{"id":39893,"date":"2025-05-23T14:55:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=39893"},"modified":"2025-05-23T14:55:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:55:24","slug":"emmerdale-fans-baffled-unrealistic-belle-plot-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-fans-baffled-unrealistic-belle-plot-hole\/","title":{"rendered":" Emmerdale fans \u2018baffled\u2019 over \u2018unrealistic\u2019 Belle plot hole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Emmerdale, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/belle-dingle\/\">Belle Dingle<\/a> headed off to Shetland to find Nate and bring him home. But fans all noticed one major plot hole in the storyline.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Nate\u2019s body still remains undiscovered in Emmerdale. And right now, everyone (except for John) believes that Nate left to start a new life. But up until last night (May 22), they believed that new life was in Shetland.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Dingles are now aware that Nate never went to Shetland. So, the mystery of where he is continues. But fans were extremely distracted by Belle\u2019s plot-hole.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38422\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38422\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20_05_emm_tracy_belle-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Tracy and Belle in the Woolpack\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20_05_emm_tracy_belle-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20_05_emm_tracy_belle-1300x867.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20_05_emm_tracy_belle-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20_05_emm_tracy_belle-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20_05_emm_tracy_belle-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Belle decided to search for Nate (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Emmerdale Belle drove to Shetland to find Nate<\/h2>\n<p>The only reason anyone knows Nate isn\u2019t where he said he was going is because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/emmerdale-follow-up-belle-to-expose-john-as-she-learns-the-truth-about-nate\/\">Belle drove to Shetland to find him<\/a>. Then came home whenever she discovered he never went.<\/p>\n<p>Once Belle heard just how much Tracy was struggling, she decided something needed to be done about it. 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max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fan-theory-Split-36.jpg\" alt=\"Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Thu, Apr 30<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">3 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] 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Joe live<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">4 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/cain-moira-crisis-revelation-leaves-family-distraught\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-split-2026-04-28T132835.379.jpg\" alt=\"Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Wed, Apr 29<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">4 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-item mx-auto flex-none md:hidden sm:block w-[300px]\">\n    <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-mpu\"><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Of course, Nate isn\u2019t actually just being a horrible dad. Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/john-sugden\/\">John Sugden<\/a>, Nate is dead and his body is in the lake. And John has made it known to us that he will do anything to protect his secret.<\/p>\n<p>Emmerdale is prone to a plot hole or two occasionally. But everyone was shocked at how quickly Belle managed to get to and from Shetland.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<p>To get from Yorkshire to Shetland it takes approximately 18 hours \u2013 including the drive and the ferry. So, it seems highly impossible someone could do it within 24 hours. Yet, Belle did.<\/p><div class=\"my-5 boxout\"><div><h2 class=\"!text-2xl p-3 !my-0 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\">Don't miss a single story! 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We have all the latest TV news &amp; schedules to share with our community of loyal readers.\r\n\r\nClick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvguide.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q%3Dtvguide.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26YBpjtwUOaDOV8IYgQAmD\" data-track=\"preferred-source\" data-placement=\"article_body\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and tick\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Uu9xte1Ig7bDiZNlkPjpu\">TVGuide.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38431\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38431\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23_05_emm_belle_john-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"John stops Belle from ringing the police\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23_05_emm_belle_john-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23_05_emm_belle_john-1300x849.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23_05_emm_belle_john-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23_05_emm_belle_john-1536x1003.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23_05_emm_belle_john-2048x1338.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Belle went to and from Shetland within 24 hours (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Fans slam plot hole<\/h2>\n<p>Fans took to X to share their confusion at the soap, believing it should have known the distance between places.<\/p>\n<p>One wrote: \u201cHaving Belle drive (yes, drive) to Shetland and back again in 24 hours may be the most unrealistic thing Emmerdale has ever done. The ferry alone is minimum 14.5 hours each way and that\u2019s not including the drive to Aberdeen to catch it.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Another joked: \u201cDid Belle use the millennium falcon to go to Shetland?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBelle looks remarkably good considering she\u2019s just done a round trip to Shetland within 24 hours!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A confused fan penned: \u201cSo Belle has been to Shetland and back within 24 hours??\u201d<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Another commented: \u201cBelle, that was a quick trip.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <\/strong><strong><a title=\"Permalink to:  5 theories on who Lewis\u2019 dad is, as fans convinced we already know him\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-lewis-dad-theories-fans-convinced-we-already-know-him\/\">5 theories on who Lewis\u2019 dad is, as fans convinced we already know him<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"6 exciting Emmerdale spoilers for next week (26th-30th May)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tZk1w-QqCOQ?feature=oembed\" data-consent-required=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV, with an early release at 7am on ITVX.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Classic Emmerdale usually airs weekdays at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm on ITV3.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow our Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Emmerdale-Insider\/61563250212838\/\">@EmmerdaleInsider<\/a> for the latest Emmerdale spoilers, news and gossip. 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