Inside Soap UK 16 - 2019

“Soaps do love a little bit of mystery” Soaps do love a little bit of mystery, all the way back to when we were left puzzling over who was the father of Michelle Fowler’s baby in EastEnders, in the show’s early days. But this week, Emmerdale takes it to a whole new level, as a gang of residents head off on a night out, which we see the beginning of – but the end of the eventful evening will remain a mystery, leaving us puzzling over what fate has befallen several of the characters. Catch the drama over the page. Meanwhile, in a totally shameless plug, if you enjoy a puzzle, then you’re in luck! The Inside Soap Puzzle Special is out now, packed with great brainteasers, as well as…

One thing that makes Emmerdale stand apart from the other soaps is the way it likes to play with how it tells its stories – and this week, it throws out the rulebook completely! On Thursday, we’ll follow a gang of villagers on a night out in Hotten, but as the excitement hits its peak, we’ll be left on a cliffhanger… A host of cliffhangers, in fact! Afterwards, life in the village will continue seemingly as normal, while we’re left wondering exactly what happened to everyone on that fateful night. But then, in two weeks’ time, our curiosity will be satisfied with a special set of flashback episodes, revealing everything that occured that evening… To whet your appetite for the drama ahead, Inside Soap has sat down for a gossip…

“When Maya sees the kiss, she starts hurling abuse at Tracy!” Having arranged a big night out with her pals in town, Tracy’s hoping to find herself a sexy new bloke in the club. The last thing she expects is to be locking lips with her ex-husband, David! The shock smooch comes about after David has a bust-up with girlfriend Maya, and Tracy offers him a shoulder to cry on. However, all hell breaks loose when Maya spots the two of them together – and the kiss sets off a chain of events that will change the course of all their lives forever… “Tracy’s been up for this big club night for a while – she’s single again, so she’s always trying to get people to go out with her,”…

While Emmerdale bosses aren’t giving much away about how this night out will end, we can reveal that someone will spot Maya and Jacob in a passionate embrace – and they won’t be keeping this information to themselves! “Maya’s caught with Jacob by one of the girls, and news travels fast,” confirms Amy. “Initially, as a group, they don’t believe that what’s been seen is the truth – not that someone is lying, but that there must be some explanation. As soon as they realise what’s happening, they want to get Maya on her own and hear the truth. It all gets a bit crazy…” Amy’s sworn to secrecy about what happens next, but she does tell us that Tracy’s on the warpath after finding out about Maya’s actions. “It…

Drunk Rhona puts her relationship with Pete in jeopardy this week – as she hits the club, determined to prove she’s still young at heart. It all kicks off between the troubled vet and her younger fella when he makes the big mistake of confiding in his old flame Debbie about their issues. Pete explains to his ex that Rhona’s been helping Kim Tate track down estranged son Jamie, and Rhona later witnesses the former couple having some banter with kids Jack and Sarah. So, feeling vulnerable about her age compared with Debbie’s, Rhona decides to let her hair down. “Rhona gets swept along on the night out by accident,” shares Zoe Henry, who plays her. “Debbie’s there when Rhona is invited to the club, and Rhona feels jealous, so…

Victoria’s life is turned upside down by a cruel twist of fate this week, as the fire alarm sounds at the nightclub – and the evacuation has terrible consequences. Before it all kicks off, Victoria is just hoping to have a fun night out with good pal Amy, as well as enjoy a bit of flirting with Ellis. But when the evening goes from being a mix of good tunes and strong drinks to something much darker, events take a very different turn – with press reports revealing that Victoria is set to be raped. “It’s safe to say that all is not as it seems, and Victoria’s life will change forever as a result of going to the nightclub,” shares Isabel Hodgins, who plays her. “At the club, she…