ITV Emmerdale's Liam Fox lands huge role away from soap after Dan Spencer exit

Months after departing from the ITV serial opera Emmerdale, former star Liam Fox revealed his new employment.
Liam Fox, who departed from the iconic ITV serial opera Emmerdale a few months ago, is excited to reveal his next role.

The gifted performer, best known for playing Dan Spencer, will take the stage in the forthcoming UK run of the well-liked musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

The 53-year-old star told his admirers about his wonderful news on Instagram.

He disclosed that he would be performing in the play as the well-known Grandpa Potts. He said how happy and excited he was to be joining the cast and how excited he was to begin his new journey.

Fox wrote: “Absolutely over the moon to be able to announce my next adventure post [Emmerdale] as I join the cast of @chittyontour from this spring as #grandpapotts.”

He continued by expressing how “blessed” and “excited” he is about this chance.

He expressed his excitement for the impending tour in an Instagram post.

Fox will be performing with well-known performers like Adam Garcia in this new role. Garcia is well-known for his memorable roles in Coyote Ugly and thrilling theater musicals like Saturday Night Fever.

Ian Fleming’s original 1964 novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car is the source of inspiration for the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Later, this literary treasure was adapted for the big screen in 1968 and became an unforgettable movie featuring well-known performers like Dick Van Dyke, the late, great Sally Ann Howes, and the late, great Lionel Jeffries.

In April, Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre will host the magical tour’s departure. The cast will be carried away by excitement to Newcastle, Torquay, Inverness, Liverpool, Llandudno, and Birmingham, among other places.

The grand tour will conclude spectacularly at the Wales Millenium Centre in Cardiff in April next year.

The story teases: “We meet absent-minded inventor Caractacus Potts who restores a broken-down old racing car with the help of his children Jemima and Jeremy. Soon the family discover the car has magical powers, and along with the delectable Truly Scrumptious and Grandpa Potts, they end up on a fantastical adventure to far-off lands.”

The new show is directed by Thom Southerland and choreographed by Karen Bruce, known for her work on Strictly Come Dancing.

Fans of the soap will know that Liam left Emmerdale last year after his character Dan Spencer was imprisoned for manslaughter after accidentally killing his teenage daughter Amelia’ Spencer’s (played by Daisy Campbell) cyberstalker Lloyd when he punched him.