Emmerdale's 'best loved characters in peril' as devastating storm to rip through village

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Emmerdale bosses have revealed that its "best loved villagers" will be in danger when a storm rips through the village during the 50th anniversary month.The ITV soap, which began in 1972, will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a whole month of stories this October, which bosses said will "make you laugh, make you cry, make you surprised and stunts that are going to rock your world."Speaking exclusively to Daily Star and other press, Producer Kate Brooks revealed that the anniversary week will focus on a "massive storm", which will "rip through the village and absolutely leave a massive trail of destruction in its wake."READ NEXT: Emmerdale backstage secrets - Plastic food, real graves, tributes and spelling errorsShe also hinted that fan favourites will be in danger, adding: "Some of our best loved villagers will be in peril and it is safe to safe that the village won't be the same after this - and it won't be the same again, because the impact this storm has on people's lives is just massive."Although storms have featured in Emmerdale before, resulting in the death of characters including Tricia Dingle, soap bosses said the 50th anniversary stunt has elements no one has "seen on a soap drama before."Executive Producer Jane Hudson also added that one big storm will focus on Nate, Sam and Belle, saying: "One element in particular, trust me, nobody has done and no other soap could do it, apart from Emmerdale because of where we are."She added: "One of the things we were very keen to do was to make sure our storm was in the daytime, so the whole storm takes place in one day, across about three or four episodes. "It's all in daytime.