An hour-long Emmerdale special will highlight the voices of domestic abuse survivors as a long-running storyline on the issue comes to an end later this year. Belle King, played by Eden Taylor-Draper, has been suffering coercive control and abuse at the hands of her manipulative husband, Tom King (James Chase), on the ITV soap for months. The show, based on the Yorkshire Dales, says the final chapter will see Belle find the strength to report Tom to the police.
The conclusion will come in December, when the special hour-long episode highlights “the real life voices of domestic abuse victims and survivors”. How far will Tom go to avoid prison?#Emmerdale pic.twitter.
com/OHHFupjk2A — Emmerdale (@emmerdale) November 4, 2024 Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw said: “When we first embarked on this journey we knew we wanted to show domestic abuse, coercive control and manipulation in all its guises. “The privilege we have on a drama such as Emmerdale is being able to show the reality of a situation like Belle’s over a longer period of time to authentically reflect what so many people go through in real life on a daily basis. “We knew from the outset that Belle would need some sort of closure on Tom and we know our Emmerdale audience always look forward to our villains getting their comeuppance.
“We don’t want to spoil the outcome of this story and reveal what will happen to Tom, but needless to say, Belle’s going to be in a much better place by this Christmas.” Duri.
