Overview
- ITV aired a special two-hander on November 4 focused on April Windsor and her father Marlon Dingle.
- The episode advanced April’s grooming storyline involving coercion by Ray Walters and Celia Daniels within a county-lines operation.
- April wrestled with whether to confide in Marlon, underscoring themes of fear, secrecy and possible consequences.
- Mark Charnock discussed the episode on This Morning, describing a dark year for the characters and saying the script made him cry.
- Viewers praised Amelia Flanagan’s performance and some speculated about April’s future, with coverage signposting support resources for exploitation and assault.