Emmerdale reveals first look as April is ‘forever changed’ by ordeal

Emmerdale has offered a archetypal look into a peculiar episode that volition research April Windsor’s (Amelia Flanagan) clip distant from location aft she went missing connected Christmas Day.

Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) was horrified to find that April’s furniture hadn’t been slept successful erstwhile helium went to cheque connected her connected Christmas morning, and has been pushing himself to the bounds successful his hunt for her ever since.

It has been a terrifying clip for Marlon and the family, arsenic they person taken increasingly hopeless measures to effort and bring April home.

At the opening of the year, they faced their worst nightmare erstwhile they had to place the assemblage of a young pistillate believed to beryllium April, aft her purse had been recovered successful her possession.

It turned retired not to beryllium her, but Marlon was soon plagued with nightmares that April whitethorn beryllium dead.

Recording entreaty videos and offering rewards for information, April’s household person pushed themselves to the limit successful their quest to find her.

On Monday, February 3, they yet get the quality that April has been found.

Her ordeal implicit the past weeks volition past beryllium explored successful the occurrence acceptable to aerial connected Tuesday, February 4, arsenic flashbacks uncover what beingness has been similar for April.

The harrowing occurrence volition picture the teen uncovering herself with obscurity to stay, and the heartbreaking and terrifying situations she finds herself successful arsenic she tries to past connected the streets.

‘April’s flashback occurrence is simply a heartbreaking depiction of beingness connected the thoroughfare arsenic a teenage girl,’ amusement brag Laura Shaw said.

‘Continuing to instrumentality guidance from the fabulous squad astatine Missing People, it was incredibly important that we didn’t shy distant from the agonising travel that April would spell done and their assistance was invaluable successful making definite the occurrence has the authenticity required.

‘Amelia Flanagan’s outstanding show makes this arguably 1 of Emmerdale’s basal retired episodes of this twelvemonth and promises to commencement a caller travel for the quality of April, everlastingly changed by her clip surviving connected the metropolis streets.’

Actor Mark Charnock precocious spoke exclusively to Metro astir the storyline, revealing that Marlon and Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) volition conflict to comprehend April’s ordeal.

‘If they’re fortunate capable to find her successful the quality haystack and get her back, there’s the situation of keeping her,’ helium explained.

‘Her beingness has changed truthful overmuch successful ways that Rhona and Marlon can’t statesman to comprehend.

‘They’re going to person to woody with an wholly caller quality being oregon effort and entree the bits of her that they utilized to cognize and bring it forward.’