Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle guest stars in Emmerdale

Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle will be seen ordering wine in the latter’s bistro in the ITV soap Emmerdale.

The Chorley MP’s cameo appearance sees him enter the fictional Yorkshire village’s Hide Bar & Bistro as a Lancastrian rambler wearing a tweed jacket and wellies and compliments Laurel Thomas, played by Charlotte Bellamy, over tea.

She said she was invited to appear in Emmerdale after hosting a reception for the soap industry and being gifted a pair of wellies.

Sir Lindsay said it was an “honour” to be part of its 10,000th episode, which they actually filmed in May.

But producers were unable to use their footage due to restrictions on political coverage shortly before the election last June.

Lancastrian explained bbc radio lancashire How after hosting the event where she was given a pair of wellies she was told “now you’ve got wellingtons – you have to come to Emmerdale”.

He said, “It was the 10,000th episode… and they said we’d like you to do a walk-on cameo role.”

Sir Lindsay said it was “an honor to help the cast celebrate the 10,000th episode of this enduring Yorkshire-based soap with a visit to the Woolpack”.

The Hop is co-owned by Laurel, and has Hid Bar & Bistro on its premises.

The soap was first broadcast by Yorkshire Television on 16 October 1972, and was originally called Emmerdale Farm before dropping “Farm” in 1989.