Emmerdale have announced that Lachlan White’s father is set to arrive in the village.

Actor Alan Convy has been cast as Lachlan’s dad Donny and is joining the ITV soap for a guest stint.

But rather than helping to keep wayward teen Lachlan (Thomas Atkinson) on the straight and narrow, Dales bosses have hinted he may lead him further astray.

Chrissie Sugden has been struggling to cope with wayward teen Lachlan White (ITV)
Chrissie Sugden has been struggling to cope with wayward teen Lachlan White (ITV)

Lachlan (Thomas Atkinson) recently confessed to police that he had sexually assaulted Alicia Metcalfe (Natalie Anderson) after his mother Chrissie Sugden (Louise Marwood) found out the truth and made him turn himself in.

Up until now Chrissie has tried to keep her dodgy ex away from his son. But as the legal proceedings play out, Donny is set to arrive on the scene, and stir up even more trouble for the family.