Emmerdale star Dale Meeks made his on-screen return on The Hunt for Raoul Moat which aired days before he died.
The actor, who also undertook roles in Emmerdale and Byker Grove, died aged 47 this week.
Fans know him as Simon Meredith on the long-running soap - which he appeared on for three years from 2003. While Dale played a gang leader from a rival youth club on Byker Grove.
