EMMERDALE’S Duncan Preston has quit the soap and his final appearance as Doug Potts will air this week. The ITV soap legend has played his iconic character since 2007. But The Sun Online can …
EMMERDALE'S Duncan Preston has quit the soap and his final appearance as Doug Potts will air this week.Duncan Preston will be leaving the soap after nearly 13 yearsA show insider told us: "Duncan's already filmed his final scenes at Emmerdale and fans will see Doug's exit onscreen later this week."Doug Potts is the father of Laurel Thomas and Caroline Swann and was first introduced in 2007.
He and his then-wife Hilary arrived in the village to visit Laurel, eventually helping as she grieved for her son Daniel, who passed away from cot death.In probably his most famous storyline, he catches an STI from Bonnie Drinkwater. Brenda Walker notices him scratching his crotch and reports him to the police - however, he's released without charge when it's revealed he has the infection.He tries to rekindle his relationship with Hilary after this - and so leaves the village.
Duncan is a soap veteran, having played Dennis Stokes in Corrie, Gerald Payne and David Cousins in Holby City, and Tommy Tanner and Don Foster in Heartbeat.
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