Emmerdale spoilers: Marlon Dingle returns home from hospital!

Marlon Dingle
Marlon Dingle returns home from hospital following his stroke. (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale's Marlon Dingle is back in Monday's episode (ITV, 7.30pm see our TV Guide for full listings).

At Smithy Cottage, excitement is high as Marlon's due home!

As April puts up decorations to welcome her dad, Rhona braces herself for the changes ahead. 

Though her mum Mary reassures her exhausted daughter she's there to help her with Marlon's care and with running the busy family home is Rhona taking on too much?

In hospital, Marlon bids an emotional goodbye to the nursing staff who've looked after him since his stroke.

Later, Marlon arrives in the village, with the help of a paramedic. Chas and Cain watch on, delighted to see their cousin is home at last.

Marlon

Paramedics deliver Marlon home to the village. (Image credit: ITV)

Chas

Siblings Chas and Cain Dingle watch on as their cousin arrives home. (Image credit: ITV)

Will the family manage to navigate a new normal?

At the HOP, Kim's hopping mad when she arrives to find her staff picketing about zero-hours contracts!

It's not a good look and Kim wants Jai to sort it out immediately. 

Kim

At the HOP, Kim's staff are picketing over the planned introduction of zero hours contracts. (Image credit: ITV)

As she orders Jai to get the employees back to their work stations, Kim's stunned by his reaction…

Kim

Kim insists Jai shuts down the strike… or else! (Image credit: ITV)

A jokey conversation between Kerry and Amelia could signal trouble ahead. 

The usually sunny teen isn't impressed when Kerry laughs about the amount of filters Amelia uses on her photos. 

Is Amelia OK?

Amelia

Teenage Amelia doesn't take kindly to Kerry's comments about using filters on photos. (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale continues weeknights on ITV from 7.30pm.

  • Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry 
  • Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt 
  • Kim Tate - Claire King 
  • Harriet Finch - Katherine Dow Blyton 
  • Eric Pollard - Chris Chittell 
  • Bear Wolf - Joshua Richards 
  • Jai Sharma - Chris Bisson 
  • Rishi Sharma - Bhasker Patel 
  • Priya Kotecha - Fiona Wade 
  • Jacob Gallagher - Joe-Warren Plant 
  • Wendy Posner - Susan Cookson 
  • Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw 
  • Amy Wyatt - Natalie Ann Jamieson 
  • Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson 
  • Leyla Cavanagh - Roxy Shahidi
  • Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower 
  • Brenda Walker - Lesley Dunlop 
  • Matty Barton- Ash Palmisciano
  • Amelia Spencer - Daisy Campbell 
  • Dan Spencer - Liam Fox 
  • April Windsor - Amelia Flanagan 
  • Nate Robinson - Jurrell Carter 
  • Dawn Fletcher - Olivia Bromley 
  • Manpreet Jutla - Rebecca Sarker 
  • Ryan Stocks - James Moore
  • Billy Fletcher - Jay Kontzle 
  • Will Taylor - Dean Andrews 
  • Mackenzie Barton - Lawrence Robb 
  • Bernice Blackstock - Sam Giles
  • Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
  • Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
  • Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
  • Vinny Dingle - Bradley Johnson
  • Liv Dingle - Isobel Steele
  • Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
  • Moira Dingle - Natalie J Robb
  • Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
  • Belle Dingle - Eden Taylor-Draper
  • Charity Dingle - Emma Atkins
  • Sam Dingle - James Hooten
  • Lydia Dingle - Karen Blick 
  • Noah Dingle - Jack Downham
  • Samson Dingle - Sam Hall
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