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Emmerdale is set for "unmissable" episodes next week as evil rapist Craig Reed is found dead, which launches a Dingle whodunnit in explosive scenes.
However, this isn't the only shock for the family, as in a special week betrayal and secrets are exposed as the Dingle family take centre stage at a lock-in in the Woolpack while Lydia Dingle questions her family's whereabouts on the night of Craig's death.
In the upcoming episodes, through a series of flashbacks, the truth begins to emerge, revealing a tangled web of events leading up to Craig's demise. As the layers of deception are peeled away, the truth will be revealed to the audience in a week where the only certainty is that nothing is as it seems.
Emmerdale is set for "unmissable" episodes next week as evil rapist Craig Reed is found dead, which launches a Dingle whodunnit in explosive scenes (ITV)And one person who is put in the hot seat is Belle Dingle, who is caught out when the room shifts their focus to her alibi. And in flashback scenes, soap watchers see Belle recount her day with partner Thomas 'Tom' King, who after a romantic meal proposed to Belle. But Belle’s not giving a true account of the full day. What exactly is she hiding and will the Dingles accept Belle’s fabrication of events?
Soap watchers will recall that Tom returned to the village earlier this year after ten years, where he quickly rekindled his relationship with ex Belle. With Tom popping the question after a whirlwind rekindled romance with Belle, has she said yes? Or is there heartache for the vet?
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Elsewhere, Emmerdale producer, Laura Shaw, said of next week's Dingle whodunnit: "In an unmissable special week for Emmerdale, we focus on Soaps most loved family, the Dingles, as Lydia attempts to find out who killed Craig. Expertly and innovatively directed by Gary Williams, the infamous Woolpack becomes centre stage for the group of Dingles gathered to reveal their alibis… or no alibi as the case may be!
Belle recounts her day with partner Thomas 'Tom' King, who proposed, did she say yes? (ITV)"Stepping out of the usual Emmerdale style, a series of flashbacks will let the viewers in on the lies each person has told and the secrets they are hiding. The week will truly keep everyone on the edge of their seats with each day more and more explosive secrets revealed that promise to have huge repercussions, shatter lives and cause fireworks in the Dingles bigger than ever seen before."
The week starts on Monday 30 October, when a horrified Billy stares down at Craig's bloodied and lifeless body, found on the fields at Home Farm. In the Woolpack, having gathered The Dingles, everyone is shocked when Lydia announces that Craig is dead. The Dingles start to ponder what could have happened to Craig, but Lydia is steadfast and sure one of them is responsible for his death.
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