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

[ellenanora5]

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.

Thank you

Just marking my place

I'm from portsmouth..we don't sound like that

Portsmouth?

I thought yesterday's was really well written and acted albeit very sad.

I loved earlier in the week when Dawn told Billy and Ellis about the STI and Billy said "I hope you've got it" to Ellis

I know I'm always complaining about Laurel and how she annoys me but I've always said when she's given a decent story line she out acts everyone else in the show.

She was brilliant talking to Jai in the graveyard and so emotional that I started crying, found it very moving.

Through Rhona was brilliant too.

She's brilliant but it was Marlon who set me off.

Last night was truly fantastic. Absolute brilliantly done. I was sobbing. Laurel, Jai (who really surprised me!) Rhona and Marlon were all bloody brilliant. Total professionals. They really need to take last nights episode and work from it because that was perfect.

It was nice to watch actors who can actually act. I made me realise how much dead wood there is in the current cast...... and how much screen time is given over to characters who can't act and whose stories we couldn't care less about

What shape is Nate sitting on that chair?? 😂

Best Christmas ever eh Wendy? Come on Luke - confess!

Oh what have I missed? What does Luke have to confess?

To killing Lee as per my Christmas prediction

So that went well. Laurel is such a useless parent!

Yes Laurel, it would have been so much better to lie and to make it so much more drama when everyone inevitably finds out they've been lied to. Muppet.

@JaneJeffer

To killing Lee as per my Christmas prediction

ohh that would be fantastic. Bring back Robert!

Oh dear God! What on earth was that run Leyla just did?? she looked like she had her knees taped together!

those shoes look like hell!

Arthur made me cry.

Arthur’s so sweet.

Will could barely keep a straight face!

If I was Harriet Will and Dawn I would let them go ahead with opening the grave and then express surprise that Malone is in there, I mean who is going to know they killed him, he had loads of enemies.

Although I have an awful feeling when they do open it he won't be there and it will drag on for ever.

Poor Arthur, he's always so worried about everything, why can't Laurel ever think of him and what he has been through, I'm back to getting annoyed with her and her useless parenting skills.

Unfortunately for Harriet he's wrapped up in her rug (ooh matron).

I suspect the writers are shaping up to make Arthur gay in a year or two.

[Not a spoiler - I've no idea!]

Oh I forgot about that JaneJeffer oh well if they all get sent to prison for it I won't mind

Can you imagine Laurel trying to deal with that TellingBone she'll be useless.

@TellingBone

I suspect the writers are shaping up to make Arthur gay in a year or two.

[Not a spoiler - I've no idea!]

What makes you say that?