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I don't think the Daily Mirror article tells us anything really. Just mays, mights, ifs, won'ts. No spoiler value at all. Although Kate Oates is leaving this week, the storylines for the next 6 months or so, plus 6 weeks to finish filming them, should take her influence on Emmerdale to about September 2016, roughly about when I think Mike Parr's contract is due to expire/be renewed.
Robberies, mindless violence, wife-stealing and even hanging his brother Pete over a bridge - Emmerdale bad boy Ross Barton has been getting away with murder all year. His army of fans have loved every second, but it could all be about to change this week as Robert Sugden's shooting comes back to haunt him at last.
When Ross finally becomes the focus of the police's investigation, it sets in motion a devastating chain of events which sees his partner Debbie Dingle walk out on him and leave the village.
Michael Parr, who plays Ross, spoke exclusively to Digital Spy about the moment that the village's rogue loses everything.
How does Ross cope when the police start asking him questions about the recent warehouse robbery this week?
"Ross is quite calm, because he knows the only thing he did wrong was the robbery itself. He's pretty certain that he's got his back covered and that he wouldn't have been spotted by anyone.
"It's Aaron who made things tricky, because he attacked someone during the raid. Ross thinks Aaron is the one who's going to be in bother, but obviously he never wants the police sniffing round after all the stuff he's done in the past."
Why does Ross end up in the frame for Robert's shooting?
"The police pick up on new evidence and they have a look around for more details. They know it has to be someone in the village and Ross is a crook, so a few fingers are definitely pointing at him.
"It makes Ross really unsettled. This is an attempted murder investigation and he knows he could face a long sentence for this if he was rumbled."
What makes Debbie agree to give Ross a false alibi?
"Debbie gives Ross every opportunity to confess whether the shooter was him or not - but he lies through his teeth and manages to convince her that he's innocent. That makes her absolutely 100% certain that it couldn't have been Ross, so she decides to protect him."
But things take a very dramatic turn when Robert confronts Ross with a gun...
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Robert points his gun at Ross on New Year's Eve
"Yeah, it happens when Ross is getting ready for New Year's Eve. He's got a big question that he wants to ask Debbie and he's made some big plans for that. Suddenly he bumps into Robert, who's waiting for him in the house with a gun. It turns out that Robert wants revenge in the simplest way - Ross shot him, so he's going to do it to him in return."
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Ross puts his hands up as he faces Robert holding a gun aimed at Ross's chest
Is Ross genuinely scared?
"He is scared, because Robert has literally got a gun pointed to his chest, but he also starts to play a bit of a mind game on Robert. Ross doesn't believe that Robert has got the minerals to go through with something like that... until Robert starts to talk about his past and what he's done to people before.
"That really puts the wind up Ross. I can't give much away, but you'll see that Robert confronting Ross actually lets the cat out of the bag about the whole thing. That means Ross's world starts to crumble..."
That includes Debbie finding out everything and leaving the village! How devastating is that for Ross?
"Ross is gutted because their relationship is everything he's ever wanted. He'd done all of these stupid things in the past, but now he was ready to stop. Ross tries everything he can to get Debbie to stay, but it doesn't work."
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Ross tells Debbie that he wants them to be together
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Debbie leaves Ross and Emmerdale
Would you like Ross and Robert's feud to continue into next year?
"I don't think Ross is the type of person to let it lie - even though it's 1-1 now! Ross shot Robert, but then he retaliated by making him lose everything. Hopefully there is more drama to come between those two. Obviously Robert has money, power and he's probably smarter than Ross. But Ross has the brawn and is a bit more ruthless, I think."
Will you miss working with Charley Webb (Debbie), who's just gone on maternity leave?
"Yeah, I'm gutted. I wasn't there on her last day filming, but I sent her a really long message just saying how grateful I was that I finally got to work with her. She's a consummate professional and fun to share scenes with. You never know what will happen. I might not still be at the show by the time her maternity is up, so those could have been our last scenes together."
