keep the arrival of the baby a private matter until they know more – like, who's baby is it?

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Elsewhere in the run up to the big day, Rhona is struggling to manage her guilt at moving away from Emmerdale with Graham and stopping Marlon from seeing Leo in the process, knowing his heart will be broken.

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Meanwhile, Graham has received the results of his paternity test and Kim is furious when she realises that Graham has had the tests done despite her efforts to stop him.

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After a tumultuous Christmas morning, Graham heads over to Home Farm where he's determined to give them a Christmas lunch to remember.

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Both fearful of what Graham might do or say, Andrea and Kim desperately try to get him to leave but Graham is a man on a mission. Will he reveal what he knows? And who is Millie's dad?

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At The Woolpack on Christmas eve, Moira is desperate to speak to Cain but he accuses her of being drunk even though she's only had one glass of wine, and Moira is forced to spend Christmas day alone.

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Meanwhile, Leyla is upset to realise that soon the panto will be over and her time rehearsing alongside Liam will come to an end. Will she make her move?

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Soon it's New Year's Eve and Victoria is determined to have one last knees up before becoming a mum and plans to head out to a party with Amy.

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But before the clocks strike midnight, the baby's kicking goes mental and Victoria has to leave the party. Walking home alone, Victoria's waters break – just as the fireworks go off.

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At the hospital, Victoria gives birth to a healthy baby boy but in the moments after his birth, she worries that looking at him will only remind her of Lee. But when Diane puts him in her arms, she feels a rush of love.

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An exhausted Diane is overwhelmed to see Victoria and her baby and makes the promise that everything will be fine – but secretly worries about what lies in store with Wendy when they bring the baby home.

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Meanwhile news of the birth has reached Mill Cottage and as everyone excitedly prepares to meet him, depressed Aaron wonders if he even wants to see the baby with Robert still behind bars.

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Back at Farrers Barn, David and Jacob have sent off for a paternity test while they decided what to do with the abandoned baby. With it possible it could be David or Jacob's, the baby's future is uncertain.

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With the Christmas rush over, Marlon finds out that Rhona has quit her job at the vet and confides in Paddy his fears about her leaving with Leo.

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At the Outdoor Pursuits office after hours, Al tries to break in to the safe to pay back the money he owes to gang member Sean.

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But when he's caught by Jai who is checking up on a few things, is the jig up for Al?

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Elsewhere, Harriet organises a meeting with the new bishop but quickly senses something not quite right. Will these mean trouble for the church?

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Now let's catch up on what's been happening recently.

Aaron Dingle hits breaking point when he learns that Robert Sugden has sent Victoria Sugden a letter but not one for him.

Driving Robert's Porsche deep into the woods, Aaron is inconsolable.

Back in Emmerdale after discovering he's missing, Liv Flaherty, Chas Dingle and Victoria send out a search party, but when Liv splits up from the group and begins to have a seizure, are things about to get a whole lot worse?

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Elsewhere, Graham Foster begins to doubt his own hold over Rhona Goskirk when she defiantly says she has to make up her own mind about taking the job in Bergerac. But he's soon regained his grip, and Kim Tate makes plans with Al Chapman.

Animosity continues to brew between Cain Dingle and Nate Robinson when Nate learns that Cain has been trying to poison Kyle against him. Things come to a head at the Dingle family gathering when Cain seethes that Sam Dingle has invited Nate.

Meanwhile, Dawn Taylor is devastated when the social worker tells her she can't see Lucas over Christmas, and Leanna Cavanagh and Jacob Gallagher are determined to begin rebuilding their friendship.

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