Emmerdale spoilers: Desperate dad Bob Hope makes a SHOCKING CONFESSION

Bob Hope looking sad in Emmerdale .

Emmerdale's Bob Hope is in hell in Wednesday's episode (ITV, 7.30pm, see our TV Guide for full listings).

Bob Hope is lost in grief over his son Heath's death on New Year's Eve.

Blaming Cathy – in spite of her insistence she wasn't driving – Bob has been avoiding his daughter, unable to be around her, fearful for what he might do or say.

But grieving Brenda's had enough of his attitude. Fed up with telling him to believe Cathy, who's sworn them Angelica King was driving,  Brenda angrily warns her ex to step up and help his girl who's in a terrible mess. 

Can Bob see through the fog of his grief and rage and be there for Cathy who's lost her twin brother?

Brenda tells Bob he needs to be there for Cathy (Image credit: ITV)

But Bob just can't trust himself around his daughter Cathy who he blames for Heath's death (Image credit: ITV)

Charity and Mack are both struggling to process the horror of their ordeal with Harry and the loss of baby Reuben but feel unable to admit it to each other.

Mack and Charity aren't being honest with each other (Image credit: ITV)

Elsewhere, an encounter at the Hide leaves Ella with a potential job opportunity when she runs into Manpreet.

Ella runs into Manpreet and may have landed herself a job (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale continues weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV see our TV Guide for full listings.

• Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry 
• Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt 
• Kim Tate - Claire King 
• Eric Pollard - Chris Chittell 
• Bear Wolf - Joshua Richards 
• Jai Sharma - Chris Bisson 
• Jacob Gallagher - Joe-Warren Plant 
• Victoria Sugden - Isabel Hodgins
• Wendy Posner - Susan Cookson 
• Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw 
• Amy Wyatt - Natalie Ann Jamieson 
• Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson 
• Leyla Cavanagh - Roxy Shahidi
• Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower 
• Brenda Walker - Lesley Dunlop 
• Matty Barton- Ash Palmisciano
• Amelia Spencer - Daisy Campbell 
• Dan Spencer - Liam Fox 
• April Windsor - Amelia Flanagan 
• Nate Robinson - Jurell Carter 
• Dawn Fletcher - Olivia Bromley 
• Manpreet Jutla - Rebecca Sarker 
• Ryan Stocks - James Moore
• Billy Fletcher - Jay Kontzle 
• Will Taylor - Dean Andrews 
• Mackenzie Boyd - Lawrence Robb 
• Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
• Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
• Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
• Vinny Dingle - Bradley Johnson
• Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
• Moira Dingle - Natalie J Robb
• Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
• Belle Dingle - Eden Taylor-Draper
• Charity Dingle - Emma Atkins
• Sam Dingle - James Hooten
• Lydia Dingle - Karen Blick 
• Noah Dingle - Jack Downham
• Samson Dingle - Sam Hall
• Caleb Miligan - William Ash
• Suni Sharma - Brahmdeo Shannon Ramana
• Ella Forester - Paula Lane