Big Night Out

"One night will change everything..."

The Big Night Out was a major storyline in Emmerdale that occurred in April 2019.

Plot
Several characters go on a group night out that started going terribly wrong. However, the episode ended with many questions still unanswered.

Then between 7 May and 8 May 2019, 3 flashback episodes aired which showed how Billy was responsible for his brother Ellis' stabbing, Leyla, Tracy Metcalfe and Priya Kotecha's part in the attack on Maya and the revelation that she had survived, and the brutal rape of Victoria.

Background information
On 12 April 2019, a 1-minute long promo was released on the Emmerdale youtube channel to advertise dramatic episodes later in the month. The trailer shows several characters getting ready for a big night out in front of their mirrors. Each of their reflections foreshadows what is to come. Whilst applying lipstick, Victoria Barton's reflection appears cold and distressed. Billy Fletcherlooks on to see his half-brother Ellis Chapman staring back at him, petrified. Maya Stepney's reflection is seen kneeling on the ground, bleeding and visibly shaken. Leyla Harding is the last to be seen, admiring herself in the mirror. Suddenly, her reflection turns violent and shatters the mirror to pieces.