Emmerdale with social distant acting, it's not great but better than nothing.....

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It's been such a strange year for us all but never more so than for the people of the dales, what will Christmas and the New Year episodes bring...........some lighthearted relief I hope but probably not.

I mean Mack and Moira BTW!

@WouldstrokeTomHardy I’ve just spotted your username! so would I!

You're filthy @you 🤣

Mackenzie is 41 !!! The actor who plays him is 29,, what nonsense , why not use an older actor ?

It’s the same with Manpreet and Meena! Have they forgotten Manpreet is supposed to have a daughter around that age? I’ll never understand why they didn’t just recast the daughter and make her a troublemaker. It’s not like she’s a beloved classic character.

Obviously the casting directors are as useless as the scriptwriters,. I don't like the new vicar either - as to him being an undercover cop, did he magically take holy orders to perform the wedding ceremony or will we find out that Chas and Paddy are not legally married,
I am still recovering from the sight and sound of Mandy vomming in the sink on NYE and what's with all this shite about Paul sending her off of a course and lying about it to Vinny, Is it just another ruse to stall telling her that he's still gambling?
I'm past caring tbh.
LOL @ Millie talking like a 1960s Enid Blyton character

as to him being an undercover cop, did he magically take holy orders to perform the wedding ceremony or will we find out that Chas and Paddy are not legally married

Oooh I’ve just had a thought! Harriet used to be an undercover cop before she changed her name and became a vicar. Maybe she never took holy orders either and just faked her way into the job? Maybe she’s been fake marrying people all these years?

what's with all this shite about Paul sending her off of a course and lying about it to Vinny, Is it just another ruse to stall telling her that he's still gambling?

Yep. He’d rather fork out hundreds or possibly thousands for a week long reiki course, including hotel, (in a pandemic? No) than tell her he is gambling. So stupid. Also, where is the money coming from? Why is Mandy not saying “we were scraping the bottom of the cash tin a few weeks ago- how are you paying for this?”

I’m sure Reece Dinsdale used to be a better actor than this. He comes across as hammy. Maybe it’s because Paul is supposed to be putting on a front, so he’s playing him as a bit false? I’m not sure it’s coming over.

He can’t get past his tiny piggy eyes. And I’m sure he squints too.

I can’t get past.

Did Reece Dinsdale used to be one of Gail's many husbands in Corrie?
He's an awful character. Nobody cares. Get rid.

Yes he was Mr McIntyre. Tina’s dad, gails husband. Can’t remember his first name. I think he had a gambling problem in Corrie too.

Joe? McIntyre. Possibly.

Yes, Joe. I’d remembered him having debts, but I don’t remember it being gambling.

He was, of course, the first character to turn to evil loan shark Rick Neelan.

Oh yes Debts! That’s what it was. I remember there were people after him for money.

I didn’t realise there was a Rick/joe crossover! I thought Rick was only introduced much more recently than that.

McKenzie is doing my nut in.. so cringe

The Rick actor was also an Emmerdale gangster at some stage.

Nice one Harriet. Blame it on the menopause

This Ben and Aaron stuff is cringey.

I’m Finding most of the stuff cringey tbh.

Tedious. Tedious. Tedious

Can some one please remind me who Danny who's just got out of prison is please?

I think Danny was the boy who had Sarah taking drugs and tried to get her to sell them for him. If I remember correctly Sarah pulled out of doing it at the last minute and he was caught and arrested.

So Rhona and Marlon are probably going to get back together, wonder how long that will last this time.

I'm so glad (can't remember his name) said what he did to Aaron, he was right he is toxic, and I say that with some sadness because he used to be my favourite character years ago (and then bloody Robert came along and destroyed him)

Harriet is doing my head in, as for Dawn, are her and dowdy Jamie going to end up together, how unlikely would that be, the writers can't make up their minds whether Jamie is nice or not, he's been absolutely awful to Belle and to Nate and Andrea, but we're supposed to believe he's actually an ok person, pull the other one script writers it's got bells on it!!

Ah it's all just annoying me lately it's so bad.