Emmerdale spoilers follow.
Emmerdale’s Aaron Dingle and Robert Sugden face a deadly fight for survival next week, as their hostage ordeal with Robert’s killer brother John leads into the carnage of the Corriedale car crash. Can the cursed lovers outwit the murdering medic, or could they became his next victims?
“John is evil!” declares Ryan Hawley, who plays Robert. “He’s had Aaron and Robert tied up in their flat, and they are desperate to escape. At this point, it’s either them or John.”
After making a surprise reappearance in the village over Christmas, John keeps estranged husband Aaron and half-brother Robert captive in their flat.
Having been on the run for months for his catalogue of calculating crimes, which include murdering Nate Robinson, deluded John plans to whisk his ex off to France, along with sister Victoria and nephew Harry.
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Jealous John wants love rival Robert out of the picture, but his captives soon manage to turn the tables on him – and their tormentor ends up being the one bound and gagged and begging for his life.
However, in a shocking turn of events, Aaron suddenly knocks Robert out cold and tells John he wants to flee with him…
“Robert wants to kill John, but Aaron doesn’t want anyone else to die,” reveals Danny Miller, who plays Aaron, as he picks up the story. “The best way of dealing with this is by going to the police, that’s how Aaron is going to get justice for Nate and all the other people John’s hurt.
“He comes up with a clever way of getting John to the police station which means double crossing Robert, the love of his life…”
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Aaron plants a passionate kiss on an ecstatic John as they head to the car, leaving unconscious Robert behind, and get ready to make their bid for freedom – or so it seems.
Unbeknown to John, Aaron’s attack on Robert is all a ruse to trick him into going to the police station and handing himself in.
As Aaron grabs the pistol and turns it on John, forcing him to drive to the cop shop, will his risky vengeance plan work?
Meanwhile, dazed Robert wakes to find Aaron and John have vanished. Confused and woozy, he staggers out of the flat and seeks help out in the village, where he finds Joe.
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Explaining his terrifying predicament, frantic Robert begs the tycoon to help him find Aaron before John smuggles him to another country. As the pair set off on their quest, they’re in a race against time to save Aaron from John’s clutches.
Back in the car, Aaron is still pointing the gun, praying he can get John to confess and bring an end to this nightmare. Crazed John refuses to go along with the plan and puts his foot down on the accelerator, forcing Aaron to try and take control of the wheel.
As the situation escalates, John attempts to seize the gun back from Aaron, taking his eyes off the road – which sends the car veering into the oncoming traffic. Will they survive?
Corriedale airs on Monday 5 January at 8pm on ITV1 and streams afterwards on ITVX.
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