A beloved Emmerdale star is joining a rival BBC show ahead of its new series.
Soap opera star Karl Davies, who is best known for playing Robert Sugden, will join the cast of Waterloo Road.
He will play the part of Tony Walters, the estranged husband of Nicky Walters, played by Kym Marsh.
The exciting news was shared on a fan page on Instagram called Waterloo Road Extra.
Emmerdale star Karl Davies joins rival BBC show Waterloo Road
Alongside a picture of the ITV actor, the page admins wrote: âFormer #Emmerdale actor Karl Davies is set to join #WaterlooRoad as Tony Walters. He will appear in the next series.â
Last month, it was confirmed that the school drama, which first started all the way back in 2006, would be able to continue.
Lindsay Salt, director of BBC Drama, said: "I'm delighted that Waterloo Road will be opening its corridors once again, with two more series of the hit drama about to start filming.
"The show continues to entertain the audience who love to follow both the staff and pupils and, with a new series heading to BBC iPlayer and BBC One next month, they don't have long to wait."
Cameron Roach, Waterloo Road executive producer, said: "When the BBC commissioned the reboot of Waterloo Road, we had hoped it might run for a few seasons.
"But to be commissioned for further series, bringing the total episodes since relaunch to 70 hours, is a huge achievement and a reflection of the incredible creative teams in front of and behind the camera.
"As well as continuing to celebrate emerging talent, the show is fast gaining a reputation for working with the best comedy talent, as Jon Richardson joins the cast this season."
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When was Karl Davies last in Emmerdale?
Karl Davies first joined Emmerdale all the way back in 2001 when he took over the role of Robert Sugden from Richard Smith (1986â1989) and Christopher Smith (1989â2001).
During his time on the ITV soap opera, he was involved in a number of controversial storylines, most involving a long-running feud with his adoptive brother Andy Sugden.
He left the show in 2009 and has since gone on to star in a number of other programmes like Happy Valley and Game of Thrones.
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