Emmerdale’s Ashley Thomas actor fears soap will ‘be axed like Brookside’ for chasing younger audience
JOHN Middleton has feared that Emmerdale could "be axed like Brookside" in order to cater for younger audiences. As Emmerdale prepares to mark its 50th with plenty of stunts and shocking moments, former star John Middleton says the soap runs the risk of collapsing. Speaking in the new series of Soap From The Box, John said: "You have to be very careful, and I think it's the big mistake that Brookside went down, they went for stunt after stunt after stunt.