SPOILERS: TOM KING TO MAKE SINISTER RETURN AMID PAROLE AND TARGETS BELLE DINGLE | INFORMING BRITAIN ON EMMERDALE

​James Chase is to make a dramatic return later this year, reprising his role as the menacing Tom King.  

Earlier episodes of the long-running Serial Drama based in Yorkshire established a Domestic Abuse narrative in which Tom King (James Chase) subjected Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) to Coercive Control.

That period included psychological abuse, cyber-stalking and harm to the family pet, Piper.

The conduct resulted in a conviction and a prison sentence.

Tom is now eligible for parole.

His reappearance places Belle in contact with that history once more.  

Upcoming episodes of Emmerdale will examine whether The Dingle Family are able to keep Tom from returning to Emmerdale Village and whether Belle remains free of his influence, or whether he again directs those around her.  

Series Producer Laura Shaw states that the return is intended to resume a complex story.

Belle receives news that Tom is due for parole and is required to address events she had previously sought to leave behind.

With her family and her partner Kammy Hadiq (Shebz Miah) present, the episodes address the continuing effect of Tom’s actions as Belle attempts to keep him away from Emmerdale village.  

​James Chase states that he regards the role as a responsibility.

He describes Tom as a character motivated by obsession and a need for control, and notes the difficulty of returning to that outlook.

The actor adds that viewers already know Tom’s record, and that the coming episodes are to show the measures Tom takes to obtain what he wants, including efforts to undo Belle's present circumstances.