Alan Turner was a character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Richard Thorp). Thorp died on May 22, 2013, and the last scenes that Thorp filmed as Alan were aired on June 4, 2013, in a special hour-long episode dedicated to him). It was announced on September 12, 2013, that Alan would be killed off-screen in late October with his daughter Steph (Lorraine Chase) returning for his funeral). Alan arrived home following a biking trip to France in October 2013 but died in his sleep after his arrival aged 78. He was buried a week later.