{"id":597099,"date":"2026-08-18T14:14:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/597099\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:14:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:14:18","slug":"emmerdale-airs-dangerous-dawn-fletcher-and-joe-tate-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/597099\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale airs dangerous Dawn Fletcher and Joe Tate scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dawn Fletcher&#8217;s (Olivia Bromley) plan to leave <a href=\"http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emmerdale<\/a> with ex-husband Billy (Jay Kontzle) has been upended.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s due to marry local millionaire Joe Tate (Ned Porteous), though has had serious doubts about her fianc\u00e9&#8217;s morality after learning (or rather believing) that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/emmerdale-joe-tate-development-billy-fletchers-attack-itvx-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he&#8217;d attacked Billy<\/a> and left him with a bleed on the brain.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, as we viewers know, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/emmerdale-spoilers-next-week-dawn-fletcher-joe-tate-gun-charity-dingle-killer-confession\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it was actually Kev Barton<\/a> (Chris Coghill) who committed the assault, and not Joe.<\/p>\n<p>With Caleb and Ruby Milligan (William Ash and Beth Cordingly) seeking revenge on Joe, they&#8217;ve supported Dawn and Billy&#8217;s desire to flee to Spain, and have even organised for them to have fake passports made.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Dawn told Billy that she&#8217;d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/emmerdale-turning-point-dawn-billy-fletcher-plot-begins-itvx-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">found a perfect opportunity<\/a> to escape &#8211; during Joe&#8217;s stag-do. He and former guardian Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) had announced plans to holiday in Prague, but it wasn&#8217;t meant to be.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1808emmdawnjoebilly03-827f205.jpg\" alt=\"Dawn aims a gun at Joe as Billy watches on in Emmerdale\" data-item-name=\"Dawn aims a gun at Joe as Billy watches on in Emmerdale\" title=\"18_08_emm_dawn_joe_billy_03\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 0.6665098777046096;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466.5569143932267\" data-testid=\"image-img\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Olivia Bromley and Jay Kontzle as Dawn and Billy Fletcher, and Ned Porteous as Joe Tate.\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n<p>As the pair discussed their getaway, Graham interrupted and seemingly overheard some of the conversation. He led them both out to the Home Farm Estate fields, where Joe was clay pigeon shooting. The big surprise was that he wanted to celebrate their stag and hen dos together!<\/p>\n<p>Seriously unimpressed after seemingly being scuppered, they were forced to join in the activity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=radiotimes.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google<\/a><br \/>\nKeep up to date on what\u2019s worth watching with your favourite entertainment news from Radio Times \u2013 see more of our exclusive news and interviews featured prominently in Top Stories when using Google.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787062458_418_radio-times-logo-6bade69.png\" alt=\"Radio Times logo compressed to an RT icon in white, sitting within a dark green circle\" data-item-name=\"Radio Times logo compressed to an RT icon in white, sitting within a dark green circle\" title=\"Radio Times logo\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 0.9087301587301587;object-fit:cover\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"767\" height=\"696.9960317460317\" data-testid=\"image-img\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Graham and Joe then made a series of comments that seemed to imply that they were privy to what was unfolding. Dawn was becoming increasingly desperate, and while Joe had his back turned, she loaded a gun and aimed it towards him.<\/p>\n<p>Billy watched on in horror, clearly seeing a new side to Dawn and wondering who he was starting a new life with. But would she really shoot her husband-to-be?<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n<p>Emmerdale airs weeknights at 8pm on ITV1 and from 7am on ITVX.<\/p>\n<p>Add Emmerdale to your watchlist on the <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/download-the-app\/?af_xp=custom&amp;pid=website&amp;c=editorial_content&amp;is_retargeting=true&amp;af_reengagement_window=30d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/download-the-app\/?af_xp=custom&amp;pid=website&amp;c=editorial_content&amp;is_retargeting=true&amp;af_reengagement_window=30d\" data-outlook-id=\"449c28d9-909e-4aab-b6b8-153454f55d5e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Radio Times: What to Watch app<\/a> \u2013 download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.<\/p>\n<p>Check out more of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Soaps<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Streaming Guide <\/a>to find out what&#8217;s on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dawn Fletcher&#8217;s (Olivia Bromley) plan to leave Emmerdale with ex-husband Billy (Jay Kontzle) has been upended. 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