Mark Charnock believes his character suffering a stroke on Emmerdale is ‘an enormous responsibility’

OHMYGOSSIP — Marlon Dingle is to suffer a stroke on ‘Emmerdale’.
Mark Charnock – the 53-year-old actor who plays the Woolpack chef on the ITV soap – has found researching the serious and life threatening medical condition “a total eye opener” and sees the plotline as “an enormous responsibility”.
He told the Daily Star: “Working with Emmerdale’s research team and The Stroke Association on this storyline has been a total eye opener for me.”
“We hear the word stroke bandied around a great deal, but being confronted with the sheer weight of numbers in this country alone has been a shock. It’s an enormous responsibility to try to get it right for the survivors and their families, and for those who’ve lost loved ones to this awful event”
Soap bosses have promised they will explore the “long-lasting repercussions” it has on Marlon and everyone who loves him.
Laura Shaw, a producer said: “Marlon is undoubtedly one of Emmerdale’s most-loved characters.
“As the story unfolds, we follow the tragic and heartbreaking long-lasting repercussions this has on him and his friends and family.”
The Stroke Association have worked closely with the soap and believe that audiences “will be able to identify with” the impact of the brain attack which is prompted by blood to your brain being cut off.
Juliet Bouverie, the charity’s chief executive said: “Many viewers will be able to identify with Marlon’s storyline, including the 1.3 million stroke survivors in the UK.”
According to statistics, someone suffers in the UK suffers a stroke every five minutes and it is the nation’s fourth biggest cause of death, with an annual total of 35,000.

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