Emmerdale’s Cain Dingle shares some difficult advice with his jailed stepson Matty Barton next week.

The bad boy warns Matty that he’ll need to toughen up as he starts to interact more with the other prisoners.

As next week’s episodes begin, Matty’s wife Amy struggles to be apart from him – especially as he has told her not to visit again.

Matty talks to Amy over the phone instead and draws strength from her support. As the conversation ends, Matty heads back to his cell with a brave smile on his face.

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Matty’s upbeat mood turns to one of concern when he finds that prison hardman Les has moved into his cell. Although Matty has been isolated from the other inmates so far, the situation is changing due to a lack of space.

The new living arrangements get off to a bad start when Les taunts his new cellmate with some unnerving jokes. Matty can’t help fearing for his safety as he wonders how seriously to take Les’s comments.

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Later in the week, Cain visits Matty and becomes worried when he struggles to lift his stepson’s spirits.

Matty discreetly points out Les as his new cellmate and admits that he’s worried about the situation. He struggles to keep his emotions in check, despite Cain trying to offer advice.

Cain encourages Matty to use violence against anyone who threatens him, predicting that he’ll be left alone if the other prisoners know he’s not to be messed with.

Matty is left terrified over what this means he’ll have to do. Will he follow Cain’s advice?

Viewers saw Matty’s big new story begin earlier this month as Samson Dingle was accidentally stabbed during an attempted robbery at The Hide.

Samson and his new friend Josh Cope both lied that Matty went on the attack deliberately. With little evidence available to prove his innocence, Matty is now being held on remand ahead of his trial.

Emmerdale airs these scenes on Thursday, June 27 and Friday, June 28.