Series 38

2009. 1. 1.

Donna confesses all to Marlon, Val is concerned at Daz and Victoria’s growing closeness and Lily and Leyla move in with Pearl.

2009. 1. 2.

Marlon gets revenge on Ross by going to the police, Carl tries to help Jimmy by arranging Matthew’s funeral and Val gives Daz a stark warning.

2009. 1. 5.

Donna finds herself cast out by her in-laws, and Jimmy heads to the pub to drown his sorrows.

2009. 1. 6.

Matthew is laid to rest, but Jimmy’s fragility breaks when he is told that Tom’s gravestone has been defaced. Meanwhile, Ross pins his hopes on Jasmine.

2009. 1. 7.

Jasmine tells Debbie that she intends to confess to the police, while an angry husband on the warpath leads to a trip to hospital.

2009. 1. 8.

The Dingles are furious to discover that Donna ’s still living at the house, and Rodney apologises to Jimmy.

2009. 1. 9.

Aaron’s far from a forgiving mood and Paul’s upset when he receives a letter from Jonny.

2009. 1. 12.

Val tries to cheer Paul up by throwing him a divorce party, and Carl resolves to make a fresh start.

2009. 1. 13.

Eli gives Marlon food for thought and Paul pours his heart out to Lily.

2009. 1. 14.

A desperate Val takes drastic action to keep Paul in the village, and Aaron continues to make life hard for his mother.

2009. 1. 15.

It’s all change at Home Farm as a new family move into the manor, and Aaron leads Belle astray.

2009. 1. 16.

Aaron receives the full force of Lisa’s fury when he and Belle steal from the Wyldes’ removal van, and Donna receives a letter calling her as a witness at Ross’ trial.

2009. 1. 19.

Donna nervously attends Zak’s birthday party and encounters potentially incriminating evidence, while Natasha is secretly concerned by Mark and Katie’s closeness.

2009. 1. 20.

Eli is dragged in for questioning, and Aaron offers to keep Paddy’s crush on Chas a secret.

2009. 1. 21.

Eli gets his revenge on Donna by telling a stunned Marlon that she has been visiting Ross, and Mark agrees to let the Kings rent Pear Tree .

2009. 1. 22.

Paul and Jonny are reunited, and Marlon makes a devastating admission to Donna.

2009. 1. 23.

Jasmine cracks from the pressure and confesses to Laurel that she killed Shane, while Donna makes a big decision.

2009. 1. 26.

Zak grills Eli, but as Eli is about to confess, the police arrive and arrest him. Meanwhile, Paul shares his concerns about Rodney to Diane and Nicola.

2009. 1. 27.

Eli breaks under police questioning, and Paul discovers the truth.

2009. 1. 28.

Debbie founds herself at the mercy of the police, while Donna and Katie have a heart-to-heart.

2009. 1. 29.

Ross bids a sad farewell to the village, and the Dingles rally round to keep Debbie’s businesses going.

2009. 1. 30.

Donna realises that her marriage is well and truly over when she walks in on Marlon in a compromising position, and Lexi takes matters into her own hands.

2009. 2. 2.

Carl puts pressure on Chas for his money but she threatens to tell Lexi about their kiss and Carl agrees to wait until Debbie's release. Lexi is unsettled and feels even more insecure when Lisa says that she'll always be a second rate Chas in Carl's eyes.

2009. 2. 3.

Paddy is gutted when Marlon confesses that he slept with Chas and he storms back to the vet's, only to find Aaron selling drugs to a mate. Paddy tells Chas about Aaron but her mind is elsewhere after hearing that Carl and Lexi are engaged.

2009. 2. 4.

Gennie and Leyla are in Brenda’s bad books following the aromatherapy fiasco. When it transpires that Leyla has spent the money Gennie paid her for the treatment, Gennie angrily states that they’re no longer friends. Bob tries to cheer Brenda up by setting up a webcam so she can talk to Terry. After Brenda speaks to Terry, TJ steps in front of the webcam.

2009. 2. 5.

Victoria is furious to learn of Andy’s decision to sell the farm. When Andy snaps and tells Victoria that if Jack cared about the farm, he’d be with them, she storms out. Daz tries to comfort Victoria but it’s obvious she's missing Jack.

2009. 2. 6.

Diane tries to stay strong for the kids and arranges to go to Spain to collect Jack's body. Val worries about Diane and asks Katie to convince a grieving Andy to help with the funeral arrangements. Katie has a word with Andy but he angrily tells her to leave.

2009. 2. 9.

Diane returns to the village with Annie for Jack's funeral. Victoria seeks reassurances from Annie that Jack hadn't forgotten about her and gets some peace of mind when Annie begins reminiscing. Alan agrees to help organise the service. Annie is alarmed to hear that Andy is having doubts about whether to attend, but Daz says he'll make sure that he's there.

2009. 2. 10.

Victoria prepares herself for Jack's funeral and tells an upset Daz that she's planning to move to Spain with Annie. Daz begs Victoria to change her mind and almost admits his feelings for her, but stops himself just in time as the hearse arrives to take them to the funeral. Meanwhile, Robert is watching from a distance.

2009. 2. 11.

