It looks like it might be all over for Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb) in Emmerdale.
Last week, Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) arrived at Butlers Farm to propose the idea of the Tates buying Moira’s farm from her. The offer came at a time when Moira was feeling vulnerable, as she had just been told her appeal to the water company had been declined.
It left Moira seriously contemplating selling up. She would give Kim Tate (Claire King) the responsibility of looking after the business side of the farm but her family would still live in Butlers, and she’d still work as a farmer there.
It was incredibly tempting, but Moira then made a discovery that made the offer go out the window.
Moira had learnt that Joe paid Noel from the water company to deliberately turn down her appeal. This left her adamant she wouldn’t be signing the contract, and it left Joe very annoyed.
Moira has spent this week consumed with even more stress. On Monday, two lads broke into a barn and terrified Kyle (Huey Quinn) and Isaac (Bobby Dunsmuir). She assumed Joe was behind organising it, and then made her way to Home Farm to confront him.
Moira went to hit Joe, but Lydia Dingle (Karen Blick) got in the way. This led to PC Swirling (Andy Moore) arriving to arrest Moira and at this point, it felt like her living nightmare was never going to end.
In this evening’s episode, Moira received a worrying phone call.
A while later, Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) returned home following another argument with his siblings. As he sat down, Moira revealed that the supermarket they supply goods to has now pulled out of their deal.
They didn’t tell Moira why but she didn’t need a reason – she knew Joe had sabotaged things for them.
Moira told her husband that she had been through everything and as far as she’s concerned, nothing else can be done. Joe Tate has won, and Kim is about to get her land.
Moira seems defeated but there’s still some fight left in Cain, but what can he do to ensure the Tates don’t take something else from the Dingles?
