Overview
- Emmerdale and ITV confirm Harker’s return in February 2026 for an extended stint as Dr Caitlin Todd.
- Producers say the storyline will depict Todd relentlessly finding fault with Jacob as she returns "with a vengeance."
- To raise the stakes, Dr Todd moves into the village, further blurring Jacob’s professional and personal boundaries.
- Caroline Harker and producer Laura Shaw describe the character as complex and the plot as a deliberate spotlight on workplace bullying.
- Harker previously appeared briefly as Dr Todd early last year, and Jacob is played by Joe Warren-Plant.