Dec 21, 2016
Emmerdale dementia episode praised by Alzheimer's Society
Tuesday's episode was shown from the perspective of long-running character Ashley Thomas, played by John Middleton, who is living with dementia. "Emmerdale had been keen to make sure that it reached people and let people affected by dementia know that they weren't alone." Ashley Thomas, a former vicar, has stroke-related early onset vascular dementia and fans have watched his condition gradually worsen. Sue Myles tweeted: "Amazing acting, directing and scripts well done for raising awareness of dementia and well done John Middleton." "Ian MacLeod, Emmerdale's series producer, said:"People living with dementia face challenges most of us can barely imagine.
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