{"id":24684,"date":"2022-10-27T18:02:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T16:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1729474"},"modified":"2022-10-27T18:40:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T16:40:14","slug":"emmerdale-star-michael-wildman-tipped-to-leave-al-chapman-role","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/emmerdale-star-michael-wildman-tipped-to-leave-al-chapman-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale star Michael Wildman tipped to leave Al Chapman role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 27 October 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 actor Michael Wildman has reportedly quit his role as Al Chapman in the ITV soap.<\/p>\n<p>Al first arrived in <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Emmerdale<\/a> back in August 2019, but it seems his three-year stint could almost be over, according to <a href=\"\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/20234986\/emmerdale-star-to-quit-itv-soap-after-3-years\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Sun<\/a>.\u00a0The character has been at the centre of a dramatic storyline in recent weeks as he\u2019s engaged in an <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/emmerdale-lucy-pargeter-chas-al-affair-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">affair with his former enemy Chas Dingle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The plot is set to reach its climax next week when Chas\u2019s brother Cain discovers the truth about the affair. <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/emmerdale-spoilers-next-week-cain-al-showdown\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">With Cain and Al set to clash at gunpoint<\/a>, the fight could mark Wildman\u2019s final scenes on the show, though ITV is yet to confirm anything.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has contacted ITV for comment on the reports.<\/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\/10\/emmerdale-al-cain-promo-7dd6cef.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&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\/10\/emmerdale-al-cain-promo-7dd6cef.jpg?quality=90&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\/10\/emmerdale-al-cain-promo-7dd6cef.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/emmerdale-al-cain-promo-7dd6cef.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/emmerdale-al-cain-promo-7dd6cef.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/emmerdale-al-cain-promo-7dd6cef.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/emmerdale-al-cain-promo-7dd6cef.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/emmerdale-al-cain-promo-7dd6cef.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/emmerdale-al-cain-promo-7dd6cef.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/emmerdale-al-cain-promo-7dd6cef.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/emmerdale-al-cain-promo-7dd6cef.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/emmerdale-al-cain-promo-7dd6cef.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/emmerdale-al-cain-promo-7dd6cef.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/emmerdale-al-cain-promo-7dd6cef.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1723552\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/emmerdale-al-cain-promo-7dd6cef.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" 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=\"\"\/> Jeff Hordley as Cain Dingle and Michael Wildman as Al Chapman in Emmerdale.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/emmerdale-al-cain-fight-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Teasing the shooting<\/a>, Wildman said at a recent press event\u00a0attended by <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong>: \u201cIt\u2019s about time the two of them started rubbing up against each other! It\u2019s been in the making for a long time\u2026 let\u2019s get on with it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cIt\u2019s a situation that surely has to come\u2026 they\u2019ve had a lot of banter and have been crossing swords, but never really actually gone full pelt on things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m hoping this could potentially come to a little getting it together in terms of having it out\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking further about the scene, Cain actor Jeff recently told <strong><span class=\"&quot;skimlinks-unlinked&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/span><\/strong> that his character would be involved in a huge storyline.<\/p>\n<p>Teasing the drama, he said: \u201cBeyond Faith\u2019s death, there is another big thing coming up for Cain at the end of October, probably the biggest thing that has happened to him in a while. All I can say is I\u2019ve been filming some scenes for the storyline today \u2013 and it\u2019s intense!\u201d<\/p> <p><strong>Visit our dedicated <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/soaps\/emmerdale\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Emmerdale<\/a> page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers. If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Soaps<\/a> hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">subscribe now<\/a> and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Molly Moss Published: Thursday, 27 October 2022 at 12:00 am Emmerdale actor Michael Wildman has reportedly quit his role as Al Chapman in the ITV soap. 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