Full preview of tonight's Emmerdale special

It is going to be a dramatic evening for soap fans tonight as the residents of Emmerdale get caught up in an armed siege. Viewers have already watched triple murderer Cameron Murray escape from a prison van and return to the village - desperate for revenge against those who helped police catch him.

Last night he took more than a dozen hostages and as if that was not bad enough, a storm is threatening to flood the place. Our reporter James Webster joined cast and crew overnight a few weeks ago to see tonight's episode being filmed. Here's his exclusive preview: