Emmerdale is lining up an explosive new twist that will air at the end of October, and spur on stories leading into the new year.
No specific details have been revealed about the plot, other than that it concludes the show's big 50th anniversary - amid a time of "death and destruction".
Soap boss Jane Hudson told The Mirror and other press what was ahead in the coming weeks, with a devastating storm set to destroy the village and the lives of its residents.
