An attempt at a kind gesture leads to disaster for Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) in Emmerdale soon as he’s rushed to hospital, and is then subjected to a horrible act by dad Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards).

As a new week begins, Paddy spots a sheep caught in a fence on Celia’s (Jaye Griffiths) farm. He rushes off to intervene and thankfully manages to free the animal.

However, just as he turns around, Paddy spots an aggressive dog approaching. The K9 attacks Paddy, leaving a panicked Bear to rush his son to hospital.

After emerging from surgery, Paddy expresses his gratitude towards his dad for saving his life. However, Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) is utterly stunned when Bear turns the attack into an opportunity to assassinate his son’s character.

Discussing this scene, star Dominic Brunt said: ‘They are cruel to each other, but Bear, as he’s in hospital, Bear calls him a pansy and calls him, you know, he’s not a man. He says the worst things that a father can say to a son, really, and at the very worst time, and at his most vulnerable, and he’s injured, and he wants to be looked after.

‘But that’s the thing about the miscommunication as well, because Bear is venting, he doesn’t mean that, he’s just saying it. He doesn’t know what to say. He’s worried about his son.

‘He sees him there, and he wants it to go away. He wants everything to be right. And I think his way of saying it, his inarticulate way, is by saying, “get out of bed, you pansy!”.’

After Mandy tells Bear to leave, she realises his words have hit Paddy hard. She tries to make him feel better, but Paddy is left silently sobbing in his bed.

Towards the end of the week, when Paddy returns home, he opens the door to Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock). He’s arrived to provide a distraction for his friend, who has now thrown Bear out of Tenants.

Marlon sets up a video game but when Paddy fails to help him save the world from a zombie apocalypse, Marlon gets real with his bestie, realising how bad the situation is…