Emmerdale spoilers follow from the Christmas Day special.
Emmerdale's Chas Dingle has come face-to-face with her long-lost brother Caleb in a big Christmas cliffhanger.
Former Waterloo Road star Will Ash has been cast in the role of Caleb, who's the secret sibling of Chas and Cain.
The ITV1 soap's hour-long festive special saw Caleb visit Cain in prison for a tense Christmas Day showdown.
Caleb is the mystery figure who has been writing letters to Cain in recent weeks. He also sent some anonymous presents to his nephews at Butler's Farm.
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In a frosty conversation with Cain, newcomer Caleb expressed his surprise after learning the news that their mum Faith has recently passed away. As far as Caleb was concerned, Faith had died in the early '90s.
30 years ago, Caleb met Cain for the first time but was pressured into staying away from the Dingles when Cain falsely claimed that their mother was dead.
Caleb now recognises this as a terrible lie that robbed him of a chance to get to know his family decades earlier. Even so, an unsympathetic Cain refused to apologise and still warned Caleb to stay away from the Dingle family.
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Back in the village, Chas endured a miserable Christmas Day as she continued to face a backlash for cheating on Paddy with Al Chapman.
Chas dropped some presents off for the Dingles at Sam and Lydia's place, but received few thanks as Belle and Mandy gave her a hostile reaction.
Paddy reluctantly invited Chas to join celebrations with Marlon's family at The Woolpack, but the awkward atmosphere soon became too much for her.
As Chas' thoughts turned elsewhere, she visited the grave of her late daughter Grace and took along Faith's tribute firework.
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Just as the firework took off and lit up the sky, Caleb approached at the graveyard and defied Cain's wishes by boldly introducing himself to Chas.
Caleb asked: "Are you Chas? I'm Caleb – I'm Faith's son. I'm your brother."
With recent reports suggesting that Caleb will become a strong ally for Chas, has his arrival come just at the right time for her?
Emmerdale will air a flashback special on Boxing Day, exploring the backstory between Caleb and Cain.
Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.
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