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Andy Hopwood
Andy Sugden (also Hopwood) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Kelvin Fletcher. He made his first on-screen appearance on 4 July 1996. Andy is the son of Billy Hopwood (David Crellin) and Trisha Hopwood and the adoptive son of Jack Sugden (Clive Hornby) and Sarah Sugden (Alyson Spiro). Storylines Andy arrives in Emmerdale and is fostered by Jack (Clive Hornby) and Sarah Sugden (Alyson Spiro), but finds it difficult to settle with the Sugden family. While on-site at a quarry, his foot lodges on a rock and gets trapped, forcing Jack to rescue him. When his father, Billy Hopwood (David Crellin), visits Emmerdale, Andy is persuaded to move into a caravan with him and disown the Sugdens. Billy breaks his promise to change and returns to committing petty crimes, up to the point where he robs the local post office and ends up killing its owner – Vic Windsor ( Alun Lewis). In light of Vic's death and the post office incident, Billy is arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelvin Fletcher
Kelvin Warren Fletcher (born 17 January 1984) is an English actor, model, racing driver and presenter. He played Andy Sugden in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', a role he played from 1996 until 2016. In 2019, Fletcher won the seventeenth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' with his professional partner Oti Mabuse. Early life Fletcher attended Mayfield Primary School in Derker, Greater Manchester for his primary school education, and North Chadderton School, Chadderton for his secondary education. Born the oldest of three boys, his youngest brother, Brayden Fletcher, also acts. At the age of six, Fletcher started attending drama classes at the Oldham Theatre Workshop and was first seen on television on a Saturday Disney report when he was starring as Charlie in ''Charlie Is My Darling'', which he also performed in a special show at the London Palladium. Career Fletcher's television career began with appearances in ''In Suspicious Circumstances'', '' Cracker'', '' Heartbeat' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Sugden
''Emmerdale'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appear during 2020, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the soap's executive producer, Jane Hudson. The first character to be introduced was Harry Sugden (Brody and Teddy Hall), the son of Victoria Sugden (Isabel Hodgins) and Lee Posner (Kris Mochrie), followed by Cara Robinson (Carryl Thomas). DI Mark Malone (Mark Womack) first appeared in March, and Paul Ashdale (Reece Dinsdale) was introduced in April as the father of Vinny (Bradley Johnson). Ben Tucker was introduced in September as a love interest for Aaron Dingle ( Danny Miller), and Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu) and Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb) made their debuts in September and October, respectively. In December, vicar Charles Anderson (Kevin Mathurin) was introduced. Additionally, multiple other characters appeared in 2020. Cara Robinson Cara Robinson, portrayed by Carryl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Midgley
Hannah Elizabeth Midgley (born 27 October 1993) is an English actress best known for playing Victoria Sugden on the ITV (TV network), ITV programme ''Emmerdale''. She replaced Jessica Haywood in 1997 and left in July 2006 to concentrate on her studies; she was succeeded by Isabel Hodgins. In 1995, she played toddler Winrow in ''A Touch of Frost''. In 2014, she played Rosie in the BBC One drama series ''In the Club (TV series), In the Club''. This was her first television role since leaving ''Emmerdale''. Filmography Television References External links * 1993 births Living people English child actresses English soap opera actresses People from Idle, West Yorkshire {{UK-tv-actor-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Smith (English Actor)
Christopher Smith (15 October 1984 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) is an English actor and producer. Career Smith attended Stage 84 drama school in Bradford, where his mother was choreographer, and at the age of four, he was picked from 50 auditionees when Yorkshire Television visited the school searching for a new boy to play Robert Sugden in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. His father, Richard Smith, also acts and appeared in a minor role in ''Emmerdale'' before Smith joined the cast. Smith is best known for playing Robert Sugden from 1989 until 2001, when he was axed and replaced by Karl Davies. In September 2001, Smith sued Yorkshire Television for unfair dismissal from his part as Robert. The axing was due to the producers' intentions to feature Robert in more adult plots, therefore requiring an older actor for the part. The recasting took place while Robert was off-screen visiting his grandmother, Annie Sugden, in Spain after learning his adoptive brother Andy was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alun Lewis (actor)
