Emmerdale’s Mackenzie Boyd actor Lawrence Robb has revealed an update on his mystery flashforward clip teased back in December, dropping a major hint about when it will air
Viewers of Emmerdale have been speculating over the mystery Mack Boyd flashforward that has yet to be explained or air on the ITV soap.
But now the actor playing Mackenzie has issued a major update on the matter. He isn’t the only one though, with soap producer Laura Shaw also spilling new details to The Mirror about the mystery scene.
Back in December in time for the New Year, the soap aired five eerie flashforwards which teased the fates of characters in 2025. So far we have seen three of these flashforwards play out in real time, revealing the context behind them.
We saw Nate Robinson was the body dumped in the water, Amy Wyatt was the person whose hand slammed underneath the ice, and Caleb Miligan flatlined due to Joe Tate targeting him for his kidney. There’s a funeral flashforward yet to air, while fans are sure this is Nate’s funeral.
But the final flashforward still not addressed saw Mack running through the woods with a panicked look on his face. It’s not clear if he’s running away from someone or something, or towards it.
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But now there’s new details including when it will finally air. Mack actor Lawrence revealed that he had not yet filmed the scene in question, and hinted he didn’t know too much about it.
But he did suggest it was linked to a new storyline, being kept top secret, which will involve him and another character. Laura had teased said storyline to The Mirror, where she called it “life changing” for those involved.
She revealed Mack and Aaron Dingle would take centre stage in a mystery storyline, which would air across a big week of episodes. Not only that, but they are currently building a special set for the huge scenes.
Laura told us that the plot would be huge, and that it would air in August/September time. Lawrence also addressed the plot with minor comments, hinting he either couldn’t tell us about it or that it was too early for him to know much about it.
What he did know though, as backed by Laura, is that the flashforward was in some way linked to the big storyline. This means we can expect to see the mystery moment air in August or September time for sure, and whenever the big week of episodes airs it seems.
With that, this confirms the mystery glimpse to the future is linked to a life-changing event, and that it involves Aaron. Lawrence told us: “We haven’t filmed that yet. I know it’s intrinsically linked to the big story about Mackenzie and Aaron, but that’s all I know at the minute.”
Meanwhile, Laura spilled: “We’ve got big stuff coming up for Aaron and Mackenzie towards the end of summer into autumn.
“We’ve got a big week of episodes planned for then. It’s gonna be life changing for those two. We’ve still got that flashforward from New Year, we’ve not forgotten about it. Might that happen there? We shall see.
“We are actually in the process of building a new set for that week and I’ve read the first drafts of the scripts and I have to say it’s some of the most exciting and gripping episodes that I’ve read in a long time. I can’t wait to see what happens with that.”
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