Terence Turner: Steph Stokes’ abuser who met a grisly end
He definitely left his mark on Emmerdale, but not in a good way!
Terence Turner in Emmerdale met a sorry end at the hands of his sister Steph Stokes – sort of! But did he deserve what happened to him?
Here’s our rundown on what Terence did.
Who was Terence Turner?
Terence was the son of Woolpack landlord Alan Turner. He also had a sister, Steph Stokes, and he was the uncle of Tricia Dingle, though she had died before Terence returned to the village.
Early days in Emmerdale
Clever student Terence was studying at Oxford in the 198os, when he also had a romance with Sandie Merrick – much to the disappointment of her stepdad, Jack Sugden.
Back then, lazy and arrogant Terence was always on the hunt for a way to make money and move out of traditional farming – from dry ski slopes to crop spraying, rock climbing and even making pickle!
Return to Emmerdale
When Terence returned to the village many years later his character had been ‘aged up’ by many years and was played by a new actor, Nick Brimble.
Straightaway it was clear that young Terence’s arrogance and sense of entitlement hadn’t changed. In fact, he’d come back to Emmerdale in order to fleece his poor dad out of £20,000!
Steph’s horror
Terence’s sister Steph was living in Emmerdale by then and she was horrified to see her brother again.
She revealed to her dad that Terence had sexually abused her when they were teenagers. But Alan – much to Steph’s distress – didn’t believe her. He accused Steph of making up her accusations because she was jealous of her brother.
And it was only when Terence got drunk one night and confessed that Alan finally realised Steph had been telling the truth all along. Alan and Terence had a fight and Terence fled – having nicked Alan’s money first of course.
Blackmail!
Steph was married to Dr Adam Forsythe and after Terence disappeared, Adam began getting odd phone calls.
It turned out the phone calls were from Terence who’d done a bit of digging into Adam’s past. He’d found out that Adam had hit a young boy and been struck off – but he was still practising as a doctor.
Terence demanded £50,000 from Adam to keep quiet.
Murder!
When Terence came to collect the cash, Adam knocked him out with ether, and put him in the basement. When he woke up, he attacked Adam and Steph. They fought back and Adam whacked him over the head with a fire extinguisher – killing him.
Steph and Adam buried Terence in the woods, but Steph struggled with her guilt. To keep her quiet, Adam began drugging her! Poor Steph thought she was having a nervous breakdown.
When Terence’s body was found – under the rubble of the Kings River show home – Steph confessed to her crime – even though Adam was the one who actually struck the fatal blow – and she and Adam were arrested.
Adam took his own life in his prison cell and Steph was sentenced to life. She took the punishment as penance for killing her friend – and Alan’s partner – Shelley.
Who played Terence Turner?
In the early days, Terence was played by Stephen Marchant. But when he returned several years later, he was played by Nick Brimble.
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