Emmerdale producer talks about the ending of the Maya and Jacob storyline

The storyline has been ongoing for months now.

It has been one of the most uncomfortable storylines to watch on the show, and viewers have been crying out for it to come to an end as soon as possible. However, the plot has been majorly important in raising awareness on child abuse. It shows a relationship being instigated by an adult who uses their position of power to manipulate a vulnerable child. The show's producer, Kate Brooks, told Metro how they have been working behind the scenes to get the scenes right. She said:

"It can make for uncomfortable viewing but I think it’s a really important storyline to tell. We’ve been working really closely with Barnardo’s to make sure that we get it right, and doing a lot of other peoples stories justice. "It’s something that’s not really been touched on in soaps, it’s a tricky story to tell but we’ve managed to so far to tell it as sensitively as possible. We’ve worked really closely with Louisa and Joe-Warren Plant and Matthew Wolfenden, and our research team and we’re all really keen to get it right. "There’s still a long way to go, it’s not going to be as straightforward as you’d imagine, there’s going to be other obstacles thrown into the mix, we want people to be yelling at the TV 'please tell somebody. This is not right! You’re a young lad. please speak out about this'."

Speaking about the outcome and if there will be a court case at the end, Kate said:

"Whether it’s do to with Maya and Jacob I couldn’t tell you?’ she said. "It might not be that case. Wait and see. But Maya is a desperate woman. There’s lot going on, and she’s under a lot of pressure. "It’s interesting to explore the family, it’s about Jacob and David and Pollard, that’s what we’re keen to tell is the aftermath and how it impacts on them."