{"id":12598,"date":"2022-03-22T12:04:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T11:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1610726"},"modified":"2022-03-22T12:22:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T11:22:14","slug":"russell-t-davies-praises-devastating-emmerdale-marlon-storyline","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/russell-t-davies-praises-devastating-emmerdale-marlon-storyline\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell T Davies praises \u201cdevastating\u201d Emmerdale Marlon storyline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 22 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Emmerdale fans have been quick to heap praise on the show for its latest emotional storyline, as Mark Charnock\u2019s character <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/emmerdale-marlon-stroke-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Marlon Dingle suffered a stroke<\/a> in last night\u2019s (21st March) episode.<\/p>\n<p>One of those fans of the long-running ITV soap is returning <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/doctor-who\/&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a> showrunner Russell T Davies, who turned to <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CbYPGbRtoe2\/&quot;\">Instagram<\/a> to celebrate the work of the cast and crew.<\/p>\n<p>Davies said in his post: \u201cEmmerdale tells its big stories so perfectly. Devastating tonight, @markcharnock is one of our greatest actors. Episode written by Caroline Mitchell, directed by Michael Lacey. Amazing sound design too!\u201d<\/p> <p>Commenting on Davies\u2019 post, Nicola Stephenson \u2013 who played Tess Harris on the soap \u2013 also praised both Mark and the show.<\/p>\n<p>Stephenson said: \u201c<span class=\"&quot;_7UhW9\" xlcgt=\"\" mmzan=\"\" kv-d4=\"\" se6yk=\"\" t0kll=\"\">One of the loveliest places I\u2019ve ever worked. All the cast and crew are so dedicated, hard working, talented, supportive and fun. And Mark is one of the best there is. Love him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/emmerdale-marlon-eec45ec.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=16px%2C0px%2C3984px%2C2654px&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/emmerdale-marlon-eec45ec.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=16px%2C0px%2C3984px%2C2654px&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/emmerdale-marlon-eec45ec.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=16px%2C0px%2C3984px%2C2654px&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" 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width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Emmerdale: Marlon suffers a stroke (ITV)<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Marlon\u2019s medical emergency followed his engagement to Zoe Henry\u2019s Rhona the same day, when the couple both proposed to one another.<\/p>\n<p>When Marlon ran home to get a ring for Rhona he suffered the stroke, and was found by his daughter April (Amelia Flanagan) who called an ambulance.<\/p>\n<p>Emmerdale has been working with the Stroke Association on Marlon\u2019s story, and in a video posted to the official Emmerdale YouTube channel, Charnock helped to explain how to identify the signs of a stroke using the acronym F.A.S.T.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Emmerdale\" mark=\"\" charnock=\"\" helps=\"\" identify=\"\" the=\"\" signs=\"\" of=\"\" a=\"\" stoke=\"\" with=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6LdYwIR8few?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Charnock also highlighted how important this is, noting that strokes \u201chappen every five minutes in the UK\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can find more information about stroke symptoms, as well as advice and support by visiting the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.stroke.org.uk\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Stroke 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