Who has John 'saved' so far in Emmerdale?

He has a habit of 'saving' lives
Tamzin Meyer
By Tamzin Meyer

Who has John Sugden ‘saved’ so far in Emmerdale?

He only joined Emmerdale in August last year but John Sugden’s already ‘saved’ a huge amount of people from meeting a grisly fate.

John’s hero complex has seen always be the first at the scene, arriving promptly just when trouble occurs. Even if that means creating dangerous situations just to have something to do. That’s one way to kill time (and – cough, cough – people).

But, who has he ‘saved’ so far? It’s quite a lengthy list.

Aaron

When Aaron was badly punched during the chaos of Ross and Billy’s illegal boxing match, John rushed to the scene and helped save Aaron after he suffered a collapsed lung.

And, now he’s married the guy.

Who has John ‘saved’ in Emmerdale?: Moira

If saving Moira from the burning barn wasn’t enough, John also saved her months later when Moira got her hand trapped under the trailer. Albeit, this incident was a result of John tampering with the slurry tank and causing a slurry leak.

Ruby

Another person John tried to save from the barn fire was Ruby. He managed to carry her out of the flames and to safety, saving her life.

Who has John ‘saved’ in Emmerdale?: Mack

Mack and John haven’t always seen eye to eye but this didn’t stop John from saving him in the barn fire when a pillar dropped down. John grabbed Mack and pushed him out of the way before he met his maker.

Eric

Eric headed to the surgery and complained of chest pains. With Liam out of the room, John noticed he was having an angina attack and saved his life. He got so much praise that he then got a permanent job at the practice.

Emmerdale: John killed Nate - but why?

Who has John ‘saved’ in Emmerdale?: Nate

Okay, John didn’t actually manage to pull this one off and come out the hero, but he did try to ‘save’ Nate after the barn fire. With Nate in pain, John injected him with something which actually made Nate worse.

Nate reacted badly to the injection and ended up dying. John then wrapped his body off and shoved it in the lake. Gruesome.

Aidan

Aidan Moore was John’s former lover who he’d met in the army. John made out that Aidan had been badly injured and he couldn’t save him. However, we now know that Aidan survived in a coma, with John putting him there in the first place.

John even tried to kill Aidan at the hospital before playing the hero by giving him CPR when things went wrong.

Emmerdale: John saved Jacob

Jacob

Mixing up his and Jacob’s coffees at the surgery, John made an oblivious Jacob sip from a coffee with nut traces in. Jacob then went into anaphylactic shock, with John being slow to save Jacob but only jumping in when Victoria appeared.

Chas

Drugging Chas, John rushed in to save her in the Woolpack after she hit her head and fell unconscious on the floor. Poor Ella Forster was accused of spiking Chas when it was ‘hero’ John all along.

Liam

John helped Liam out with both panic attacks and a life threatening attack and blow to the head. If only Liam knew that John was the person to attack him in the first place.

Who has John ‘saved’ in Emmerdale?: Cain

Most recently in Emmerdale, John watched Cain drink himself into oblivion before passing out on the floor, and then he saved him. He made out that he was also drinking with him but actually wasn’t. He then conveniently grabbed a drip and came to the rescue.