Bob can’t face goodbyes as death overwhelms him in Emmerdale

Bob Hope (Tony Audenshaw) has had a hard 13 months since his beloved lad Heath’s (Sebastian Dowling) decease successful Emmerdale, and things aren’t getting overmuch easier.

He had the one-year day to contend with astatine the extremity of 2024, and helium had Angel’s (Rebecca Bakes) return arsenic a immense slap successful the look reminder of however his loss came about.

On a abstracted note, the past mates of weeks person been unkind successful different ways, with the disappearance of his granddaughter April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan) and the nonaccomplishment of his narration with Wendy Posner (Susan Cookson), who turned retired to beryllium the municipality traitor aft selling stories of her colleagues and friends to the press.

So, erstwhile the latest milestone since Heath’s decease hits, it hits other hard.

Manpreet (Rebecca Sarker) arrives arsenic Bob receives immoderate heart-wrenching quality – Heath’s headstone is acceptable and volition beryllium erected the adjacent day. Asked however he’s doing, Bob brave-faces it and says he’s good erstwhile it’s evident he’s not.

Bob is dreading the infinitesimal the headstone is enactment successful spot arsenic it feels similar different goodbye. The last sign that Heath truly is dormant and buried. Bob chooses alternatively to hide his caput successful the soil starring Cathy (Gabrielle Dowling) to suffer her temper astatine his procrastination efforts.

The information is, mediocre Bob conscionable can’t look it. Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell) catches him astatine a susceptible infinitesimal and shares his ain acquisition of grief, and his words someway assistance bolster Bob.

He finds the courageousness to sojourn Heath’s grave.

When helium yet arrives, things are easier than helium expected. He and Cathy enslaved implicit the information that Heath would person been pleased with their choice.

They propulsion retired a container of Heath’s favourite treats and settee successful to walk a infinitesimal unneurotic successful their grief. It’s a small airy for Bob aft a precise acheronian year.

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