Fans of Emmerdale may be seeing plenty more of Joe Tate despite a theory he will be killed off. Following a major soap announcement , it could tease whether actor Ned Porteous is remaining on the ITV soap or not. EastEnders revealed the big news on Saturday that Mark Fowler Jr was heading back to the show after he left in 2016. He will join his sister Vicki Fowler in Walford, as well as the Mitchells - while it's yet to be explained how he ends up being linked to the Brannings. Stephen Aaron-