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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, '' ...
'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 1993, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by either Morag Bain or Nicholas Prosser, the show's series producers. The first character
Shirley Foster
''Emmerdale'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 1993, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by either Morag Bain or Nicholas Prosser, ...
was introduced in May as a new love interest for Alan Turner. Two new Southern families were also introduced, The Windsors and McAllisters, in August and December, respectively. American Wine Merchant
Josh Lewis began appearing in September.
Shirley Turner
Shirley Turner (née Foster), played by
Rachel Davies
Rachel Davies is an English actress. She has numerous television credits to her name, including ''Boon'' (1986), '' A Little Bit Of Lippy'' (1989), ''Emmerdale'' (1993–94), '' Band of Gold'' (1995–96), '' Hillsborough'' (1996), and '' The Ch ...
, made her debut screen appearance in 1993.
Shirley meets
Alan Turner (
Richard Thorp
Richard Stanley Thorp (2 January 1932 – 22 May 2013) was an English actor. He was best known for his 30-year tenure portraying Alan Turner in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 1982 to 2013. He also appeared in films such as '' The Dam Bu ...
) and they begin dating. However, when Alan learns that she used to be a prostitute, he ends their relationship.
Shirley is shocked when the Drop-In Centre where she works is faced with closure. She seeks help from Alan and their romance is "ignited" once again.
A writer for ''
Inside Soap
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'' said "Alan only has eyes for Shirley" and he makes plans for her to be landlady of his pub, The Woolpack.
While working at a Drop-In Centre, Shirley meets Alan Turner and she initially finds him to be arrogant. Alan is affected by the death of one of the homeless girls who use the centre and Shirley warms to him. They begin dating and Alan is shocked when he discovers that Shirley used to be a prostitute. The Drop-in centre closes and Alan gives Shirley a job at The Woolpack. Shirley helps Alan refurbish the pub after the
plane crash
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and they get married. A few months later, Shirley and
Viv Windsor
Viv Hope (also Dawson and Windsor) is a fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Portrayed by Deena Payne, the character first appeared on 10 August 1993, and remained ...
(
Deena Payne
Diane Margaret "Deena" Payne (born 29 August 1954) is an English actress and former singer. She is best known for playing Viv Hope in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''.
Life and career
Payne was born in Orpington, Kent. She used to ...
) are taken hostage by
Reg Dawson
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 1994, by order of first appearance.
Eileen Pollock
Eileen Pollock is the first wife of Eric Pollard ( Chris Chittell). She arrives in Emmerda ...
(Niven Boyd) who had robbed the post office. Reg and his accomplices go to Home Farm and barricade themselves in. When Reg is about to shoot Viv, Shirley jumps in front of her, taking the bullet and dying.
Vic Windsor
Vic Windsor, played by
Alun Lewis, made his debut screen appearance on 10 August 1993. Vic married
Viv Dawson (
Deena Payne
Diane Margaret "Deena" Payne (born 29 August 1954) is an English actress and former singer. She is best known for playing Viv Hope in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''.
Life and career
Payne was born in Orpington, Kent. She used to ...
) and they had two daughters together;
Kelly
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* Kelly (Andrea Faustini album)
* ''Kelly'' (musical), a 1965 musical by Mark Charlap
* "Kelly" (song), a 2018 single by Kelly Rowland
* ''Kelly'' (film), a 1981 Canadi ...
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Adele Silva
Adele Silva (born 19 November 1980) is an English actress. She played the role of Kelly Windsor in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' on and off from 1993 to 2011. In 1989, she had a minor role in the final classic series ''Doctor Who'' story ''S ...
) and
Donna
Donna may refer to the short form of the honorific ''nobildonna'', the female form of Don (honorific) in Italian.
People
*Donna (given name); includes name origin and list of people and characters with the name
* Roberto Di Donna (born 1968), Ita ...
(
Verity Rushworth
Verity Charlotte Rushworth (born 15 August 1985) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Donna Windsor in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 1998 to 2009, with a guest appearance in 2014. She has played many theatre rol ...
). The couple ran the village shop and post office. Lewis was axed by series producer Keiran Roberts in 1998 and Vic was killed during an armed robbery by
Billy Hopwood
William "Billy" Hopwood is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by David Crellin.
