Fans have spotted two former Emmerdale stars in new ITV drama, Code of Silence.

The crime drama stars several former soap stars, including EastEnders actress – and Strictly winner – Rose Ayling-Ellis in the lead role.

Also in the cast are former Emmerdale stars Ben Addis and Andrew Scarborough.
Andrew Scarborough played Graham in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Emmerdale fans spot familiar faces in Code of Silence

New ITV crime drama Code of Silence premiered on Sunday, May 18.

The series sees Rose Ayling-Ellis as deaf police canteen worker Alison Woods. Her exceptional lip-reading skills are unexpectedly put to use when she’s hired to help the police with an investigation into a gang who are planning a robbery.

Amongst the ensemble cast, fans spotted some other familiar faces including Andrew Scarborough as Wolf and Ben Addis as Karl, two men involved in the heist.

“It’s creepy Craig from Emmerdale,” wrote one fan on X, in reference to Ben Addis’ appearance in the show.

Another fan said: “OMG it’s Craig the rapist from Emmerdale who got kicked down by our Kim’s horse.”

Spotting Andrew Scarborough, another fan joked: “Graham’s alive lol.”

Overall, Code of Silence has been received favourably. You can catch the whole series now on ITVX.
Ben Addis played Craig Reed in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV)

All about Andrew Scarborough and Ben Addis in Emmerdale

Andrew Scarborough starred as Graham Foster in Emmerdale for three years between 2017 and 2020.

Graham was a father figure to Joe Tate. He wasn’t popular in the village and made many enemies during his time there.

It was no surprise when Graham was murdered, with an endless list of suspects – much like Joe Tate’s recent whodunnit story.

But Graham’s death came at the hands of partner Rhona Goskirk’s ex husband and rapist Pierce Harris. Pierce hit Graham over the head with a log and then dragged him through the woods. Graham regained consciousness and it was revealed that he had previously beaten Pierce up.

The two had a fight and Graham fell off a cliff. However, he somehow survived the fall, but Pierce finished him off by hitting him over the head with a torch.

Ben Addis’ role in Emmerdale was more recent. He played Craig Reed in 2023. Craig was a childhood friend of Lydia Dingle. He was also the father of her stillborn baby.

The pair hadn’t seen each other for many years but reconnected after meeting at a job fair at The Hide.

Lydia got herself a job with Craig, but Craig soon became obsessed with Lydia. This took a horrifying turn when he raped her.

Lydia continued to work for Craig, which was torture for her. But she eventually told her family the truth. Craig was then found dead, with all the Dingles being suspects. Although Sam beat Craig up, a flashback episode revealed that Kim’s horse had kicked out at Craig, killing him instantly.