BELLE Dingle will discover her husband’s hidden cameras and her vengeful ex traps her next week in Emmerdale.
Emmerdale’s Tom King is still at large but rumours abound he’s still seeing Amelia secretly – although no one else has seen him.
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Next week, Belle Dingle gets a call from her landlord Kim Tate that the house has been left in a mess.
Lydia Dingle supports Belle as they prepare to enter the house together.
Inside a messy Dale Head, Belle notices a screw on the floor and identifies it as a mini secret camera.
She is mortified by the revelation how Tom has been secretly filming her.
The next day, Lydia tentatively encourages Belle to go to the police when she describes feeling violated by Tom’s hidden cameras.
Belle adamantly refuses to report her ex-husband, scared of having to relive traumatic experiences and share personal footage in court.
Having reflected, Belle asks Lydia to share her experience reporting Craig to the police.
Whilst Belle’s left thoughtful, Lydia’s upset after bringing the memories back to life, but hopes it has aided Belle.
That evening, the pair reflect on their difficult day as they gaze over the Dingle land.
United in their support for each other, Lydia hopes she’s said enough to encourage Belle to go to the police.
Meanwhile, Amelia seems to have revised her opinion of Tom and there is hope when she arranges to meet privately with Belle to talk about him.
But is Amelia to be trusted in this regard or is she too now under Tom’s influence?
Alone at the Dingle’s, Belle waits for Amelia but is horror-struck when Tom lets himself in, blocks her exit and proceeds to lock the doors.
Can anyone help Belle before it’s too late?
Darkest soap storylines
Over the years the likes of EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street have all tried to try outdo each other with their outlandish plots in a bid to keep us tuning in each week. But here are some of the darkest that had fans in shock…
EastEnders: Tony grooming Whitney (2008-2009) – Tony King first appeared in Albert Square in 2008 as the boyfriend of Bianca, played by Patsy Palmer. But it was quickly revealed he was a paedophile who had been grooming vulnerable Whitney, Bianca’s adopted stepdaughter from a previous relationship, since she was 12. The shocking storyline attracted more than 200 complaints within a week of it beginning. Whitney waited until her 16th birthday to reveal the truth to a horrified Bianca, who called the police.
Emmerdale: Holly’s drug addiction and shock death (2010-2016) – In 2010, Holly Barton (played by Sophie Powles) became Emmerdale’s first teenage drug addict. The shocking storyline saw her taking cocaine on a night out before developing a deadly heroin habit. Parents John and Moira desperately tried to help get their daughter clean but when Holly returned in 2016, following a four-year absence, she quickly relapsed. Fans were left stunned and heartbroken when distraught Moira found Holly dead in her bed from a heroin overdose.
Hollyoaks: Luke’s rape (2000) – Actor Gary Lucy was just 17 when he took on this groundbreaking storyline, which saw his character Luke Morgan become soap’s first male rape victim. Luke had endured a long-running bullying campaign by football rival Mark Gibbs – who raped him after Luke stood up to him. Luke was left suicidal following the brutal attack, before opening up to his brother Adam. Gibbs was sentenced to eight years in prison. Gary won the Best Actor gong at the British Soap Awards in 2000 for his performance.
Coronation Street: Evil Richard Hillman (2001-2003) – Just a mere mention of ‘Richard Hillman’ is enough to send a shiver down the spines of soap fans. He is often ranked one of the most evil soap villains and it’s not hard to see why. The smooth-talking financial adviser bashed his ex-wife Patricia over the head with a shovel. In a bid to keep his mother-in-law Audrey quiet, he set fire to her house. And when Maxine caught him trying to murder Emily Bishop, he took a crowbar to her head. He made his exit from the cobbles in 2003 when he drove Gail Platt, played by Helen Worth, and her family into the canal. They survived, but he didn’t.
Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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