Emmerdale spoilers: Lydia encourages Belle report Tom to the police?

Belle and Lydia chatting in the countryside in Emmerdale
(Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale's Belle Dingle has a decision to make about Tom in Tuesday's episode (ITV, 7.30pm, see our TV Guide for full listings).

Given that Belle Dingle has discovered a secret camera among the mess abusive Tom made in their marital home before he vanished, she's feeling awful.

It's just another horrible thing on top of all the awful, violent, nasty, controlling things he put her through before she found the strength to walk out on him.

Belle

Belle has been through a living nightmare.  (Image credit: ITV)

As she opens up to Lydia about her feelings, Lydia gently urges her sister-in-law to go to the police and report Tom's crimes.

But Belle won't hear a word of it, terrified that she's going to have to relive the horror of their marriage and share deeply personal things in a courtroom.

Will Belle change her mind when she asks Lydia how she felt when she finally reported Craig, her so-called friend, who raped her?

Lydia

Craig, Lydia's childhood friend, returned to her life and raped her last year. (Image credit: ITV)

Later, though Lydia's shaken up by rehashing what she went through, she desperately hopes that sharing her truth will help Belle do the same with the police.

Will Belle report her abusive husband?

In the Woolpack, Charles, Claudette, Manpreet and Laurel get together to brainstorm ideas for the church's Harvest Festival celebrations.

Charles

From L-R: Manpreet, Claudette, Charles and Laurel discuss ideas for the Harvest Festival. (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale continues weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV see our TV Guide for full listings.

  • Will Taylor - Dean Andrews
  • Caleb Milligan - Will Ash
  • Charity Dingle - Emma Atkins
  • Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
  • Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
  • Gabby Thomas - Rosie Bentham
  • Jai Sharma - Chris Bisson
  • Lydia Hart - Karen Blick
  • Dawn Fletcher - Olivia Bromley
  • Paddy Dingle - Dominic Brunt
  • Amelia Spencer - Daisy Campbell
  • Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
  • Tom King - James Chas
  • Eric Pollard - Chris Chittell
  • Arthur Thomas - Alfie Clarke
  • Wendy Posner - Susan Cookson
  • Ruby Fox-Milligan - Beth Cordingly
  • Cathy Hope - Gabrielle Dowling
  • Noah Dingle - Jack Downham
  • Brenda Walker - Lesley Dunlop
  • Suzy Merton - Martelle Edinborough
  • April Windsor - Amelia Flanagan
  • Gail Loman - Rachael Gill-Davis
  • Vanessa Woodfield - Michelle Hardwick
  • Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry
  • Sarah Sugden - Katie Hill
  • Victoria Barton - Isabel Hodgins
  • Sam Dingle - James Hooton
  • Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
  • Eve Dingle - Bella James
  • Mary Goskirk - Louise Jameson
  • Amy Wyatt - Natalie Ann Jamieson
  • Vinny Dingle - Bradley Johnson
  • Kim Tate - Claire King
  • Billy Fletcher - Jay Kontzle
  • Ella Forster - Paula Lane
  • Charles Anderson - Kevin Mathurin
  • Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson
  • Jimmy King - Nick Miles
  • Aaron Dingle - Danny Miller
  • Ryan Stocks - James Moore
  • Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower
  • Kerry Wyatt - Laura Norton
  • Matty Barton - Ash Palmisciano
  • Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
  • Bear Wolf - Joshua Richards
  • Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
  • Leo Goskirk - Harvey Rogerson
  • Manpreet Jutla - Rebecca Sarker
  • Leyla Harding - Roxy Shahidi
  • Belle Dingle - Eden Taylor-Draper
  • Tracy Robinson - Amy Walsh
  • Nicola King - Nicola Wheeler
  • Claudette Anderson - Flo Wilson
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