im id ating ▁Be a , ▁but ▁she ▁ass ures ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁mistaken . ▁Ned ▁is ▁reun ited ▁with ▁his ▁cousin ▁Ro xy ▁Will is ▁( Z ima ▁Anderson ) ▁when ▁she ▁moves ▁in ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁Ter ese . ▁He ▁is ▁susp icious ▁about ▁her ▁reasons ▁for ▁moving ▁to ▁Er ins borough , ▁and ▁she ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁she ▁got ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁wrong ▁crowd ▁and ▁needed ▁to ▁leave . ▁Ned ▁gets ▁involved ▁in ▁Harry ▁S inc la ir ' s ▁( Paul ▁Daw ber ) ▁plot ▁to ▁frame ▁Finn . ▁But ▁when ▁Harry ▁releases ▁cy an ide ▁gas ▁at ▁the ▁community ▁centre , ▁resulting ▁in ▁Be a ' s ▁hospital isation , ▁Ned ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁police . ▁After ▁Be a ▁lear ns ▁of ▁Ned ' s ▁invol vement , ▁she ▁ends ▁their ▁relationship . ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁and ▁casting ▁The ▁character ▁of ▁Ned ▁Will is ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 9 0 s ▁shortly ▁after ▁his ▁parents ▁Brad ▁Will is ▁( then ▁Scott ▁Michael son ) ▁and ▁Beth ▁B ren nan ▁( N atal ie ▁Im bru gl ia ) ▁depart ed ▁the ▁show . ▁The ▁character ▁was ▁never ▁seen ▁on - screen , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁often ▁mentioned ▁by ▁various ▁Will is ▁family ▁members . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁show ' s ▁UK ▁broad c aster ▁Channel ▁ 5 ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁character ▁was ▁being ▁introduced ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁with ▁actor ▁Ben ▁Hall ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁role