EMMERDALE fans are convinced that the newcomer John Sugden is linked to another character from the 80s, after his real identity was exposed. The mysterious newcomer - who is played by actor Oliver Farnsworth in the ITV soap - was keeping a mysterious keepsake from his newfound sister Victoria. With John working at the farm, Victoria arrived to have a chat with him asking him to consider to get to know her and her son.
John insisted: “I’m not looking to build a life around here.” “And I’m not asking you to,” replied Victoria. “I just thought that if you had to stick around, and you kinda do, would it really hurt if we got to know each other? read more on emmerdale “You know my dad never saw himself staying round here, he went to London, wrote a book.
Not many people know that.” She added: “My point is that this place and farming has been in our family for 100 years. It has a way of getting into your bones.
” Victoria tried to convince him to at least spend some time with her, before handing over a small tin she found in Harry’s room. “I assumed it was yours, I didn’t open it,” she said as John rushed to open the tin. Most read in Soaps “Is that a dog tag? Like from the army?” she asked.
“Yeah,” replied John. “I don’t want to talk about that time in my life, that’s over.” But as Victoria left, it was revealed the dog tags didn’t belong to John - and instead they had the name “Aidan Moore” on them.
That’s left fans wondering who Aidan Moore is and what John’s connection to him is? The nation's soaps have had many gripping storylines play out over the years. However, some plots proved to be far less memorable. Here are some forgotten stories from Weatherfield, Walford and more.
.. Coronation Street Ken and Audrey's romance (2015): After the death of wife Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride), Coronation Street original Ken Barlow (William Roache) started to move on in his life.
He started to develop a spark with old friend Audrey (Sue Nicholls), with then-Corrie boss saying it would be like "Ross and Rachel". In the end, nothing ever came of it and the two remained platonic pals. Beth's bigamy (2016) : Despite being happily married to Kirk (Andrew Whyment), a troubling secret came to light about Beth Tinker (Lisa George).
It transpired that she had never divorced from her first husband, Darryl (Paul Loughran), father of her son Craig (Colson Smith). Although Craig and Kirk were shocked - and Beth was arrested - the storyline didn't didn't go much further. EastEnders Kat Slater's secret son (2017): Capitalising on the popularity of Kat (Jessie Wallace) and Alfie (Shane Richie), the two received a spin-off back in 2017.
Titled 'Redwater', it saw the two travel to Ireland where they met long-lost son Luke, now called Dermott Dolan, played by Oisín Stack. Despite the high-tension events during Redwater, Kat seems to have put the experience behind her as Dermott's not been mentioned since. Alfie's brain tumour (2015): Having learned in 2015 that he had a brain tumour, Alfie kept the news from Kat until their trip to Ireland.
At the time, actor Shane Ritchie revealed fans would see a change in Alfie as he battled the illness. It would appear that at some point after leaving the Square, was told the tumour was non-malignant. By the time Alfie returned in 2022, fans were left confused over what had happened to the storyline.
Kathy and Buster's affair (2016): In 2016, Walford legend Kathy Beale ( Gillian Taylforth) fell into the arms of convict Buster Briggs, played by Karl Howman. Buster was the long-time lover of Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) and fathered both her sons - Mick (Danny Dyer) and Dean (Matt Di Angelo). When Buster left, he begged Kathy to join him, but she refused for the sake of her family.
Meanwhile Buster didn’t even stop to say goodbye to Shirley before exiting with a broken heart. Fans expected a showdown between the two women, but this never came to pass. Emmerdale Jacob's OCD (2016): After his dad, David (Matthew Wolfenden), was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2016, Jacob (Joe-Warren Plant) developed Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ( OCD ).
This manifested in the form of cleaning. Jacob's OCD made a brief return one year on, after David had another scare after finding a lump. Jacob frantically searched the bins for a “lucky coin” that had accidentally been thrown away.
Despite stressful situations - such as being groomed by his teacher Maya, losing his fiancee Leanna to a serial killer, dealing with mum Leyla’s drug addiction, and surviving a stabbing - the condition doesn't appear to have returned. Marlon and Charity's fling (2003): Few fans would likely remember few will remember the one-night stand between Charity (Emma Atkins) and Marlon (Mark Charnock) in 2003. The pair slept together when Charity was staying with Marlon while still under suspicion for husband Chris's supposed "murder".
Hollyoaks Alex Browning's revenge plot (2014): Fans expected a confrontation when Dr Browning’s son Alex (Ojan Genc) mer stepmum Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe). After all, Mercedes, with Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring) and Lindsey Butterfield (Sophie Austin) had murdered Alex’s dad, double-murderer Dr Paul Browning, after he kidnapped and attacked his new wife. In fact, the soap teased Alex would seek revenge for his father's death upon arriving.
However, he instead gave Cindy's son Hilton (his half-brother) a life-saving transplant, became his godfather, and leaving the village soon after. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Emmerdale fans speculated on who Aiden Moore is suggesting he is John's ex-partner and they were both in the Army. But did John kill him? One viewer said: "Ex or dead bf? Interesting.
.." A second added: "Back with #Emmerdale tweets tomorrow.
Who’s Aidan Moore? John ex lover or has he killed Aidan and taken the dog tag?" A third penned: "One of four things Aiden Moore could be in my opinion. His Ex. His wonderfully kind stepdad & it’s why he has no interest in the Sugden’s cause he had a guy that stepped up.
"His abusive stepdad & he is mad daddy dreariest left them in that position. His real name #Emmerdale." However, one Reddit user wrote: "A bit of Emmerdale knowledge for you from the wiki.
We have heard the surname Moore in the village before with a Karen Moore appearing back in 1984 until 1986, and this is how her time in the village was. "Karen Moore was an auctioneer's assistant at Hotten Market who had an affair with Jack Sugden and later became romantically involved with Jack's brother, Joe. "Jack's wife Pat forgave Jack but always saw Karen as a threat to their marriage.
In August 1986, Karen left Beckindale for good. "So it looks like the Emmerdale storyliners have really been digging into the archives for some back story for John." READ MORE SUN STORIES What other huge secrets is he hiding behind his gruff exterior? Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX .
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