Producer Sophie Roper has revealed that the next few months in are set to have us on the edge of our seats with weddings, shocking arrivals and jaw-dropping stunts all heading to our screens. The climax of Belle's horrendous ordeal at the hands of her husband is set to take a chilling turn in the coming weeks, while a heartbreaking goodbye is also on the cards for one of the show's most iconic characters. And Sophie has admitted that these storylines will take the soap from the summer right through to the end of the year.
.. "We’ve got some brilliant storylines happening at the minute, lots of drama in the dales that you’re watching on screen that will continue to see as we go through the summer into the new year, very much keeping on top form.
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Heartbreaking goodbye to an iconic character Following the sad death of icon Steve Halliwell, who played Zak Dingle, last December, the show is set to say a fitting yet heartbreaking goodbye to one of its most legendary characters. "The Dingles have been at the heart of the show for 30 years and will continue to be so," says Sophie. "As many of you will know we lost Steve recently and so we’re going to be marking Zak’s passing in the coming months with a Dingle funeral.
It will be very difficult for a lot of people who work on the show and a lot of our viewers who have loved Zak for many years, but it’ll be a hugely fitting tribute to such an iconic character." New face for the Sugde.