Are you expecting 2016 to be another busy year for Ross?
"It's hard, because how do you top a year like the one I've just had? I wouldn't be surprised if I went a little bit quieter. Other people have to have their big storylines as well. Obviously if the big stories came my way I would embrace them, but we'll have to see what our new producer Iain [MacLeod] brings to the table because he's going to have his own ideas."
You admitted a few months back that getting a new boss was pretty nerve-wracking. How do you feel about it now?
"When I say 'nerve-wracking', I think it sounds like I'm sat here panicking! It's just because I've never experienced a producer changeover before. Obviously I've been quite busy and I'd like that to continue. But Iain might bring in a new Ross Barton and I'll get forgotten about! It's only melodramatic things that I'm probably being a bit OTT with, so to be honest I'm more excited than nervous."
Your new shorter haircut became a talking point on Twitter recently! Was that a surprise?
"Some people said they liked it the old way and others said they liked it the new way, but I'm not going to change it because of that! If the biggest thing going on in your life is my hair, then so be it. But I'm not sat here looking in the mirror going: 'Oh no, what have I done?!'"
You're not shy of fighting back on Twitter with things like that. Do you think it's important to stand up for yourself when viewers give you stick?
"Yeah, I got some grief the other day. Someone had a go at me but when I had a go back, they instantly became the victim and tried to make me look bad. But I always say that if you take a shot at me, don't think that we're not allowed to have a go back.
"I don't respond to everyone. Usually it's all tongue-in-cheek and very light-hearted. But it is funny when people call you trash or a crap actor and get immediately offended when you fight back!"
Daniel Kilkelly, Digital Spy
28 December 2015
http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emme...les-this-week/
He said he was leaving with Charley Webb, that's not happening, he enjoys toying, winding the fans up, it's his way, he knows if he's still in the job or not alright, well in advanceQuote:
Originally Posted by Telly Watcher
He said he was leaving with Charley Webb, that's not happening, he enjoys toying, winding the fans up, it's his way, he knows if he's still in the job or not alright, well in advanceQuote:
Originally Posted by Telly Watcher
Robberies, mindless violence, wife-stealing and even hanging his brother Pete over a bridge - Emmerdale bad boy Ross Barton has been getting away with murder all year. His army of fans have loved every second, but it could all be about to change this week as Robert Sugden's shooting comes back to haunt him at last.
When Ross finally becomes the focus of the police's investigation, it sets in motion a devastating chain of events which sees his partner Debbie Dingle walk out on him and leave the village.
Michael Parr, who plays Ross, spoke exclusively to Digital Spy about the moment that the village's rogue loses everything.
How does Ross cope when the police start asking him questions about the recent warehouse robbery this week?
"Ross is quite calm, because he knows the only thing he did wrong was the robbery itself. He's pretty certain that he's got his back covered and that he wouldn't have been spotted by anyone.
"It's Aaron who made things tricky, because he attacked someone during the raid. Ross thinks Aaron is the one who's going to be in bother, but obviously he never wants the police sniffing round after all the stuff he's done in the past."
Why does Ross end up in the frame for Robert's shooting?
"The police pick up on new evidence and they have a look around for more details. They know it has to be someone in the village and Ross is a crook, so a few fingers are definitely pointing at him.
"It makes Ross really unsettled. This is an attempted murder investigation and he knows he could face a long sentence for this if he was rumbled."
What makes Debbie agree to give Ross a false alibi?
"Debbie gives Ross every opportunity to confess whether the shooter was him or not - but he lies through his teeth and manages to convince her that he's innocent. That makes her absolutely 100% certain that it couldn't have been Ross, so she decides to protect him."
But things take a very dramatic turn when Robert confronts Ross with a gun...
