Kylie and Lewis on Emmerdale on June 23, 2026 / ITV
This week on Emmerdale, Kev returns to the village after learning that his son Lewis has been abducted.
Meanwhile, Charity suffers a breakdown in the aftermath of Todd’s attack, Caleb closes in on his scammer and a new Sugden family member arrives in the Dales.
Read on for pictures and spoilers from this week’s new episodes!
Monday, June 22
Episodes: 10598 and 10599
Writers: Paul Roundell and Zeli Zulu
Director: Marcus Lee
Jai’s suspicious about what Caleb and Billy are up to, while Caleb’s preoccupied with his theories about Jai and Kerry.
When Cain and Charity bond over their respective struggles, she advises him to open up to Moira and Liam but then refuses to talk about her own problems. Later, when Mack attempts to speak to Charity, she gets overwhelmed and speeds off in her car, utterly broken.
Ross gets a message informing him that Lewis has been abducted, warning that there will be consequences unless his dad returns ‘Penny’ to the kidnapper. Left with no choice, Liam is forced to tell Ross that Kev is Lewis’s biological dad.
A woman called Kylie approaches Ross and reiterates that Lewis will only be returned when Kev hands over Penny, the “most precious thing in the world”. Liam convinces Claudette to tell him Kev’s whereabouts and they soon find him selling cakes from his van. Kev tells them that Penny is a diamond he sold to a pawn shop, but later when he’s alone, Kev is seen looking at Penny around his neck.
This double episode of Emmerdale streams from 7am on ITVX and airs at 8pm on ITV1.
Tuesday, June 23
Episode: 10600
Writer: Tony Higgins
Director: David Beauchamp
On the verge of a breakdown, Charity stands at the edge of a lake staring blankly into the distance. When a stranger suddenly appears, she realises that Charity is clearly in a state of distress and attempts to help her, but when the stranger touches her, Charity responds by decking her. Coming to her senses, Charity apologises profusely but the stranger is understanding and suggests that her reaction was due to being touched without permission.
Meanwhile, back in the village, a distraught Mack calls the police – but when he asks Chas if she knows anything relevant that he doesn’t, how will she respond?
Being held captive by Kylie, a terrified Lewis asks her if she plans to kill him – and her enigmatic response only heightens his panic.
Meanwhile, Kev claims to Ross and Liam that he bought back Penny from the pawn shop, but a suspicious Ross responds by knocking Kev unconscious, explaining to Liam that he intends to use Kev as an insurance policy.
This episode of Emmerdale streams from 7am on ITVX and airs at 9pm on ITV1.
Thursday, June 25
Episodes: 10601 and 10602
Writers: Sue Mooney and Adam Sales
Directors: David Beauchamp
When Caleb confronts Archie for scamming him, the youngster panics and claims that it was all Kerry’s idea. Later, Kerry tells an angry Caleb that Archie was actually the brains behind it all, but when he threatens to call in the police she makes a counter-threat…
Sarah is shocked to come face to face with Serena Sugden – Robert’s cousin – after fifteen years, but why is she back?
Also on Thursday: Charity comes clean, while Ross meets with Kylie in an attempt to get Lewis back.
This double episode of Emmerdale streams from 7am on ITVX and airs at 8pm on ITV1.