Alun Lewis Bennett (born 1949) is a British former actor, best known for his roles in ITV's ''Emmerdale'' as postmaster Vic Windsor, and Darryl Stubbs in BBC1 sitcom '' Birds of a Feather'' from 1989 to 1994. Together with ''Emmerdale'' co-stars Steve Halliwell and Billy Hartman, he was a member of UK 1990s country rock trio The Woolpackers who had a UK hit single "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" in November 1996. Personal life He was born in London, the son of Welsh parents Sarah Gwen (née Lewis) and Gorden Bennett. He appeared with the National Youth Theatre in ''Zigger Zagger'' at the Strand Theatre in the West End in March 1968. After training as an actor at RADA, in 1979 he appeared in the humorous film ''Le Pétomane''. He is the brother of actor Hywel Bennett, who played many roles in British film and television. His daughter, by his former wife Annette Ekblom, is composer Amelia Warner. Television *''Beryl's Lot'' (1977) *''Rising Damp'' (1978) *''Noah's Castle' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Windsor
Victor "Vic" Windsor is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Alun Lewis for a period of five years, from 1993 until 1998. Vic was the second husband of shopkeeper, Viv Windsor (Deena Payne), and also father of Kelly Windsor (Adele Silva) and Donna Windsor (Verity Rushworth). He was killed off in an armed robbery by Billy Hopwood (David Crellin) on Christmas Day 1998. Storylines Vic and Viv had married in 1984, with both of them having been previously married. Vic had started an affair with Viv whilst he was still married to his first wife Anne. Anne returned home to discover Vic and Viv in bed together and fled the house in shock and was run over and killed by a car. Vic had a daughter from his marriage to Anne, Kelly, and Viv had a son from her first marriage, Scott, whom Vic formally adopted and who took his surname. In December 1985, Vic and Viv's daughter Donna was born. In the summer of 1993 Vic had let his family believe they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyson Spiro
Alyson Spiro is a British actress, best known for portraying Sarah Sugden on the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 1994–2000. She took over the role from Madeleine Howard, after she decided to leave the ITV show after six years. Spiro has also appeared in the programmes ''Brookside'', ''Casualty'', ''The Bill'', ''Doctors'', ''Holby City'', ''Sapphire and Steel'' and ''Fell Tiger''. Spiro portrayed Astrid Kirchherr in the 1979 film ''Birth of the Beatles'', and appeared in the 1985 film ''She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas ''She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas'' is a 1985 British comedy film directed by John Goldschmidt and starring Julie Walters, Anthony Higgins and former ''Emmerdale'' actress Alyson Spiro. It deals with the experiences of eight women from diverse ba ...''. References External links * Living people British television actresses British film actresses Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Hornby
Clive William Hornby (20 October 1944 – 3 July 2008) was an English actor, best known for his role as Jack Sugden in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. He first appeared in the programme (then named ''Emmerdale Farm'') in 1980, and remained in the role for 28 years. Career Television Hornby appeared in various television productions including the Royal Air Force National Service sitcom ''Get Some In!'', Gerry Anderson's '' Space: 1999'' and ''Minder'' alongside George Cole. Music During the 1960s, Hornby was a drummer with The Dennisons. Personal life Hornby was married to Helen Weir, who played his on-screen wife Pat Sugden Patricia Ruth "Pat" Sugden (also Harker and Merrick) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by actresses Lynn Dalby and Helen Weir. Development Pat is characterised as a "passionate and strong minded" femal .... They had a son, Thomas, before divorcing in 2000. Death Hornby died from cancer on 3 July 2008, aged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Crellin
David Crellin (born 1961) is an English actor. Crellin, who was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, is known for roles in ''Emmerdale'' as Billy Hopwood, BBC 2's BAFTA award-winning series '' The Cops'' as Alan Wakefield, and ''Coronation Street'' as gangster Jimmy Clayton, chargenurse Thornton who looked after Don Brennan after his car crash, and receiver Graham Baxter who wound up MVB Motors. He also starred as Jimmy Grainger in the first series of '' Waterloo Road'' on BBC One. Signed to British independent record label Everyday Records 2008, Crellin recorded a debut EP ''Innocent Bystander''. In 2010 he returned to ''Coronation Street'' in another role; that of Colin Fishwick, a teacher friend of John Stape. David trained to become an actor at the Rose Bruford College of Speech & Drama. Crellin lives with his wife and children in Horwich, near Bolton Bolton (, locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, formerly a part of Lancashire. A f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ''Emmerdale Farm'' was first broadcast on 16 October 1972. Interior scenes have been filmed at the Leeds Studios since its inception. Exterior scenes were first filmed in Arncliffe in Littondale, and the series may have taken its name from Amerdale, an ancient name of Littondale. Exterior scenes were later shot at Esholt, but are now shot at a purpose-built set on the Harewood estate. The programme is broadcast in every ITV region. The series originally aired during the afternoon and was intended to be a three-month television series. However, more episodes were ordered and transmitted during the daytime until 1978, when it was moved to an early-evening prime time slot in most regions. In the late 1980s, the soap was met with a new produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
