I wish I hadn't died ... but it was genius

Soap star Oliver on his incredible cliffhanger exit

- BY CHRISTINE SMITH

In a dramatic cliffhanger at the end of the Corriedale episode, Emmerdale fans saw Victoria Sugden standing over the dead body of her half-brother.

Flashbacks will reveal whether she killed arch villain John Sugden, who has finally got his comeuppance for killing Nate Robinson and the havoc he has wreaked since arriving in the Dales 18 months ago.

But whoever killed him, actor Oliver Farnworth has mixed feelings about his character's demise.

He says: "To do the story and the character justice, it's important villains get their comeuppance - that's what people like to see." But he adds: "For me, personally, I wanted to stay at Emmerdale for ever.

"I loved it there. So selfishly, I would say I wish he hadn't been killed off."

Oliver, 43, has relished playing such a strong character, adding: "It has been one great story after another. At the end of Monday's Corriedale special - a crossover between Emmerdale and Corrie - after a dramatic chase through the woods, John shot Cain Dingle and knocked out Det Con Kit Green.

And fans were shocked to see Victoria, rather than arch-rival Robert Sugden, standing over John's corpse.

Even Oliver was taken aback, saying: "I was like 'OMG where has Victoria come from? when I was reading through everything. But I love the ambiguity of the fact you see Victoria standing over John's body.