Emmerdale fans see disaster strike at Butler’s Farm next week – and it’s up to distressed Cain Dingle to save a flock of trapped sheep. With Moira banged up indefinitely, Cain gets to work to protect the family farm from a Tate takeover.

However, the last person that he expects to help rescue the flock is Graham Foster. What is Joe Tate’s right-hand-man up to?

“Cain doesn’t want Graham anywhere near the farm,” our Emmerdale source reveals. “He knows the Tates want their grubby mitts on the land and with Moira incarcerated, Cain’s doing everything he can to keep Butler’s Farm afloat – but is it enough?”

Desperately trying to take his mind off his cancer diagnosis and the absence of his wife, Cain looks for a distraction and stokes the animosity against the Tates by stealing Joe’s car.

So, to test Graham’s loyalty, Joe puts him up to the task of seeking revenge on Cain…

However, when Graham sneaks into Cain’s house to steal back the car keys, he spots Cain’s oncology letter. When Cain confronts him, Graham easily overpowers his old nemesis due to his exhaustion.

Kim is suspicious when Graham returns the DeLorean to Joe and claims joyriders were to blame. Is he switching allegiances?

“Graham’s thrown by Cain’s cancer diagnosis,” our spy continues. “It seems Graham has softened in his time away and wants Cain to put his cancer and his family first instead of fighting the Tates.”

As the two men shake hands and share a moment of mutual respect in The Woolpack, Kim witnesses the exchange and assumes they’re now in cahoots.

She urges Joe to push Graham to the limit and test his loyalty by ordering him to sabotage Cain’s farm machinery – but will he go through with it?

“This could tip Cain over the edge,” warns our insider. “His stress levels are through the roof. The emergency on the farm with the sheep is the last thing he needs. Any more disasters and Cain wouldn’t be able to cope…”

There’s brief elation when Cain and the others manage to save the flock. But his delight doesn’t last, when he clocks Moira’s black eye in prison. However, his visit gives Moira a new wave of optimism as she rediscovers her fighting spirit. Can Moira and Cain overcome the odds stacked against them?