Emmerdale fans can expect a new character in the village as Hollyoaks's Anthony Quinlan joins the soap's cast.

Quinlan will play Pete, the eldest son of struggling single parent farmer James Barton - a recent addition to the soap - played by former Corrie actor Bill Ward.

The family, which already includes Pete's on-screen brother and petty criminal Ross (Michael Parr), is completed by Joe Gill playing the youngest brother Finn.

Ward, who played Charlie Stubbs in Coronation Street, said: "The Barton boys are tremendous: feisty, strong willed, and a lot of fun to work with.

"I've thoroughly enjoyed the scenes we've had together thus far, and look forward to an awful lot more bad behaviour in the future."

Quinlan played Gilly Roach in Hollyoaks between 2005 and 2011

Emmerdale is going from strength to strength. Great addition to the cast. Can't wait to see him in it.

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He should never of been written out - especially as a rapist

Agreed. Liking Pete so far in the dales, but will always be Gilly lol.

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He is leaving, return to HO?

Clickbait articles suggested he was returning but he's no links to the village anymore and he left under a dark cloud and never even came back for Rhys's funeral, I can't see him coming back