House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle will appear in ITV soap Emmerdale later ordering a brew in the bistro.
The Chorley MP’s cameo appearance sees him enter the fictional Yorkshire village’s Hide Bar & Bistro as a Lancastrian rambler wearing a tweed jacket and wellies and compliment Laurel Thomas, played by Charlotte Bellamy, on her tea.
He said he was invited to appear in Emmerdale after hosting a reception for the soap industry and being gifted a pair of wellies.
Sir Lindsay said it was an “honour” to be part of its 10,000th episode, which he actually filmed back in May.
But producers were unable to use the footage of him then because of restrictions on political coverage shortly before the election last June.
The Lancastrian explained to BBC Radio Lancashire how after hosting the event where he was given the pair of wellies, he was told “now you have got the wellingtons – you have to come to Emmerdale”.
“It was the 10,000th episode… and they said we’d like you to do a walk-on cameo role,” he said.
Sir Lindsay said it was “an honour to help the cast celebrate the 10,000th episode of this enduring Yorkshire-based soap, with a visit to the Woolpack”.
Hop is co-owned by Laurel, and has the Hide Bar & Bistro on its premises.
The soap was first broadcast on 16 October 1972 by Yorkshire Television, and was originally called Emmerdale Farm before dropping “farm” in 1989.
