Emmerdale viewers have been left upset as Dr Caitlin Todd has appeared to leave the Dales after assaulting Charity Dingle.
Actress Caroline Harker made her Emmerdale debut as the menacing Dr Caitlin Todd earlier this year. Before her appearance in the Dales, Caroline is no stranger to the small screen. She has also had roles in A Touch of Frost, Holding On, Keeping Mum and Doctors. Eagle-eyed soap fans may also recognise her from a brief stint in Coronation Street.
The actress made her return as a regular in Emmerdale earlier this year, and her storyline kicked off by focusing on Dr Todd's bullying of young trainee doctor, Jacob Sugden. She also recently shocked audiences by telling Charity Dingle that she knows baby Leyla is not Sarah and Jacob's. Since then, her feud with Charity continued to grow as she demanded more money from her after learning about her share of the Woolpack pub.
In a recent installment, Todd went on to kiss a drunken Charity who swiftly rejected her before falling asleep on the sofa, thinking that Todd was about to leave. Noticing she had finished a bottle of wine, Dr Todd hovered over Charity and sneered: "Wake up. Drunk, disgusting w***! One too many? Bad, bad girl. You should know better than to lose control." It was then that the horrific assault aired as she could be heard unzipping Charity's trousers before she awoke and realised what was happening. Begging Todd to get off her, Charity sat upright as she tried to process what had just happened to her.
On Monday (June 8), viewers saw the beginning of the aftermath as Charity made her way over to the Woolpack to help celebrate Sarah's 21st. After her granddaughter gave a heartfelt speech over her being the strongest person she knows, Charity made an excuse to leave and made her way over to the police station. Reporting Dr Todd for the assault, Charity agreed to undergo a medical examination to try and provide as much evidence as possible. In the coming weeks, Charity will try to come to terms with what has happened.
However, during Wednesday's (June 10) episode, police arrived in the village to question Dr Todd who was packing up her car ready to move to Sheffield. After she was questioned over the allegations, Todd turned things back on Charity and said it was all consensual. Sadly, DS Reid had to let her leave until any evidence came in, and as the detective asked Charity if there is anything else she needs to know that could help with the case, Charity decided not to divulge about the blackmail.
With Todd free to leave and start a new life in Sheffield, Charity watched as the former doctor was waved off by Manpreet and Vanessa. Mack found her outside and offered to comfort her, with no idea of the massive secret she is carrying on her own.
It is not confirmed by the ITV soap whether or not Dr Todd has left for good, but viewers expressed their upset that she has left the village. On a Reddit thread, u/silverowl24 wrote: "As much as I hate Caitlin (Dr. Todd), I don't want her exit to be where she gets away with what she did to Charity! She can't just drive off. I hope that Charity will eventually tell the truth to everyone (and make Chas feel stupid for the things she said to her) and even though they'll be disappointed in Charity for all the lies about baby Leyla (Sarah and Mack especially) and robbing the depot, they'll all join together in hunting and taking down Caitlin."
u/flashy-boysenberry30 added: "So was that it? Todd's whole storyline and she just gets away with all of it?" On X (formerly known as Twitter), @jordp_25 said: "I swear that can't be the end of Dr Todd!!"
Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 8pm on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX and YouTube from 7am.
