Tom Liggins: Last News

Emmerdale star John Middleton has announced he's bagged himself a new acting job.The 68-year-old actor is famed for playing beloved Reverend Ashley Thomas on the ITV Dales for years.John was a regular on the hit ITV soap from 1996 until 2017 before he returned in 2018 for just two episodes.READ MORE: Emmerdale fan-favourite speaks out on devastating exitHowever, he's now set to take on a new acting role that will see him ditch the church job and become a military man.That's because he's set to play Colonel Pickering in a new theatre production of My Fair Lady, which will wow crowds at Bradford's Alhambra Theatre from September 22 until October 2.The official Bradford Theatres Twitter account announced that John was among the new additions to the show on Wednesday night (August 24).Revealing the exciting news, the Bradford Theatre account wrote: "Also joining the @MyFairLadyUK cast..."Heather Jackson as Mrs Higgins, @john_Middleton_ as Colonel Pickering & Tom Liggins as Freddy Eynsford-Hill. Opening at the #alhambratheatrebradford 22 Sep - 2 Oct"John later shared the tweet and confirmed the job, writing: "Yep...