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Jamie Hope
Jamie Hope is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. He was played by Alex Carter and first appeared on screen on 16 February 2006. He last appeared on 21 May 2010, after Carter quit the soap in order to pursue new projects. Casting Carter's casting was announced in November 2005. Jamie was introduced as the eldest son of established character Bob Hope (Tony Audenshaw) and debuted on 16 February 2006. On 8 February 2010, Carter announced that he was quitting the show, citing an exhausting filming schedule as his reason. Storylines It took Jamie a long time to come to Emmerdale. He felt his father Bob had abandoned him and his sister Dawn when they were children and although she had managed to rebuild her relationship with Bob, Jamie wasn’t sure he could. The marriage of Bob to his fourth wife Viv proved enough of a draw to get Jamie to let bygones be bygones. When they met, it was immediately clear Jamie and Bob were cut from the same cloth. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Beedles
Kathleen Beedles is a British producer, who has worked on a total of over 2500 episodes of various British soap operas to date. She grew up in Rogart and now resides in London. British soaps From 1999 to 2001, Beedles worked as a story associate on '' Coronation Street'' before moving onto "Emmerdale" as Story Editor. In 2005, Beedles was appointed Series Producer of British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', taking over from Steve Frost. She had worked as a producer and series editor for the ITV soap before taking on the role. During her time on the soap, she was responsible for many major storylines, including the Kings River showhome explosion storyline, and the Tom King kidnap plot. She was also responsible for the Who Killed Tom King? storyline, which was nominated for Best Storyline at the 2007 British Soap Awards. Under her tenure Emmerdale was nominated for a BAFTA for three consecutive years, won an RTS Award and the Broadcast Digital Award for the Who Killed Tom K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Spy
Digital Spy (DS) is a British-based entertainment, television and film website and brand and is the largest digital property at Hearst UK. Since its launch in 1999, Digital Spy has focused on entertainment news related to television programmes, films, music and show business to a global audience. As well as breaking news, in-depth features, reviews and editorial explainers, the site also features the DS Forum. History digiNews (1999) In early January 1999, Iain Chapman launched the digiNEWS website, providing news, rumours and information on Sky's new digital satellite platform SkyDigital. At the same time, Chris Butcher launched the ONfaq website, offering similar news and information on the UK's new digital terrestrial platform ONdigital. Both sites proved to be popular, attracting a lot of attention from visitors eager for more news about these rapidly developing TV platforms. Very soon Chapman and Butcher discussed the idea of a merger of the two sites, to create the digiN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonny Foster
Jonathan "Jonny" Foster is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Richard Grieve. He appeared from 2007 to 2008 and in 2009. Openly Homosexuality, gay, in 2008 Jonny enters into a civil partnership with Paul Lambert (Emmerdale), Paul Lambert (Mathew Bose), the first of any primetime soap opera. Character creation and development It was announced on 29 March 2008 that Jonny was being written out of the programme, and it was reported that Grieve had been axed by series producer Anita Turner, in addition to the axing of characters Grayson Sinclair (Christopher Villiers) and Perdita Hyde-Sinclair (Georgia Slowe). Before this there was already reports of low morale, and the axing apparently caused friction on set. At the time Grieve said that while he had "thoroughly enjoyed the role" he thought "the time is right to move on." In December 2008, it was announced that Jonny w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Lambert (Emmerdale)
Paul Lambert is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Mathew Bose. Paul appeared between 2004 and 2009. He arrives as the son of existing characters Val Lambert (Charlie Hardwick) and Rodney Blackstock (Patrick Mower) and in 2008 Paul, who is openly gay, enters into a civil partnership with Jonny Foster, the first of any primetime soap opera. In 2015, Bose made brief returns to the soap on two occasions, one being in March and the other being in September. Characterisation and development When Paul arrives in the village, he is the only gay male in the programme. While Bose said he liked "being the only gay in Emmerdale", he did not want Paul to be defined by his sexuality. In a February 2008 interview, Bose said that he thought about leaving after a storyline where Paul has a one-night stand with a married man, Grayson Sinclair (Christopher Villiers), saying that he did not believe Paul would have done that. He also criticised the story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Sugden
Diane Sugden (also Blackstock) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Elizabeth Estensen. Since her first appearance in 1999, she has been involved in several high-profile storylines, including her marriage to Jack Sugden (Clive Hornby) and his subsequent death, a battle with colon cancer, the revelation that her ex-husband Rodney Blackstock (Patrick Mower) fathered her sister Val Lambert's (Charlie Hardwick) son, being held hostage in a siege at the Woolpack, sleeping with Val's husband Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell), being involved in a helicopter crash which kills Val, being stabbed by Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter), and a feud with Chrissie White (Louise Marwood). In September 2021, it was announced that Estensen had made the decision to take a break from acting and her initial final appearance as Diane aired on 29 October 2021. However, the following year, Estensen returned to the role of Diane for a guest stint on 12 October 2022 to celeb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Wylde
Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Finnish markka ( sv, finsk mark, links=no), the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 * Mark (currency), a currency or unit of account in many nations * Polish mark ( pl, marka polska, links=no), the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924 German * Deutsche Mark, the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002 * German gold mark, the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 * German Papiermark, the German currency from 4 August 1914 * German rentenmark, a currency issued on 15 November 1923 to stop the hyperinflation of 1922 and 1923 in Weimar Germany * Lodz Ghetto mark, a special currency for Lodz Ghetto. * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Eagleton
Betty Eagleton is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Paula Tilbrook. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 12 April 1994. Betty is characterised as the village gossip who is kind hearted, fun, adventurous and enjoys a sherry. Tilbrook was initially cast for three episodes and the character was introduced as the wartime girlfriend of Seth Armstrong (Stan Richards). Upon her arrival, the characters reconcile and their relationship continues until Seth's death in 2005. Tilbrook retired in 2015 and the character departs in the episode broadcast on 25 May 2015, returning briefly for a cameo appearance in the Christmas episode that year. The character and Tilbrook's performance were widely praised by both viewers and critics alike; Brian Beacom of '' The Herald'' labelled her "a national treasure". Storylines Betty was born in Beckindale in 1929, but left to work as a tiller girl in London. She later returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Woods
Terence Woods (born 4 December 1947 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish folk musician, songwriter/singer and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his membership in such folk and folk-rock groups as The Pogues, Steeleye Span, Sweeney's Men, The Bucks, Dr. Strangely Strange and the short-lived Orphanage, with Phil Lynott. Woods also played with his wife Gay, billed initially as The Woods Band and later as Gay and Terry Woods. Woods is most associated with the mandolin and cittern, but also plays acoustic and electric guitars, mandola, five-string banjo and concertina. Discography Albums With Sweeney's Men *''Sweeney's Men'' *''The Tracks of Sweeney'' *''Andy Irvine/70th Birthday Concert at Vicar St 2012'' With Steeleye Span *''Hark! The Village Wait'' With The Woods Band *''The Woods Band'' *''Music From The Four Corners of Hell'' (without Gay Woods) As Gay & Terry Woods *''Backwoods'' *''The Time Is Right'' *''Renowned'' *''Tender Hooks'' *''In Concert'' (compilation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Appleton
Louise Appleton is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Emily Symons. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 20 June 2001. Louise arrived in the village as a temporary barmaid and ended up as co-landlady with best friend Diane Sugden (Elizabeth Estensen), before selling to Diane's sister Val Lambert (Charlie Hardwick) in 2006. The character last appeared in ''Emmerdale'' on 28 October 2008. Casting Symons was in London and struggling to get an agent when she was asked to join ''Emmerdale''. The producers were looking for an Australian to play their "sassy new Woolpack barmaid", Louise Appleton. They were so keen to have Symons that they did not audition her. The actress was given an initial six-month contract and Symons commuted up to Leeds from London for filming. Symons began filming her first scenes in May 2001 and she told Allison Maund of ''Inside Soap'' that Louise would be nothing like her "ditzy" ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom King (Emmerdale)
Tom King is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', who appeared on the show from 29 February 2004 before being killed off on 25 December 2006 in a long-running "whodunit" storyline dubbed, "Who Killed Tom King?". He was last seen on 27 December 2006 as a dead body in a morgue. Throughout his time on the show he was portrayed by Kenneth Farrington. Farrington decided to leave the show in 2006 but reprised the role briefly as a ghost in a "''Text Santa''" special on 20 December 2013. Storylines Backstory Born into a family of successful businessmen, Thomas Albert King grew up in Emmerdale where his father Albert ran a successful business. As an adult, Tom grew away from the family business and founded his own haulage firm, becoming familiar with fellow businessmen such as Frank Tate (Norman Bowler) and Alan Turner (Richard Thorp). Tom fell in love with a Scottish woman named Mary, and he went on to marry her. From their marriage they produced f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Family (Emmerdale)
''Emmerdale'' is a British television soap opera first broadcast on ITV (TV channel), ITV on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance. Some characters have been wikt:recast, recast since their first appearance and other characters may have multiple actors sharing the role. In these cases, the most recent actor to portray the role is listed first. Present characters Regular characters Recurring and guest characters Cast changes Departing characters Former characters Lists of characters by year of introduction * List of Emmerdale Farm characters (1972–1973), 1972–1973 * List of Emmerdale Farm characters (1974), 1974 * List of Emmerdale Farm characters (1977), 1977 * List of Emmerdale Farm characters (1978–1979), 1978–1979 * List of Emmerdale Farm characters (1982), 1982 * List of Emmerdale Farm characters (1988), 1988 * List of Emmerdale characters (1989), 1989 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney Blackstock
Rodney Blackstock is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Patrick Mower. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 24 October 2000. He was introduced as the estranged father of Bernice Blackstock (Samantha Giles), with his backstory involving him leaving her at five years old. Rodney has been described as an "ageing lothario" who enjoys wine, money and the company of women. In 2012, he was ranked within ''What's on TV''s top 100 British soap characters of all time. Casting Mower was cast in the regular role of Rodney following a 10-year absence from television. His character was introduced as the estranged father of Bernice Blackstock (Samantha Giles). He received the nickname "Hot Rod" due to his popularity with the show's female characters. Of his casting, Mower commented: "Soaps have really improved and they have good writers who write strong characters. I don't think they are looked down on by other actors a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
