Emmerdale set secrets revealed – including Tom and Belle’s ‘Welsh’ cottage location
Emmerdale viewers will watch Tom King and Belle Dingle arrive in Wales in upcoming scenes of the ITV soap as a special flashback episode shines a light on their marriage
Tom King and Belle Dingle leave Emmerdale village and head to Wales in upcoming scenes of the popular ITV soap.
In a special flashback episode airing tonight (Wednesday, July 24), viewers will see Tom continue his coercive control behaviour. As part of his manipulation, he takes Belle (played by Eden Taylor Draper) to a remote holiday cottage in Wales, further isolating her from her loved ones.
However, it has been revealed that the cottage scenes were actually filmed on the Emmerdale village set. Jeff Hordley, who portrays Cain Dingle, confessed at a recent Emmerdale event: “It’s at the top of the village. It’s the new building that’s meant to be Moira and Cain’s house. The crew did a great job.”
Despite filming taking place in Yorkshire, the Emmerdale design and construction team managed to create the holiday cottage. Head of Design Gillian Slight explains: “The location is actually part of Emmerdale’s village complex, it’s on the outskirts and hasn’t really been seen by the viewers so it’s believable that it’s a property 300 miles away from the Yorkshire Dales.”
“We have total access and control over the building, so we were free to decorate and furnish the interior and exterior. The garden was basically a pile of builders rubble, so landscaping and planting was necessary, to make it look pretty. The whole job took about 4 weeks to complete.”, reports Wales Online.
In Tuesday’s episode (July 23), viewers saw Cain and Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) arrive at a ransacked holiday cottage in Wales, with blood on the wall and Belle nowhere to be found.
The forthcoming flashback episode will depict Tom and Belle’s joyful arrival at the secluded cottage. However, when Belle overhears her husband planning to prolong their stay, flashbacks reveal the full extent of their week. Scenes unveil Tom’s physical and emotional dominance over Belle and their dog Piper.
Belle realises she is completely isolated from everyone she cares about. Despite her constant efforts to please him, Tom blames all their problems on her, indicating a significant shift in power dynamics. Will Belle manage to break free from her manipulative husband?
Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 and ITVX at 7.30pm