"Yeah, it happens when Ross is getting ready for New Year's Eve. He's got a big question that he wants to ask Debbie and he's made some big plans for that. Suddenly he bumps into Robert, who's waiting for him in the house with a gun. It turns out that Robert wants revenge in the simplest way - Ross shot him, so he's going to do it to him in return."
Is Ross genuinely scared?
"He is scared, because Robert has literally got a gun pointed to his chest, but he also starts to play a bit of a mind game on Robert. Ross doesn't believe that Robert has got the minerals to go through with something like that... until Robert starts to talk about his past and what he's done to people before.
"That really puts the wind up Ross. I can't give much away, but you'll see that Robert confronting Ross actually lets the cat out of the bag about the whole thing. That means Ross's world starts to crumble..."
That includes Debbie finding out everything and leaving the village! How devastating is that for Ross?
"Ross is gutted because their relationship is everything he's ever wanted. He'd done all of these stupid things in the past, but now he was ready to stop. Ross tries everything he can to get Debbie to stay, but it doesn't work."
Would you like Ross and Robert's feud to continue into next year?
"I don't think Ross is the type of person to let it lie - even though it's 1-1 now! Ross shot Robert, but then he retaliated by making him lose everything. Hopefully there is more drama to come between those two. Obviously Robert has money, power and he's probably smarter than Ross. But Ross has the brawn and is a bit more ruthless, I think."
Will you miss working with Charley Webb (Debbie), who's just gone on maternity leave?
"Yeah, I'm gutted. I wasn't there on her last day filming, but I sent her a really long message just saying how grateful I was that I finally got to work with her. She's a consummate professional and fun to share scenes with. You never know what will happen. I might not still be at the show by the time her maternity is up, so those could have been our last scenes together."
Are you expecting 2016 to be another busy year for Ross?
"It's hard, because how do you top a year like the one I've just had? I wouldn't be surprised if I went a little bit quieter. Other people have to have their big storylines as well. Obviously if the big stories came my way I would embrace them, but we'll have to see what our new producer Iain [MacLeod] brings to the table because he's going to have his own ideas."
You admitted a few months back that getting a new boss was pretty nerve-wracking. How do you feel about it now?
"When I say 'nerve-wracking', I think it sounds like I'm sat here panicking! It's just because I've never experienced a producer changeover before. Obviously I've been quite busy and I'd like that to continue. But Iain might bring in a new Ross Barton and I'll get forgotten about! It's only melodramatic things that I'm probably being a bit OTT with, so to be honest I'm more excited than nervous."
Your new shorter haircut became a talking point on Twitter recently! Was that a surprise?
"Some people said they liked it the old way and others said they liked it the new way, but I'm not going to change it because of that! If the biggest thing going on in your life is my hair, then so be it. But I'm not sat here looking in the mirror going: 'Oh no, what have I done?!'"
You're not shy of fighting back on Twitter with things like that. Do you think it's important to stand up for yourself when viewers give you stick?
"Yeah, I got some grief the other day. Someone had a go at me but when I had a go back, they instantly became the victim and tried to make me look bad. But I always say that if you take a shot at me, don't think that we're not allowed to have a go back.
"I don't respond to everyone. Usually it's all tongue-in-cheek and very light-hearted. But it is funny when people call you trash or a crap actor and get immediately offended when you fight back!"
Well tonight is the start when Ross gets interrogated by the police. It should be exellent viewing. Really can't wait.
I know from the spoilers that Debbie covers for him for the stolen goods as she already knows about them. The scenes when she finds out about Ross shooting Robert though should be dramatic. She will also learn that Andy, the father of her children arranged the deal with Ross. So hopefully he gets some of the flack from Debbie.
Well tonight is the start when Ross gets interrogated by the police. It should be exellent viewing. Really can't wait.
I know from the spoilers that Debbie covers for him for the stolen goods as she already knows about them. The scenes when she finds out about Ross shooting Robert though should be dramatic. She will also learn that Andy, the father of her children arranged the deal with Ross. So hopefully he gets some of the flack from Debbie.
