{"id":18225,"date":"2024-12-03T17:25:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T17:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=18225"},"modified":"2024-12-03T17:25:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T17:25:13","slug":"emmerdale-mark-charnock-personal-story-directing-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/cast\/emmerdale-mark-charnock-personal-story-directing-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Charnock reveals &#8216;very personal&#8217; story behind directing debut as he joins GMB One Million Minutes campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emmerdale star Mark Charnock has taken on a new role and has shared the personal story behind his directing debut.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Mark, who has played Marlon Dingle in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/10\/longest-serving-emmerdale-characters-all-time-eric-pollard-kim-tate-charity-dingle\/\">Emmerdale since 1996<\/a>, appeared on Good Morning Britain today (Tuesday, December 3) to discuss his directorial debut.<\/p>\n<p>The actor has stepped behind the camera to direct a heart-tugging film entitled \u2018Life Long Fans.\u2019 The short film accompanies GMB\u2019s 1 Million Minutes initiative, which aims to combat loneliness. The idea is for viewers to pledge their time to charities that tackle the issues of loneliness.<\/p>\n<p>Mark said he was honoured to be asked and revealed that he also has a personal link to the project.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7404\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7404\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/27_11_emm_marlon_ryan_03-scaled-e1668504739314.jpg\" alt=\"He often looks worried, but is the stalwart of the Dales (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/27_11_emm_marlon_ryan_03-scaled-e1668504739314.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/27_11_emm_marlon_ryan_03-scaled-e1668504739314-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/27_11_emm_marlon_ryan_03-scaled-e1668504739314-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/27_11_emm_marlon_ryan_03-scaled-e1668504739314-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He has played Marlon for nearly 30 years (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Emmerdale star Mark Charnock\u2019s directing debut<\/h2>\n<p>The actor appeared on Good Morning Britain, where he spoke to Susanna Reid and Ed Balls about turning his hand to directing.<\/p><section class=\"widget block-30 widget_block mb-4\"><div class=\"mb-3 stories-slider-container overflow-hidden w-[100%] max-sm:w-[108%] max-sm:ml-[-15px]\" data-items-visible=\"2\">\n  <h3 class=\"w-full text-center mb-5 uppercase\">article 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transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/jacob-trapped-dr-todd-mandy-makes-big-confession\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DATE-split-2026-05-05T124904.081.jpg\" alt=\"Jacob trapped by Dr Todd and Mandy makes a big confession\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Wed, May 6<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Jacob trapped by Dr Todd and Mandy makes a big confession<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">2 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/cain-sets-out-hammer-revenge-robert-todd-wants-10k-from-charity\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/News-split-2026-04-30T115615.768.jpg\" alt=\"Cain sets out with a hammer for revenge on Robert and Todd wants \u00a310k from Charity\">\n                                                   <span 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max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/paddy-bear-dylan-face-jury-on-trial\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Emm-Banners-ExclusiveOp-Templates-11.jpg\" alt=\"Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Mon, May 4<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">6 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-item mx-auto flex-none md:hidden sm:block w-[300px]\">\n    <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-mpu\"><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The project is in partnership with GMB\u2019s 1 Million Minutes initiative. Mark\u2019s accompanying emotional short features clips of two friends going to watch football together through the years. Once they reach old age, one of the friends passes away, while the other friend is shown at the football looking sad with an empty seat next to him.<\/p>\n<p>That fan is left feeling isolated and lonely and no longer enjoys watching the football without his mate beside him. But the video ends on a hopeful note when the man\u2019s wife arranges for his family to join him in watching the football.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<p>Susanna and Ed described the film as \u2018moving,\u2019 while Mark admitted it was an \u2018amazing experience.\u2019<\/p><div class=\"my-5 boxout\"><div><h2 class=\"!text-2xl p-3 !my-0 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\">Don't miss a single story! 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We have all the latest TV news &amp; schedules to share with our community of loyal readers.\r\n\r\nClick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvguide.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q%3Dtvguide.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26YBpjtwUOaDOV8IYgQAmD\" data-track=\"preferred-source\" data-placement=\"article_body\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and tick\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Uu9xte1Ig7bDiZNlkPjpu\">TVGuide.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18281\" style=\"width: 4902px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18281 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mark-Charnock.jpg\" alt=\"Emmerdale's Mark Charnock on GMB\" width=\"4902\" height=\"3534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mark-Charnock.jpg 4902w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mark-Charnock-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mark-Charnock-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mark-Charnock-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mark-Charnock-1536x1107.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mark-Charnock-2048x1476.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4902px) 100vw, 4902px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Charnock appeared on Good Morning Britain (Credit: Ken McKay\/ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Mark Charnock\u2019s personal link<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/09\/12\/marlon-dingle-emmerdale-five-marriages-tricia-rhona-all-the-loves-of-marlons-life\/\">Marlon<\/a> star revealed that when he was asked to come up with the story for the film, he had to rack his brains, but then inspiration came to him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething so close to home, I almost missed it,\u201d he said. He then shared his story, revealing: \u201cI had two uncles, both of whom have passed away now. John and Michael. They were quite close in age and were like twins really. They did everything together and been going and watching Man United since the late 50s and all through the decades\u2026<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThen quite out of the blue, the older brother passed away. And it broke my other uncle in half really. He lost half of himself. You know, he was OK, the years went by until he passed away, but those last 10\/15 years he had without him, he was never really the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cFootball gets a bad rap, but at its heart it\u2019s a working class sport that brought people together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/12\/02\/emmerdale-glimpse-christmas-village-leaves-fans-terrified\/\">Christmas teaser from Emmerdale has left fans terrified<\/a><\/strong><\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"6 dramatic Emmerdale spoilers for next week (Dec 2nd-6th_\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5WTAqwBoffo?feature=oembed\" data-consent-required=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Classic Emmerdale usually airs weekdays at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm on ITV3.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Follow our Facebook page\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563250212838\">@EmmerdaleInsider<\/a>\u00a0for the latest Emmerdale spoilers, news and gossip. 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