Debbie is glum when her solicitor advises her to plead guilty and opt for a charge of manslaughter rather than running the gauntlet of a murder trial. Back in the village, Zak is furious to see what he assumes is a reporter snooping around Tug Ghyll.

2009. 2. 12.

The Dingles are alarmed to hear that Cain was arrested at the port. Sure it is Andy’s doing, Zak and Shadrach head to Butler's but Andy insists he’ll do whatever it takes to protect Sarah. Zak slams him against a wall and Shadrach goads him for being afraid of Cain.

2009. 2. 13.

Eli tells the police he wants to change his statement to say that he saw Jasmine murder Shane and continues to drop the bombshell that Jasmine and Debbie were lovers.

2009. 2. 16.

Debbie is urged to stay strong by Hawkins who suggests that it's how Cain would want her to be. However, she is soon getting grief from her cellmates following the revelation that she was seeing Jasmine.

2009. 2. 17.

Mark is miffed to discover that Horse and Hound magazine are covering the party. As their guests arrive, the locals enjoy mixing in such a highbrow circle. Just as the party gets going, Nicola interrupts Mark and Natasha to reveal that their daughter has arrived.

2009. 2. 18.

Paddy visits Gennie to apologise for abandoning her at the party, but he ends up blurting out that he's in love with Chas. Gennie is furious as she realises that Chas deliberately palmed her off on Paddy.

2009. 2. 19.

Mark is unnerved when Natasha reveals that Tristan is on his way to sort things out. Tristan arrives with no idea that his wife has left him. Tristan deludes himself into thinking Maisie is just being dramatic but her reaction suggests otherwise when she enters and fumes with her mother's obvious interference.

2009. 2. 20.

Victoria is annoyed to hear of Andy’s cattle purchase before the will reading has taken place. In his will, Jack leaves Robert, Andy, Daz and Victoria an equal share to be paid in annual instalments. Andy is angry that he can’t have the full amount and fumes that Diane has been left 50% share of the remaining estate.

2009. 2. 23.

Marlon receives a visiting order from Debbie and decides to use the opportunity to convince her to see Eli. When he arrives Debbie won't budge and tells him that she doesn't want to see Eli. Marlon refuses to give in and starts to make progress when Debbie reacts to the news that Eli tried to turn himself in to save her.

2009. 2. 24.

Marlon informs Betty that Sandy is back in the UK and shocked, she heads straight over to Mulberry to find out more. A guilty Doug reveals that Sandy is living with another woman.

2009. 2. 25.

Eli and Marlon follow Sandy to a bedsit and wait for him to leave before making their way inside. Finding Jasmine, Eli gets confrontational and accuses her of wantonly leaving Debbie to her fate. Jasmine remains defiant and insists that she's only following Debbie's wishes.

2009. 2. 26.

Sandy returns to Emmerdale and faces the music from Betty who is broken to hear he has been living with another woman. While questioning him, Betty sets Ashley off who rails at his father's stupidity.

2009. 2. 27.

Lee asks Katie to go for a drink in The Woolpack but they don't realise that Nathan is listening in. Nathan deviously holds Lee back at work making him late for the date.

2009. 3. 2.

Zak gets a bad feeling about the scheme when Marlon and Eli turn up dressed as a vicar and chef respectively. While the two brothers head inside the hospital to look around, Zak and Shadrach wait nervously in the van.

2009. 3. 3.

The Dingles are beside themselves with worry before Debbie’s appearance in court and prepare themselves for the worst. Outside the village, Sandy meets Jasmine to give her Natasha’s Explorers donation he has stolen and they share a tearful goodbye.

2009. 3. 4.

Nicola is mortified when she wakes up next to Jimmy and vows never to be in his bed again. Nicola tries to explain herself when Rodney finds out, but she has food for thought when Rodney suggests that Jimmy may not be as broke as he makes out. Nicola apologises to Jimmy and seduces him once again, while she plans how to get her hands on Jimmy's nest egg.

2009. 3. 5.

Gennie is upset to learn that Brenda is selling their old home and investing the money in the shop and café. Up at Home Farm, Natasha tells Lee he will be working alongside Sam, who may have a better knowledge of where all the game has wondered off to.

2009. 3. 6.

Nicola is amused when Scarlett warns her against messing Jimmy around. Annoyed by Nicola's flippant reaction, Scarlett tells her that Jimmy will soon see her true colours. Later, Jimmy overhears Nicola bragging to Rodney about her trip to see the fortune and relishes what's to come.

2009. 3. 9.

Maisie is annoyed that Nathan is doing better than her business-wise and she slyly tells Mark that she is enjoying working at the pub and would love to be landlady. Maisie sulks when Mark is hesitant, so he puts some feelers out with Val.

2009. 3. 10.

Maisie is delighted at the prospect of becoming the landlady of the Woolpack and buys into Val’s plan to persuade Diane that she is too old and tired to run the place and will therefore sell to Mark.

2009. 3. 11.

Mark tells an elated Maisie that his offer on the pub has been accepted. Over at the Woolpack, Val’s plan to convince Diane to hand over her share of the pub works when Diane speaks with her advisors. When Nathan discovers information about the deal from Eric,