Casting
Crellin first appeared in ''Emmerdale'' in 1997, when Billy was one of a host of new characters producers introd ...
(
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 Stree ...
).
Viv Hope
Viv Hope (also Windsor), played by
Deena Payne
Diane Margaret "Deena" Payne (born 29 August 1954) is an English actress and former singer. She is best known for playing Viv Hope in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''.
Life and career
Payne was born in Orpington, Kent. She used to ...
, made her first appearance on 10 August 1993. Viv was
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 ...
's (
Alun Lewis) second wife and the stepmother of his daughter
Kelly Windsor
Kelly Windsor (also Glover) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Adele Silva. The character first appeared on 10 August 1993. Silva portrayed her from August 1993 until November 2000. In February 2 ...
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Adele Silva
Adele Silva (born 19 November 1980) is an English actress. She played the role of Kelly Windsor in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' on and off from 1993 to 2011. In 1989, she had a minor role in the final classic series ''Doctor Who'' story ''S ...
). She also had a son
Scott Windsor
Scott Windsor (also Dawson) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale''.
From 1993 to 1996, Scott was played by Toby Cockerell. In 1996, Scott left the village to join the army and when he returned in 1998, Ben Fr ...
(
Ben Freeman
Benedict Freeman (born 8 April 1980) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Scott Windsor in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. After leaving ''Emmerdale'' in 2007, he embarked on a career in musical theatre, and has since played ...
) with her first husband, and
Donna Windsor
Donna Windsor (also Windsor-Dingle) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. She was originally played by Sophie Jeffery until 1997. Actress Verity Rushworth took over the role in 1998. She made her first appearan ...
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Verity Rushworth
Verity Charlotte Rushworth (born 15 August 1985) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Donna Windsor in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 1998 to 2009, with a guest appearance in 2014. She has played many theatre rol ...
) with Vic. The Windsors move to the village from Essex to run the local post office. Viv and Vic have an unhappy marriage, which later resulted in Viv's affair with
Terry Woods
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He is known for his membership in such folk and folk- rock groups as The Pogues, Steeleye Span, Sweeney's Men, ...
(
Billy Hartman
Billy Hartman (born 1957) is a Scottish actor, well known for playing the part of Terry Woods on ITV's ''Emmerdale'' from 1995 until his character was killed off in 2011 after 16 years.
Career
Together with ''Emmerdale'' co-stars Steve Ha ...
).
Lance Parkin described the character as "a sharp-tongued and often vicious gossip".
[ Parkin 2002, p.145.]
Kelly Windsor
Scott Windsor
Donna Windsor
Josh Lewis
Josh Lewis, played by Peter Warnock, made his debut screen appearance in 1993. Josh was a "smoothtalking American wine merchant". Josh begins a "passionate, adulterous" affair with
Kathy Tate (
Malandra Burrows
Malandra Elizabeth Burrows (born 4 November 1965) is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her long-running role as Kathy Glover in ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''.
Early life
Burrows' first name, Malandra, is a portmanteau of her pa ...
), but when she decides to give her marriage to
Chris Tate
Chris Tate is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Peter Amory. The character made his first appearance on 14 November 1989, when he arrived in the village alongside the rest of the Tate family – hi ...
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Peter Amory
Peter Amory (born Peter Walton on 2 November 1964) is an English actor best known for playing the role of Chris Tate in ITV's soap opera ''Emmerdale''. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk.
Personal life
He was married to actress Claire King, who ...
) another go she tells Josh to leave.
Josh goes to the South of France for a while, but he returns and Kathy is forced to choose between him and Chris.
Of Josh and Kathy, Burrows told a reporter for ''
Inside Soap
''Inside Soap'' is a weekly magazine published in the United Kingdom, released every Tuesday. It covers current and future storylines in soap operas in the United Kingdom, including '' Coronation Street'', ''Doctors'', ''EastEnders'', ''Emmerdal ...
'' "The great thing about Josh is that he sees Kathy as herself, not as a possession. He arrived on the scene when Chris was at his worst and you must remember that she wasn't looking for an affair."
