FROM ITV STRICT EMBARGO Print media - No Use Before Tuesday 25th October 2022 Online Media - No Use Before 0700hrs Tuesday 25th October 2022 Emmerdale - Ep 9507 Monday 31st October 2022 Expecting to find Chas, Al Chapman [MICHAEL WILDMAN] is met with a steely Cain Dingle [JEFF HORDELY] and the business end of a shotgun. Cain holds Al at gunpoint, his utter contempt at Chas affair with Al evident. Picture contact - [email protected] Photographer - Mark Bruce This photograph is (C) ITV Plc and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. Once made available by ITV plc Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the transmission [TX] date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms
EMMERDALE star Michael Wildman has quit the ITV soap after three years.
The actor, who plays villainous businessman Al Chapman, has bowed out to pursue new roles.
The actor, who plays cruel businessman Al Chapman, is leaving on a high
And he’s leaving on a high after Al’s recent affair with former enemy Chas Dingle has had viewers captivated.
The storyline will reach its climax next week when Chas’s brother Cain discovers the truth and the pair clash in a horror shooting.
A source said: “Michael has really enjoyed his time at Emmerdale but it’s the right thing to move on.
“He’s had some massive storylines but all good things must come to an end.”
Michael’s decision to quit the soap follows the recent exit of Fiona Wade, who plays Priya Sharma, and those who were killed off during the soap’s Storm Week earlier this month
