{"id":8704,"date":"2024-09-25T13:20:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T12:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=8704"},"modified":"2024-09-25T13:20:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T12:20:43","slug":"dale-meeks-emmerdale-byker-grove-simon-meredith-tragic-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/cast\/dale-meeks-emmerdale-byker-grove-simon-meredith-tragic-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Meeks: From Byker Grove to Simon in Emmerdale and his tragic death aged 48"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dale Meeks played fishmonger Simon Meredith in Emmerdale<\/a> back in the mid-noughties.<\/p>

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Simon was engaged to Nicola Blackstock for a while and together with his mum, Lesley (played by former Coronation Street star Sherrie Hewson) made his mark on the village.<\/p>\n

Actor Dale Meeks was already known to telly viewers when he took on the role as he\u2019d starred in children\u2019s show Byker Grove.<\/p>\n

And after Emmerdale he went on to have more success, in theatre and on television.<\/p>

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But sadly, Dale tragically died, aged just 48, in April last year. Here\u2019s his story.<\/p>

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