An hour-long Emmerdale special will highlight the voices of domestic abuse survivors as a long-running storyline on the issue comes to an end.
In the soap, Belle King, played by Eden Taylor-Draper, has been subject to coercive control and abuse at the hands of her manipulative husband, Tom King, played by James Chase, for months.
The Yorkshire Dales-based show, says the final chapter will see Belle find the strength to report Tom to the police.
The conclusion will come in December, when the special hour-long episode highlights "the real life voices of domestic abuse victims and survivors".
Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw said: "When we first embarked on this journey we knew we wanted to show domestic abuse, coercive control and manipulation in all its guises.
"The privilege we have on a drama such as Emmerdale is being able to show the reality of a situation like Belle's over a longer period of time to authentically reflect what so many people go through in real life on a daily basis.
"We knew from the outset that Belle would need some sort of closure on Tom and we know our Emmerdale audience always look forward to our villains getting their comeuppance.
"We don’t want to spoil the outcome of this story and reveal what will happen to Tom, but needless to say, Belle’s going to be in a much better place by this Christmas."
During the storyline, Emmerdale has experimented with using an episode showing three potential futures for Belle, seen the character’s dog also become a victim of the abuse and has worked with domestic abuse charities on how to approach the issue.
At the 2024 National Television Awards (NTAs), Emmerdale scooped up the best soap prize, Taylor-Draper was also recognised with a nomination alongside Ireland's Brendan O'Carroll who won the Comedy Award for his role in Mrs Brown's Boys at the UK's National Television Awards in London.
Minnie the dog, called Piper in the soap, also scooped the best pet prize, at the Inside Soap Awards in September, while the best actress went to Taylor-Draper.
If you are affected by this storyline please refer to these helplines.
Emmerdale is on every weekday at 7.30pm on Virgin Media.
Source: Press Association
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