Sir Lindsay Hoyle brings 'Order' to TV soap in cameo
Sir Lindsay Hoyle brings 'Order' to TV soap in cameo
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Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has brought some "Order! Order!" to ITV's Emmerdale by playing a cameo role in the hard-hitting TV soap. Proud Lancastrian Sir Lindsay turned up in the fictional Yorkshire Dales village playing a rambler visiting its bar and bistro, wearing a tweed jacket and wellies.
Since the long-running soap first broadcast in 1972, its dramatic storylines have included more than 150 deaths, 100 weddings and a plane crash in the village. But Sir Lindsay's appearance, displaying the theatrical aplomb he employs in the Speaker's chair, was much more low-key, complimenting the bistro's proprietor on her Yorkshire tea.
It was also very brief. He headed into the bistro, paid for his cuppa and said: "It was a lovely cup of tea." Then, told: "See you again," he replied: "I hope so." And that was that. Soap fan Sir Lindsay visited Emmerdale set to mark its 10,000th episode in May last year, but the broadcasting of his visit was postponed because of the general election campaign.
Follow our channel and never miss an update. Speaking before his cameo aired, he said: "Incredibly, Emmerdale has been on our screens for more than half a century, shining a light on the lived experience of others, entertaining viewers with its hard-hitting storylines, while also making a major economic contribution to the north.
