Emmerdale spoilers follow.

Emmerdale star Kevin Mathurin has explained why his character Charles Anderson reports his son Ethan to the police next week.

The local vicar makes the difficult decision after learning that Ethan fled from the scene of a serious car accident involving Nicky Miligan.

In Thursday’s episode (May 9), Ethan is driving Nicky to pick up Suni Sharma when they crash on the road and both lose consciousness.

Ethan wakes up and pulls Nicky from the vehicle. When Ethan then sees Moira Dingle approaching, he decides to run off as he’s worried about the possibility that he’s over the legal alcohol limit.

The aftermath sees Nicky fight for his life in hospital, while Ethan starts to raise suspicion with his obvious feelings of guilt.

Speaking to Digital Spy and other press about how Charles finds out the truth, Kevin explained: “Charles knows his son really well and he knows something isn’t right.

“At first, Charles thinks that Ethan is really nervous about his new job. It’s an amazing job that’s coming up for him and he’s been out of work for a while. Charles is just happy that his son has landed on his feet and wants the best for him.

“But it’s more than nerves – there’s something rattling Ethan and he can’t quite figure it out. He coaxes it out of him and eventually he finds out what’s really going on.”