Emmerdale star Reece Dinsdale claims the set of the soap is haunted by the ghost of his old Home to Roost co-star John Thaw
They shared the screen together as father and son in the 1980s sitcom Home to Roost.
And Emmerdale star Reece Dinsdale believes that legendary actor John Thaw is still contacting him on set from beyond the grave.
Soap star Reece, 60, claims he can feel John’s presence in the same studios where they shot their sitcom.
Paranormal? Emmerdale star Reece Dinsdale believes that legendary actor John Thaw is still contacting him on set from beyond the grave
He told the Daily Star: ‘Sometimes I walk down the corridors at the Emmerdale studios and I just remember these were the same hallways where John and I walked 30 years ago while filming every episode of Home to Roost.
‘There are definitely ghosts. It feels like another lifetime. I’m losing so many fine friends and colleagues these days. So sad.’
John, who was married to Sheila Hancock, shot to fame in 1970s in police drama Sweeney.
Legend: Soap star Reece, 60, claims he can feel John’s presence in the same studios where they shot their sitcom
Old friends: The actors shared the screen together as father and son in the 1980s sitcom Home to Roost
He also starred as the eponymous Inspector Morse in the long-running ITV series from 1987 to 2000.
John died of cancer shortly after his 60th birthday in 2002.
Reece’s set revelations come after news that Emmerdale will return to six episodes per week from mid-September.
ITV has confirmed the channel’s soaps, including Coronation Street, will be back at their ‘normal pattern’ after reducing output when the coronavirus pandemic first began.
Back to normal! Coronation Street and Emmerdale will return to six episodes per week from mid-September (pictured Coronation Street set)
Both soaps suspended filming on March 22nd as a result of lockdown measures enforced in the UK amid the coronavirus pandemic, but by early June, filming had resumed, with new safety measures in place.
ITV said in a statement: ‘We’re very pleased to announce that Coronation Street and Emmerdale will resume airing the normal pattern of six episodes each week from mid-September.’
Planning ahead: ITV has confirmed the channel’s soaps will be back at their ‘normal pattern’ after reducing output when the coronavirus pandemic first began (pictured Emmerdale set)
The channel also praised the soaps’ bosses as well as cast and crew members for their ‘incredible work’.
ITV said: ‘This is testament to the incredible work that has been achieved in Manchester and Leeds by John Whiston, Managing Director of Continuing Drama and Head of ITV in the North for ITV Studios, and his dedicated and hard-working production teams, crews, writers and actors.
‘Both shows continue to film safely whilst adhering to the health and safety guidelines issued by the film and TV industry.’