Emmerdale confirms Aaron Dingle return in Cain kidnap twist

In truly shocking scenes, viewers saw Moira (Natalie J Robb) discover Aaron, who had been tied up after Cain and Caleb kidnapped him.

According to the Dingle brothers, Aaron had gotten himself involved with the Italian mafia and stole £30,000 from them, leaving them no choice but to rescue their nephew.

Aaron has been trying to live a new life in Italy with Adam Barton (Adam Thomas), attempting to grieve his sister's death. Aaron is less than impressed to be tied up by Cain and eventually comes face to face with Chas (Lucy Pargeter), who he still blames for Liv's death.

Ahead of his return to the Dales, Danny Miller caught up with RadioTimes.com and other press about his return, saying it has been "amazing" to be back as Aaron.

He said: "I've obviously been back a couple of times, but this time it feels like I'm very appreciative for the job, I'm very thankful for being back here. And obviously I have a family now that needs feeding and so that makes it a fun way to do that.

"Being round the corner from them now, because we've relocated over here and stuff shows that I really want to commit to the show and just show them and the audience how much I love it, and how much respect and thanks have got for it."

With the fairly dark scenes in tonight's episode, Miller teased things could take a darker turn for Aaron, as he will eventually have repair relationships with other characters.

"There is a reveal that he's lying, which kind of really sets the tone for the character that he has completely changed. It makes for a really interesting story arc, but eventually it's going to sort of come out why he has done it," Miller explained.

"That money will be put to good use at some point, whether that's through Aaron or not is a different story, but the money that is his he thinks will be put into good use somehow, which will play out that week."

Miller noted that if Aaron goes back to the village, he will have "a lot of repairing to do with various different characters", which will make for "an interesting arc".

Aaron Dingle's return comes after Miller initially left the role in November 2021.

At the time of his departure, a spokesperson for the ITV soap said: "Danny has achieved so much during his time at Emmerdale playing the role of Aaron. He has had to tackle some of the hardest hitting storylines and has made a lasting impact on the show.

"Aaron is a character our viewers took into their hearts and have followed his rollercoaster journey for years. Danny will be hugely missed and we wish him all the best going forwards."

As Aaron returns to the village, the Dingle family are in for a shock with an upcoming storyline that'll include every single one of the iconic family.

While the ITV is keeping under wraps what the major storyline is, producer Laura Shaw teased what fans can expect.

She told RadioTimes.com and other press: "We're going to be doing something a little bit special with the Dingles. I think pretty much all family members are going to be involved in the episodes, and I can say they were filmed in a slightly different way from our usual style.

"True to form, we've played with the format a little bit. I can't say much, but I can say there are lots of secrets being revealed."

The producer added that she had seen some of the episodes and described them as "very memorable".

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