BREAKING: Peter Martin, best known for playing Len Reynolds in Emmerdale, has died at the age of 82.
Peter Martin has died at the age of 82.
The actor, best known for playing Len Reynolds in Emmerdale and Joe Carroll on The Royle Family, died on Wednesday morning, with a friend confirming the news on Facebook. ‘My friend, drinking partner, fishing buddy past away on Wednesday morning, very sad, many of you will know him from TV, RIP Peter Martin, we had some great laughs.Len was a fan-favourite at the time, arriving in the eponymous village shortly after the death of his wife, with the character often getting up to no good with best mate Jarvis Skelton.
He developed feelings for Edna Birch, which Jarvis picked up, encouraging him to tell Edna the truth, in scenes screened just last week on ITV3 as part of the daily classic repeats of the popular soap. Len, however, would eventually find love again with Pearl Ladderbanks. A number of years later, Len suffered a heart attack and died in his chair, leaving Pearl utterly devastated.If you’ve got a soap or TV story, video or pictures get in touch by emailing us
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