Emmerdale spoiler sees Marlon Dingle in heartbreaking stroke storyline on ITV soap
14.03.2022 - 10:38
/ ok.co.uk
Emmerdale's Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) is set to be part of a heartbreaking storyline in upcoming episodes when he has a life-threatening stroke. The ITV soap wants to raise awareness of the warning signs that come before a stroke and the storyline will focus on from Marlon's perspective.
Emmerdale has worked closely with the charity, Stroke Association, to give a "realistic and authentic depiction of Marlon’s journey". In the coming months, it will see how Marlon, as well as his family and friends, come to terms with his stroke and how it will impact their future.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. Emmerdale producer, Laura Shaw, said: "Warm, witty and kindhearted Marlon is undoubtedly one of Emmerdale's most loved characters.
"With Mark Charnock's sheer skill, craft and incredible range, it felt totally right to play such an incredibly important story as this, with Marlon highlighting that a stroke can happen at any time and showing the catastrophic consequences it can have on the person affected and their whole family. "When we first started researching this storyline I was shocked by the stark statistics that the UK alone has 1.3 million stroke survivors, so we knew we wanted to do those people and their families justice by showing the raw reality of a stroke as truthfully and honestly as we could.
"Extensive research was done for the actual stroke episode so we could step outside of our usual storytelling style and show the stroke from Marlon's POV in a really impactful way because we wanted viewers to see what a stroke feels like in the moment. "As the story unfolds, we follow the tragic and heartbreaking long lasting repercussions it has
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