Lewis in serious danger in Emmerdale ahead of big Kev return
Guess who’s back! Big bad Kev Townsend (Chris Coghill) makes his much-anticipated return to Emmerdale, which has life-or death consequences for his long-lost son, Lewis Barton (Bradley Riches).
Diehard Dales fans fell in love with Kev from the start, which is not an easy feat for a character whose sole purpose was to come between beloved Emmerdale couple Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) and Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller).
The man-bunned menace was first introduced to us last year in the most shocking way possible – as Robert’s prison husband! Kev made it his mission to win back his cellmate with benefits by any means necessary, including pretending to be seriously ill and holding Aaron and Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) hostage with a sword.
Kev is one of the most complex and enjoyable characters to join the Dales. The man is clearly a raging psychopath, but beneath all the anger and glowering, there’s a vulnerable, scared raging psychopath, desperate for care and affection.
Kev genuinely loved Robert, and when it became clear that the object of his affections was always going to choose Aaron, he left the Dales with a broken heart.
However, just before Christmas last year, the delightfully unhinged bad boy made a shock return to the village after being captured by Robert’s serial killing brother John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth), who planned to be with Aaron, kill Robert and pin the murder on Kev.
Fortunately, Kev managed to escape and tip off Aaron to the danger in time, before doing a runner from the Dales once more.
Fans of Emmerdale’s answer to Begbie from Trainspotting needn’t despair, as Kev is about to rock up to the village once more to open up his frankly outstandingly named cafe – A Slice of Kev-en.
But Kev’s got another reason to stick around in Emmerdale – his long lost secret son, Lewis Barton.
We’ve already seen Kev have innocent chats with Liam in the Cafe, during which he revealed thathe had a one night stand with someone, who then put the baby up for adoption… and the mother’s name was Emma.
Only Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler)knows the truth, and previously gave Kev an ultimatum – either tell Lewis the truth or leave forever. Believing Lewis was safer without having an unstable armed robber for a dad, Kev made the choice to leave instead.
However, it’s clear he’s changed his mind, as Lewis’ actor Bradley Riches has already teased his character’s ‘scary’ reunion with the father he never knew. Now that scary reunion is finally upon us, in upcoming episodes of Emmerdale.
When Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson) surprises him with a spontaneous trip to Madeira, Lewis’s anxiety with the spontaneity of the trip soon take hold and causes him to decide not to go. But Lewis insists that Vinny still goes on the holiday, leaving Lewis feeling bittersweet.
After some encouraging words from his brother Ross Barton (Michael Parr), Lewis decides he will go on the holiday after all and rushes to catch Vinny up at the airport.
As Lewis rushes out with his suitcase to meet his taxi, a van screeches to a halt nearby…
No prizes for guessing who the driver is.
Why do I have a feeling that Kev’s father-son reunion is going to end very badly for Lewis?
