Emmerdale has seen a contemporary face arrive within the village.
Kev Townsend’s (Chris Coghill) pal Steve made his entrance throughout Friday’s (July 25) episode of the ITV cleaning soap and eagle-eyed viewers could effectively recognise actor Jason Done from his appearances in a rival long-running drama.
While Lewis Barton (Bradley Riches) was on shift within the café, he could not assist however clock a stranger casting glances in his father’s route and was eager to search out out who he was.
Kev circled and found it was his previous mucker Steve, who had grown up in Manchester, and Steve wasted no time in revealing Kev’s “naughty” antics from years passed by.
As Steve was launched to Kev’s son Lewis, he quipped {that a} baby of Kev’s was “bound to pop up” in some unspecified time in the future. Noticing that Kev had put down roots within the village, Steve shortly noticed an opportunity to fire up some bother.
He swiftly manoeuvred himself into securing an evening’s keep at Charles (Kevin Mathurin) and Claudette Anderson’s (Flo Wilson) dwelling, elevating suspicions that Kev is likely to be after Claudette’s fortune.
Kev assured Steve he wasn’t concerned in something underhand, insisting he had left his previous behind and genuinely cared for his son — however whereas Kev could have turned over a brand new leaf, Steve seems very a lot the identical.
Newcomer Jason has featured in a string of well-loved tv programmes, most notably Waterloo Road, by which he portrayed beloved trainer Tom Clarkson within the BBC college drama from 2006 till 2013. Viewers may recognise him from his roles in The Innocents, The Long Shadow, Brassic, The Hack, and Silent Witness.
Between 1995 and 1996, Jason additionally made a short look within the ITV cleaning soap Coronation Street as P. C Bathurst.
In Waterloo Road, he was handed a significant storyline from the start because the opening sequence of the drama noticed him embark on an affair, betraying his spouse and colleague Lorna Dickey (Camilla Power) with shut friend and trainer Izzie Redpath (Jill Halpenny).
During the next seasons, each Lorna and Izzie met their demise, leaving Tom grappling with bereavement. In 2013, following quite a few years of involvement within the college drama, Tom’s journey reached its conclusion.
He tragically plunged from a roof whereas trying to rescue Kyle Stack’s (George Sampson) life, succumbing to the accidents he suffered.
Beyond the realm of tv, Jason is wed to company director Anoushka Done. The couple married in 2009 and share two youngsters collectively, although they like to take care of privateness relating to household issues.
Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 at 8pm and accessible to stream from 7am on ITVX
