DEATH on the cards in tonight's Emmerdale as THIS villager goes MISSING?

Emmerdale

Tonight's Emmerdale sees the start of Noah Dingle's overdose storyline...

Prepare yourself for dramatic scenes in tonight's Emmerdale as Noah Dingle's life hangs in the balance after taking drugs.

For weeks Noah has been trying to protect fellow teenager Sarah Sugden after she has fallen in with the wrong crowd, and in particular started a relationship with bad boy Danny.

Noah is shocked Sarah swallows pill from Danny in Emmerdale

Noah's life is thrown into danger thanks to Sarah's dodgy new friend Danny (Picture: ITV)

Viewers have seen Danny offering Sarah drugs and, in a bid to impress him, she has taken them despite having a serious heart defect.

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But despite being against drugs himself, fans watched on Friday (20th December) as Noah took a pill in a moment of desperation and tonight's trip to the Dales sees him fighting for his life as he has a bad reaction.

Sarah is worried when she realises Noah hasn't come home all night, and soon Charity starts to worry when Belle Dingle reveals Noah wasn't staying over at Samson's like everyone thought.

Will Noah stop Sarah taking pills from Danny in Emmerdale

Noah has been trying to protect Sarah from Danny's influence (Picture: ITV)

Suddenly realising that Noah is missing, everyone starts to panic... but still Sarah stays quiet about the drugs.

However, as Charity is about to call the police to tell them her son has vanished, viewers will see Noah unconscious in the woods where he has been lying all night.

Things don't look good for Noah, especially as he has spent the night in the freezing cold in the middle of the winter... but will anyone find him before it is too late? Or is he about to pay the ultimate price for Sarah's mistakes?

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Noah's life will be left hanging in the balance in tonight's Emmerdale (Picture: ITV) (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale boss Jane Hudson recently revealed more about this storyline at a press day: "What is great about this storyline is that you really see Charity being a mum, and you see Charity and Vanessa being parents together.

"Whatever Charity is doing, she loves her children and that's what really comes across in this storyline.

"Noah, bless him, is just trying to look after Sarah but it all goes horribly wrong..."

Watch this storyline unfold tonight at 7pm on ITV. 

Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7pm on ITV, with an extra episode at 8pm on Thursdays.

Claire Crick
Assistant Managing Editor at What To Watch

Claire is Assistant Managing Editor at What To Watch and has been a journalist for over 15 years, writing about everything from soaps and TV to beauty, entertainment, and even the Royal Family. After starting her career at a soap magazine, she ended up staying for 13 years, and over that time she’s pulled pints in the Rovers Return, sung karaoke in the Emmerdale village hall, taken a stroll around Albert Square, and visited Summer Bay Surf Club in sunny Australia. 

After learning some tricks of the trade at websites Digital Spy, Entertainment Daily, and Woman & Home, Claire landed a role at What’s On TV and whattowatch.com writing about all things TV and film, with a particular love for Aussie soaps, Strictly Come Dancing and Bake Off

She’s interviewed everyone from June Brown — AKA Dot Cotton — to Michelle Keegan, swapped cooking tips with baking legend Mary Berry backstage at the NTAs, and danced the night away with soap stars at countless awards bashes. There’s not a lot she doesn’t know about soaps and TV and can be very handy when a soapy question comes up in a pub quiz! 

As well as all things soap-related, Claire also loves running, spa breaks, days out with her kids, and getting lost in a good book.