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\n\t\tThe two stars have big scenes ahead (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tThe two stars have big scenes ahead (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n
It\u2019s hard to think of Emmerdale<\/a>\u2019s Kev Townsend<\/a> (Chris Coghill<\/a>) being anyone\u2019s \u2018dream come true.\u2019A cheese-induced nightmare, maybe.<\/p>\n But that\u2019s exactly what actor Bradley Riches<\/a>, who portrays Kev\u2019s long-lost son \u00a0Lewis Barton<\/a> thinks.<\/p>\n The Dales actor spilled the beans to Metro about sharing the screen with the two hardest men in the Dales who aren\u2019t called Cain Dingle<\/a>\u00a0(Jeff Hordley<\/a>).<\/p>\n That\u2019s right. I\u2019m talking about the Kevster and Lewis\u2019 half-brother, Ross Barton<\/a>\u00a0(Michael Parr<\/a>). Because since the whole \u2018Lewis being kidnapped\u2019 <\/a>ordeal, they\u2019ve been clashing like chalk and\u2026 even more chalk.<\/p>\n \t\t \u2018Working with those two is an absolute joy and a dream come true.\u2019 Bradley waxes lyrical. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tAsk Metro<\/p>\n Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about \u2013 powered by Metro and trusted publications.<\/p>\n \u2018It obviously makes the dynamic really fun. Us three together, we\u2019re all so different which makes the dynamic really fun. All the characters have different approaches to life, which makes it more fun. Kev is the hot head, Ross can be a bit hot-headed but also a bit sly. Then you\u2019ve got Lewis on the other end. We are all different characters with different characteristics.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018That is going to be something for Ross to get used to. Ross is just a brother and a dad to me, especially in the past year and a bit. That will be a lot for Ross to deal with. Now there\u2019s a new guy on the block who thinks he knows what is best for Lewis. When in reality, Lewis knows what\u2019s best for him.\u2019<\/p>\n Try telling Kev and Ross that.<\/p>\n The unlikely lads have had something of a forced alliance in June 2026, when Ross hunted Kev down to help rescue Lewis<\/a>, who had been kidnapped by Kev\u2019s vengeful ex-girlfriend, Kylie (Pippa Fulton).<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t Why, you ask? Because Kylie accused Kev of stealing her diamond necklace\u2026 which was made out of her dead cat. Because of course it was.<\/p>\n After Lewis was freed safe and sound, Ross was furious when Kev chose to stay in the village and reveal his paternity<\/a> \u2013 with a truly incomparable cover of Father and Son by Cat Stevens, by the way.<\/p>\n \t\t Ross instantly despised Kev. He believed the ex-con would inevitably return to a life of crime and break Lewis\u2019s heart. Which is kinda hypocritical coming from a man who plotted to kill his own brother Pete Barton (Anthony Quinlan).<\/p>\n Their mutual hatred quickly developed into fisticuffs, when Ross knocked Kev completely unconscious during an early argument<\/a>\u2026and Kev later retaliated by punching Ross during a confrontation in a field.<\/p>\n The good news for anyone who enjoys seeing two bearded men getting all hot and sweaty with one another (me), is that we\u2019ve not seen the half of Ross and Kev\u2019s enmity. At least, according to Bradley Riches.<\/p>\n \u2018They\u2019re not going to see eye to eye for a while. They both want to protect me. They both think they are right. Sometimes they are both wrong. Sometimes they are both right. It will take a whole for them to both get each other.\u2019 <\/p>\n But will that mean we can look forward to an eventual peace between the warring father figures? Bradley is hopeful.<\/p>\n \u2018I hope in the future we can go for a drink together, all three characters, and have fun together and enjoy. You will start to see Ross warming to Kev and seeing he is not actually a bad guy. He\u2019s here to be with Lewis and to support him.\u2019<\/p>\n But for now, Bradley is happy to film scenes with Chris Coghill. The pair just had a touching dad and lad moment during a bike ride gone wrong, where they both lay on the grass and traded back stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t More of this please, Emmerdale. And according to Bradley, the best with Chris Coghill is yet to come.<\/p>\n \u2018He is bonkers and brilliant. I am learning so much. He is a really instinctive actor. I love going with the words and working out how I am going to say it, but with him, each time he does it is different. You can bounce things off the walls and go with your instincts.\u00a0\u2018<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-faca.png\")
\n\t\tSo much romantic tension. No? Just me? (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-3d52.png\")
\n\t\tMost awkward kidnapping ever. (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-38fa.png\")
\n\t\tDaddy cool. Kev bonds with Lewis. (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-7ea5.png\")
\n\t\tSpotting their next story coming from a mile away. (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n
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