Emmerdale spoilers: Tom King's abuse ESCALATES as he does the UNTHINKABLE

Belle King wraps a bandage around her hand as Tom King looks angry.
Tom King resorts to more dark measures as he increases his control over Belle King. (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale's Tom King ups his control over wife Belle King as he targets her finances in Wednesday's episode (ITV, 7.30pm, see our TV Guide for full listings).

Belle has been the victim of coercive control and domestic violence at the hands of her husband Tom. Gradually, Tom has become more controlling and manipulative over Belle, with him trying to isolate her from friends and family, forcing her to change her surname and trying to make her give up work.

Tom constantly gaslights her into thinking she's the one in the wrong when she stands up to his behaviour and has since taken his abuse to unthinkable measures by installing a tracker on Belle's phone to monitor her every move, as well as a camera in their home so he can hear all her conversations.

He even attacked Belle's friend Vinny Dingle in a jealous rage and has been pressuring her into starting a family. Desperate not to get pregnant with Tom's baby, Belle has been taking her birth control in secret.

Tom King holds bandaged Belle's hand.

Tom continues to alienate Belle from her loved ones. (Image credit: ITV)

But Belle's nightmare is set to continue as Tom finds another way to isolate her from her family by opening a joint account for them both as he seizes control of another aspect of her life.

With alarm bells ringing that Belle might become a victim of financial abuse, will she manage to escape Tom's evil clutches?

Mandy Dingle asks Gabby Thomas for a favour.

Mandy Dingle asks Gabby Thomas for a favour. (Image credit: ITV)

Meanwhile, Mandy Dingle asks Gabby Thomas to spend some time with her lonely son Vinny to cheer him up. 

Also, Nicola King is stressed about the lack of progress in organising the village fete. 

Emmerdale continues weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV see our TV Guide for full listings.

  • Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry 
  • Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt 
  • Kim Tate - Claire King 
  • Eric Pollard - Chris Chittell 
  • Bear Wolf - Joshua Richards 
  • Jai Sharma - Chris Bisson 
  • Jacob Gallagher - Joe-Warren Plant 
  • Victoria Sugden - Isabel Hodgins
  • Wendy Posner - Susan Cookson 
  • Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw 
  • Amy Wyatt - Natalie Ann Jamieson 
  • Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson 
  • Leyla Cavanagh - Roxy Shahidi
  • Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower 
  • Brenda Walker - Lesley Dunlop 
  • Matty Barton- Ash Palmisciano
  • Amelia Spencer - Daisy Campbell 
  • Dan Spencer - Liam Fox 
  • April Windsor - Amelia Flanagan 
  • Nate Robinson - Jurell Carter 
  • Dawn Fletcher - Olivia Bromley 
  • Manpreet Jutla - Rebecca Sarker 
  • Ryan Stocks - James Moore
  • Billy Fletcher - Jay Kontzle 
  • Will Taylor - Dean Andrews 
  • Mackenzie Boyd - Lawrence Robb 
  • Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
  • Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
  • Aaron Dingle - Danny Miller
  • Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
  • Vinny Dingle - Bradley Johnson
  • Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
  • Moira Dingle - Natalie J Robb
  • Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
  • Belle Dingle - Eden Taylor-Draper
  • Charity Dingle - Emma Atkins
  • Sam Dingle - James Hooten
  • Lydia Dingle - Karen Blick 
  • Noah Dingle - Jack Downham
  • Samson Dingle - Sam Hall
  • Caleb Miligan - William Ash
  • Suni Sharma - Brahmdeo Shannon Ramana
  • Tom King - James Chase
  • Ruby Fox-Miligan - Beth Cordingly
  • Ella Forster - Paula Lane
  • Vanessa Woodfield - Michelle Hardwick
Grace Morris
Staff Writer

Grace is a digital writer with WhatToWatch.com, where she writes series guides, recaps and features for must-watch shows and delivers all the latest soap news and reactions. She graduated from Anglia Ruskin University in 2020 with a degree in Writing and Film Studies, which only made her love for creative writing, film and TV grow stronger.

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