Viv

[Perdita]

Not sure where to put this, I am sure there was a thread on this but I can't find it.

Spoiler:

Viv must be leaving shortly for her year's break. Anybody got any idea when and how she is leaving? I imagine she gets sent to prison for fraud with the current storyline. What do you think?

[Perdita]

Silly me, just found this on Wiki:

Spoiler:

Viv's departure

It was announced by ITV on November 7, 2007 that Deena Payne will be exiting the soap in 2008, but return after a 12 month break in 2009.


Charity fraud

Viv began raising money for children's charities, a drive which gained a much larger profile when Ashley Thomas and Laurel Thomas lost their son Daniel to cot death. Unfortunately for Viv, the man she entrusted with the charity money, Freddy Yorke, took the money and vanished, while her name was signed on the documents. Viv and Bob went to the police, but a flustered Viv only managed to implicate herself, as she admitted to moving funds around to try to help with the shortfall. Viv and Bob tried to keep the investigation a secret, but she was arrested at a party thrown for her at the Woolpack in honour of her charity efforts.

Both Viv and Bob were charged with conspricy to defraud.

The Hopes on Trial

The Hopes are due to stand a one week trail in August 2008.

[Chloe O'brien]

I don't think she will get sent to prison as being found guilty of fraud who get her more than a year. I think she will do a runner to go and find Freddie and clear her name.

[Perdita]

Never thought of that. You could be right there, however, we have had Cain do a runner, will they have another one in the Dales again?

[Perdita]

It can't be long now before Viv is back in Emmerdale, she wanted a year off and she left in August, a brief appearance when Bob tried to visit her in jail. I hope she comes back in time before Bob and Gennie do something stupid and perhaps we will see the twins again.

[angel_eyes87]

She returns to filming in a few weeks. Found that out on another thread, aswell as wiki states she will be back in the Summer 09.

[Chloe O'brien]

It doesn't feel like it's been a year since the trial. I hope they go back to the old comical Viv and Bob.

[Perdita]

The trial was in August, I expect we will see her on screen again around that time.

[angel_eyes87]

I am going to feel sorry for Viv when she gets back because from the looks of it

Spoiler:

Bob and Gennie start an affair.

[lizann]

I wonder how will Viv be when she returns - surely prison will have changed her