Emmerdale's Dawn Fletcher nearly shoots Joe Tate

Dawn Fletcher came perilously close to shooting her fiancé, Joe Tate, during a tense clay pigeon shooting event in the fields of the Home Farm Estate on August 18, 2026. The dramatic scene unfolded in the latest episode of Emmerdale, which became available to stream on ITVX ahead of its scheduled broadcast on ITV1.

The confrontation was the culmination of a desperate escape plan. Dawn, believing Joe was responsible for a brutal attack that left her ex-husband Billy Fletcher with a brain bleed, had arranged to flee to Spain with Billy and their three children. The plan, aided by Caleb and Ruby Milligan as part of their own revenge scheme against Joe, involved using fake passports to disappear during Joe's stag do. However, the escape was thwarted when Joe's former guardian, Graham Foster, intercepted Dawn and Billy and led them to a surprise joint stag and hen celebration.

As the group prepared for the shoot, paranoia gripped Dawn and Billy. They grew increasingly anxious as Joe and Graham made comments that suggested they might be aware of the escape plot. With her desperation mounting, Dawn loaded her gun and aimed it directly at Joe while his back was turned. Billy watched in...