{"id":68333,"date":"2023-10-06T23:10:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T23:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/?p=68333"},"modified":"2023-10-06T23:10:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T23:10:56","slug":"emmerdale-producer-teases-dingle-special-health-crisis-and-a-new-year-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/tv-movies\/emmerdale-producer-teases-dingle-special-health-crisis-and-a-new-year-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale producer teases Dingle special, health crisis and a New Year tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ahead of an explosive Super Soap Week, Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw has revealed a sneaky glimpse at what lies in store for our favourite characters over the next few months, with plenty of drama on the horizon for some of the soap\u2019s best loved families.<\/p>\n

One Emmerdale staple who we now know will be taking centre stage are the Dingle family, who have often been at the heart of several cutting edge storylines over the years that pack a real emotional punch.<\/p>\n

Often regarded as one of soap\u2019s favourite families, Laura has teased that the family will be taking part in something a bit \u201cspecial\u201d over the coming months, although the details of the project remain largely under wraps.<\/p>\n

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Laura said: \u201cWe\u2019re going to be doing something a little bit special with the Dingles. I think pretty much all the Dingles are going to be involved and the episodes were filmed in a slightly different way to our usual style. True to its form, we\u2019ve played with the format a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

She then continued: \u201cI can say there\u2019s going to be lots of secrets being revealed and all the cast and crew that have been involved with the filming have been absolutely raving about it and having seen the final episodes myself last week, I think it\u2019s going to be very memorable. \u201c<\/p>\n

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In addition, it has also now been revealed that a much loved character will be facing an arduous health struggle in the coming months, with a storyline due to play out over several months and years in a gripping but poignant depiction of a worrying health battle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got a health story coming up that involves one of our most loved and well known characters,\u201d admitted Laura. \u201cI can\u2019t say at this stage who it is, but it\u2019s definitely going to have a huge impact on their lives and all the people around them and we\u2019ve been working with a really amazing charity who have been guiding us every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unwilling to give too much away, she did however add: \u201cIt\u2019s going to be quite a long storyline, it\u2019s going to play out over a period of months, years, similar in terms to Ashley\u2019s dementia storyline.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Looking further ahead towards the Christmas season, there was also talk of what to expect this year with a very different tone taking place in Emmerdale compared to more recent years.<\/p>\n

\u201cHeading up to Christmas, we\u2019ve got some very exciting plans but I\u2019ve definitely been sworn to secrecy with this one,\u201d admitted Laura<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the last couple of years it\u2019s been a lot more of a light, fluffy Christmas for Emmerdale – but this one is quite different in tone and a little bit edgier for us in tone.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can tell you that definitely not every one of our villagers will be sat down eating their turkey with all the trimmings on Christmas days.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was even talk of some baby news on the horizon, with Billy and Dawn fletcher expecting their first child together \u201cconveniently around Christmas time\u201d however, Laura did confess that it won\u2019t be the only baby news in store either.<\/p>\n

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She said: \u201cWe all know that Dawn and Billy are pregnant and excitedly awaiting their baby which is conveniently due around Christmas, as soap babies always are – but we do have another baby that is joining us.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one won\u2019t quite be as happy news as it is for Billy and Dawn though. This is going to be a huge shock to one of our couples in Emmerdale and it\u2019s literally going to turn their lives upside down. It\u2019s going to fracture what was once a very solid marriage."<\/p>\n

And if that wasn\u2019t enough juicy soap news to tide you over, there was even a tidbit of information dropped about what to expect in the New Year, as one of our most beloved families will face a very rocky start to 2024.<\/p>\n

Laura told us: \u201cA well known face will be returning, we\u2019ve got tragedy striking in one family in the new year and one or two of our villagers getting into very serious trouble – and at least one of them may end up being sent to prison.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV and ITVX<\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n