It’s no secret that if you live in Emmerdale, your life will always be at risk –

and this summer is no different, with an explosive stunt rocking the village,

but who will live and who will die?

Given that this is the soap of mega-storms, motorway pile-ups and exploding

speedboats, there’s no risk of them not going all out with some bells and whistles.

In coming weeks, storylines will build to a crescendo, with a big week of episodes then centring on blockbuster moment and gripping aftermath.

New Emmerdale producer Sophie Roper was holding a lot of her cards close to her chest but teased to Metro.co.uk: ‘We’ve got a lot of stunts coming up! Some we’re actually due to be filming this week…

‘I’m not going to tell you too much, but what I can tell you is there will be fire engines involved, so take from that what you will. It’s going to be a really explosive week of Emmerdale.’

And, let it be noted that she did put a heavy emphasis on the word ‘explosive,’ which suggests things are going to be heating up.

But which residents will be having a blast – and who will be reduced to ashes?

The boss – who has taken the role alongside Laura Shaw after seven years as a story producer – was a lot less cagey about what else is going on, from the latest in Tom King’s (James Chase) abuse of Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper), a shocking turn of events for Caleb and Ruby Miligan (William Ash and Beth Cordingly) and the dramatic return of Ella Forster (Paula Lane).