EMMERDALE fans were in shock as a soap favourite returned from the grave on tonight’s explosive Corriedale crossover.
Throughout the episode a man in a hooded raincoat could be seen with a woman tied up in the back of his van.
The woman knocked herself out on a tree while fleeing him, and was found to have a distinctive tree tattoo – that was also seen on Corrie’s Shona Platt, hinting at a connection between the pair.
But the big shock came when the man’s identity was revealed as Graham Foster.
Graham famously died in Emmerdale in 2020 when he was murdered by Pierce Harris, his body left to rot in woodland in a huge whodunnit mystery.
He was seen in the hospital having got Joe Tate there, and Joe appears to have seen a glimpse of Graham before he slipped away.
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Fans of the show will have to wait and see to find out where Graham has been and how he is linked to the mystery woman.
Viewers also saw John finally paid for his crimes as the show sparked a new whodunnit.
His death was revealed as Victoria Sugden was seen standing over John’s body in the woods but who killed him remains a mystery.
Another exit hint came when Becky Swain was finally arrested for her crimes – by her wife Lisa who was in an ambulance bed at the time, handcuffing her to herself to stop her fleeing.
Meanwhile, Corrie fans were left reaching for the tissues as they watched Billy Mayhew die in emotional scenes tonight.
The resident vicar bid farewell to the cobbles after 12 years on the soap.
And Billy met his end in brutal scenes tonight at the hands of evil Theo.
Earlier in tonight’s show, a drunk Carl Webster left his sister Debbie’s wedding in a fit of rage after finding out that she had forgotten to tell him about his mum Elaine’s message just weeks before she died.
Before he took off, dementia-sufferer Debbie jumped in the car and pleaded with Carl to slow down.
But he lost control of the car and crashed into the other cars. He then dragged Debbie into the driving seat and tried to flee – before passing out on the roadside.
While Mackenzie Boyd crashed through a field with pregnant wife Charity, but found himself impaled to his seat by a metal pole.
Meanwhile John Sugden slipped away with his gun and tried to make his escape before Aaron could raise the alarm.
In the minibus most of the others managed to escape but Billy was left trapped by his seat belt.
Sadly as he tried to get out, Theo arrived and clipped Billy back into his seat belt before leaving him to burn alive in a horrifying first death of the episode.
Viewers were left in floods of tears at the callous moment.
One wrote: “Theo belting Billy back up and leaving him to die oh I need this man to rot in prison.”
A second posted: “BILLY SAYING HIS F****** OWN LAST RITES HAS DONE ME IN, I’m in tears.”
A third said: “#Corriedale Billy’s death had me in tears watching this.”
In November, The Sun revealed that actor Daniel Brocklebank had filmed his final scenes on the show after playing clergyman since 2014.