Sam and Alice in Classic Emmerdale

In Classic Emmerdale spoilers airing on ITV3 on Tuesday, September 17,  there’s worry for Sam and Alice as their baby boy fights for life, Dawn’s plotting against Scott, and Viv’s got a new wedding planner. These episodes first aired on January 16 and 17, 2006.

Alice and Sam look at baby Samson in his incubator
Sam hopes that seeing baby Samson will cheer Alice up (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Classic Emmerdale spoilers: Alice gets bad news

Alice and Sam are distraught to discover her non-Hodgkins lymphoma is very aggressive and has already spread to her nervous system. The doctor tells her she needs an intrusive kind of chemotherapy in order to beat the disease, and she needs to start as soon as she can.

But Alice isn’t keen, and Sam’s shocked by her negative attitude. He tells her she needs to take the treatment and get on with it, but Alice says she doesn’t have to do anything. Can Sam persuade her to change her mind?

Samson fights for life

Sam’s worried about Alice who’s struggling to cope with the worry of her cancer and their newborn baby. When Sam takes her to see little Samson, hoping to cheer her up, she says there’s no point as she’s going to die soon anyway.

Sam’s stunned by her bleak words, but the pair are both distracted when Samson’s alarm goes off. The terrified new parents can only stand and watch as the nurse rescucitates their tiny baby. Luckily Samson begins to breathe and the nurse tells them he is a fighter.

Inspired, Alice tells Sam that if Samson can fight, then so can she – she’s going to go ahead with the chemo.

Terry makes Dawn an offer

Dawn wants Scott to leave the house, but he nastily tells her there is no way she can afford the mortgage without him – and she knows he’s right. As Dawn frets about money, Terry makes her an offer – he’ll give her the £50,000 she needs to buy Scott out. Will Dawn accept or has she got a better idea?

Dawn’s got a plan in Classic Emmerdale spoilers

When Jo and Dawn find Scott in a state of undress with a one-night stand, Dawn’s horrified. Desperate to get rid of him, once and for all, she starts to make a plan. Later, she goes to see Danny and begs him to report Scott for assault. Will Danny do as she asks?

Viv and Donna laugh in the cafe
Viv will go to any lengths to make sure her wedding makes it to the newspaper! (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Wedding planner

Viv wants to get her double wedding – alongside daughter Donna – in the newspaper and she’s going to go to any lengths to make it happen! When the journalist tells her she needs an angle, Viv announces that her pet rabbit Buffy is the wedding planner! She says Buffy has already picked out the dress, the rings and Viv’s hairstyle!

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.

Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.

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