There are bleak times ahead for our dear Kim Tate (Claire King) in Emmerdale. She’s spent most of December burning bridges with her nearest and dearest, leaving her facing a very lonely Christmas.

She irked her best pal Lydia Dingle (Karen Blick) when, for the village Christmas Fayre, she gave a Scrooge-esque donation. Lydia channelled this irk into helping Sam Dingle (James Hooton)

with a dodgy shoot on Home Farm land as a betrayal to Kim, but tragedy struck when Kim went to investigate a rumour about the shoot and ended up gravely injured.

It might well be lonely this Christmas

When it comes to light that Lydia and Sam were behind it, their friendship is shattered.

It’s a huge betrayal from Lydia, who ultimately confesses to her boss-slash-best mate, and with Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) having known about Sam’s bad behaviour, he is also in Kim’s bad books.

Unable to trust anyone, Kim is left alone and isolated. Kim cancels her family Christmas dinner.

Disaster strikes when, while all alone at Home Farm, Kim takes a fall. She’s in agony but can’t get up to get herself help.

She calls for assistance but is royally miffed when it’s Lydia who shows up to give her a hand.

Proud Kim immediately tells her to get lost, but without her, she has no way of getting off the floor.

The next day, Joe tries to smooth things over, but Kim is having none of it. She’s determined to be alone.

Will Kim watch her life unravel on Christmas Day?