ITV Share By Carena Crawford Jan 30 2026 By Carena Crawford Jan 30 2026 Forget Graham, there's another Emmerdale character everyone is desperate to come back Bring back King Kev! Graham Foster Kev Townsend Share By Carena Crawford Jan 30 2026 By Carena Crawford Jan 30 2026 Graham Foster has delighted Emmerdale fans in January with his shock return from the dead, but he’s not the only one viewers want to see back in the Dales – bring back King Kev! Kev Townsend left at the very start of the year and despite hopes he would be back to conclude the Lewis storyline, it seems he has gone for good. And fans aren’t impressed. Kev returned before Christmas and then left again (Credit: ITV) Kev’s departure from the Dales Kev left the Dales last December after being rejected by Robert. Kev’s parting shot was that he always got revenge and it seemed like he was out to get it when he returned at Christmas and started terrorising Robert and Aaron. However, it wasn’t long before Kev was caught by Aaron’s psycho ex, John Sugden. John planned to use him to get Aaron back. John was going to kill Robert and frame Kev for it then swoop in and save Aaron from his grief thereby living happily ever after. article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Only Kev was smarter than John gave him credit for. He managed to persuade John to let him go free so he could take Robert abroad leaving Aaron free for John. When John untied him, Kev laughed in his face and beat him up for good measure. He warned Aaron what was going on and then decided to pay a visit to his son, Lewis Barton. Only Lewis doesn’t know Kev is his dad. Nicola King does and she told Kev he must never tell Lewis. She begged him to either stick around and be a proper dad to him or leave forever never revealing the truth. Kev choose the latter. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris Coghill (@official_chriscoghill) Chris Coghill speaks out Despite the storyline being left hanging, Kev actor Chris Coghill posted his final scene to his Instagram account. He wrote: “Right. In a bit Emmerdale. Been an absolute joy. Thanks for all the love for Kev.” That seemed like his goodbye and fans were instantly begging him to come back. Even co-star Danny Miller claimed he was going to “start a petition”. Kev has gone – but hopefully not for good! (Credit: ITV) Emmerdale ‘needs Kev’ And it seems, weeks after his exit, fans are still after a Kev comeback. Writing on Emmerdale Insider’s Facebook page, one said: “Come back Kev Emmerdale needs you.” Another agreed: “He has to come back. What a fantastic actor. Funny. I know he plays a bad lad but, he’s what Emmerdale needs.” Others chimed in: “Please bring Kev back,” and “Bring back Kev he was funny.” “Oh yes, love Kev he’s quirky and original, need some laughs in Emmerdale and he could just do it,” shared a fifth. Over on X (formerly Twitter) plenty more agreed: “It’s great having Graham back, but where the hell has Kev gone?” “Bring Kev back! The potential of him being Lewis’s dad as well the scenes with him and Ross would be great, even more so when they are both so funny!” Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns Share Good to Know Share By Carena Crawford Jan 30 2026 By Carena Crawford Jan 30 2026 Next Story
