Emmerdale viewers believe they’ve figured out who whisked away April Windsor before her disappearance – a former Dales favourite. Teen April (Amelia Flanagan) vanished from the iconic village on Christmas Day after a spat with her father Marlon (Mark Charnock).
Her last sighting was entering an unfamiliar car driven by an unknown person. This week, the soap aired a special episode detailing her experiences since leaving the Dales.
After being collected by an unseen driver, she found herself in Leeds city centre. She soon befriended a group of homeless people including Dylan (Fred Kettle) and Becca (Becca Ashton), who welcomed April into their makeshift home in an abandoned building.
The episode revealed the hardships April, who was pregnant, faced while living on the streets, including witnessing Becca’s stabbing after she pursued a thief who stole their money.
Tragically, the building where Dylan and April were staying was raided by police.
Dylan was arrested, while April managed to escape. In a distressing turn of events, she later gave birth to a stillborn baby in a public toilet and was eventually discovered by her father Marlon, reports Leeds Live.
Despite many questions about April’s disappearance being answered, fans are still puzzled over the identity of the person who picked up April when she initially ran away from the Dales.
Other eagle-eyed fans believe they’ve figured out the identity of the mysterious driver – and it’s someone with a history in the village. On an Emmerdale Facebook fan group, a viewer queried: “Who was driving the car that picked April up then?” Another enthusiast speculated, “It could have been Scott her uncle.”
Echoing this theory, another member added: “Yeah what if the guy who picked up April was Scott?” Concurrence came from another fan, stating: “I think it’s Scott as well, she might not have remembered him or what he looks like and getting in his car was by total chance.”
A different viewer suggested: “Well the driver DID ask her where she wanted dropping so it could have been a taxi but we have been duped before so who knows!” Scott Windsor, portrayed by Ben Freeman, is the sibling to April’s deceased mother, Donna Windsor (played by Verity Rushworth), thus April’s uncle.
Although Scott Windsor hasn’t been seen on the show since 2007, his name still crops up occasionally.