Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw has teased some upcoming storylines fans can expect in the coming months. She has promised dramatic moments as some residents are hit with heart breaking illnesses and life-changing accidents that will affect two major families.
Next week, the village is set to celebrate Matty Barton and Amy Wyatt’s wedding. Speaking about the upcoming storyline, Laura told Yorkshire Live and other media: “I think from our point of view, we just wanted to show for anybody out there who’s watching who might be going through a journey like Matty has gone through as a young trans person in the world today, you can find love and acceptance and you can live happily ever after.”
Here is what else viewed can expect to see in the coming months.
1. A new character from Will Taylor’s past arrives in the village
Things are about to get a lot complicated for Will as his ex is set to make a surprise appearance in the village and as viewers know Kim doesn’t play when it comes to Will so things are expected to take a dramatic turn.
Laura teased: “We’ve got a new character joining the show called Rose, and she’s kind of mysterious, a bit of a free spirit, loves to party. She’s somebody from Will’s past.
She added: “She’s going to be hitting our screens fairly soon causing a real storm. She’s going to be played by the wonderful Christine Tremarco.”
2. Dawn and Billy Fletcher get devastating news
Dawn Fletcher and husband Billy are set to face one of their worst nightmares as Billy will suffer a heartbreaking illness.
Laura said: “We’ve got a big story coming up for Dawn and Billy. We’ve seen these two go through a whole heap of challenges in their relationship. They finally got married, they’ve had baby Evan and it’s been fairly rosy with these two for the last few months and unfortunately, what we’re gonna see is that rocked.
“Evan almost out of nowhere is diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. It is one of the most common childhood Leukemias with 650 children and young adults diagnosed with that every year in the UK. What we really want to just show with this story is just what a stress and strain it can put on a family with a long-term illness like that.
“So what we’ll kind of see is how the roles of Dawn and Billy are changed almost overnight and out of nowhere. We’ll see how Lucas and Clemmie are affected and the stress that it puts on that sibling dynamics.”
“We’ll see how this affects Billy and Dawn’s relationship. We’ll see how it affects the wider family and financial pressure as well.”
3. Tom King and Belle’s storyline takes a dark turn
Tom King’s controlling behaviour towards wife Belle Dingle is only getting worse and Laura has hinted that things are going to take sinister turn.
Laura revealed: “We’ve seen how their wedding night ended with Belle in tears and since then we’ve seen how Tom started to manipulate and control her. This long-running storyline has been really carefully researched and it’s going to continue over the next few months.”
She continued: “I think the real-life stories that we’ve been given access to what we’ve really learned from them is just how quickly these coercive control relationships can turn physical.
“So that’s what we’ll see happen next with these two. And through our storyline, we’ve been trying to find new and innovative ways to tell the story, we have a special episode coming up, where we kind of step a little bit away from our usual Emmerdale format and do things a little bit differently.
“So it’s a dinner party, and we’ll see what happens, what’s going on in their relationships but then, through the kind of special way that we’ve done it, what we’ll be able to see is how what you see in public is not necessarily the truth.”
4. A huge accident
Laura teased: “We’re going to see an accident happen that’s going to affect two big family groups, and we’ll see somebody in some very serious medical jeopardy. While she didn’t reveal who is affected she said that it will be life-changing.
5. Mandy Dingle and Paddy Kirk get ready to walk down the aisle
Emmerdale fans have been delighted recently to see Paddy Kirk and Mandy Dingle reunited and engaged to be married.
While Laura wouldn’t give too much away about Mandy and Paddy’s big day but viewers can expect the pair to tie the knot soon.
She said. “Mandy and Paddy – obviously their love story has been brilliant watching that out on screen and we’ve recently seen them getting engaged in a little bit of a throwback to their original kind of Cinderella wedding.
“There are going to be wedding bells for them in the not-too-distant future. Unfortunately, she couldn’t tease further saying: “I can’t really tell you anything more than that because we’re still planning it.”
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