'Emmerdale' spoilers: Grieving Liam Cavanagh blasts Leyla for letting him down

Liam Cavanagh in Emmerdale
Liam Cavanagh verbally lashes out at wife Leyla this week. (Image credit: ITV)

Liam Cavanagh snaps in Tuesday's episode of Emmerdale (ITV, 7.00 pm see our TV Guide for full listings).

Though grieving dad Liam has told his floundering new wife Leyla that she can organise his daughter Leanna's funeral, his emotions are running away with him on a rollercoaster.

Agonising over Leanna's sudden death – which has been deemed an accident but unbeknown to everyone was a murder at the hands of Meena Jutla – Liam flips when he hears Leyla and her son Jacob, Leanna's ex, talking about the funeral arrangements.

The village doc fumes at the sound of their overblown plans and insists he'll be taking over with the service. With Liam shutting her out at every turn, it's a fresh blow for Leyla who's distraught when her husband tells her she's let him down when he needed her most. 

Leyla Cavanagh in Emmerdale.

Leyla is left upset at Liam's harsh words.  (Image credit: ITV)

Elsewhere Diane makes a stand to protect pregnant Gabby against her baby daddy Jamie Tate who's been awful to her. How will Jamie respond when Diane throws the vet's stuff out of the B&B? Will he change his nasty ways?

Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7pm on ITV, with an extra episode at 8pm on Thursdays - see our TV Guide for full listings. You can also catch up on ITV Hub now. 

  • Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson 
  • Leyla Cavanagh - Roxy Shahidi
  • Jacob Gallagher - Joe-Warren Plant 
  • Diane Sugden - Elizabeth Estensen
  • Gabby Thomas - Rosie Bentham
  • Liv Flaherty - Isobel Steele
  • Meena Jutla - Paige Sandhu
  • Kim Tate - Claire King 
  • Jamie Tate - Alexander Lincoln 
  • Andrea Tate - Anna Nightingale 
  • Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
  • Vinny Dingle - Bradley Johnson
  • Nicola King - Nicola Wheeler
  • Jimmy King - Nick Miles 
  • April Windsor - Amelia Flanagan 
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