'Emmerdale' crash begins "difficult story"

Emmerdale producer Gavin Blyth has denied that the soap is trying to copy Coronation Street with next week's train crash.

Dramatic events will see one life left in jeopardy as Aaron (Danny Miller), Jackson (Marc Silcock), Paddy (Dominic Brunt) and Marlon (Mark Charnock) enjoy a night out.

Speaking at a press launch for the episode today, Blyth was asked if the event is similar to Corrie's upcoming tram crash.

"No, obviously we're two months ahead of Corrie so our planning was practically a year ago for this," he said. "We couldn't be any different. I mean theirs is a tram but ours is away from the village and this is the start of the story - this is the one thing I can't stress enough."

He continued: "So it's got absolutely nothing to do with Corrie or what they are doing, which I'm sure they'll do fantastically well. We're our own show with our own stories and this is the start of it, not the end.

"This is just an event which signifies the start of a hugely difficult story."

Actor Brunt added that he does not view the actual smash as the main storyline.

"i almost feel that the crash isn't the story at all," he said. "It's just the catalyst that starts the whole real story, whereas I think the stunt at Corrie will be the story."

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