Emmerdale blunder as Marlon visits Amelia and Dan in hospital despite visitor ban

EMMERDALE fans spotted a blunder last night as Marlon Dingle visited Dan and Amelia Spencer in hospital – despite visitors being banned during the pandemic.

The chef – who is played by actor Mark Charnock in the ITV soap – turned up in hospital as Amelia waited for her scan after she broke her arm in an accident at the garage.

Dan was sitting next to her as her dad, but Marlon isn’t immediate family and shouldn’t have been allowed in.

Hospitals have introduced strict rules to protect people during the pandemic.

And fans were shocked at the blunder with one writing: “I know soaps are fake, but #emmerdale get some reality into the hospital scenes.

“People haven’t been able see loved ones pass away, yet literally people off the streets go and see someone in A&E.”

A second said: “How come Amelia has two visitors in hospital? COVID not in Hotten General? #emmerdale”

Another said: “Why are Dan and Marlon mooching about the hospital in the middle of a pandemic?! No visitors!!”

A fourth added: “Amelia in an @emmerdale hospital bed (during COVID-19 year, meaning unless it’s life threatening you won’t get a bed) is thee most unrealistic thing.

“Asp how convenient she faints due to lack of food, JUST as her little fingers is mopped by a car bonnet #emmerdale”

Others praised the storyline for raising awareness of the realities of the benefits system.