ALARM BELLES Emmerdale confirms special hour-long Belle Dingle episode in format shake up amid evil husband Tom King’s abuse

The hour-long episode’s unique format is a soap opera first.

A new episode structure for EMMERDALE will premiere when Tom King and Belle Dingle square off once more.

An intense one-hour episode of the ITV soap opera will centre on Belle and her envisioned possibilities, each of which will unfold in a different way.

**Tom coercively controlled wife Belle for months before turning violentCredit: ITV**

**An hour long episode might push Belle to reveal all to her family and the policeCredit: ITV**

**Three different potential future realities that could happen to Belle will play outCredit: ITV**

The audience will witness many possible outcomes for her during her harrowing experience at the hands of her violent spouse, Tom King.

Before becoming violent, Tom controlled Belle through coercion for several months.

And the narrative on domestic abuse hits a major turning point the following week.

Following yet another uncomfortable encounter with cunning Tom, Belle’s misery intensifies, leaving her lost and confused as she makes her way through the hamlet.

Then, three possible future scenarios involving Belle will come to pass.

Through Belle’s eyes, viewers will witness the poignant moments.

Belle could feel pressured by the incident’s aftermath to tell her family and the police everything.

Viewers have been appalled by Tom’s actions after he used cameras to spy on Belle and led others to assume that she was mentally ill.

In addition, he ran their dog Piper over, leading Belle to think she had passed away.

When fans discovered that Tom had given the dog away and Piper had not died, they were furious.

One admirer said on X, the previous Twitter platform: “I knew Piper wasn’t gone! However, I hope Belle ultimately learns the truth and gets her back.”

“Piper is alive!” another person said. Additionally, Belle is collaborating with the cops to take down Tom. Let us hope that the end is approaching.”

A third wrote: “I felt in my gut that Tom King wasn’t the one who killed Piper! Poor Belle is being tortured by him! There is yet more to that plot.