Emmerdale legend Mark Jordan, who played Daz Spencer on the soap from 2014 to 2019, is making a big TV comeback.The actor was sacked from Emmerdale in late 2019 after being accused of assaulting a pensioner, but he was found not guilty.
Mark has been focusing on his stage career since leaving Emmerdale, but now he's returning to TV with a role in the new ITV thriller The Long Shadow.The drama tells the story of serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, and Mark will play a character named Ray Wood.
His first episode is due to air this month. Mark, known for his roles in Emmerdale and Heartbeat, was accused of assaulting an elderly man during his engagement party to Laura Norton, his wife and former Emmerdale co-star, in July 2018.
After the allegations, Mark's character was removed from Emmerdale by the bosses and he last appeared on the show in 2019. Apart from Emmerdale, Mark is also famous for playing PC Phil Bellamy in ITV's Heartbeat.
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