Overview

• Joe Absolom will portray Ray, a newcomer who poses as a farm machinery salesman but is secretly a drug dealer.
• Ray’s calm and charming facade conceals a threatening streak that is set to disrupt Mackenzie Boyd’s life and strain his ties with Moira and Charity Dingle.
• Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw hailed Absolom’s casting, describing Ray as a complex and charismatic villain who will challenge the village’s most beloved residents.
• The soap will also introduce Celia, a tenant farmer renting land from Kim Tate, whose arrival is reported to spark conflict with established families in the Dales.
• This summer’s major storyline will follow Paddy Kirk’s father, Bear Wolf, as he goes missing and then returns in a markedly changed state.