I wonder if Ross proposes to Debbie before she leaves or whether she finds out before he has the chance. Im interested to see the way Ross is treated after every one finds out, he will probably be barred from the Wolpack, he will have no job. He does however go back to live with his family though by the sounds of the spoilers so at least it isn't Ross vs everyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by rossfan
I wonder if Ross proposes to Debbie before she leaves or whether she finds out before he has the chance. Im interested to see the way Ross is treated after every one finds out, he will probably be barred from the Wolpack, he will have no job. He does however go back to live with his family though by the sounds of the spoilers so at least it isn't Ross vs everyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by rossfan
Will be interesting to see how it all unfolds. Thing is Ross does hold some power still. He could still put Aaron in it with the robbery and use it as a threat. So maybe some will be a little wary of that
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Moira Dingle discovers that stressing about Charity begins at home as her husband Cain’s former lover, and cousin, prepares for her release from prison where she served time for perverting the course of justice. Cain blames her for his daughter Debbie quitting the village after her relationship with Ross.
I liked Ross Barton until August 2015. In fact, I wish he'd stayed dead so I'd still have happy memories of him being good for the show. Instead, he came back and has since just made more and more unnecessary problems for himself and everyone on Emmerdale with no comeback for his actions. He hasn't so much been digging a deeper and deeper hole for himself, but to have fallen off a cliff and been in free-fall for the past 4 months. During New Year's Day, he finally hits the ground and the consequences of his own deeds and reality finally set in - Debbie leaves him, it's looks like he moves into Emma's house, he has no job, Robert knows Ross attempted to murder him, most of the other villagers have something on him, the police are chasing him, and Ross is left holding the baby. Welcome to reality at last and Happy New Year, Ross!
I for one am looking forward to enjoying my well-cooked TV kipper for late tea from 7:00pm to 7:30pm on New Year's Day, courtesy of Ross Barton on ITV. Mmmm...Sweet! :)
Yeah but in the spoilers it says Cain considers giving Ross his job back and he gets Moses back plus Robert and Aaron look like reuniting so all these problems for Ross you speak of look like going away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Telly Watcher
Yeah but in the spoilers it says Cain considers giving Ross his job back and he gets Moses back plus Robert and Aaron look like reuniting so all these problems for Ross you speak of look like going away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Telly Watcher
the only slightly non-reality bit will be how after months is there any evidence in Debbie's house to link Ross to the shooting of Robert?
Ross visited Debbie's house around that time briefly but wasn't living there, either Debbie never cleans up, or Ross has just left the gun etc lying on the coffee table
The warehouse robbery, the home farm robbery, Andy's involvement in the shooting. For me Ross holds all the cards, he can take any of them down with him if he wants to. I really dont get why people think Ross has changed, he has always been a villainous character, only recently we have seen the worst of him just like we have seen the worst of Robert, Cain and Aaron in the past.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalesfan
this is true - Ross has always 'winged it' a bit in life - doing what he needs to do to get by whether good or badQuote:
Originally Posted by alcapo11
The spoilers only say Ross is desperate and begs for his job back from Cain. I think Cain is going to be very mean and angry with Ross over everything Ross has done. Yes, Ross gets Moses back but he doesn't want him ("he's in the way"), so tries to use Emma or anyone else to have him. New Year's Day will still be big fun for TV viewers. Most people love to see a real baddie gets his come-uppance. What goes around comes around!Quote:
Originally Posted by alcapo11
Exact details of what happens with Ross next long-term remain to be seen but the show-down of Ross meeting the destiny of his own making on New Year's Day is going to maybe be the BIG BANG from Kate Oates I've been waiting for and hoping would come for ages. Carpe Diem - Seize the day, savour the moment, live for today, the future can wait.
