A death, two weddings and two babies: Emmerdale’s Live episode has it all
Emmerdale killed off Carl King in the soap’s special 40th anniversary live episode last night.
He’s spent the last few months blackmailing former flame Chas Dingle over her affair with Cameron Murray, but on last night’s first-ever live episode, troubled Carl King finally met his maker after making one too many enemies in the village.
In a practically flawless hour-long edition to celebrate the ITV1 soap’s 40th anniversary, the businessman began causing trouble by storming into Chas and Dan’s wedding covered in blood, telling the couple their union was a “mistake.”
Stunned by her lovers outburst and desperate to get her new groom out of Carl’s path, a desperate Chas attempted to get Dan to leave the Dales forever, but then after Chas ran out of the couple’s reception claiming she needed to change her dress, a worried Dan went looking for her – only to find his new wife with her bags packed.
Ignoring her pleas to leave the village immediately, he said: “You think you’ve had the ultimate humiliation when your wife tells you she’s a lesbian but it turns out the barrel is a lot deeper.”
Handing Chas the keys to his beloved camper van, Dan fled the scene – leaving Chas preparing to drive off before Carl could find her again.
However, she wasn’t alone for long, with her conniving ex soon looking straight at her through the windscreen.
After they began kissing passionately in the back of the vehicle, Chas seemed to see her mood turn, telling Carl: ‘You don’t want to be with me, Carl. You just don’t want anyone to have me.
‘You lied, you cheated and now you’re blackmailing me, you’re everything a woman wants. Go ahead, tell everyone I’ve been s***ging around because I have just ruined a good man’s life because of you.’
An angry fight ensued, with Carl pinning Chas up against a wall and the pair rolling around on the floor in a violent scuffle.
Freeing herself and with it all became too much, a terrified Chas grabbed a nearby rock and delivered a potentially deadly blow to Carl’s head, before running away in horror.
Although knocked out by the incident, Carl seemed to be recovering – until Cameron arrived on the scene and vowed he wouldn’t leave until Carl agreed not to tell his girlfriend Debbie about his affair with Chas.
Telling Cameron to put the brick he was holding down, he said: “Put that down, we both know you’re not going to use it.”
Shrugged off by an arrogant Carl, who refused to agree to Cameron’s demands, Cameron hit him from behind as he parted with the famous last words: “I’m indestructible!”
As if that wasn’t enough drama for one episode, both Gennie and Debbie welcomed babies into the world.
Meanwhile, Katie’s nuptials with Declan also had their fair share of ups and downs, resulting in a fuming Megan shoving the bride’s face into her wedding cake.