Burrows opined that Kathy would hate to leave her family and the village for Josh. The actress added "there's no way that she and Josh could live happily ever after in Beckindale - the gossips would have a field day!"
Jaci Stephen of the ''
Daily Mirror
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'' called Josh a "nice American chap". A columnist for ''Inside Soap'' named Josh and Kathy's relationship as one of the "Hot affairs of the Dales".
While going through marital problems, Kathy Tate meets and falls for Josh, a wine merchant who begins stopping of at The Woolpack. Kathy finds Josh is the opposite to her husband Chris and they begin an affair. Kathy later agrees to run away with Josh. While on his way to pick up Kathy, a
plane
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* Aero- or airplane, a powered, fixed-wing aircraft
* Plane (geometry), a flat, 2-dimensional surface
Plane or planes may also refer to:
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* Plane (tree) or ''Platanus'', wetland native plant
* ''Planes' ...
strikes the village and Josh finds his way blocked. He helps to repair a damaged bridge, which allows the fire and ambulance services to reach the village. Josh gains the respect many of the residents for helping out. When he reaches the village, Josh notices Kathy's concern for Chris who is trapped in some wreckage. He realises their plan to run away together is over and he goes to her house to hide her cases and remove her farewell note. Josh is spotted by a police officer and detained by him, until
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 ti ...
(
Leah Bracknell
Alison Rosalind Bracknell (12 July 1964 – 15 September 2019), known professionally as Leah Bracknell, was an English actress who played the role of Zoe Tate in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' (1989–2005), for which she was nominated for the ...
) vouches for his identity. Josh later leaves the village alone.
Luke McAllister
Luke McAllister, played by
Noah Huntley
Noah Cornelius Marmaduke Huntley (born 7 September 1974) is an English actor and model. He has appeared in films such as '' 28 Days Later'' (2002), '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005), ''Snow White and the ...
, made his first appearance on 14 December 1993. Luke was introduced along with his parents
Bernard
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The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...
(
Brendan Price) and
Angharad McAllister
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(
Amanda Wenban
Amanda Wenban is an actress who has worked in television in both the United Kingdom and Australia.
Her credits include: ''Inspector Morse'', '' A Bit of a Do'', ''Families'', '' Home and Away'', ''Revelations'', '' All Saints'' and '' Farscape: ...
), and younger sister
Jessica McAllister (
Camilla Power
Camilla Joy Cynthia Power (born 13 November 1976) is an Irish-born English actress. She is best known for her appearances in the television series ''Emmerdale'' and '' Waterloo Road''.
Early life and education
Power was born in Cork, Ireland, a ...
).
An ''
Inside Soap
''Inside Soap'' is a weekly magazine published in the United Kingdom, released every Tuesday. It covers current and future storylines in soap operas in the United Kingdom, including '' Coronation Street'', ''Doctors'', ''EastEnders'', ''Emmerdal ...
'' columnist described Luke as being "a cool dude but no bimbo, even if he can be a bit naive at times."
They also said that he likes riding around the countryside on his trailbike and would "set a few hearts aflutter" when he joins the local school.
Luke and Jessica were part of the show's new "brat pack", along with
Biff Fowler
Brian Ian Francis "Biff" Fowler is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Stuart Wade from 1994 until 1999. Wade reprised his role as Biff in 2005 in a one-off appearance for Seth Armstrong's (St ...
(
Stuart Wade
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*Stuart (automobile)
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Australia Generally
*Stuart Highway, connecting South Australia and the Northern Territory
Norther ...
) and Dolores Sharp (Samantha Hurst). They were credited with giving the soap "a whole new look", and their friendship and romantic storylines also become popular with viewers. After two years in the role, Huntley decided to leave ''Emmerdale'' in 1995. He admitted that he would miss the show, but not the attention that came with the role.
Luke moves to Emmerdale with his mother, father and sister. When the Dingle family move to the village,
Ben Dingle (Steve Fury) starts a fight with Luke at a rave, during which Ben dies. The Dingles believe that Luke murdered Ben and they make his life difficult. It eventually emerges that Ben had a heart defect. The Dingles refuse to believe this, theorising that the McAllisters have hidden evidence, considering that one of the doctors who examined Ben's body is Luke's father. A feud between the two families begins.
