{"id":36251,"date":"2023-08-29T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T06:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1878400"},"modified":"2023-08-29T09:39:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:39:53","slug":"5-emmerdale-spoilers-for-next-week-lydia-dingle-is-raped","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/5-emmerdale-spoilers-for-next-week-lydia-dingle-is-raped\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Emmerdale spoilers for next week: Lydia Dingle is raped"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plus, Tom is mugged and Cain bonds with his brother. <\/p>

By Helen Daly\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 29 August 2023 at 06:00 AM<\/p>

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Warning: This article contains discussion of rape that some readers may find distressing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a tough week coming up for Lydia Dingle (played by Karen Blick) as she is raped by her old friend<\/a> and lover, Craig Reed (Ben Addis) on Emmerdale<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The pair were growing close, bonding over the loss of their stillborn child when they were younger, but Craig mistook Lydia\u2019s kindness for something else, and in harrowing scenes, will sexually assault her.<\/p>\n

Will she keep her ordeal hidden, or will she find the strength to tell the police what happened to her?<\/p>\n

Read on for all your spoilers from Emmerdale, between Monday 4th September and Friday 8th September 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>

1. Lydia Dingle is raped<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Emmerdale\u2019s Lydia is scared of Craig.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Craig arrives back in Emmerdale unannounced, much to Sam and Lydia\u2019s confusion, and it\u2019s clear he wants to talk about his past with Lydia. The pair open up and she offers to take him to their baby\u2019s final resting place. There, they imagine what the little one\u2019s life could have been like and it\u2019s clear the devastating event they\u2019ve been through has brought them closer together. Later on, they get closer and almost kiss, while Lydia resolves to keep the moment from Sam.<\/p>\n

The next day, Lydia opens up about the near-kiss with Kim and it\u2019s clear there are things playing on her mind as she tries to resign from her post, before quickly changing her mind. When she sees Craig later on, he tells her how much she means to him and how he\u2019s grown feelings for her again \u2013 but rather than taking no for an answer, he forces himself on Lydia and rapes her.<\/p>\n

Lydia is completely unable to process what happened to her as Craig drives her home. Lydia runs upstairs and takes a shower, before deciding to hide the clothes she was wearing away in a bid to keep her ordeal a secret. Will she find the strength to report Craig\u2019s heinous crime?<\/p>\n

2. Cain and Caleb finally bond<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The Dingles gather for a drinking game on Emmerdale.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

It\u2019s safe to say Cain and Caleb\u2019s relationship has been fraught since the latter\u2019s arrival last year, but the brothers seem to finally be getting on the right path. It all starts when Caleb tries to get in the middle of Nate and Cain, keen to clear the air between them. Caleb proposes the driving firm a shared enterprise between Cain, Nate and Nicky; while Cain isn\u2019t convinced, Nate is keen to hear more. Despite some concerns, it seems Cain and Caleb\u2019s relationship is softening, and eventually the latter is welcomed into the family with a drink from the Dingle welly.<\/p>\n

A successful night comes to a close and Chas is heartened to see her brothers getting on well. While Cain and Caleb wash up the dishes, they wonder whether going into business might not be a mad idea after all. Is this the start of a new chapter together?<\/p>\n

3. Tom is attacked<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Belle comforts a bloodied Tom on Emmerdale.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Belle is feeling insecure about her relationship with Tom when he says he\u2019s thinking about moving into a new place outside of the village. And when she spots him growing closer to the Dawn, Belle is worried. Tom pulls up to the vets in his fancy car and offers the pregnant Dawn a ride, not knowing how unimpressed Belle is at his movements. Dawn tries to make amends and asks Belle if she\u2019s like to go on a double date with her, Billy and Tom, but tensions rise.<\/p>\n

As Tom and Belle leave, the former is called out on an urgent vets call, but he doesn\u2019t get very far as he\u2019s confronted by a thug who demands his car keys. While Tom stands up to him, a second wrong\u2019un arrives and knocks the vet to the floor before taking his car. Belle finds Tom in a state and calls the police. Will Tom be OK?<\/p>\n

4. Charles leaves<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Charles packs his bags on Emmerdale.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

After a whirlwind couple of weeks with his dad firmly destroying any plans he had for peace, Charles decides enough\u2019s enough and heads on a retreat, glad of some rest. What will await him when he returns?<\/p>\n

5. Amelia makes a decision<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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An upset Amelia talks to Noah on Emmerdale.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Amelia finally opened up to Noah about how she was feeling anxious about living alone with baby Esther now that her dad isn\u2019t around to support her. After talking it through, Amelia makes a decision \u2013 what will she do?<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n