Emmerdale has set tongues wagging with five flashforward scenes, leading fans to speculate ferociously about events in 2025 particularly regarding the identity of a mysterious body bag.
The soap teased viewers with five glimpses into what lies ahead. Initially, we see Mackenzie Boyd dashing through woods alone, before shifting to Caleb Miligan laying on a hospital bed, alarmingly accompanied by the sound of a flatlining heart rate monitor.
The next snapshot presents Cain Dingle at an undisclosed graveside, visibly distraught, and he’s quickly followed by an ominous image of a body bag being nudged into a lake. Perhaps the most chilling preview though, is the final one, depicting a villager pinned beneath ice.
Although the dramatic scenes won’t unfold in actuality until 2025, dedicated ITV soap enthusiasts are piecing together clues about who might be cloaked within the body bag. Despite just a vague silhouette shrouded under a sheet being revealed, fans have become makeshift detectives, poring over their hunches online.
Emmerdale has set tongues wagging with five flashforward scenes, leading fans to speculate ferociously about events in 2025 particularly regarding the identity of a mysterious body bag
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On X (previously known as Twitter), one user speculated: “Hopefully it’s Anthony in the body bag”. Meanwhile, over on Reddit, another conjectured: “I think it is Anthony. I think that Ruby finds out Caleb is Stephanie’s father and with coaxing from Chas she finally tells Caleb about the abuse she experienced during childhood.”, reports the Manchester Evening News.
They continued: “Caleb looked a little perturbed during the last episode when Anthony manipulated Ruby into cooking dinner and I think after that he finally starts to see how uncomfortable she is around him. I could see Caleb lashing out and hitting Anthony and Anthony hitting his head or something that causes his death so Caleb gets rid of the body.”
Will one of the Fox/Milligan’s end up in the body bag?
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A third person posted: “Maybe someone punches Anthony and he hits his head on that rock that lays in waiting for it’s next victim in the village!”.
While Anthony is a popular theory among fans for who might be in the body bag, some are worried it could be the legendary Kim Tate instead. But one viewer noticed a potential hint in a recent scene.
As Caleb and Ruby enjoyed a dance in their kitchen to Made of Stone by the Stone Roses, Caleb reminisced with daughter Steph: “There we were, me and your mum, playing tunes like this and sneaking around. Hiding in corners and well several things lead to several other things.”
When Anthony, previously seen mistreating Ruby in a flashback, entered and dubbed Caleb and Ruby “Romeo and Juliet”, one fan shared their concern: “Erm ‘Modern day Romeo and Juliet’ comment in tonight’s Emmerdale… that better not be a hint to Caleb and Ruby both dying later this year.”
They added, expressing their attachment to the character: “Ruby is one of the best things to happen to Emmerdale in a long time, so I’ll be raging.”
Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 at 7.30pm and available to stream from 7am on ITVX