Luke meets Ben's sister
Tina Dingle
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 1994, by order of first appearance.
Eileen Pollock
Eileen Pollock is the first wife of Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell). She arrives in Emmerdale ...
(
Jacqueline Pirie
Jacqueline Chadwick (''née'' Pirie, born 10 October 1975) is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her roles in the British soap operas ''Emmerdale'' (1994–1996) and ''Coronation Street'' (1998–2001), playing Tina Dingle and Linda Sykes ...
) at a dance and he falls in love with her. They date and Tina later tells Luke that she is pregnant, much to the dismay of both families. They agree to get married, but on the day Tina reveals to Luke and the wedding guests that she does not love him, there is no baby, and it was all in aid of revenge for Ben. Luke is badly affected by the revelations. Tina makes things worse when she insults during the following week. Luke eventually snaps, and he pushes Tina into
Dave Glover
David "Dave" Glover is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Ian Kelsey. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 4 August 1994. The character was introduced in a bid to attra ...
's (
Ian Kelsey
Ian Kelsey (born 17 December 1966) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Dave Glover in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', Patrick Spiller in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', DI Richard Mayne in the ITV crime drama '' Blue Murder'' ...
) van and takes her for an insane ride around Emmerdale. She manages to jump from the van while it is travelling at high speed, just before Luke loses control and crashes into a tree. The van explodes and kills him instantly.
Angharad McAllister
Angharad McAllister, played by
Amanda Wenban
Amanda Wenban is an actress who has worked in television in both the United Kingdom and Australia.
Her credits include: ''Inspector Morse'', '' A Bit of a Do'', ''Families'', '' Home and Away'', ''Revelations'', '' All Saints'' and '' Farscape: ...
, made her debut screen appearance in December 1993.
Former ''
Families
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'' actress Amanda Wenban was cast in the role of matriarch Angharad.
A writer for ''
Inside Soap
''Inside Soap'' is a weekly magazine published in the United Kingdom, released every Tuesday. It covers current and future storylines in soap operas in the United Kingdom, including '' Coronation Street'', ''Doctors'', ''EastEnders'', ''Emmerdal ...
'' described Angharad as a "middle-class mum".
The character moves to Beckindale with her family and takes up a teaching position at the local school.
Of Angharad, Wenban said "She's a lot closer to me as a person that Jackie was in ''Families''. Angharad is far more conservative, not tight lipped or anything, but a bit more admonishing."
When Luke is blamed for the death of
Ben Dingle (Steve Fury), a feud between the Dingle and McAllister families begins.
As it continues, Angharad starts to feel the strain and Wenban said she is getting to the end of her tether.
The Dingles start a fight with Luke at the school and Angharad is taken to task over the matter by the headmaster. ''Inside Soap's'' Victoria Ross said Angharad did not have much to smile about and things looked like they would get worse for her and her family before they got better.
Of the situation with Luke, Wenban told Ross "Mums are often the soft touch as far as their sons are concerned and Angharad loves Luke to bits - so she must be suffering."
Wenban added the family were being given a real testing. Ross said the mother would have to "toughen up and fight tooth and nail" for her job and reputation.
Angharad arrives in the village with her husband
Bernard
Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname.
The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...
(
Brendan Price) and their two children,
Jessica (
Camilla Power
Camilla Joy Cynthia Power (born 13 November 1976) is an Irish-born English actress. She is best known for her appearances in the television series ''Emmerdale'' and '' Waterloo Road''.
Early life and education
Power was born in Cork, Ireland, a ...
) and
Luke
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*Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luke. Also known as ...
(
Noah Huntley
Noah Cornelius Marmaduke Huntley (born 7 September 1974) is an English actor and model. He has appeared in films such as '' 28 Days Later'' (2002), '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005), ''Snow White and the ...
). She takes a position at the local comprehensive school and helps out during the aftermath of the
plane crash
An aviation accident is defined by the Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place from the time any person boards the aircraft with the ''intention of fl ...
