Charles Anderson visits prison and issues a shock warning in Emmerdale

VICAR Charles Anderson has been reconnecting with his mother Claudette.

But next week in Emmerdale, he's distracted by a mysterious phone call which leads him straight to prison.

The character portrayed by Kevin Mathurin has introduced his overbearing mother Claudette (played by Flo Wilson), not expecting her to cause trouble for his partner Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker).

Next week on ITV, however, it becomes clear that Charles is hiding something from those closest to him when he receives a mysterious phone call.

The following day, Charles warily submits to help Claudette clean the church.

But he is acting distracted and Claudette tries to grab his attention by critiquing his sermons.

The mother-son relationship takes a blow later on when Claudette’s hurt as Charles tells her there’s other places she can go.

However, it’s clear something deeper is troubling him.

In later scenes, Charles is filled with a mixture of dread and annoyance as he makes his way towards the prison.

Charles braces himself outside of the prison as a man walks towards him - and he demands the stranger to stay away from his family.

The vicar's life preceding his move to the eponymous Dales has been shrouded in mystery since his first appearance in late December, 2020.

Throughout his stint in Emmerdale, he's been involved in plenty of dramatic storylines during which his past slowly came to light.

While he shares a long connection with Manpreet Sharma, whom he was once engaged to, Charles managed to reconnect with his daughter Naomi Walters, after being told his former wife Esme had given birth to a girl.

Charles then had to support Naomi while she faced justice for Nicola King's brutal mugging.

But could the unknown man be another part of Charles past (or even family) he'd rather forget all about?

Why does Charles fear what the man could do to his family?

Emmerdale airs weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV.