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Emmerdale hit by schedule shake-up tonight as England football match airs
There won't be a visit to the Dales this evening.
ITV
- Michael Adams
Published: Thursday, 13 November 2025 at 11:44 am
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ITV has confirmed a schedule change for Emmerdale, with the popular soap not airing tonight (Thursday 13th October).
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The show usually airs weekdays at 7:30pm, with an hour-long edition broadcast on a Thursday evening.
Instead, the show will be replaced with coverage of a FIFA World Cup European Qualifier. Mark Pougatch will front coverage of the England v Serbia match from 7pm until 10:05pm.
This means that fans will have to wait until tomorrow to find out the aftermath of the Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) standalone special, that saw Faith Dingle (Sally Dexter) 'return from the dead'.
Faith appeared in flashback scenes in last night's episode. ITV
Faith appeared in flashback scenes that were set prior to her death from terminal breast cancer in 2022. She advised him to kickstart his appeal to be released from prison so that he could reunite with husband Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller).
As we now know, he had met a new love, Kev Townsend (Chris Coghill), behind bars, and had to tell him a sneaky lie to justify his reasoning for the appeal.
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Robert explained that sister Vic (Isabel Hodgins) had been diagnosed with a brain tumour, and he needed to go and care for her. Of course, she was never unwell – and Kev found out this news at the end of yesterday's episode.
In tomorrow's instalment, he is sent spiralling following the revelation, while Paddy Dingle (Dominic Brunt) is worried for dad Bear Wolf's (Joshua Richards) safety following his disappearance.
While on a walk with Matty Barton (Ash Palmisciano), Eve thinks she has spotted her grandfather...
Read more:
- Emmerdale airs huge twist as character 'returns from the dead'
- Emmerdale confirms three special episodes - including Robert Sugden prison revelations and Bear mystery solved
- Emmerdale's Ryan Hawley teases Aaron's "explosive" reaction to Robert's secret husband – and backs surprise Kev story
- Chris Coghill reveals previous Emmerdale role and confirms true nature of new character Kev
- Emmerdale's Jaye Griffiths reveals future for Celia after shocking twist
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1. Stream on ITVX.
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Michael AdamsSoaps Editor
Michael Adams is the Soaps Editor at Radio Times, covering all of the hot gossip and spoilers from Weatherfield to Walford, Emmerdale to Hollyoaks and everywhere in-between. He joined the team from Metro, where he spent two years as a Soaps Reporter and previously worked on the sets of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
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