Alot of people love Ross though, and Ross obviously survives New Years day if hes in the spoilers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Telly Watcher
Alot of people love Ross though, and Ross obviously survives New Years day if hes in the spoilers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Telly Watcher
The reason I like him is because of his humour, people hate him one minute then he will drop a line and people will love him. A loveable villain is hard to come by and Emmerdale have a few.Quote:
Originally Posted by sarah c
The reason I like him is because of his humour, people hate him one minute then he will drop a line and people will love him. A loveable villain is hard to come by and Emmerdale have a few.Quote:
Originally Posted by sarah c
Yes, Ross survives New Year's Day but his life's a mess.Quote:
Originally Posted by alcapo11
Your statement "Alot of people love Ross though" isn't easy to put a number on. For example, there only seem to be about 4 Ross fans who post on this soapboards forum. I am one of the ex-Ross fans who post on this soapboards forum.
The recent awards obtained by the actor don't give any clear numbers either. I'll quickly say something about the recent DS Reader Awards as an example.
The DS Reader Awards are more-or-less fun awards from a public popularity poll. These are soapland awards, not the Oscars. The votes for the Oscars come from established actors and are strictly controlled so there is one vote only per voter, and in the Oscars "Best Actor" really is meant to mean "Best Acting" (but even actors have different views about what is good acting and bad acting!) . The DS Reader Awards (and the Inside Soap Awards, etc) get votes from the UK general public, so just about anything seems to go and "Best Actor" award is not the same as a "Best Acting" award. Sometimes the person who wins can't really act for toffee but seems to just appeal to fans after make-up and a hairdo. So it looks like, yet again in 2015, the public voted for the "exciting bad boy" for who plays Ross Barton. Of course, the awards results don't say how many votes were made in total, so were there a total of 1000 votes, 10,000 votes, 20,000 votes, more? We only know the % split between nominations. Mike Parr got 17% for "Best Actor" (=for his hairdo?), so did he get 170 votes, 1,700 votes, 3,400 votes, more? We don't know. And Adam Woodyatt was a near second at 16% of the vote. We also don't know if anyone voted more than once for any category like "Best Actor". As far I know, multiple votes can be made by any voter who is bothered to make them (as fans are more likely to). There are other problems too with the voting for these fun awards so we'll never really be able to be sure how popular any of the nominations were for the regular 5million+ TV viewers for each episode of Emmerdale/Corrie/EastEnders, as we don't even know how many viewers voted once and only once. In any case, winning the "Best Actor" award in the DS Reader Awards does not mean "Best Acting" award, maybe more like "Most Popular Actor" award for the people who bothered to vote would be a more accurate title.
To sum up, if it's a soapland award, then it isn't an Oscar, so the phrase "Must try harder" comes to mind.
Your Soap Winners of 2015...victors in the Digital Spy Reader Awards 2015.
By Daniel Kilkelly, Digital Spy
25 December 2015
http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emme...ssroom-clinch/
If they find Ross' passport and discover that Ross left the country on the night of the shooting surely that would raise some alarm bells?Quote:
Originally Posted by sarah c
He still gets the most votes, and it isnt based on looks for many people its the fact Michael Parr is a good actor. Also of course its not an oscar as Emmerdale is not a film, you dont like Ross yes but you cant deny he doesn't have alot of fans. The only people that dont seem to like Ross are Robron fans from what I see on twitter and facebook and that was only after the shooting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Telly Watcher
Anyway forget popularity and awards, Ross has always been hated by those in the village but he doesn't seem to care. The only thing that will change is that people will have a reason to hate him. Aslong as Ross has Finn and his mum he wont care, he has even bonded with Moses but loosing Debbie will probably halt there relationship.
