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Well, the moment his name passed the venomous-turned-empathetic lips of Kim Tate (Claire King), it was only a matter of time before I’d be revealing the return of Steve Marchant, played by soap royalty Paul Opacic.
Lo and behold, almost three decades on, he’s back in the village. To be specific, it’s been 28 years since Kim engineered it for him to be landed in jail over the horse theft scam. And how come Paul hasn’t changed a bit!? Perhaps Steve’s big secret is he holds the elixir of life.
Well, he does ACTUALLY have a secret, one that will blow apart Kim’s life. Not for the first time, Kim doesn’t hold all the cards and, despite throwing Steve under the bus, she will meet her match in him this time.
Paul told us: ‘Things were left rather bitter between Kim and Steve, so he’s very surprised when a solicitor contacts him out of the blue. He guesses something is afoot when Kim starts brandishing notes to keep him away.
‘With the sniff of more cash to be made, Steve wonders what is going on. And soon Thea leaves him a jaw-dropping voicemail.’
Emmerdale Producer Laura Shaw added: ‘Determined to uncover the truth about her father, Thea devises a clever ruse to lure him into a meeting under false pretences.
‘But will Steve fall for her deception, and does he even realise he has a child – or could he know secrets that even Kim isn’t aware of?’
DS Thea Ramsden originally arrived in the village with a single-minded focus: seeking revenge on her estranged mother, Kim – not the first person to attempt this.
Following months of stalking, escalating tension, and deep-seated misunderstandings, the two have recently reconnected and forged a tentative truce – leaving fans wondering whether their fractured relationship can truly be repaired.
With Kim finally disclosing Steve’s identity, Thea sets out to locate him – completely unaware of whether he even knows she exists.
Because Kim previously sent Steve to prison, a romantic reunion between the former spouses is out of the question. However, whether Steve can build a relationship with his detective daughter remains to be seen.
In a calculated move, Thea poses as a solicitor during her initial contact. Cautious and suspicious, Steve is quickly drawn back toward the village in search of answers.
But with him carrying one or two bombshells of his own, it’s clear that it’s going to be explosive…
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