The Dingles dish THE DIRT!
EMMERDALE
When soapland wants an attention-seeking storyline, throw a huge family drama into the mix. In Emmerdale it’s always the Dingles, who make rabbits look like slow starters when it comes to procreating the human race.
This week they take centre stage at a lock-in in the Woolpack, as Lydia tries to discover who killed Craig. In a series of flashbacks, we see how convincing (or not) their alibis are, as betrayals and secrets come to the fore. It’s another of those rather silly Dingle courts that are always more childish than convincing, so let’s hope this offers something different.
It all begins on Monday with Billy staring at Craig’s lifeless body in the fields of Home Farm, the Death Row of the Dales. What happened at the barn, where Sam and Cain held Craig bound and gagged? What really happened before Tom’s romantic proposal to Belle, as it’s clear she’s hiding something? Aaron, Charity, Nate — and Caleb. What’s he hiding? A lot, would be my guess. He all but has ‘It was me wot dunnit, arrest me’ tattooed on his forehead. What’s the secret Mandy’s hiding from the family? Although with her gob, it’s hard to believe anything would stay under wraps even if it were a corpse six feet under.
Despite the alibis seemingly being established, Lydia has a nagging doubt that someone is being deceitful. Yer don’t say! This is the Dingle clan. They make Watergate look like little more than water under the bridge.
Disturbed by Lydia’s anxiety, a guilt-ridden Sam reveals that there is more to his version of events, and we finally discover what really happened to Craig. My guess is that he broke into the incredibly well-stocked Home Farm cellar, helped himself to vintage wines and tried to stumble home before falling unconscious — although on second thoughts, at the rate Kim drinks, there’s probably nothing left in the cellar by now.