Overview
- ITV will air a special episode in the coming days that revisits Robert Sugden’s off‑screen years through a single, self‑contained story.
- The narrative jumps across 2021 up to just before Aaron and John’s wedding, with distinct looks used to mark the different periods.
- Ryan Hawley and Chris Coghill say they were kept in the dark until reading the script, with one “very nice” reveal described as massively pivotal.
- The episode explores how Robert’s prison bond with Kev Townsend developed into marriage, which Coghill says clarifies his character’s expectations of Robert.
- Producers and cast frame the revelations as escalating current tensions involving Aaron, with Kev’s terminal illness heightening the stakes and a dramatic climax teased.