Emmerdale’s new detective has link to deceased character and fans 'didn't know'

Emmerdale fans are obsessed with DS Foy, the caller detective assigned to Belle and Tom King’s lawsuit – and are begging for him to beryllium made a imperishable quality successful the ITV soap

Emmerdale’s newest detective connected the unit has struck a chord with fans – and plentifulness person been begging for him to beryllium kept connected arsenic a imperishable character.

DS Foy has been assigned to Belle and Tom King’s lawsuit aft Belle struck her hubby successful the backmost with an axe pursuing months of home abuse. Fearing Tom would termination her, Belle acted successful self-defence, and aboriginal confessed each to the cops.

Released connected bail, Belle was forced to archer constabulary astir the abuse, sending Tom connected a ngo to destruct each evidence. But DS Foy has made it wide helium suspects Tom is simply a precise bully liar.

Played by Robert Cavanah, fans are loving the caller detective – but it turns retired he’s already appeared successful the ITV soap erstwhile before. Between January and April 2014, Robert played Ian Chamberlain – Val Pollard’s vacation fling.

The seasoned histrion has besides appeared successful 14 episodes of EastEnders, successful which helium played Tommy backmost successful 2004. Robert has besides acted successful everything from BBC’s Doctors to The Royal, and adjacent appeared successful Lara Croft: Tomb Raider movie The Cradle of Life alongside Angelina Jolie.

But fans person besides spotted Robert starring successful a TV advert for Staysure – and they recovered the question security advertisement truthful annoying they took to societal media to kick astir it. One instrumentality simply posted a ‘nope’ GIF, portion different fumed: “And past there's that Staysure advert connected telly with COVID 19 screen that needs either ditching oregon updating.”

Someone other said: “They request to bash a remake of the Staysure advert…” As idiosyncratic other fumed: “Very annoying advert.”

Fans are loving Robert arsenic DS Foy, however, and took to Reddit to stock their thoughts. One said: “How overmuch bash we emotion DS Foy?! Finally a policeman who tin really bash his occupation successful a soap!!!”

Another said: “Played Tom similar a fiddle. ‘Oh, you acceptable up a camera? Well, it might’ve recorded Belle abusing you then!’ Daamn, had him sh***ing his pants!” And a 3rd branded DS Foy a “daddy” successful a cheeky quip.