Emmerdale fans slam 'gangster rubbish' as some compare soap to Peaky Blinders

Emmerdale has stepped up the action this week, after the theft of Manpreet's necklace, the death of Victor Anderson and PC Swirling appearing quickly at the scene of the crime. But some fans aren't that pleased with the all-action take on the Dales.

On Thursday's (August 31) hour-long programme, viewers were concerned over the antics of Harry, brought into play by Caleb. Nate had previously found Corey shifting illegal guns and took action, but he was forced to hide them when Tracy arrived.

Caleb was angry after Nate revealed all and rushed to retrieve them. But they were missing, causing Nate to panic. When Corey heard of the missing guns he grew worried, knowing who the firearms belonged to.

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Caleb set up a meeting with Harry - played by Robert Beck, seen in Brookside and Waterloo Road - and Nate told Tracy everything. She warned him not to meet Harry alone, so he asked Caleb along.

Angry and irritable, intimidating Harry brought his heavies along and Caleb's pleas for calm fell on deaf ears. He ended up getting quite a kicking - one which fans didn't expect in the rural soap.

Teena Massam @teenamassam posted a world-weary comment, saying: "Would be nice to have simple village gossip and see someone doing farming than this gangster rubbish...#emmerdale"

Penny Rowlands @PennyPennyjr4 said: "Why do I feel like I'm watching an old episode of The Sweeney and not a village soap? #Emmerdale"

Gavin Michael Graves @realgmg67 shared a gif from BBC series Peaky Blinders with the post: "#Emmerdale soon."

Lynn Hartley @LynnHartley7 added: "God I'm frightened it's like Reservoir Dogs torture scene #emmerdale," while jammydodger