Emmerdale spoilers follow.
Emmerdale has dropped a new ‘Where is Bear?’ promotional trailer that’s left fans gripped, as it teases some major upcoming revelations. Paddy Kirk’s father, Bear Wolf, left the village in his car over three months ago, saying he was travelling to Ireland to stay with friends. While viewers know that Bear never made it to his destination, Paddy was unaware that his father was missing.
In scenes set to air this week, after a long summer of absence, Paddy will realise that Bear is nowhere to be found and isn’t safe in Ireland as he thought.
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With Bear’s mental state in question, Paddy is worried about his father’s safety. He also feels guilty they parted on bad terms after Paddy suggested that Bear may have dementia.
As Paddy and his wife Mandy do their best to work out Bear’s whereabouts, the new promotional trailer drops strong hints of his actual location.
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As the trailer teases, the question about where Bear has been all this time will soon be answered…
Previously speaking about Bear’s upcoming storyline, show bosses confirmed Bear’s whereabouts will take centre stage in a major new storyline.
Speaking back in May, producer Laura Shaw said: “The character of Bear, we’ve got a big storyline coming up for him.
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“He’s going to go off screen for a little while, he’s going to go missing. And when he comes back, what you’ll see is a very different Bear in a really different situation.
“We’re all going to be watching and going, ‘What the hell has happened here?’ That’s going to be really exciting.”
The soap recently confirmed that a special episode, which will follow Bear in the 100 days he’s been missing, will air this month.
The harrowing standalone episode will explore the sad but common situation that older people often become trapped in.
Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.
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