Russell T Davies is among the stars to praise Mark Charnock for his portrayal on last night's 'Emmerdale', after his character suffered a stroke.
Mark Charnock has been praised by Russell T Davies over his performance of an Emmerdale stroke storyline
The 53-year-old soap star, who plays Marlon Dingle in the ITV show, was congratulated by several actors over his depiction of his loveable chef character suffering a stroke on Monday night's (21.03.22) episode.
Russell wrote on Instagram: “Emmerdale tells its big stories so perfectly. Devastating tonight, @markchcarnock is one of our greatest actors. Episode written by Caroline Mitchell, directed by Michael Lacey. Amazing sound design too!. (sic)"
The hard-hitting scenes saw Marlon begin to feel unwell before looking over at a mirror and realising his face had drooped to one side, and he later collapsed to the floor unable to move.
He was found by daughter April Windsor - played by Amelia Flanagan - who called the paramedics.
Former 'Emmerdale' star Nicola Stephenson, who played Tess Harris, added: “One of the loveliest places I’ve ever worked. All the cast and crew are so dedicated, hard working, talented, supportive and fun. And Mark is one of the best there is. Love him. (sic)”
What's more, Casualty's Michael Stevenson wrote: “Really amazing sound design. Great ep.”
Emotional fans also took to Twitter to praise Mark for his touching performance.
One fan tweeted: “Blooming heck @markcharnock what amazing acting it's a right blub fest in our house tonight, mostly the hubby! Seriously well done on highlighting this, hopefully more than a few lives can be saved by recognising the signs of a stroke #marlon #emmerdale. (sic)"”
Another added: “Poor Marlon. This will raise a lot of awareness for strokes and how quick they can happen time is critical now #Emmerdale. (sic)"
One said: “Wow that was emotional for me personally to watch I’ve lost a relative to a stroke in 2016.. it’s horrible and it can kill in literally seconds, minutes even hours.. “not my face” I heard Marlon say sure of it.. great acting by @markcharnock #Emmerdale. (sic)"
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