Emmerdale icon unexpectedly explodes with fury, threatens local and goes missing

What’s wrong with Bear Wolf? (Picture: ITV)

There are some weird dynamics going on in Emmerdale’s Tenants cottage now that Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) has moved out, and they were already weird before.

With Liam out of the way, it’s just Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt), Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley), and third wheel Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards), an odd dynamic for a couple in the early years of their marriage, and as frisky as these two.

When Liam first left, Bear knew it was too weird and immediately assumed Paddy and Mandy wanted him gone. Instead, they made it clear they’re a family unit and gave him the biggest bedroom.

But the former wrestler is still restless. To keep him occupied and to cheer him up, Mandy and Bear give him a motorbike to fix up, but it backfires when he starts leaving the parts all over the house and irks them all over again. It’s a difficult time.

He behaves out of character (Picture: ITV) Bear’s anger bubbles over (Picture: ITV)

A compromise is needed and Cain (Jeff Hordley) agrees to let Bear fix his bike at the shop and the old man is more than chuffed to have a proper space to work in.

But later, his mood swings and Bear loses is at the bike, then again later takes his anger out on Kammy (Shebz Miah) when his frustrations at the bike become too much.

Paddy is gutted to see his dad so riled up and for no clear reason. But gutted turns to shock when Bear strolls back in at home like nothing has happened.

They quiz him, which peeves him again and he storms upstairs, leaving Paddy and Mandy to wonder what on Earth is going on.

A sudden personality shift suggests a worrying health issue might be afoot.

Mandy has a word with her hubby and convinces him to talk to his dad, but when he goes to find Bear, they are devastated to find that he – and the bike – are long gone. What’s happened to Bear?