Emmerdale actor Oliver Farnworth has teased that there is ‘more to come’ from his killer character John
Oliver Farnworth plays John Sugden in the ITV soap
Emmerdale star Oliver Farnworth has admitted the “net is closing in” for his murderous alter ego John Sugden.
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John has been causing chaos in the Dales since arriving in the village last year, killing Nate Robinson and holding Mackenzie Boyd captive. Recent dramatic scenes in the ITV soap saw John and his husband Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) plunge off a cliff after a tense showdown with Aaron’s ex Robert (Ryan Hawley).
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Opening up on ITV’s This Morning on Wednesday (September 10), Oliver dropped a hint about John’s fate as he suggested the villain’s story isn’t over yet.
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The actor was quizzed about the aftermath of the cliff fall, but kept tight-lipped. However, he did tease: “All I will say is there’s more to come, of course there’s going to be more to come.”
An Emmerdale clip was then played, which appeared to show John moving as he lay on the ground after the tumble.
John Sugden and Aaron Dingle were in a terrifying fall(Image: ITV)
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As hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley speculated about whether they had seen him move, Oliver agreed: “I think we might have done.”
The presenters also questioned what was going to happen to Mack (Lawrence Robb), who remains trapped in a bunker.
“Sadly John is his only lifeline,” said Oliver. “So I mean, that’s not a great prediction of being is it? But yeah, John is the key to Mack’s survival really.”
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“The net is closing,” he teased.
Oliver Farnworth opened up on This Morning
Oliver also told how getting to play such an evil character has been “an absolute gift”.
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“I came in with a complete backstory, which is just really, really helpful because then you can decide how to make your choices,” he said.
“I came into the Sugdens, so that was a blessing as well. I’m working with Danny Miller everyday so, absolute legend, love that guy, but yeah, you get all the drama, you get the storylines and it’s just an absolute rollercoaster.”
Oliver said the part has been a ‘gift'(Image: ITV)
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“The whole thing has been a kind of a really deep psychological trawl of what kind of, a human is capable of,” he added, saying that filming some of John’s scenes has been like “making a film”.
