Emmerdale producer teases Dingle special, health crisis and a New Year tragedy

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’s best loved families.

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.

Often regarded as one of soap’s favourite families, Laura has teased that the family will be taking part in something a bit “special” over the coming months, although the details of the project remain largely under wraps.

Laura said: “We’re 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’ve played with the format a little bit.” She then continued: “I can say there’s 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’s going to be very memorable. “ 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. “We’ve got a health story coming up that involves one of our most loved and well known characters,” admitted Laura. “I can’t say at this stage who it is, but it’s definitely going to have a huge impact on their lives and all the people.