Things have been strained between Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) and Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards) since Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) left the house in Emmerdale, and a violent attack is set to tip things over the edge.

Paddy and Bear have butted heads since Bear left Eve playing with some dangerous sleeping pills, and Paddy saw his carelessness as a threat to Eve’s life.

They came to verbal blows again when Bear played the inconsiderate housemate by trying to fix his bike all over the house.

While anyone on the outside looking in can see something is up with Bear, Paddy is simply growing more and more frustrated.

They find common ground again and seem to be getting along, and when Paddy suffers a vicious dog attack while saving a sheep, Bear comes to his rescue and saves the day.

The attack is bad; Paddy is mauled and needs surgery. Having fought off the dog, Bear gets his son to hospital and anxiously waits with Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) for news.

Paddy pulls through, but instead of relief, Bear unleashes a torrent of abuse on his son and his son’s character. Mandy makes him leave, but the damage is done.

Bear’s words wound him more than the dog’s teeth, and once home and well enough, he grabs his vets’ gun and heads off to Celia’s farm and confronts her about her dog – which is something Bear tells him to do. But the confrontation goes about as well as Bear’s post-surgery pep talk.

Paddy spirals and his birthday is a non-event due to his low mood. He confronts Bear over his bad advice and the fallout is catastrophic.

Paddy harshly berates Bear for his treatment of him and then he snaps – ordering Bear to move out for good. Their relationship is done.

But with something clearly brewing with Bear, will fragile Paddy be left with the guilt of the way he’s now treated his dad when whatever it is comes to light?

Teasing the arrival of new character Celia, played by Jaye Griffiths, Dominic Brunt said: ‘I don’t think anybody’s come across anyone like Celia before! She’s brilliant. She’s a true baddie. And in the same way that like classic baddies, like Kim Tate, for example, the way that they actually enjoy being a baddie, the reason they are a villain is because they enjoy being a villain, you know, not because they have any choice, but they enjoy it. And she’s got that, you know, she really likes toying with people.

‘She’s got nothing to lose. She’s in her own space and time, and she’s in charge, and you’ll never get one past her.’