Emmerdale to air three standalone episodes in ‘merciless’ autumn storylines
Things are about to get dark in the Dales…
Emmerdale will air three special standalone episodes featuring key storylines this autumn.
As the summer nights come to an end and the colder weather rolls in, Emmerdale is set to surprise viewers with three special standalone episodes focusing on “merciless” storylines.
While the nitty gritty of each episode remains under wraps for now, Emmerdale have teased what viewers can expect and which characters will be involved.
April and Marlon’s relationship, Robert’s prison past, and Bear Wolf’s whereabouts will all be under the microscope in this first for the Yorkshire-based soap.
Of course, earlier this year we’ve had April’s special episode when she ran away from home following an unexpected pregnancy, but this trio of standalone episodes is something exciting for the soap.
John Sugden’s reign of terror may be over, but it’s clear a new wave of drama is waiting to ignite…
April and Marlon struggle to connect…
With April Dingle (Amelia Flanagan) at the mercy of the merciless drug dealers, we hope that her ever present and worried father Marlon (Mark Charnock) can get through to her.
A special episode will explore this fragile and possibly broken relationship between a father and his daughter as she slips further from his grasp
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Robert’s prison backstory…
We will take a reflective look behind the bars of Robert Sugden’s (Ryan Hawley) recent incarceration. What did happen when he got sent down for six years? And has it changed this man forever?
Bear’s whereabouts are revealed…
When Paddy (Dominic Brunt) and Bear (Joshua Richards) found life under the same roof difficult, Bear decided to leave for another life in Ireland. He has been gone for 3 months.
Paddy believed his estranged father was safe with friends in Ireland, but when it becomes apparent he never made the journey across the Irish Sea, where did Bear disappear to?
A special standalone episode will explore the hundred missing days of Bear’s life and we’ll learn that he is sadly trapped in an all too common situation for a forgotten generation.
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Emmerdale airs on weekdays at 7:30pm on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.