viewers are certain that April Windsor has made her return to the Dales.
The young character, played by Amelia Flanagan, has been absent since Christmas Day, last seen entering an unfamiliar car driven by an unknown person.
April’s vanishing act followed a tumultuous period in the Dales. She was kidnapped by the dangerous Jade (Twinnie-Lee Moore) and discovered the truth about her mother Donna’s (Verity Rushworth) death in 2014.
Subsequently, April resorted to alcohol and drugs and had a falling out with her father Marlon (Mark Charnock), before disappearing. Since then, a distraught Marlon, along with the rest of the village, has been desperate to locate April.
However, this week, CCTV footage showing a potential sighting of April dashing across a street in Leeds was shown to her family. In Tuesday’s episode (January 14), Marlon travelled to Leeds to distribute leaflets about April, reports .
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April went missing at Christmas (Image: ITV)
He later spotted a girl resembling April on the streets and pursued her. Although it wasn’t April, he unexpectedly bumped into Ross Barton (Michael Parr).
Setting their differences aside, they agreed to join forces to search for April. Before parting ways, they put up more flyers. As the camera zoomed out, it revealed a wall plastered with flyers, each appealing for information on various missing individuals.
In what could be a dramatic twist, viewers are convinced that April has already returned and was in close proximity to her father.
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Fans ‘spotted’ April on the soap (Image: ITV)
On an Facebook fan page, fans have been speculating about a specific camera shot involving Marlon and Ross as they hang up a poster. One viewer posted, “That camera shot where Marlon and Ross stood putting the poster up. Anyone else think April was the other side of it,” sparking a wave of agreement.
Another fan confidently asserted, “I think it was her that walked past.” Joining the discussion, a third added, “I thought that too.”
This prompted yet another to declare: “I thought the very same thing!” Further fuelling speculations, an additional comment read: “Saw someone running past very quickly, wonder if it was April!”
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