Emmerdale's Kim Tate sets up cunning new scheme against Joe Tate

Joe is also engaged in a sordid affair with Kim's married stepdaughter Dawn Fletcher (Olivia Bromley).

As the ITV soap continued, Kim realised close friend and cleaner Lydia Dingle (Karen Blick) had accidentally collected her spying device in with the rubbish, and Kim soon confided what she had been up to.

Kim explained that she hadn't heard anything to suggest Joe was up to no good, but that Charity had told her she knew all about the listening bug - so Joe might be aware of it, too.

Later, Kim told Joe that she had been spying on him, but now trusted him completely and believed that they could move forward with loyalty as she promptly gave Joe free rein in his role in the businesses.

Updating a confused Lydia, Kim revealed that Joe needed to think he was in the clear in her eyes.

But instead, she was enlisting Lydia's help to keep a discreet eye on Joe.

Lydia was clearly up for the challenge, but what will she learn about Joe?

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Emmerdale airs Monday to Friday at 7:30pm on ITV1. Stream on ITVX.

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