Emmerdale favourite Sam Dingle, played by James Hooton, was left brutally injured this week, when he found himself impaled on a spike after he, his sister Belle (Eden Taylor-Draper) and nephew Nate (Jurell Carter) were forced to flee from a herd of cows during the village storm.
The much-loved character seemed to be at serious risk of becoming the next fatal casualty in the soap’s 50th anniversary week. However, last night's episode saw him receive surgery for his injury's after it was discovered the spike didn't go through any of his internal organs - phew!
In a behind the scenes clip posted on Emmerdale's official Instagram account, the ITV soap reveals that a stunt double was used to perform the graphic scenes. In the hilarious clip Sam brands him "too young looking and too good looking" to be his double.
