Emmerdale boss teases 'unexpected' fallout to death horror as lives 'change forever'

Emmerdale is lining up huge scenes on the ITV soap this month, with it confirmed that at least one villager will die.

But producer Kate Brooks has now revealed the big stunt week is only the beginning, with the repercussions said to be huge of what goes down.

It's been teased a series of stunts will leave lives in peril, as village favourites are left fighting for their lives.

Some of those caught up in the scenes include Victoria Sugden, David Metcalfe, Priya Sharma, Charles Anderson, Andrea Tate and Manpreet Sharma - judging by a promo image.

As well as a few others taking part in the survival challenge, where the big drama unfolds, killer Meena Jutla will take centre stage amid her plot to murder Victoria.

Emmerdale is lining up huge scenes on the ITV soap this month, with it confirmed that at least one villager will die (ITV)

With talks of a waterfall stunt, dangerous rapids and scenes in a maze, Kate has now teased the scenes will change lives forever, and change storylines for a long time to come.

Speaking to The Mirror, Kate promised stories would take "unexpected" directions in the fallout to the big week, as spoilers remain under wraps.

She explained: "It is very safe to say that there'll be a lot of repercussions to come from this week. What happens during this week will really impact the lives of some of our well-loved characters.

Emmerdale boss Kate Brooks promised the big stunt week is just the beginning (ITV)

"This is just the start of something that will irrecoverably change our characters' lives forever."

Kate went on: "We do these weeks and they're big, exciting, explosive and brilliant, but they fall short if they don't give us bigger stories afterwards.

"These really catapult the stories into completely different and unexpected directions. You usually find with these weeks that when our writers get given these storylines, they're very excited and they can't wait to get started.

With talks of a waterfall stunt, dangerous rapids and scenes in a maze, Kate has now teased the scenes will change lives forever (ITV)

"However, some of these big massive stunts can literally be a couple of lines in a stage direction. So it was really, really imperative that we rooted this in character-driven stories.

"We made it about the people involved, as much as about the stunts and visuals. Love, friendship and betrayal are three of the themes that run through the week.

"While some of our characters may get their happy-ever-after, unfortunately, others might not be so lucky…"

Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7pm on ITV, with an extra episode at 8pm on Thursdays.