Chris Chittell's Emmerdale future confirmed by ITV bosses
Emmerdale legend Chris Chittell has future on ITV show confirmed after nearly 40 years
According to The Sun newspaper, a source discussing the Emmerdale star's future on the ITV show, said: "Chris is Emmerdale and there was no way he wasn't going to make it to 40 years in the village.
"It's such a big achievement, and he loves being on the show just as much as he did when he first joined.
"Big things are coming for Eric well into next year."
He made his first appearance on the programme in 1986 as a villain for just 12 episodes, but impressed bosses so much that he was asked back for a full-time part.
Since then, he has been at the centre of a number of major storylines, including the death of his wife Val Pollard in a helicopter crash and a recent one involving his character's diagnosis of Parkinson's.
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