Emmerdale spoilers as Paddy Kirk set to leave the village next month

Emmerdale viewers will once again see Paddy Kirk leave the village next month following his struggles with depression. However, this time it will be to seek help.

Two months ago fans of the ITV soap were devastated to see the much-loved vet, played by Dominic Brunt, contemplating taking his own life. After being found by his estranged wife Chas and his best pal Marlon, Paddy returned to the village and is still on the slow steps of recovery.

As he continues to struggle with his mental health, soon Emmerdale viewers will see him seek help away from the village. In a bid to help his friend, Marlon, played by Mark Charnock, planned a lock-in in The Woolpack with some of their fellow male villagers where Liam Cavanagh opened up about his own suicide attempt as a doctor.

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The special all-male episode, aired last month, eventually saw Paddy start to open up and since then, Man Club has continued. And as much as Paddy is grateful for the support of his Man Club friends, his family and the wider village community who have all rallied round to help him, he has felt somewhat constrained about opening up and talking his problems through with his immediate friends.

It is for this reason that in the episode airing on ITV on Thursday May 11 that fans will see Paddy venture to a men’s help group away from his village.

Filming for the special scenes took place at Bradford City Football Club ground in the very room where regular Andy's Man Club meetings are held. The soap has worked closely with the men's suicide prevention scheme and emotional support charity Samaritans on the storyline since August last year.

And programme makers made the intentional decision to