Emmerdale will air its Charity Dingle flashback episode on Tuesday 29th May and viewers will be transported back into the character’s traumatic past.
It comes as Charity’s girlfriend Vanessa Woodfield overhears Charity and vicar Harriet Finch talking about the baby boy she’d had as a young teen.
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While Vanessa and Harriet secretly decide to do some detective work, Charity drives out of the village. As she drives a song comes on the radio that takes her back to her troubled teenage years.
The audience will be taken on a journey into Charity’s past where they will experience the traumatic events Charity endured at a such a young age.
And the soap has cast a young actress to portray the teenage Charity in what will no doubt be dark and disturbing scenes.
Mica Proctor will star as the younger version of Charity in the landmark hour-long episode next week.
Last month the feisty landlady told her girlfriend Vanessa the truth of her abusive past – how she was forced into prostitution as a child, groomed by Bails and subsequently sexually and emotionally abused by him.
As a result of the abuse, Charity gave birth to a son, who she since revealed to Harriet had died.
Emmerdale chiefs have said that the episode will portray the “pain, heartbreak and confusion” that Charity felt when she went through her ordeal.
Speaking about her character’s special episode, actress Emma Atkins revealed: “It’s such a brilliant opportunity for me to explore Charity’s past and a chance to discover why Charity behaves the way she does a lot of the time. It’s stuff that’s been locked away for years, very painful stuff, and she finally feels able to talk about it.”
She continues: “It’s obviously the hardest storyline I’ve had due to the subject matter and I am duty bound to play it as truthfully as I can. If it in any way helps give anyone out there who’s suffered any kind of abuse the strength to open up, even just to talk about it, then that can only be the start of a good thing.”
Emmerdale has consulted with North Yorkshire’s Rape Unit while working on Charity’s storyline.
A spokesperson for the Unit said: “This is the third occasion that we have assisted Emmerdale with the storylines they have run around safeguarding and incidents involving victims of serious sexual crimes.
“They are so careful to ensure that they are portraying events correctly and providing the right information. They have always made sure the facts are correct and that victims can, and do get, the help and support they may need.”
Emma Atkins who plays Charity also revealed that the stand alone episode will drop another bombshell about Charity that no one knows.
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Speaking on This Morning earlier this month, she said: “Charity and Vanessa kind of narrate Charity’s past and the audience go back and see what it was like for her.
“At the very end of the episode the audience are left with this incredible nugget of information that nobody else knows and I love it when they do that.”
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Emmerdale airs week nights at 7pm with an extra episode on Thursday at 8pm on ITV