Emmerdale is preparing to bid a final goodbye to the iconic Zak Dingle. In the upcoming episodes, the villagers will get the news that Zak and his granddaughter Debbie have passed away in Scotland. The makers reached the difficult decision to kill off Zak’s character after legendary actor Steve Halliwell (Zak) passed away last year.
Thus, Zak Dingle’s memorial will be Emmerdale’s way of paying tribute to the character as well as his portrayer, Steve Halliwell. The funeral episode will go on air later in October 2024. Speaking about the emotional scenes, Lisa Riley told The Sun that the cast was in tears while filming the funeral scenes.
The actress also revealed that a legendary character is making a comeback to be a part of the grand tribute to Steve and his character Zak. “There is going to be someone coming from the past who will have repercussions for Mandy and Paddy and Vinnie especially moving forward,” Lisa teased.
Lisa Rey refrained from revealing anything about who this returning character is, but she did mention that it is not actress Adele Silva as Kelly Windsor. However, she would love to see her come back to the soap. “We’d love Kelly back! She’s amazing and we love her. I’d love her to come back,” she pointed.
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We must admit that cutting out the possibility of one return does not make the guessing game any easier! Emmerdale has been on air for so long and with such a vast cast that it is next to impossible to take a guess. However, if you had to guess, which character would you want to see coming back? Tell us in the comments. Meanwhile, stay tuned to Soap Opera Daily for more Emmerdale spoilers for more updates on who is coming back!
Emmerdale hasn’t been the same without Zack and Lisa in it and the others who died from the show rest in peace Zack all your friends and family will miss you
Miss you Zak, hasn’t been the same without you and Lusa, Belle misses you both, especially now with the story line, she cud do with you, God bless x