Emmerdale casts Peaky Blinders star for 'dramatic storyline'

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Emmerdale has cast Peaky Blinders star Jack Parr for a major new storyline in the soap.The actor - who played Dougie Bill in the last series of the BBC1 series - is going to be making his debut on the soap next week.

He will arrive in the village as a character called Jordan and quickly become involved in the lives of several villagers. A TV source told The Sun : "Jordan will arrive in the village in a shocking way and end up pitting neighbour against neighbour. "It's going to be a dramatic storyline and take on a serious issue." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Jack will be making his Emmerdale debut during a dramatic time on the soap after viewers were shocked to see Meena Jutla finally be sentenced for her shocking crimes.

During Monday's episode, it was revealed that Meena had been sentenced to a minimum of 75 years in prison with the judge adding: "You will remain in custody for the rest of your life." Taking to Twitter after the scenes, the hit ITV soap shared an emotional video of Meena star Paige saying goodbye to viewers.

In the clip, Paige jokes: "She’s finally gone down. Who knew?" The actress then continues: "I just want to say thank you all for all of your support.Thank you to everyone at Emmerdale and ITV and all my beautiful actors and the crew.