. Angharad and Bernard became respected by the village residents and they both helped out with
Alan Turner's (
Richard Thorp
Richard Stanley Thorp (2 January 1932 – 22 May 2013) was an English actor. He was best known for his 30-year tenure portraying Alan Turner in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 1982 to 2013. He also appeared in films such as '' The Dam Bu ...
) wedding preparations. During a benefit night, Angharad took to the stage to cavort with the semi-clad "Nobbies", an all-male stripper act.
Luke is blamed for the death of Ben Dingle and feud between the Dingles and McAllisters begins. When Angharad realises she has to teach Tina Dingle (
Jacqueline Pirie
Jacqueline Chadwick (''née'' Pirie, born 10 October 1975) is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her roles in the British soap operas ''Emmerdale'' (1994–1996) and ''Coronation Street'' (1998–2001), playing Tina Dingle and Linda Sykes ...
), she and Bernard become fed up of the feud and decide to leave Emmerdale and return to London.
Jessica McAllister
Jessica McAllister, played by
Camilla Power
Camilla Joy Cynthia Power (born 13 November 1976) is an Irish-born English actress. She is best known for her appearances in the television series ''Emmerdale'' and '' Waterloo Road''.
Early life and education
Power was born in Cork, Ireland, a ...
, made her debut screen appearance in December 1993.
Jessica is the youngest member of the McAllister family. A writer for ''
Inside Soap
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'' said Jessica's family moved to Beckindale to put an end to her relationship with a "tearaway" named Danny.
They added "But it looks like her passion for Danny Boy is far from fizzling out!"
Jessica begins a relationship with
Biff Fowler
Brian Ian Francis "Biff" Fowler is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Stuart Wade from 1994 until 1999. Wade reprised his role as Biff in 2005 in a one-off appearance for Seth Armstrong's (St ...
(
Stuart Wade
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*Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Automobile
*Stuart (automobile)
Places
Australia Generally
*Stuart Highway, connecting South Australia and the Northern Territory
Norther ...
) and she decides to lose her virginity to him.
A ''Inside Soap'' reporter said "In true soap style things don't go quite according to plan and Jessica's deflowering turns into a complete nightmare."
Jessica and Biff's night is interrupted, but they eventually find a moment alone together and Jessica has sex with Biff for the first time.
Jessica arrived in the village with her family. She had been engaged to a man called Danny, but her parents disapproved of the relationship and thought Danny was undesirable. The McAllister's believed that moving to Emmerdale would put some distance between them and Jessica started dating her brother's friend Biff Fowler. Jessica was bullied at school by Tina Dingle (
Jacqueline Pirie
Jacqueline Chadwick (''née'' Pirie, born 10 October 1975) is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her roles in the British soap operas ''Emmerdale'' (1994–1996) and ''Coronation Street'' (1998–2001), playing Tina Dingle and Linda Sykes ...
) who blamed Jessica's brother,
Luke
People
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*Luke (surname) (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luke. Also known as ...
(
Noah Huntley
Noah Cornelius Marmaduke Huntley (born 7 September 1974) is an English actor and model. He has appeared in films such as '' 28 Days Later'' (2002), '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005), ''Snow White and the ...
), for the death of her brother,
Ben
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(Steve Fury). Tina stirred things up by telling her brother
Butch (
Paul Loughran
Paul Anthony Martin Loughran (born 7 July 1969 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish actor. He was educated at Methodist College Belfast. He is best known for portraying Butch Dingle in ITV Soap Opera ''Emmerdale'' in which his character died in a bu ...
) that Jessica was secretly in love with him. This led to Biff and Butch fighting in The Woolpack. When her parents decided to leave the village Jessica refused to go and ran off with Biff. Jessica lost her virginity to him, but later returned to her parents and went back to London with them. In April 1995, she visited Luke who had stayed behind and was outraged to discover that he and Tina were now in a relationship. Jessica rang Tina's father,
Zak
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* Żak, a Polish surname
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* Zak Dingle, in UK TV ''Emme ...
(
Steve Halliwell
Stephen Harold Halliwell (born 21 March 1946) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Zak Dingle in the ITV (TV channel), ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', which he has played since 1994.
Life and career
Halliwell was born in Bury, L ...
