Emmerdale spoilers: Village vicar Charles Anderson KILLS Alex Moore?

By Sarah Waterfall
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Airs Thursday 30th March 2023 at 7.30pm on ITV.

Alex Moore being threatened by Charles Anderson.
Alex is set upon by Charles when the vicar discovers his daughter's boyfriend is dodgy after all. (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale's vicar Charles Anderson snaps when Alex's evil true colours are revealed in Thursday's episode (ITV, 7.30pm see our TV Guide for full listings).

A nightmare is about to erupt for Charles Anderson.

And it's all down to Alex Moore, his daughter Naomi new bloke, who used to go out with Dawn.

Charles

Charles hasn't been happy about Naomi dating Alex but has started to warm to the guy. (Image credit: ITV)

Charles

Alex, who is Dawn Fletcher's dodgy ex, has worked hard at charming Naomi and her family.  (Image credit: ITV)

Though Charles was initially super anti this Alex character, the vicar's gone full circle and is now routing for him and urging Alex to fight Dawn for custody of his kids Lucas and Clemmie.

But Charles is going to wish he'd trusted his instincts.

In the courtroom, Dawn and Billy Fletcher are on pins as they wait to hear if they've been awarded full custody of Dawn's kids or whether flakey Alex is going to put a spanner in the works.

Dawn

Billy and Dawn are in court hoping to sort out the custody arrangement for Lucas and Clemmie, Alex's kids. (Image credit: ITV)

Alex has got Naomi's family eating out of his hand and between them, they're all urging him not to give up on his children, Lucas and Clemmie.

He doesn't want anything to do with his kids really. He's been playing Mr Nice Guy and is, really, all about the drugs raid he's been planning with equally dodgy Clare.

As Dawn and Billy wonder if Alex is going to burst in and ruin everything, back in Emmerdale, the absent dad has the pharmacy delivery van in his sights and sets to work…

Alex

Alex is planning to rob the pharmaceuticals from the surgery. (Image credit: ITV)

However the wheels come off Alex's plan… As events unfold, Charles finds the drugs in his car and the penny drops!

Alex then cruelly informs the vicar he had them all fooled and couldn't give a stuff about Naomi.

The situation turns violent as protective dad Charles snaps and launches himself on Alex!

Charles

Charles learns that Alex has stolen drugs and duped them all. Furious, the vicar launches himself at his daughter's boyfriend! (Image credit: ITV)

Charles

Charles is taken over by a white-hot rage… (Image credit: ITV)

Alex

… and he lynches Alex! (Image credit: ITV)

But does Charles go on to run down Alex in his car?

Alex

When Alex is mown down by a car, who's behind the wheel? Was it Charles? (Image credit: ITV)

Elsewhere, Mandy Dingle is off to the beauty awards do that she's been looking forward to. 

But when she bumps into Paddy, who's in need of a friend, will she sack off her evening out to help him instead?

Mandy

Mandy is excited about an awards do but when she bumps into Paddy who's in need of a friend will she sack it off to look after him instead? (Image credit: ITV)

At Home Farm, secret lovers Gabby and hired manny, Nicky, are caught getting heavy by Kim's business partner Caleb! 

Will Caleb tell Kim, who's made it plain the pair are not to get romantically entangled?

Gabby

Secret lovers Nicky and Gabby are getting hot and heavy in the Home Farm kitchen when Caleb walks in on them! Will he tell Kim? (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale continues weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV, see our TV Guide for full listings.

Sarah Waterfall
Sarah Waterfall
Soaps Editor at What's On TV

Sarah has been writing about soaps for over 20 years! She’s worked for Hello!, WOMAN, PA News, Closer, TVeasy – and is currently What’s On TV's Soap editor as well as writing for WhatToWatch.com 


She’s interviewed tons of famous people from movie stars to pop stars, TV stars and of course, soap stars. The soaps have always been at the heart of Sarah's work; visiting the sets, getting the goss, and writing about all the soapy shenanigans week in week out, earning her a place on the judging panel for The British Soap Awards in 2017 and 2018 and on the BAFTA TV Awards in 2022 … and the nickname Soapbird!