Charity Dingle and Moira Barton were involved in a heated confrontation on Tuesday’s episode of Emmerdale.
After promising fiancé Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb) that she would spend some time with his sister Moira (Natalie J Robb) ahead of Charity and Mack’s wedding, Charity (Emma Atkins) lets her paranoia get the better of her when she tells Moira of it. accused that she tried to sabotage the marriage.
In the episode’s opening scenes, Moira showed Charity a slideshow of childhood photos that revealed that Mac was a fan of the A-Team, prompting Charity to book him a themed van in the film as a gift ahead of to the big day.
But while there were pleasantries between Charity and Moira at first, things quickly took a turn for the worse when they got into a physical brawl in the barn, rolling in the hay in which Moira lost the wedding wings.
Charity became convinced that Moira was planning to ruin the wedding and then banned her from the occasion, insisting she enlist the help of husband-to-be Mack, but even though the two characters were fraught, fans of the show took to Twitter to expressing their delight as the action unfolded.
Trouble: Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins, left) and Moira Barton (Natalie J Robb, right) got into a heated confrontation on Tuesday’s episode of Emmerdale
Brawl: Charity let her paranoia get the better of her when she accused Moira of sabotaging the wedding, leading the couple to fight
One person wrote, “Charity and Moira should marry each other instead because their love/hate relationship is always very entertaining and like a REAL marriage, who’s going to tell Cain though.”
Another shared, “Charity and Moira have had such iconic feuds before, but this one over Mac is so creepy.”
Another viewer posted, “Moira & Charity should not be in close contact or a fight is inevitable.”
Someone else shared, “Love a charity and moira kickoff,” while someone else posted, “Haha go wrestle Charity with Moira in the hay.”
Another soap fan commented, “It didn’t take long for the nicey nicey to wear off for Moira and Charity, did it?”
While someone else shared, “Well, that lighthearted fun conversation between Moira and Charity quickly turned questionable.”
“We need an entire episode of just Charity and Moira,” demanded another viewer.
Charity and Mackenzie have one of the most dramatic weddings Emmerdale has ever had.
Action packed: Fans of the show took to Twitter to express their delight as the action unfolded on screen
And the action ramps up the day before the wedding when things take an unexpected turn in the village.
Moira shows Charity some old photos prior to the wedding, and she notices a reference to the A-Team, which is an idea for a special gift for her husband-to-be Mack.
Charity manages to get a replica A-Team van to surprise Mack, with the Charity, Mack and Moira dressing up as characters from the 1980s television series.
Bride Charity dons a silver wig to become John ‘Hannibal’ Smith, while Moira dresses up as ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock.
Mackenzie dresses as ‘Face’, also known as Lieutenant Templeton Arthur Peck.
Happy with his gift, Mack and Charity decide to make the most of the van as they stop on a country road and turn up the heat as they approach in the back.
Unexpected: Charity and Mackenzie have one of the most dramatic weddings Emmerdale has ever had, with Charity getting an A-Team van as a gift for Mack
Action Packed: Charity manages to get a replica A-Team van to surprise Mack, with the Charity, Mack and Moira dressing up as characters from the 1980s television series
However, they are in for a shock when PC Swirling knocks on the door and tells them that they are getting steam in a vehicle that was involved in a robbery.
The couple are arrested and spend the night in the cells just hours before they are due to say ‘yes’ to their wedding, with Charity believing that Moira set them up.
With the setback of the arrest, there is a huge question mark over whether the wedding can go ahead at all.
Charity unsuccessfully tries to clear their names before the couple are later released, making it almost too late to get married.
Fortunately, PC Swirling is ready with the A-Team van to drive full speed to the church so the wedding can go ahead.
When filming the scenes, Emma said, “I was like no, not again. But then I love the A-Team. I used to watch it on Saturday nights as a kid. I was obsessed.
In character: Charity dons a silver wig to become John ‘Hannibal’ Smith while Mackenzie dresses as ‘Face’, but they later run afoul of the police
Bad luck: They’re in for a shock when PC Swirling knocks on the door and tells them they’re getting steam in a vehicle that was involved in a robbery
On the road: After spending the night in jail and nearly missing the wedding, PC Swirling is ready with the A-Team van to drive full speed to the church so the wedding can go ahead
Nostalgia: When filming the scenes, Emma said, “I was like no, not again. But then I love the A-Team. I used to watch it on Saturday nights as a kid. i was obsessed’
“You have to embrace these episodes or it’s just not going to be great.
“We had a lot of fun with it.”
It comes after Mack began to doubt his future with Charity after the pair enjoyed their bachelorette parties prior to the big day.
Moira began to doubt Mack about giving up any chance of having a child.
Naturally, Mack harbors the dirty secret that he fathered a child with Chloe Harris (Jessie Elland).
After an accident at Charity’s bachelorette party, pregnant Chloe was rushed to hospital, while Mack struggled to hide his concern.
Later, Mack stunned Charity with a shocking confession that cast doubt on their entire marriage.
Emmerdale’s executive producer Jane Hudson previously warned Charity and Mackenzie’s wedding would be “explosive.”
Drama: Emmerdale executive producer Jane Hudson has warned Charity (pictured, played by Emma Atkins) and Mackenzie (Lawrence Robb) wedding will be ‘explosive’
The soap boss reminded viewers that Chloe’s baby is due around the same time and that wedding ceremonies “never go smoothly” on the show.
She said Subway: ‘Weddings never go smoothly, and Chloe’s baby is due around the time of the wedding!
“I think you can put the pieces together yourself and figure out what might happen around the wedding — it’s going to be explosive for Charity and Mackenzie.”
Emmerdale airs weekdays at 7.30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.