Emmerdale star Peter Martin has died at the age of 82.<br /><br />The TV legend was best known for playing Len Reynolds in the ITV soap, as well as Joe Carroll in beloved sitcom The Royle Family.<br /><br />Martin’s death was confirmed by a friend who posted on Facebook paying tribute to his “drinking partner and fishing buddy” who he said passed away last Wednesday (19 April).<br /><br />The actor was born in December 1941 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.<br /><br />As well as TV, he was well known for his appearances in advertisements for the Jewson hardware chain in the 1980s.
