Spring love for psycho Steph

New Dales doctor Adam Forsythe will bite off more than he can chew when he goes for village psycho Steph Stokes.

13:03 11 May 2005

New Dales doctor Adam Forsythe will bite off more than he can chew when he goes for village psycho Steph Stokes.

The handsome new medic, played by Family Affairs actor Richard Shelton, causes quite a stir when he arrives in Emmerdale.

But it is loony Steph, who has yet to be caught for flinging her dad's girlfriend off a boat, who decides to make a grab for the dishy doc.

And despite warnings from well-meaning Betty, played by Paula Tilbrook, the charmer is drawn to the troubled woman.

This might be down to the fact that Dr Forsythe has a dodgy past of his own - although he is currently keeping his reasons for settling in the quiet village under wraps.

"He's had his demons to face," actor Richard, who recently played the part of legend Frank Sinatra in the musical Rat Pack Confidential, told the Daily Star.

"I'm not quite sure what they are yet, though. I think he understands that Steph has been troubled and challenged and he wants to help her."