Frustrated Marlon takes action, Chas has to backtrack and Bob finds the strength to face his grief next week on Emmerdale.

Read on for all the juiciest spoilers about the upcoming village drama.

1. Amy’s feeling broody

Amy thinks that she wants to start a family 

Amy is looking after Frankie and is struck by how much she would like a baby. 

Mum-in-law Moira is quick to spot her broodiness, and the pair share a chat which leaves Amy keener than ever on the idea of having a child with Matty.

2. Bob confides in a friend

Bob opens up about his smooch with Brenda to Manpreet 

Bob is confused after his kiss with Brenda and opens up to Manpreet. 

What will her opinion be on Bob sharing a tender moment with his ex-wife?

Later, Bob has other concerns when he discovers that his son Heath’s headstone is due to be erected. 

When Manpreet asks how he feels about it, Bob masks his true emotions.

3. Kerry coxes the truth from Pollard

Kerry and Pollard have a heart to heart 

Kerry realises that Pollard is preoccupied and gets him to open up. 

He admits that he feels a failure as he hasn’t yet sold the shop and paid back the money he owes Brenda. 

Kerry ᴀssures him that Brenda would rather wait for her cash than see Pollard make himself ill with worry, but it’s clear he’s in turmoil.

4. Ruby instigates a cover-up

Ruby insists that Chas backtracks what she said to Nicola 

Steph is still worried about her grandad, but with his car gone, Caleb tries to play down the disappearance.

Later, Chas confesses to Ruby that she told Nicola that Anthony is a danger to children.

Wanting to protect Steph from the truth, Ruby insists that Chas backtrack on what she said to Nicola.

5. Pollard wants to set a blaze

Pollard tries to get Kerry to understand his plan

Kerry is shocked to see that Pollard has a stash of matches and flammable fluid.

Horrified to realise that he is planning to burn down the shop and claim the insurance, Kerry tries to talk him out of it. 

When Pollard insists that arson is a victimless crime, will Kerry use a secret from her own past to persuade him otherwise?

6. Amy reveals her baby plans

Amy tells Matty that she wants to adopt a child 

Amy nervously broaches the subject with Matty of adopting a child.

He’s taken aback by what she’s proposing and soon ends the conversation. 

Knowing this has come out of the blue for her husband, Amy is left hoping that Matty will come round once the idea sinks in.

7. Bob faces his grief

Bob heads over to Heath’s headstone 

With Bob dreading seeing Heath’s headstone, Cathy is frustrated when it becomes clear that he’s stalling. 

Bob admits to Pollard that he just can’t face saying goodbye to Heath. 

After Pollard shares his own experiences of grief with Bob, we see the devastated dad finally join Cathy at the graveside.

8. Bob and Cathy toast to Heath

Bob and Cathy have a deep conversation while at Heath’s headstone 

 As Bob and Cathy sit by Heath’s headstone, they agree that they have done him proud.

In tribute, they share some of Heath’s favourite treats.

As Cathy laments just how much Heath would have loved to be there, Bob ᴀssures her that he will always be with them.

9. Will Laurel crack?

Laurel’s guilt begins to take over 

Laurel and Nicola are still worried that Anthony’s disappearance is connected with the blow Laurel struck to his head. 

When Chas tells them that she got it wrong about Anthony’s past, the pair are left further overwhelmed with guilt.

Laurel feels that she now has to tell the truth and insists to Nicola that she is going to the police.

10. Marlon flashes the cash

Marlon is desperate to find his daughter April

With no leads on missing April, Marlon is becoming despondent. 

He announces that he is going to increase the reward for information, hoping that the lure of more cash will make a difference.

However, Mary, Ross and Mary all worry about his decision.