Emmerdale finally addresses David Metcalfe’s disappearance from the village

EMMERDALE has addressed David Metcalfe’s disappearance from the village at long last.

The shopkeeper – who is played by actor Matthew Wolfenden in the ITV soap – hasn’t been seen for almost two months.

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Viewers heard last that David and girlfriend Victoria Sugden had gone on a last minute break to see Diane Sugden in Portugal – just days after Diane left herself.

But since then there has been no word – until tonight.

In a blink and you’ll miss it scene, Dawn Taylor asked if Jacob had any more wine on offer in store.

He told her: “Call back tomorrow, dad will have called in with another offer by then.”

She then asked: “How are you coping?”

“I need to get someone else in,” he told her, hinting that David won’t be back for a while yet.

Off screen actors Matthew and Isobel Hodgins have been away from filming since a row with another cast member.

Meanwhile the soap also confirmed that Debbie Dingle would not be returning to the village for Christmas.

The mechanic – who is played by Matthew’s wife Charley Webb in the ITV soap – hasn’t been seen since last February.

At the time she went away to look for a new manager for her garage in Scotland, promising to return soon.

However she hasn’t and tonight Chas Dingle revealed she wouldn’t be back for Christmas either.

Jacob briefly mentioned his dad during tonight’s episode