Carl King is all over Emmerdale at the moment despite his death over 10 years ago. As his son Tom King tries to fit into village life again, the spectre of Carl continues to haunt him.
In fact, Jimmy is the only remaining King brother, with Matthew, Carl and Max all dead. Their father, Tom King, is also dead.
Tonight Tom King Jnr discovers Carl killed Tom King Snr. It’s too much for him to take after all of his father’s other crimes.
So what happened when Carl killed Tom – and what else was Carl guilty of? And, where is actor Tom Lister now?
Who played Carl King in Emmerdale?
Carl King was played by actor Tom Lister.
Before Emmerdale, Tom appeared in episodes of The Bill and Heartbeat.
The now 44-year-old joined Emmerdale in 2004.
Who was Carl King and who did he murder?
Carl King appeared in Emmerdale between 2004-2012.
He first arrived in the village as a spy for his family business King & Sons, snooping on Tate Haulage.
Soon after his arrival, Carl was responsible for the death of local postman Paul Marsden when they were mucking around fixing a roof and Paul fell. Carl and his brothers covered up the death by moving the body, even though it had been an accident.
Opening up about Paul’s death to Chas Dingle, Carl soon started a relationship with her.
However, this relationship hit a rocky patch when Carl had a one-night stand with Chloe Atkinson, who from then on was desperate to split the couple up.
A couple of years later, Carl killed his dad, Tom King, hitting him on the head and pushing him out of his window. Tom had tried to bribe Chas to break up with Carl.
Carl eventually confessed to the murder of Tom but watched his girlfriend, DCI Grace Barraclough, get hit by a lorry before he could be punished.
Carl eventually moved on and married Lexi King although he only married her because she found out the truth about Tom’s murder. Things eventually turned sour and Lexi left him.
After ending things with Lexi, Carl got back with Chas but soon embarked on an affair with Eve Jenson.
Chas found out about the affair and decided to expose Carl on her and Carl’s wedding day.
When Chas moved on and married Dan Spencer, Carl found out about her affair with Cameron Murray and tried to blackmail her.
Chas pretended that she was interested in Carl again but really she was just trying to make him take back his threats.
It was ultimately Chas who helped contribute to Carl’s downfall.
What happened to Jimmy’s other brothers?
Jimmy’s three brothers Matt, Max and Carl have all passed away.
Max King died in 2005. He and Robert Sugden had planned on leaving the village before Robert and Andy got into a fight.
Max then changed his mind about leaving with Robert and got into Andy’s car.
Robert was furious and drove at them, making Max swerve through a brick wall. The Land Rover exploded, killing Max.
Matt died in 2008 after having a violent showdown with brother Carl. Matt had been trying to run over Carl when he realised that his partner, Anna, was in the way.
With this, he swerved but crashed into a wall and went through the windscreen, dying in Anna’s arms.
Who did Carl rape? And how did he die?
Carl King was the last of Jimmy’s brothers to die. He died in 2012 during the soap’s 40th anniversary.
After threatening Chas over Cameron, he blackmailed her for the £30,000 she took from him. But the hate soon turned to obsession as Carl wanted to get Chas back.
Chas tried to keep him sweet by pretending she would run away with him, but when he realised she had no intention of being with him, Carl flipped. He revealed he has killed his father for her. Chas was disgusted and went to flee, but he grabbed her and forced himself on her, trying to rape her.
Chas hit Carl on the head with a brick in self-defence. She believed she had killed him and left him lying there.
But what Chas didn’t know was it was actually Cameron who went back and delivered the final blow that killed Carl who screamed: “I’m indestructible” as Cameron smacked him over the head.
Where is Tom Lister now?
After leaving Emmerdale, Tom Lister went on to appear in 42nd Street – The Musical, The Doll Maker and Doctors.
Tom has also lost a lot of weight recently.
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Taking to Instagram earlier this month, Tom shared some topless photos of himself to share his weight loss journey with his followers.
Tom explained that he had been working with an online coach over the last six months.
He wrote: “Covid hit me HARD in terms of lack of work opportunities, leaving me feeling a bit bereft and low on self esteem and motivation. This resulted in me piling on the weight and feeling pretty [bleep] all round.”
He then announced: “I have lost over 16kg (2.5 Stone in old money) and I haven’t been this lean for over 20 years.”
The pictures featured him in just his underwear to prove how fit he’s become!
As well as continuing with acting, Tom now runs a window cleaning business. He revealed during an interview with Coastal Radio DAB that he’d started the job during the pandemic.
“I started cleaning windows for my mate’s company and I was doing it for quite a while and it was great to keep my head sane,” Tom explained.
“And then that has really just progressed and I have actually franchised that company and I am now kind of doing it myself. So I have got customers down here in Blackpool. It’s called Aqua Bright.”
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