Emmerdale moves to 7pm for live football as Kev threatens Aaron

ITV has moved Emmerdale to 7pm on Tuesday October 28 to make way for live Carabao Cup coverage, and that earlier slot will deliver a set of episodes that deepen an ongoing storyline between Robert Sugden, his former spouse Aaron Dingle and new partner Kev Townsend. Next week’s episodes show Kev issuing threats to Aaron, proposing a vow renewal to Robert and prompting renewed confrontations across the village.

The scheduling change comes because live coverage of Wrexham v Cardiff begins at 7.30pm, so the soap’s usual 7.30pm slot has been brought forward by 30 minutes for a single 30-minute episode. The episode is also available on the broadcaster’s streaming service ahead of the television transmission.

On screen, tensions between the trio escalate after Aaron learns that Robert began a relationship with Kev while both men were in prison and subsequently married. Kev, who helped Robert during an attack inside the prison, has emerged as Robert’s husband since Robert’s release. In scenes set in public places around the village, Kev confronts Aaron about his attention and makes a personal barb about Aaron’s past, calling him to have “Daddy issues,” a line that signals Kev has been...