Emmerdale confirms special hour-long Belle Dingle episode in format shake up amid evil husband Tom King’s abuse

EMMERDALE will air a different episode format following another showdown between Tom King and Belle Dingle.

The ITV soap will air a harrowing one-hour long episode focusing on Belle and her imagined futures which will play out with different scenarios.

Viewers will see more than one future she could be faced with amid her ordeal at the hands of abusive husband Tom King.

Tom coercively controlled wife Belle for months before turning violent.

And next week, the domestic violence storyline reaches a huge point.

After another tense confrontation with manipulative Tom, Belle’s suffering continues and she will be left in a daze wandering through the village.

Then three different potential future realities that could happen to Belle will play out.

Viewers will experience the emotional scenes through Belle’s eyes.

The aftermath of the episode may push Belle to reveal all to her family and the police.

Tom’s behaviour has shocked viewers after spying on Belle through cameras and making others believe Belle was mentally unstable.

He also ran over their dog Piper and allowed Belle to believe she had died.

However, fans were left outraged to learn that Piper didn’t die and Tom actually gave the dog away.

Taking to X – formerly Twitter – one fan said: “I knew Piper wasn’t dead! But I hope Belle finds out eventually and gets her back.”

Another added: “Piper is alive! And Belle is starting to work with the police against Tom. Let’s just pray the end is near.”

A third penned: “I had a gut feeling that Tom King didn’t kill Piper! He’s just torturing poor Belle! Still more to come on that storyline.”

Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX, with an hour-long episode on Thursdays.