Who is Joe Tate in Emmerdale and what’s wrong with him?
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Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) staged quite the comeback to Emmerdale over Christmas, initially hellbent on giving Kim Tate (Claire King) a taste of her own medicine. Having left the village six years prior, the dashing businessman’s return saw him unmasked as the person who had been secretly helping Will Taylor (Dean Andrews) scheme against wife Kim.
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But after Will then died of a heart attack, Kim and Joe appear to have put their differences aside – but Ned has hinted there’s more twists ahead for his character. Speaking prior to his return, the actor said: ‘I’m so excited to be returning to Emmerdale. There’s a lot of unfinished business for Joe, and it feels like the right time for him to make a comeback.
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‘Joe has always been a character with a dark side, but there could be something much bigger at play here. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. ‘Joe is back for a reason, and the devastation at Home Farm is just the beginning of a much bigger story.’.
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If you’re eager for the lowdown on all-things Joe, let’s take a little trip down memory lane. Joe is the son of Christopher Tate and Rachel Hughes, which makes him the step grandson of Kim Tate and the nephew of Caleb Miligan (William Ash). He appeared in Emmerdale as a child in the mid 90s and was looked after by Zoe Tate (Leah Bracknell) following his parents’ death.
Joe staged quite a comeback in 2017, with EastEnders star Ned Porteous taking over the role as part of a storyline where he went by the name of Tom Waterhouse, seducing Debbie to get revenge on Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) who he believed had a role to play in his dad’s death.
