Emmerdale’Angela Lonsdale has confirmed that her final scenes will air this week ITV soap.
Angela, who has featured in shows including Coronation Street, Doctors and BBC One’s Our Girlmade her arrival in Emmerdale in June 2026 as DS Reid.
after Dingle Charity (Emma Atkins) was sexually assaulted by Dr Caitlin Todd (Caroline Harker), she went to the police station to report the crime. It was there that she met Angela’s character DS Reid, who gently questioned Charity about the ordeal.
The next day, the copper visited the village to bring Caitlin to the police station. During the interview, Caitlin denied the allegations that Charity had made against her and stated that they had consensual sex.
Due to a lack of evidence, Dr Todd was acquitted and left the Dales a few hours later to move to Sheffield.
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We’ve seen DS Reid a few times since then, as she’s also trying to gather enough evidence to back up Charity’s comments about blackmailing Dr Todd.
Earlier this week, the detective returned to the village with an update. She informed Charity and Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb) that CPS will be dismissing the case against Dr Todd for lack of evidence.
While that update marked an important turning point in the storyline, it also signaled the beginning of the end for DS Reid.
Actress Angela Lonsdale recently took to her Instagram to confirm the news that her final scenes as Reid will air this week.
Sharing a lovely montage of behind-the-scenes clips at Emmerdale, Angela wrote in the caption:
‘What an honor and privilege to play DS REID and be entrusted with such a sensitive story. Working alongside the phenomenally talented @missemmaatkins @missmichellehardwick @lawrencejarobb and Caroline was one of the highlights of my career. Absolutely loved working with you @beckywildtv @kfgdirector #ldavidbeauchamp #atemkuol.
She added: ‘Thank you to my best friend @scottbeszick, mags and all the incredible and amazing hair and make up team. Ian @gxstevenson and the whole fabulous costume department.
The cast and crew made me feel like family from day one! You will all be missed. The final episodes air this week.
“Big thanks as always to my amazing agents Kev and Sam @angelandfrancis #Dsreid #emmerdale #itv.”
Viewers know that Dr. Todd won’t be going to jail for her crimes, as a quick sequence aired that confirmed that she will indeed be killed by someone.
All we know now is that Caitlin will end up on the floor in a pool of her own blood.
The list of possible suspects contains names including Charity, Mackenzie and Vanessa, although fans of the show know that Emmerdale often gives plot twists in whodunnits, meaning Todd’s killer. could end up being someone very surprising.
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