Former Emmerdale star Marc Silcock, is set to star in a new BBC daytime drama, Privates, but says that he could never have been a soldier in real life as he hates taking orders, the Sun newspaper reports!

Silcock, who is best known for his heroic portrayal of tetraplegic Jackson Walsh in award-winning ITV1 soap, Emmerdale, will play plays Lance Corporal Jimmy Hobbs in BBC1 series Privates, but admits that he skipped much of the training for the part, claiming that he couldn’t be bossed around by a drill sergeant.
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Former Emmerdale actor, Danny Miller, has joined the cast of Scott & Bailey, Digital Spy reports.

Miller, who fans of Emmerdale will know best for his award-winning portrayal of Aaron Livesy in the hit ITV soap from 2008 – 2012, has been cast as a new regular character, Rob Waddington in the highly popular detective show.
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Last night saw the 13^th annual British Soap Awards and all the stars braved the wind and rain to take their seats for the spectacular event, held at the ITV studios in London, where UnrealityTV were on the red carpet to speak to them all before the ceremony began.

The cast of Emmerdale were first out on the red carpet and in full force. They all looked amazing and were more than happy to have a chat and give us some insider gossip and exclusive news, so sit back and enjoy the diary of the Dales at the BSA’s

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The trial of the year started this week on Emmerdale, and while a huge majority of us want Aaron Livesy to escape a prison sentence, it seems there is one person who thinks he should face some time inside, actor Danny Miller!

If you don’t know the story behind the trial then it’s possible you have been abducted by aliens for experimentation, but I shall fill you in so you miss out no more!

Aaron (Danny Miller) and Hazel (Pauline Quirke) gave in to the desperate pleas of tetraplegic Jackson (Marc Silcock)and agreed to assist him in suicide.

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There wasn’t a dry eye in the house last night when Emmerdale’s Jackson Walsh finally ended his life, with the help of his mother and partner, but the tissues have barely dried before the critics start flinging their two pence worth in.

We all knew it wouldn’t be pretty, but it is safe to say that the scenes, acted out brilliantly, were nothing we could have expected, and why? Because instead of making the end a lovely, peaceful drift off to sleep, producers gave a more realistic portrayal of the experience. Read more & comment »

After a year of what could arguably be one of soap lands most detailed, emotional and heartbreaking storylines, the conclusion to Emmerdale’s assisted suicide plot comes to an end tomorrow night.

One of the strengths of the ITV soap, is its ability to let stories play out in real time, giving viewers a realistic view of a complicated and well thought out plot, letting it play on in the background for months and years rather than days and weeks, and this particular storyline is no exception. Read more & comment »

Emmerdale fans have been on tenter-hooks since rumours of filming in Whitby started circulating as being a possible exit for Jackson Walsh (Marc Solcock).

But far from being all doom and gloom, the first reports we have got are very uplifting, in more ways than one.

When Jackson finally agrees to go on holiday with Mum Hazel (Pauline Quirke) and boyfriend Aaron (Danny Miller), they are overjoyed. It isn’t long, however, before Jackson’s depressive mood returns while he finds every possible thing to moan about.

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Jackson Walsh’s life takes another unfortunate twist next Friday, as he is rushed to hospital with a chest infection.

This couldn’t come at a worse time for Jackson (Marc Silcock) who in the episodes preceding this event, has actually began to accept life in his wheel chair, and make the most of it with encouragement from his devoted mother Hazel (Pauline Quirke) and boyfriend, Aaron (Danny Miller).

At the beginning of the week, Jackson shows real signs of mental improvement, by deciding to throw his mum a surprise birthday party, with the help of Aaron.

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It would seem that the will he/wont he saga of Jackson Walsh’s suicide bid has finally been decided.

Marc Silcock, who plays tetraplegic Jackson Walsh in ITV’s Emmerdale, has told The Boston Herald that he will be filming his last scenes on May 14th, to be shown on the daily soap some time the following month.

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The future of one of Soaps most popular couple, Aaron Livsey and Jackson Walsh, has been under careful watch and rumour for several weeks.

Today there has been another clue to the ever complex conclusion to this tragic love story, when Marc Silcock announced on twitter this, ‘Off to new York today for a week first holiday for a while looking forward to chilling out in the big apple’, suggesting certain rumours may have been right after all.
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Some of the cast of ITV’s Emmerdale have been spotted filming in Whitby today, it has been reported.

Stars spotted so far have been Pauline Quirke, who plays Hazel, Danny Miller, who plays Aaron Livesy and Marc Silcock, who plays Jackson.

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Emmerdale actor Danny Miller – who of course plays Aaron Livesy – has revealed that he believes the show’s fans want Aaron to ditch his relationship with Jackson Walsh (Marc Silcock).

As viewers will know, the pair have never had an easy relationship, but since Jackson has been left paralysed from the neck down following an accident last year, the couple split then reunited.

However, a new character, Flynn (Ryan Prescott) is set to tempt Aaron away from Jackson, and during an interview with Inside Soap, Danny says it’s what the show’s fans want.

He said, “If I was Aaron’s mate, I’d be telling him to stick by Jackson. If he and Jackson were to split, I wouldn’t want him to rush into a new relationship… Read more & comment »