ITV/Comp Emmerdale Insider Share By Carena Crawford Sep 19 2025 By Carena Crawford Sep 19 2025 ITVX early release confirms new John Sugden twist as Robert is finally released from prison Killer John is on the loose John Sugden Share By Carena Crawford Sep 19 2025 By Carena Crawford Sep 19 2025 *WARNING this article contains John Sugden Emmerdale spoilers for the episode airing on Friday September 19 that has yet to be broadcast on ITV, but is available to watch on ITVX and YouTube. It’s not over! John Sugden is still on the loose in Emmerdale viewers of the ITVX early release episode have discovered. But there was some good news. John escaped in Cain’s car (Credit: ITV) John on the run in Emmerdale We’ve been building (and building and building) up to a dramatic John Sugden exit of late. For the last few weeks his behaviour has become more erratic and the truth about who he really is has started to show. He kidnapped Mackenzie Boyd and has been holding him hostage in an underground bunker. Then he drugged Aaron Dingle to keep his husband under his control. When that didn’t work and Aaron realised the truth he escaped, so John caught him and dragged them both over a cliff. John survived and framed Robert for the fall. article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Aaron was in a coma, but now he is awak he has managed to tell everyone the truth about his psycho husband. However, before Aaron did so, Cain Dingle gave John a lift from the hospital, not knowing anything and thinking he was just helping him out. It obviously gave John a chance to escape before everyone found out he is a killer. Since then viewers have only seen John once when he dropped unconscious Mack off at the hospital. He told them he was a medic and he had adminstered something to try to save Mack. Then he ran away. CCTV confirmed John was the one to save Mack (after being the one to put him in that position in the first place) and he hasn’t been seen since. John is lurking in the village (Credit: ITV) Where is John Sugden in Emmerdale? In the early release ITVX episode we still don’t know where John is. The police are all over the village so surely there’s no chance he would venture back there. Except he has! He was seen lurking in the shadows. But why has he returned to Emmerdale? What will his next move be? And who is his next target? We’re definitely nearing an explosive end, but will John go quietly and escape into the sunset? Or will he be caught be the multiple police on patrol in the village before he can get away? We’ll have to keep watching to find out! Robert has made it out of prison (Credit: ITV) Robert is out! The good news is Robert has been released from prison. The bad news, no one seems that bothered! He was wrongly locked up for John’s crimes and is now a free man again. However, it seems still no one wants to know him. Poor Robert. Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns Share Good to Know Share By Carena Crawford Sep 19 2025 By Carena Crawford Sep 19 2025
