EMMERDALE viewers have ‘worked out’ Joe Tate’s sinister storyline – after drugging Noah Dingle in a flashback scene.
Ned Porteous reprised his role as Joe late last year – having left the ITV soap in 2018.

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Emmerdale viewers have predicted Joe Tate’s sinister intentionsCredit: ITV

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Viewers found out he drugged half brother Noah DingleCredit: ITV

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Noah tried to remember what happened in a hazy flashbackCredit: ITV
Since returning to the Dales, Joe has tried to form a relationship with half-brother Noah (Jack Downham).
Viewers are speculating over Joe’s sinister intentions – who has a mystery illness – as they shared their theories online.
One wrote on X: “So I take it Joe Tate needs a new heart and decided to try and steal Noah’s.”
Another penned: “I’m wondering if in @emmerdale, #Joe took #Noah to some dodgy clinic and was selling Noah’s kidney.
“After all, Joe’s got some mystery illness/lots of pain..”
A third penned: “Joe really tryna have Noah wake up in a bathtub full of ice and a missing kidney.”
While a fourth said: “Is anyone else thinking that Joe is after one of Noah’s kidneys?”
Scenes aired earlier in the week saw Noah wind up drugged and lying in the road.
Following this was a huge limo crash – which put several villagers’ lives in danger.
It saw the d3aths of Suzy Merton (Martelle Edinborough), Leyla Harding (Roxy Shahidi) and Amy Wyatt (Natalie Ann Jamieson).
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When Noah woke up in hospital, doctors informed him that he’d likely been drugged.
A flashback later showed him trying to piece together what had happened.
Noah hazily recalled being in a hospital with two figures standing over him.
One appeared to be a doctor, who injected him with a syringe.
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