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John Henderson (Emmerdale)
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera '' Emmerdale'' in 1990, by order of first appearance. This year saw the introduction of a new family, the Feldmanns. Siblings Elsa and Michael debuted in February while their mother, Elizabeth appeared the following month. Councillor Charlie Aindow, in a new love interest for Dolly Skilbeck began appearing in August and Peter Whiteley, son of established characters Pete and Lynn was born in the same month. Gary and Dan Gary, played by Gary Halliday, and Dan, played by Julian Walsh are school friends of Mark Hughes. The Three plan to catch and sell wild Mink by setting traps in the Woodland but end up catching Lucy, Mark's mother, Kate's new puppy in the traps. Lucy is freed and there is no damage. At Mark's sister Rachel's post-exam party, Dan and Gary spike the punch, unaware that it has already been topped up with Alcohol by Joe Sugden and Rachel herself, leading to Rachel collapsing ... [...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] |
Kathy Merrick
Katherine "Kathy" Brookman (also Bates, Merrick, Tate and Glover) is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Malandra Burrows. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 26 November 1985. In 2001, new series producer Steve Frost decided to write the character out. Burrows briefly reprised the role in 2005, as Kathy returns for the funeral of Seth Armstrong (Stan Richards). She was one of the show's central characters throughout that time. Development Burrows joined the cast in 1985. The actress admitted that she was not initially aware of "how agricultural" the show would be. She said "My first memory is the smell of cows when I walked in there. Clive Hornby and Frazer Hines, as Jack and Joe, loved winding me up. That first time, they said to me 'watch for the twitching tails.' I wondered what they meant. Then I felt something wet and warm and I realised I was covered." In July 2005 it was announced that Burrows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Hughes
Rachel Hughes is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', portrayed by Glenda McKay. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 7 September 1988 and departed following the character's death on 12 May 1999. Creation and casting In 1988, ''Emmerdale'' was networked for the first time, which meant the episodes were shown at the same time in all ITV regions. This made publicising the serial easier, as national newspapers had been reluctant to print articles about the storylines up to that point. The show also acquired new series producer Stuart Doughty, who wanted the show to feel more up to date. He introduced Sarah Connolly ( Madeleine Howard) and the Hughes family in September 1988 to "shake up the mix and to act as identification figures" for newer viewers. Parkin 2002, p.73. Kate Hughes (Sally Knyvette) and her teenage children were "outsiders" and not used to country life, which challenged established regulars Jack Sugden ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Bates (Emmerdale)
This list contains former characters and cast members of the ITV soap opera ''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, '' ...'', in order of last on-screen appearance, beginning with the most recent. __NOTOC__ 2020s Last appeared in 2022 Last appeared in 2021 Last appeared in 2020 2010s Last appeared in 2019 Last appeared in 2018 Last appeared in 2017 Last appeared in 2016 Last appeared in 2015 Last appeared in 2014 Last appeared in 2013 Last appeared in 2012 Last appeared in 2011 Last appeared in 2010 2000s Last appeared in 2009 Last appeared in 2008 Last appeared in 2007 Last appeared in 2006 Last appeared in 2005 Last appeared in 2004 Last appeared in 2003 Last appeared in 2002 Last appeared in 2001 Last appeared in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Blyth
Gavin John Blyth (27 October 1969 – 26 November 2010) was a British television producer and journalist. He was well known for being series producer of ''Emmerdale'' from January 2009 until his death. Beginning his career in 2002, he joined ''Emmerdale'' in 2003 as a writer. He later went on to be an assistant producer and also a story editor on ''Coronation Street''. Early life Blyth was born on 27 October 1969, in Southport he grew up in the village of Hesketh Bank and was educated at Tarleton High School, he was the son of Merseyside journalist and broadcaster Roger Blyth. He began his journalism career in 1985 with his father's company Mercury Press Agency in Liverpool. ''Emmerdale'' On 17 January 2009, it was announced that Anita Turner had quit her role as ''Emmerdales series producer after one year. Blyth was later announced as producer on 22 January 2009. Blyth's first credited episode was broadcast on 13 March 2009. He introduced several characters to the show, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Brookman
Katherine "Kathy" Brookman (also Bates, Merrick, Tate and Glover) is a fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Malandra Burrows. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 26 November 1985. In 2001, new series producer Steve Frost decided to write the character out. Burrows briefly reprised the role in 2005, as Kathy returns for the funeral of Seth Armstrong (Stan Richards). She was one of the show's central characters throughout that time. Development Burrows joined the cast in 1985. The actress admitted that she was not initially aware of "how agricultural" the show would be. She said "My first memory is the smell of cows when I walked in there. Clive Hornby and Frazer Hines, as Jack and Joe, loved winding me up. That first time, they said to me 'watch for the twitching tails.' I wondered what they meant. Then I felt something wet and warm and I realised I was covered." In July 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Brooks
