Emmerdale spoilers: She's back! Kim Tate is out of prison and up to no good!

Emmerdale’s Kim Tate to make a permanent return

Nearly 20 years after she was last seen in the village, scheming bad gal Kim Tate is out of prison and heading back to Home Farm...

The countdown continues to Debbie Dingle and Joe Tate's wedding day, after the couple officially got engaged last month.

But talk about a whirlwind engagement. While Debbie is making a hospital visit, fiance Joe arrives and asks to speak to her in the hospital chapel.

Puzzled by Joe's strange behaviour, Debbie is taken by surprise when Joe announces he wants them to get married...today! Will Debbie agree?

Emmerdale, Debbie Dingle, Joe Tate

Why is Joe Tate in such a rush to marry Debbie Dingle? (Picture: ITV)

Meanwhile, preparations are underway for the charity masquerade ball at Home Farm. But when Joe's right hand man Graham Foster gets wind of the whirlwind wedding plans, he suspects Joe is up to something.

With Graham already aware Joe forged Debbie's signature on the wedding prenup agreement, and with his own grudge to settle after Joe recently saved his own skin by leaving Graham at the mercy of vengeful drug dealer Connor, will Graham find a way to wreck the wedding?

Graham slips away from Home Farm to wait for a mystery someone outside some prison gates.

That someone is none other than Kim Tate, the original bad gal of the village! But how does Graham know Kim? And just what are the two of them planning?

Emmerdale, Kim Tate, Graham Foster

Bad girl! Kim Tate is out of prison and plotting with Graham to get rid of family relative Joe (Picture: ITV)

Elsewhere, a vengeful Ross Barton is still on the prowl for Simon McManus, the thug who left him scarred after a shock acid attack.

Following a tip-off from prostitute Dawn about her fomer pimp Simon, Ross arms himself with a bag full of duct tape, rope and plastic ties and sets off on a mission of revenge...

Emmerdale continues weeknights at 7:00pm on ITV

Simon Timblick
Writer

Simon has long been a fan of soap operas, and especially loves OVER-THE-TOP plots involving evil twins, hair-pulling catfights and natural disasters. Anyone remember the Sunset Beach earthquake/tidal wave? Or when Krystle Carrington got locked in the attic and replaced by look-a-like Rita in Dynasty?!

Simon has written for a variety of TV and childrens’ magazines/websites including Inside Soap, Nickelodeon, What’s On TV, Radio Times, Metro, Girl Talk, Disney Girl, Toxic! and Digital Spy. He has reported LIVE from the red carpet at The British Soap Awards interviewing glammed-up stars from soapland, and hosted a Facebook LIVE session for Metro with Home and Away legend Ray Meagher (Alf "Stone the flamin' crows!" Stewart) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Aussie soap.

Simon is also co-author of The Treasures Of Coronation Street (Carlton Books)

And the writer and director of (very!) low budget fright flick, Midsummer Night's EVIL and the sequel webisodes series, The Hatchet Woods HORROR.