) and told him about the relationship and he tried to force Tina to come home, but she told him he was pregnant. After Luke's death, Jessica made one last visit to the village before leaving for good.
Dave Lanning of ''
The People
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At one point owned by Odhams Press, The ''People'' was acquired along with Odhams by the Mirror Group in 1961, along with the ' ...
'' said Power was "scandalously wasted" during the time she played Jessica.
Bernard McAllister
Bernard McAllister, played by
Brendan Price, made his debut screen appearance in December 1993.
Price revealed he was "delighted" with his new role and that he had rented a cottage minutes from the set, meaning he did not get to see his family often who were in Spain.
Bernard and his family move to Beckindale, so he can set up a new
doctor's surgery
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. Shortly after their arrival, Bernard has his work cut out for him when a
plane crash
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occurs in the village.
Of his first year in the village, Victoria Ross of ''
Inside Soap
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'' said "If Dr Bernard McAllister moved his family to Emmerdale for a quiet life, he picked the wrong village! In just one year tending the sick and needy, Bernard has patched up plane crash casualties, bandaged the victims of an armed raid and seen his only son framed for murder."
Kathy Tate (
Malandra Burrows
Malandra Elizabeth Burrows (born 4 November 1965) is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her long-running role as Kathy Glover in ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''.
Early life
Burrows' first name, Malandra, is a portmanteau of her pa ...
) comes to Bernard for advice after discovering her husband has been cheating on her and Price said she develops a crush on him.
The actor called it "a ''
Fatal Attraction'' type of thing" and said Kathy misunderstands Bernard's medical concern for something more and she falls in love with him.
When Kathy's mother see Bernard comforting her daughter, the scandal spreads throughout the village.
Despite Bernard's attempts to resist Kathy's advances, he has a tough job proving it to his wife. Price explained "Bernard is in love with his wife, but he is a little attracted to Kathy - after all, she's a lovely looking young woman!"
Price added that he would not like the McAllisters to be torn apart, calling them a lovely family.
Bernard moves to Beckindale with his wife
Angharad
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(
Amanda Wenban
Amanda Wenban is an actress who has worked in television in both the United Kingdom and Australia.
Her credits include: ''Inspector Morse'', '' A Bit of a Do'', ''Families'', '' Home and Away'', ''Revelations'', '' All Saints'' and '' Farscape: ...
) and their two teenage children;
Jessica (
Camilla Power
Camilla Joy Cynthia Power (born 13 November 1976) is an Irish-born English actress. She is best known for her appearances in the television series ''Emmerdale'' and '' Waterloo Road''.
Early life and education
Power was born in Cork, Ireland, a ...
) and
Luke
People
*Luke (given name), a masculine given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Luke (surname) (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luke. Also known as ...
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Noah Huntley
Noah Cornelius Marmaduke Huntley (born 7 September 1974) is an English actor and model. He has appeared in films such as '' 28 Days Later'' (2002), '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005), ''Snow White and the ...
). Bernard sets up a doctor's surgery and Kathy Tate develops a crush on him, following the end of her marriage. Luke gets in a fight with
Ben Dingle (Steve Fury) at a rave and Ben dies. This leads to a feud with the Dingle family. The doctor who examines Ben's body is a friend of Bernard's and he concludes that Ben died from a heart defect. The Dingles start to believe that the McAllisters have destroyed evidence and try to make the family's lives as difficult as possible. Bernard and Angharad become fed up and leave the village for London. Luke stays behind to finish his A Levels and he begins a relationship with Ben's sister,
Tina
Tina may refer to:
People
*Tina (given name), people and fictional characters with the given name ''Tina''
Places
*Tina, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
*Tina, Tunisia, a town in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia
* Tina, Guadalcanal, Solomon ...
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Jacqueline Pirie
Jacqueline Chadwick (''née'' Pirie, born 10 October 1975) is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her roles in the British soap operas ''Emmerdale'' (1994–1996) and ''Coronation Street'' (1998–2001), playing Tina Dingle and Linda Sykes ...
). They get engaged and Bernard refuses to attend the wedding. Luke dies after a car accident and Bernard plans for him to be buried in London, so he does not have to set foot in the village again.
References
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External links
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Internet Movie Database
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1993
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