Emmerdale has announced a special episode of the soap following Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) on his eventful first day working in a hospital A&E department.
The young medical student has a baptism of fire in store for himself as he deals with with cases of serious injury and life-threatening emergencies, but will the pressure be too much for him?
"When Jacob first embarked on his aspirations of having a medical degree we knew at some point we wanted to show a day in his life," explained producer Sophie Roper.
"In this episode we step away from our usual environs of the village and head to the hospital. This episode takes place entirely on our purpose built hospital set.
"Accident and Emergency is a place many of our characters end up in, but seldom by choice. As the episode unfolds, Jacob will encounter some challenging situations that also affect some of our Emmerdale villagers, pushing Jacob to his limits both professionally and personally."
Plant said: "When I met with our producer Sophie, she told me about this hour-long episode dedicated to Jacob's first day of placement in A&E.
"I was hit with all these emotions. Knowing how many people have this high pressure job for real gave me the pressure to really knuckle down and get it right.
"Tackling this storyline scared me at first, but I feel honoured to know they trusted me enough to tell it. That means such a lot and I feel very honoured."
The hour-long special will air in early January.
Neil Wilkes
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