A long-standing Emmerdale actor has died. Andy Devine played Shadrach Dingle on the soap between 2000 and 2010.
Andy, who was 79, died in January, it has emerged today. Publicly available records have confirmed his death on January 27.
The cause of death has not been confirmed as yet, reports the Mirror. Andy's character was killed off at the conclusion of an emotional alcohol abuse storyline after more than a decade on the soap.