After Harry's birth, his grandmother Wendy Posner (Susan Cookson) wanted to meet him, but Victoria was anxious because initially she refused to believe that Lee raped her and her insistence that she was lying.
However, as he feels guilty over the affair, Nate covers for them by lying to Cara about what happened, saying he was shot by random farm hustlers, and she leaves again.
Cara fell pregnant, and when Cain's mother Faith Dingle (Sally Dexter) found out, she persuaded her to leave.
In October 2020, it was announced that Thomas would be reprising her role, with Cara set to make her onscreen return later in the month.
[6] Carell told Digital Spy: "I don't know how long Cara is back for, but with the whole situation of Nate taking the rap for Belle, Tracy gets involved and wants to do the best she can to prevent that.
Mark is a former colleague of Harriet Finch (Katherine Dow Blyton), and the boss of Will Taylor (Dean Andrews) former gang.
He is later revealed to be a corrupted police officer, and he blackmails Will, Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) and Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) into working for him, threatening their arrest if they do not comply.
When Mark learns of Dawn's police report, he tries to force her to suicide with heroin, which is interrupted when Harriet bludgeons him over the head.
[8] In an interview with Stephen Patterson of Metro, actor Womack talked about his character saying: "He likes messing with people's heads, especially Will's.
[9] Talking to Inside Soap, Womack described Mark as "very dastardly", and stated that "you wouldn’t want to lock horns with him".
[12] Upon his casting, it was revealed that Paul would have a connection to established characters Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) and her adoptive son, Vinny (Bradley Johnson).
Having recently directed a couple of episodes and seen at close quarters the superb work the cast, crews, and creatives produce, I can't wait to become part of the team once again – albeit in a different capacity.
Just as Paul goes to kick Liv again, Jimmy King (Nick Miles), blinded by sunlight, accidentally crashes his van into the barn.
[15] COVID restrictions had an effect on the filming process of Paul's death stunt, which he described as "painstaking", due to the attention to detail and safety.
[15] Although it was confirmed that Emmerdale would be featuring the death of a character, the identity of the victim was unknown until the episode was transmitted.
Upon his casting, Lennon expressed his excitement to be appearing on Emmerdale, stating that he feels lucky to be a part of the soap.
[18] Lennon admired that Ben is assured within himself in spite of his childhood, which he accredited in part to people like Aaron who bullied him.
Ben reveals that he has given his father lots of money to pay for bills, which Warren spent on drinking.
Lennon explained that Ben has grown up around his father being drunk, and as a result, knows a lot about the trauma and struggle involved in alcoholism.
On her casting, Sandhu commented: "Meena is such a fun and complex character to play and I'm really looking forward to seeing how people react to her".
[24] After Meena's murder of Leanna Cavanagh (Mimi Slinger), Yasmine Leung of HITC noted that she has "left quite the impression on viewers".
[25] Leung noticed that fans of the soap had praised Sandhu for her portrayal of Meena and that they had become invested in the storyline due to her acting skills.
[26] Since murdering Leanna, Meena has killed Andrea Tate (Anna Nightingale) and Ben Tucker (Simon Lennon).
Duncan Lindsay of the Metro wrote that his arrival means Moira's "life is set to be turned upside down".
Sadly, their time together came to an abrupt end when a surprising turn of events led to Moira leaving the family home forever."
[32] Charles' character and casting details were announced on 26 November 2020, alongside that of his onscreen son, Ethan (Emile John).
[33] It was stated that when his son Ethan is accused of a crime he did not commit, Charles' "intense need to fight injustice" leads to a rivalry with the established Dingle family.
"[33] Producer Sophie Roper stated that Emmerdale were delighted to be welcoming Mathurin to the soap and noted the "dynamic new father and son duo" will "send shockwaves through the village as they find themselves embroiled in the heart of a thought-provoking story with one of our most loved families", referring to the Dingle family.
"[33] Charles meets with ex-wife Esme (Eva Fontaine), who informs him that the paur have a daughter together, Naomi (Karene Peter).
Naomi's backstory involves being put up for adoption by Esme, who was cheated on by Charles and suffered from postpartum depression.