William Ash confirms controversial Emmerdale storyline is over after ‘extreme’ end

Caleb Miligan’s feud with Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) reached new heights last week in Emmerdale, but that may be as far as it goes, according to actor William Ash.

Joe and Caleb have been at odds ever since Joe’s dastardly plot to steal Caleb’s kidney.

More recently, Caleb saw an opportunity to get his own back by helping Dawn Taylor run away with Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) on the day she was supposed to marry Joe.

She changed her mind at the last minute, but not before Caleb had delighted in telling Joe what he had done.

Tragically, after reuniting with Joe, getting caught up in Jimmy King’s car accident and giving birth to a son, Dawn died in hospital.

This left Joe bereft, and instead of dealing with his grief in a healthy way, he vowed to seek revenge on Caleb and Ruby Miligan (Beth Cordingly) in horrifying fashion.

Caleb Miligan’s feud with Joe Tate has gone to extremes (Picture: ITV)

When Metro spoke to William Ash at the Cure Usher Ball, he admitted that things got ‘a bit extreme’ when Joe resorted to burying Ruby alive.

‘I think it’s kind of gone as far as it can go now, hasn’t it? You never know what the writers have in store, but it was pretty drastic, I think, that end bit,’ he said.

‘Burying her alive and then not taking her to hospital afterwards – it’s a bit extreme.’

Caleb and Ruby Miligan have some conflict ahead (Picture: ITV)

While it sounds like this may be the end of Caleb and Joe’s escalating feud for now, Will did admit that things won’t be completely plain sailing for Caleb and Ruby going forward.

‘We’ve got some conflict coming up, I think,’ he teased, admitting that that’s the most fun to play as an actor.

‘It gets a bit dull when everyone’s getting on and everybody’s having a nice time with each other. Hopefully real life is like that, but with Emmerdale you’ve got to have the conflict there, and that’s the best stuff to play.’

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