Sad news to bring you this afternoon
A star of the Royle Family and Emmerdale has passed away at the age of 82. Peter Martin, who played Joe Carroll on The Royle Family for 14 years, enjoyed a varied acting career.
The loveable actor boasted a colourful TV and film career, with fans remembering him through his role as the Royle's neighbour Joe Carroll alongside Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston for 14 years. The sad news was confirmed by friends who paid tribute to the actor on Facebook. He also starred as Len Reynolds in Emmerdale from 2001 until 2007, according to his Wikipedia page. The Mirror reports that one friend shared a photo of the actor and wrote: "My friend, drinking partner, fishing buddy passed away on Wednesday morning, very sad, many of you will know him from TV, RIP Peter Martin, we had some great laughs.
And a third added: "My condolences to his Friends and family. "R. I. P. Peter it was nice to share some laughter with you.".
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