Emmerdale star teases a lot of 'guilt and regret' while addressing deadly storyline

Kerry is worried about Pollard but doesn't know the extent of his inner turmoil
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Emmerdale has kicked off the new year will a series of gripping storylines including the disappearance of April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan) and the revelation of Ruby Fox-Miligan's (Beth Cordingly) harrowing abuse.

But it upcoming scenes, Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell) spirals leaving Kerry Wyatt (Laura Norton) trying to coax him out of a deadly plan. Downtrodden Pollard feels like he has failed Brenda (Lesley Dunlop) because he hasn't yet repaid her after losing her life savings.

Kerry is adamant that Brenda would rather wait for her money, if it meant he didn’t push himself to the brink as he suffers with Parkinson's. But she is oblivious to the extent of Pollard’s turmoil, and grand plan.

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Emmerdale Eric Pollard
Emmerdale's Pollard is left agonising over Brenda in forthcoming scenes -Credit:ITV

Later that week, Kerry baulks to see matches and accelerants at the shop and backed into a corner, Pollard admits he’s going to burn down the shop for the insurance claim to repay Brenda.

As Kerry disputes Pollard's assertion that arson is a victimless crime, Kerry is reluctant to reveal the reason why he needs to heed her words - can she find a way to convince Pollard not to go through with his plan?

Pollard's plot is set to see Kerry revisit the devastating fire in 2019 where one person died. In August 2019, Frank Clayton (Michael Praed) was killed off in tragic scenes when a blaze engulfed at the sweet factory.

Frank Clayton, played by Micheal Praed
Frank Clayton, played by Micheal Praed, died in fire during an Emmerdale episode in 2019 -Credit:ITV

Frank had gone in after his daughter Tracy Metcalfe (Amy Walsh) became trapped inside. The fire was caused by Kerry and her daughter Amy (Natalie Ann Jamieson) after they plotted to steal money from the factory, and they kept their secret afterwards.

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They eventually told Frank's daughters Tracy and Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) the truth, and despite a falling out and some bad blood, the sisters agreed to stay quiet. But will the truth be revealed by Kerry?

As Kerry is set to revisit her worst moment, actress Laura Norton confirmed her character is "riddled with guilt and regret" but that "it's nice for fans to talk about it as a sense of closure."

Firefighters being blown back by the force of the flames in Emmerdale
The Sweet Factory suffered a huge fire that led to the death of Frank Clayton in 2019 in Emmerdale -Credit:ITV

She continued: "The fans don't forget. They're very loyal, they watch the show and pay attention to the stories.

"And I think it's nice because the fans remember this, and to sort of revisit it and allow Kerry to be able to tap into that and perhaps explain it. or even think about it and talk about it, is nice for them to get a sense of closure on it, perhaps."

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Brushing over the past, Laura added: "She's never spoken to anybody. It's Kerry and Amy and Vanessa and Tracy that know. Obviously, they all knew around the same time because Kerry ended up telling Tracy, and they made the decision to keep it contained within them because there were things that happened between the four of them."

Emmerdale Kerry Wyatt
Emmerdale's Kerry is set to revisit the past as she tries to support Eric Pollard -Credit:ITV

The soap star added: "I think it's hard holding onto a secret like that. It doesn't do you any good. But also, yeah, just the impact that it had on so many people that she cared about and and the fact that it was just, you know, a really terrible, horrible accident at the hands of some terrible decisions.

"It's just completely haunted her and holding on to that secret and not being able to talk about it. It's been really hard for her, it never leaves her."

Will Kerry open up to Pollard about the past?

Emmerdale airs weekdays at 7:30pm on ITV and ITVX