John Sugden’s (Oliver Farnworth) nasty scheme to destroy his half-brother Robert (Ryan Hawley) is about to massively backfire in Friday’s (15th August 2025) Emmerdale.

When Victoria (Isabel Hodgins) convinces Robert to spend time with her young son Harry (Adam Pryor), Robert ends up chatting with ex-husband Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) in the café.

 

 

When John, who is now married to Aaron, walks in, he is jealous enough to cause some serious trouble, using a moment alone with Harry to instruct him to make lots of noise at Keeper’s Cottage!

Harry’s drumming later causes Robert to lose his temper and shout at him, just as John arrives and coaxes Harry to run to him for comfort.

Robert is gutted by the turn of events, having been triggered due to his Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after almost six years in prison.

 

 

If you ask us, Robert’s outburst is nothing more than a snappy comment, but that doesn’t stop John from telling Aaron his version of events, happy to twist the knife.

Aaron’s initial reaction may not be what John is hoping for, and official spoilers for next week have already confirmed that Aaron and Robert will fall back into each other’s arms, all thanks to John’s plotting sending Robert into a breakdown.

Hawley has teased how the fling sets up the next chapter of the story, and with John’s downfall edging closer, we’re left wondering just what it will take to clear the path for ‘Robron’.

The actor also shared that he has high hopes for what’s coming up for his character: “I’m genuinely excited about the year that we’ve got ahead, I think the show’s in a great place at the moment.

“I think the next year, the story arc that I’ve been told, I’m really interested in and really excited about.”