Emmerdale : Season 48

Charity is concerned by Vanessa's behaviour. They get distracted while decorating the house for Christmas but they're soon interrupted by Noah and Sarah. Rhona worries over Graham's decision. Victoria is alarmed when she starts to feel contractions, worrying the baby is coming too early and is aghast when Wendy is the one to help.

Bob offers his support. Rhona rejects a plea for help. Wendy oversteps the mark. Harriet blurts out the truth to Kim when it comes to the Christmas light funding.

Graham's plan is thwarted. Wendy is grateful. Arthur is upset to hear Jai and Archie will be spending Christmas with him and Laurel, who are optimistic it will work, unaware Arthur is still bullying Archie.

Graham is suspicious of Kim when she packs Jamie, Andrea and Millie off to Lapland. With Hotten Pantomime cancelled, Bob suggests that they do their own panto in the village. Nicola is sympathetic.

Wendy is further rattled when Aaron arrives at the doctor's surgery where she's working for an "appointment". Archie is pushed to his limit and lashes out at Angelica after she and Arthur make fun of him. When Jimmy yanks Archie away, an angry Jai tells Jimmy it's nowhere near over between them.

Jimmy is worried that he's under suspicion. Luke's frustration builds. Leyla is eager to spend time with Liam. A panicked Jai is frantically searching for Archie. When Arthur hears Archie's missing he's worried that things may have gone too far.

Aaron steps up his campaign. As Wendy talks to Bob, she sees Aaron approaching and flees, dropping her bag in the process. When she puts her foot down in her car, in an attempt to get away from a car which seems to be following her, she is terrified it's Aaron. Could it be? When Luke arrives home, he's horrified to see Aaron staring back at him. As they talk, Aaron works himself up into a fit of rage and approaches Luke with a golf club and murderous intent. In his revenge-fuelled state, could

Aaron's anger gets out of control. Leyla feels a pang of jealousy. Billy and Al square up to one another after Al accuses Billy of not pulling his weight, but Ellis intervenes having just arrived back from Dubai.

Dawn's upset that she's struggling to afford Lucas's Christmas present. Belle is annoyed that Ellis returned from Dubai and did not let her know he was back in the village. Laurel is caught in the middle. Rhona is shaken by Graham's actions.

Dawn's gutted when she receives a call informing her that she won't be able to see Lucas over Christmas and decides to go for residency again. Graham's worried he's losing Rhona, who's now determined to make her own decision about the job offer. However, Rhona softens after Graham reveals he's enrolled Leo in a football club which holds personal significance. After they both confess that they love one another, they decide to accept the job offer and leave Emmerdale. Leanna and Jacob rekindle

Cain's infuriated by his family's actions. Sam offers his support to Nate, for which he's grateful. Later, Chas tells Cain that he should come to Lydia's Dingle gathering because it's the "season of goodwill", but when Cain arrives to see Nate there, he tells the Dingles to go to hell and storms out. Nate discovers why it seems like Kyle's scared of him and he heads off to confront Cain. Elsewhere, Billy and Dawn reconcile.

Liv's worried that Aaron's injury might be self-inflicted. Things go from bad to worse when Charity invites Nate to dinner as a way of riling Cain. Jamie and Andrea resolve their conflict.

Victoria shows Liv and Chas the letter she's received from Robert, but they're dismayed to see there's no mention of Aaron. Aaron sinks into despair. He breaks down as he pulls up into the woods, unable to face anyone or anything. Something catches Liv's eye as she crosses the footbridge, retracing Aaron's steps. Moving to the edge of the water to inspect, Liv collapses and begins to have a seizure. She's alone and vulnerable. Will someone find her in time? Elsewhere, Nate readies himself for a

Kim takes the role of the villain in the village panto, leaving everyone shocked. Tracy's apology backfires. Liv is in peril.

Tracy opens up to Vanessa. Aaron looks for a distraction. Sam gets an idea. The preparation for the pantomime is in full swing and Manpreet's trying to control the chaos.

Leyla's hopes are raised. She's sad that the panto is coming to an end. As the panto plays out, she's waiting for the passionate kiss from Liam's character. Will she get it? Rhona feels guilty about leaving. Kim has a proposal for Marlon.

Graham receives the DNA test results and is quick to read them. Kim's blood runs cold. Nate feels isolated. Rhona knows she's going to break Marlon's heart.

It's Christmas morning and Jacob, David, Leyla and Eric congregate to wish one another a Merry Christmas. Their idyllic morning is shattered when Jacob opens the front door to find a baby on the doorstep. They discover a note signed from Maya, but are initially unconvinced it's from her - could it be? Just as Christmas dinner is being served up at Home Farm, Graham bursts in, leaving Andrea and Kim fearful of what he might do or say.

Graham pleads his case to Rhona. David wants to keep things quiet about the baby until he knows more. Nicola reaches out to Laurel. Things are far from festive in a chaotic Boxing Day at Nicola and Jimmy's. Moira is confronted by Cain who accuses her of being drunk, despite the fact she's only had one drink so far today.

Kim tries to get Jamie on side. Rhona worries what people might think. David's anxiety grows. Danny turns up at Sarah's excited to see her, but gets a frosty reception when she says he only cares about himself.

At Farrers Barn, an anxious David, Jacob and Leyla await the arrival of the paternity test results. Marlon tells Paddy of his worries after hearing Rhona's quit the vets, realising there's now nothing stopping her from taking Leo away. Charity makes a plan.

Victoria tells Amy she's ready to ring in the New Year with a night out, but ends up leaving the party before the bells toll when the baby starts kicking. As the New Year fireworks go off, Victoria's waters break. The baby is coming! Most of the locals enjoy the New Year's celebrations. Moira is full of self-hatred.