Some of what you write is about opinion, such as "it isnt based on looks for many people its the fact Michael Parr is a good actor". Everyone has an opinion but it isn't always based on fact or even right. "for many people"=how many? "good actor"=in what way and based on what personal experience of acting?Quote:
Originally Posted by alcapo11
As for getting the most votes, there just aren't any confident numbers around. For example, this soapboards forum gets read by thousands of readers but there are, with any luck, maybe 100 posters. We don't know what the "silent thousands" think on this forum but they are by far the big majority of readers here. The same goes for soapawards. An avid fan could vote 10, 20, more times for their fave. But still no-one knows what the "silent ones" (most likely in the majority) think because they didn't vote. The DS Reader Awards were also poorly publicised, I only found out about them about a week before voting closed and I read Digital Spy every day! (The new format spoils finding things though, that's one reason for me not knowing sooner).
The point I was making about an Oscar was that the voting system for this is very strict. Winning an Oscar has real value of achievement because other actors have voted once each for you. The soapawards are just for fun, as is the fun voting system. Yes, Mike Parr won this time, but we'll never really know why. Saying it was for good acting is just guessing, we just don't know what members of the public were thinking of when they voted. Social media answers from people who answer questions about Mike Parr are nearly always something like "ooo, he's fit" or "he's gawjus", whereas "he's a good actor" is very rarely mentioned. If you check out places like Emmerdale Facebook you'll see what I mean on this.
All we know is that Mike Parr won "Best Actor" award, as voted for by some members of the public. We don't know how many voted. I'm guessing most were fans of his and I reckon the majority of viewers were silent and didn't vote at all for anyone. To me, he won "Most Popular Actor" award in a fun public opinion popularity poll with a fun voting system and a fun outcome. It wasn't serious, it was just for fun, and in my opinion his appearance was a factor in his selection by at least some of the voters.
Anyway, enough about awards. Let's see what happens in the next episodes this week.
That's one possibility.Quote:
Originally Posted by JessicaMad
I was thinking along the lines of the police search of Debbie's house revealing Ross has a pair of shoes/boots which have a distinctive tread which matches the partial footprint found in soil behind Pear Tree Cottage after Robert was shot on 25th September.
Just how this could be used to exactly time when it was left there is one question, although if it was a fresh print and a detailed soil sample/plaster cast was taken just after the shooting then this would help, especially if Ross didn't clean his boots/shoes after the shooting and some of the dried soil type is still on them?
We're maybe overthinking things again? More likely to be a simple explanation in the end, as usual!
you honestly believe our border control is good enough to show exit movement???Quote:
Originally Posted by JessicaMad
Soaps like to bend reality.Quote:
Originally Posted by sarah c
robert may not say he was shot by ross to protect andy so only debbie, pete and andy knowQuote:
Originally Posted by alcapo11
Yeah I think that's what will happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
Yeah I think that's what will happen.Quote:
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I've noticed Michael's tweeted about tonight's episode. So it should definetly be worth it! :)
Cain and Moira will now and Chas find out aswellQuote:
Originally Posted by rossfan
His tweet isn't showing up for me, what does it say? I've been refreshing my Twitter feed.Quote:
Originally Posted by rossfan
great episode tonight!
I'm thinking Debbie covers for Ross again. Ross was in the pub anyways that day when Debbie was breaking up with him, so he can use that as an excuse as to why there were foot prints around at that time.
great episode tonight!
I'm thinking Debbie covers for Ross again. Ross was in the pub anyways that day when Debbie was breaking up with him, so he can use that as an excuse as to why there were foot prints around at that time.
Yeah the evidence wouldn't be substantial enough plus he doesn't match Roberts fake description.Quote:
Originally Posted by rossfan
Yeah the evidence wouldn't be substantial enough plus he doesn't match Roberts fake description.Quote:
Originally Posted by rossfan
I seen loads of Robron fans on twitter tonight calling Ross evil for shooting and framing Robert. First of all Ross didn't frame Aaron, he dropped the gun and Aaron being theidiot that he is picked it up tthinking it was his mum who did it.Also SOME seem to have completely forget what Robert has done himself. What happened to just enjoying the show and the frame instead of starting up these weird and unhealthy fandom's.