Emmerdale spoilers! Laurel Thomas and Jai get the Down's Syndrome results

Emmerdale, Laurel Thomas

Emmerdale spoilers - Laurel Thomas and Jai Sharma wait to hear if their unborn baby has Down's Syndrome

Pregnant Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy) is on tenterhooks waiting for the result of her recent CVS (chorionic villus sampling) test in tonight’s Emmerdale on at 7pm (See our TV Guide for full listings).

Laurel, who recently went for her first scan, decided to have the test after the medics informed her that her baby could have Down’s Syndrome.

Jai Sharma in Emmerdale

Jai and Laurel are given the news that their baby has Down's Syndrome

Tonight she and Jai get the news that their unborn child DOES have Down’s. The couple return home numb as they attempt to process the news.

Gabby finds the baby scan in Emmerdale

Gabby has found the baby scan and told Arthur

However, they’re in for a shock when they’re greeted by Laurel’s daughter Gabby (Rosie Bentham) who had no idea her mum was even pregnant until she recently found the scan picture!

With Laurel and sibling Arthur (Alfie Clarke) now in the know, they chatter about the prospect of having a new baby brother or sister. Will Laurel feel able to tell them about the Down’s diagnosis?

Elsewhere Harriet Finch (Katherine Dow Blyton) was rocked in yesterday’s episode to discover the grave where she hid the body of DI Malone (Mark Womack) is going to be dug up.

The Bishop visits Harriet in Emmerdale

Harriet Finch gets a visit from the bishop

Needing to take action fast, Harriet calls the bishop, determined to stop the exhumation.

The bishop announces that she will come and visit Harriet in person to discuss the matter which makes Harriet panic even more that Malone’s body may be discovered sooner rather than later.

The Bishop visitis Harriet in Emmerdale

A terrified Harriet knows she needs to act fast and turns to Will for help

Will panics in Emmerdale

Can Will Taylor help Harriet?

A scared Harriet is pushed to the brink and turns to Will Taylor (Dean Andrews) for help. Will is also panicked and knows that something has to be done…and fast! How can they stop Malone’s body from being discovered?

Emmerdale is shown weekdays on ITV at 7pm

Tess Lamacraft
Senior Writer for What's On TV, TV Times, TV & Satellite week, Whattowatch.com

Tess is a senior writer for What’s On TV, TV Times, TV & Satellite and WhattoWatch.com She's been writing about TV for over 25 years and worked on some of the UK’s biggest and best-selling publications including the Daily Mirror where she was assistant editor on the weekend TV magazine, The Look, and Closer magazine where she was TV editor. She has freelanced for a whole range of websites and publications including We Love TV, The Sun’s TV Mag, Woman, Woman’s Own, Fabulous, Good Living, Prima and Woman and Home.