Emmerdale's Ned Porteous lifts lid on Joe Tate's 'sinister' plans for village after dramatic return
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Joe Tate only made his shock Emmerdale return on Christmas Eve and he has has already wreaked havoc at Home Farm - culminating in Will Taylor’s sudden death from a heart attack, revealed last night. Christmas viewers were stunned to learn he was the mastermind behind Pete and Will’s plan to topple Kim Tate. Then, just after Kim and Will decided to get back together on Christmas Day, watched on in horror as Joe revealed the truth to Kim, and Will immediately keeled over and clutched his chest in agony.
The shocking death was kept top secret by soap bosses. And actor Ned Porteous, stepping back into Joe’s shoes after a six-year break, says he will cause plenty more drama in the Dales in the coming days and weeks. “It’s so much fun playing a villain,” laughs Ned, 30. “There has been this very dramatic unplanned death that, as well as the devastation caused, also leaves lots of questions of why, in fact, is Joe even back?.
“There are multiple sides to Joe and you will see him go to dark places. He is a control freak and he’s afraid of showing his true feelings. “I don’t want to give the game away too much, but there could also be something else sinister going on.
“The things you can’t buy in life, potentially, become the most important to him. “It’s also safe to say I’m not too sure many of the villagers are that happy to see him back! But the truth of why Joe has returned will, in time, come out.”. After leaving the soap in 2018, during dramatic scenes that saw Joe seemingly get murdered by evil Graham Foster, Joe spent three years trying his luck in Hollywood.
