Dale's star set for Casualty

The ex-Emmerdale actor will make a guest appearance in...

10:36 01 July 2009

Former Emmerdale cast member Matt Healy has signed up to make a guest appearance in 'Casualty'.

The actor, who played Matthew King in the ITV soap, will take on the role of a policeman called Callaghan in the new series of the BBC medical drama.

His character takes a young offender to the hospital but he escaped when Callaghan is involved in an argument with hospital staff.

Healy is due to film for the show later this month. The scenes are not expected to air until September.

Healy bowed out of Emmerdale earlier in the year in a dramatic exit where his character died on screen after being involved in a car accident on his wedding day.

He played Matthew from 2004-2008 and left to peruse other acting opportunities.