Emmerdale confirms tragic details of Faith's final storyline

 Faith's time is almost at an end...

The following article contains discussion of themes including suicide that some readers may find upsetting.

Emmerdale spoilers follow.

Faith knows that she is running out of time on Emmerdale, but she makes a shocking decision in upcoming scenes about how she wants her final days to play out.

Moira is left stunned when she has a sit-down with Faith and learns that Faith is considering taking matters into her own hands and ending her own life – and she wants Moira to be there by her side when the time comes.

While Moira holds off telling Cain what Faith is planning, it seems that Faith's mind is made up and she insists that this is what she wants to do.

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While Moira is hesitant, she soon finds that her hand has been forced when she sees how much of a downward spiral Faith is on.

Moira agrees to be there with her and to help her, but she is concerned that she is doing the wrong thing and that is only amplified when Cain starts talking about moving her into a hospice.

And even Faith is hit with a guilty feeling when she tries to have a fun day with the family that is overshadowed by the talk of which hospice she should go to.

Moira uses this to try and convince Faith to share her plans with the others, but as assisted suicide is a crime, she insists that she won’t.

With Faith still set on following through with ending her life on her own terms, Moira is hit by the reality of what she has agreed to – but will she keep her word and go through with it?

While there are some devastating times ahead for the Dingle clan, it’s an exciting time to be an Emmerdale viewer as the soap's 50th anniversary celebrations are right around the corner.

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There are three returning characters on the way back to the Dales in time for the anniversary, and a huge storm is on the way that threatens to change a number of villagers' lives forever.

With Faith’s storyline set to come to an end around that time too, it looks like we are about to enter the biggest time for the Yorkshire-based soap in some time.

We would encourage anyone who identifies with the topics raised in this article to reach out. Organisations who can offer support include Samaritans on 116 123 (www.samaritans.org) or Mind on 0300 123 3393 (www.mind.org.uk). Readers in the US are encouraged to visit mentalhealth.gov or the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV and streams on the ITV Hub.