Dr Adam Forsythe: From pillar of the community to cold-hearted killer
He was hiding a very dark side to his charming personality!
Dr Adam Forsythe arrived in Emmerdale as the love interest of troubled Steph Stokes.
At first he seemed to be her knight in shining armour, but things soon took a dark turn as he was hiding a very dark secret. Here’s the lowdown.
Arriving in Emmerdale
Dr Adam came to the village as the new GP and was thrown right in at the deep end when teenager Debbie Dingle went into labour and he had to deliver her baby!
He quickly won over the local pensioners with his charm, and also attracted the attention of Steph Stokes, who managed the B&B.
Steph and Adam hit it off and started a relationship.
Terence Turner blackmails Adam in Emmerdale
Steph opened up to Adam and told him that her brother Terence had sexually abused her when they were teenagers. Adam was horrified and supported Steph when she told her dad, Alan, what had happened.
But Alan didn’t believe Steph, and took Terence’s side.
Then Terence turned his attention to Adam, and went digging into his past. He discovered Adam had been struck off and was no longer legally allowed to be a doctor! He then started blackmailing Adam.
Terence’s campaign against Steph and Adam came to an end when Adam found him attacking Steph! There was a struggle that only ended when Adam whacked Terence with a fire extinguisher and pushed him down the stairs, killing him.
Terence died, and Adam and Steph buried him in the woods!
Paranoia!
Poor Steph struggled with what they – well, Adam, really – had done. Adam was so worried he whisked her off to Barbados, and they tied the knot.
But Steph’s paranoia just increased and worried that she was about to fess up, Adam started drugging her.
When Steph finally admitted what they’d done to her stunned dad, Alan Turner, Adam let her guide him to the woods. But when they got there, the body had gone!
Adam had sneakily moved Terence’s corpse. Eventually he was found when the King’s River showhome exploded.
Adam exposed in Emmerdale
Adam tried to kill poor Steph and fled, but he was later arrested.
On the stand, he told the court that Steph had killed Shelley Williams. Steph, knowing that was true and that she’d got away with it, instead confessed to murdering Terence and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
But she implicated Adam and he was also sent to prison. But just a few days later, he took his own life in his cell.
Who played Dr Adam Forsythe?
Adam was played by Richard Shelton. Since his stint on Emmerdale he’s written and starred in several Frank Sinatra tribute shows, and won awards for his skills!
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