Dolly Acaster
Dolly Skilbeck (also Acaster) is a fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British television soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Dolly made her first on-screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 22 February 1977. The character was initially played by Katharine Barker (actress), Katharine Barker, before Jean Rogers took over the role in 1980. She remained in the role until her departure from ''Emmerdale'' in 1991. Dolly is characterised as kind, generous and a homemaker. She is a "townie" from Darlington who arrives in Beckindale to work at the local pub, The Woolpack. Writers quickly developed a romance with Matt Skilbeck (Frederick Pyne). He was a widower and had previously has two children that had died. Writers shifted this tragic arc onto his relationship with Dolly as her pregnancies lead to further trauma. Dolly's first pregnancy ends in a still birth, her second a miscarriage but the third is successful and she gives birth to a son, Samuel Skilbeck ...
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Katharine Barker (actress)
Katharine Barker (born 10 March 1941 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire) is an English people, English actress. She played Dolly Skilbeck in ''Emmerdale, Emmerdale Farm'' from 1977 until 1979, when Jean Rogers took over the role. She also had a starring role in ''Hay Fever (play), Hay Fever'' by the Headlong (theatre company), Oxford Stage Company. Personal life Katharine Barker was married to Michael Pennington from October 1964 until 1967, and they had one child. References

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