Emmerdale pub landlady Chas Dingle faces a terrifying ordeal next week as her niece Debbie holds her at gunpoint and threatens to pull the trigger.
Chas is horrified as she finds herself at the mercy of a crazed Debbie (Charley Webb), who is still hell-bent on revenge after her aunt's affair with Cameron Murray.
Here, Lucy Pargeter - who plays Chas - reveals how her character copes in the frightening situation.
Does Chas still feel guilty about her relationship with Cameron after all this time?
"Chas feels guilty about what happened because of the repercussions with Debbie, Sarah and the rest of the Dingle family. However, the guilt about being with Cameron has gone, because they're now quite a solid couple who are dealing with the issues in the village.
"Chas does feel a bit guilty about the fallout of everything. But so much time has passed, so Chas is now getting to the point where she thinks, 'Come on guys - enough is enough'."
This new twist for Chas and Debbie proves that it's far from over! Would Chas ever have imagined that Debbie would want to kill her?
"I think Chas feels that if Debbie was going to do anything, she would have done it by now. However, the situation does start upping a gear, and the threats from Debbie are happening again.
"But Chas is Chas - she thinks Debbie can give a good bit of verbal, but if she were to take her on physically, I'd put money on Chas! I certainly don't think Chas thinks Debbie would go so far as to kill her."
As next week's episodes begin, Debbie lures Chas into a false sense of security by being nice to her. Is Chas suspicious?
"Yeah, Chas is suspicious over the reasons behind Debbie's change in attitude. It was only the week before that Debbie was still causing trouble and giving her dirty looks in The Woolpack. She's also got a little lapdog now in Robbie.
"When Debbie says, 'Let's be friends and sort this out', Chas wonders what's going on, but she is willing to give it a go. Chas is very much on the back foot, though!"
What goes through Chas's mind when they're on their way to a Dingle family meal and Debbie suddenly produces a gun?
"Chas thinks that Debbie has completely lost the plot, basically! It's definitely taking a bit of a turn!
"At first, Chas thinks that Debbie isn't going to use the gun, because she's never been into firearms or gone down a dark route before. She thinks Debbie is just going to scare her, give her a good talking to and leave her in the middle of nowhere to think about what she's done."
As Debbie is holding her captive in an abandoned barn, does Chas's take on the situation change?
"Yes, eventually Chas does think that she's going to die, because Debbie is very, very close to pulling the trigger. Chas can see the look in Debbie's eye and she's completely devoid of any emotion, any family ties or any love for Chas at all. She seems very likely to pull the trigger."
It's Cain and Charity who realise what Debbie is up to and try to stop her. How do those two feel about Chas at the moment?
"Charity is still very much on Debbie's side. With Cain, he's mellowed and they're talking a little bit, but he'd still choose his daughter over his sister any day. They do both turn up and things go, in Chas's eyes, from bad to worse…"
What was your reaction to the story taking such a dramatic twist?
"I think it had to come to an end. This won't necessarily be the absolute end of it, but it had to come to a massive crescendo to really give it justice."
Do you think there's even a slight possibility that Chas and Debbie could get their friendship back?
"I don't know if they ever will get it back. Personally, I don't know if I ever could forgive someone fully for doing that to me. Hopefully things can lead to a bit more normality.
"I don't think they'll ever have the same aunty-niece relationship. However, the Dingles have always got some sort of bother between them, but they're family and that's what pulls them through.
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