Archie Brooks is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Tony Pitts. Pitts had a 10-year span as Archie between 1983 and 1993, but was axed and Archie became one of the victims of the Emmerdale plane crash. Casting Tony Pitts was cast as Archie after being seen in a theatre adaptation of ''Nicholas Nickleby''. His casting marked Pitts' first television role, and after staying on ''Emmerdale'' for ten years, he was axed in 1993. Storylines Over the first few years in the village Archie gained a reputation as a somewhat unreliable character: he was paid to fix the boiler in the local public house The Woolpack but after he supposedly repaired it became faulty and nearly released gas into the air; and he was also paid by Alan Turner to repair the motor on his car, but Archie ended up tampering with the brakes, nearly causing Alan to have an accident. However Nick began to lead Archie astray and one evening they went joyriding in Hotton and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Tate
Zoe Tate is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Leah Bracknell. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 12 December 1989. Zoe was involved in many major storylines during her time on the soap, including the deaths of her father Frank (Norman Bowler) and brother Chris (Peter Amory), the betrayal and departure of her stepmother Kim (Claire King), coming out as gay and a battle with schizophrenia. Zoe became the first lesbian character in a British soap opera when she came out in 1993. She departed on 22 September 2005. Storylines Zoe's family move to Beckindale, while she is at university studying to be a veterinary surgeon. Following her graduation, Zoe also moves to the village and finds employment at a surgery in Hotten. Zoe helps deliver Elsa Feldmann's (Naomi Lewis) baby and she becomes involved in a protest march for animal rights. Zoe leaves the village when she gets a job as a flying vet in New Zealand. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Bates
This list contains former characters and cast members of the ITV soap opera '' Emmerdale'', in order of last on-screen appearance, beginning with the most recent. __NOTOC__ 2020s Last appeared in 2022 Last appeared in 2021 Last appeared in 2020 2010s Last appeared in 2019 Last appeared in 2018 Last appeared in 2017 Last appeared in 2016 Last appeared in 2015 Last appeared in 2014 Last appeared in 2013 Last appeared in 2012 Last appeared in 2011 Last appeared in 2010 2000s Last appeared in 2009 Last appeared in 2008 Last appeared in 2007 Last appeared in 2006 Last appeared in 2005 Last appeared in 2004 Last appeared in 2003 Last appeared in 2002 Last appeared in 2001 Last appeared in 2000 1990s Last appeared in 1999 Last appeared in 1998 Last appeared in 1997 Last appeared in 1996 Last appeared in 1995 Last appeared in 1994 Last appeared in 1993 Last appeared in 1992 Last appeared in 1991 Last appeared in 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Bates
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera '' Emmerdale'' in 1991, by order of first appearance. Paula Barker Paula Barker is a classmate of Mark Hughes ( Craig McKay), who has a crush on her. Mark begins dating Paula but they suffer a setback when Paula has a heated confrontation at a family dinner with Mark's stepfather Joe Sugden ( Frazer Hines) who is feuding with her father, an avid rambler, over right of way. Following a disastrous camping trip with Mark's sister Rachel Hughes ( Glenda McKay), Mark and Paula split up. April Brooks April Brooks was the estranged mother of Archie Brooks. She came to the village claiming she wanted to make up things with Archie, but in reality she wanted to con him in order to pay her boyfriend's court fine. After discovering this, Archie gave her the money and told her to leave the village. Alice Bates Alice Bates made her first appearance on 14 February 1991. She was played by two actre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Pollard
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 1990, by order of first appearance. This year saw the introduction of a new family, the Feldmanns. Siblings Elsa and Michael debuted in February while their mother, Elizabeth appeared the following month. Councillor Charlie Aindow, in a new love interest for Dolly Skilbeck began appearing in August and Peter Whiteley, son of established characters Pete and Lynn was born in the same month. Elsa Feldmann Elsa Chappell (née Feldmann) first appeared in 1990 with her mother Elizabeth and brother Michael after they were being evicted from their house by Frank Tate. Elsa soon began dating Nick Bates and they got engaged and planned to marry on Valentine's Day 1991. However, Elsa was pregnant and gave birth to a daughter, Alice. As they were unable to get her to the hospital in time, Zoe Tate acted as midwife and helped deliver Alice. The couple separated, with Elsa leaving Nick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve November
Steve November (born Steven Frost) is a British television producer and executive. Originally known as Steve Frost during his early career, he became a writer for the Sky One drama ''Dream Team''. He also took roles as an assistant director until he became a scriptwriter on the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. He progressed to become the series producer, a role he then took on at ''Coronation Street'' and ''The Royal''. Within ITV he was promoted to Head of Continuing Drama, where he made decisions regarding ITV soap operas and weekly drama series. During this time he also served as the Executive producer of ''Emmerdale''. In 2013, November took on the job of ITV's Director of Drama. In this role, November was responsible for commissioning numerous ITV dramas. In 2016, November left ITV after sixteen years. He then joined Lionsgate as their creative director in charge of UK television. He then created the production company "Further South Productions". Career November was born in Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
