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Grayson Sinclair
Grayson Sinclair is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Christopher Villiers. Casting In February 2008, it was announced that Grayson would be one of many characters to be written out as a result of falling ratings for the serial. Georgia Slowe who played Villiers' on-screen wife Perdita Hyde-Sinclair and Richard Grieve, who played Jonny Foster were among those already axed. Further confirmation of Villiers' and Grieve's exits came the following month. Villiers explained "Grayson has been great to play. We've agreed the current storyline will provide an exciting exit - but this might not be the last we see of Gray." Storylines Grayson is the eldest son of Rosemary Sinclair ( Linda Thorson) and is Perdita Hyde-Sinclair ( Georgia Slowe). He is first seen at a family dinner party at Oakwell Hall with Perdita to celebrate his brother Alasdair Sinclair's ( Ray Coulthard) wedding to Sadie King (Patsy Kensit). Grayson and Perd ... [...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 ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based ...'' 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 Script editor, series editor for the ITV (TV network), 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Grieve
Richard Grieve (born 25 January 1970) is an Australian actor, who has worked extensively in film, television, theatre and musical theatre, but is perhaps best known for his roles in the British soap ''Emmerdale'', and two Australian television series, '' Neighbours'' and ''Home and Away''. Career Australia Grieve was born in Melbourne, and began his career in 1988 studying drama and dance at Victoria University. He then completed his formal training in Sydney, at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). He joined the cast of '' Neighbours'' in 1994, playing the part of Sam Kratz until 1996, when he joined ''Home and Away'', playing Dr Lachlan Fraser. His other television credits include ''The Man From Snowy River'', ''the series'', ''Newlyweds'', '' E Street'', '' State Coroner'' and ''Wintertime'' for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He has performed with the State theatre companies of Australia. He played Julian in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Hope (Emmerdale)
Bob Hope is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Tony Audenshaw. Prior to playing Bob, the actor had previously made a guest appearance in the show as a security guard. Bob was introduced as a hosiery salesman and love interest for Viv Windsor (Deena Payne). He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 19 September 2000. Bob is portrayed as having a happy-go-lucky, cheeky persona, and his storylines have included marriage, divorce, fatherhood, losing his daughter Dawn Woods (Julia Mallam), and adultery. Creation and casting In 2000, ''Emmerdale'' began airing five nights a week, and producer Kieran Roberts planned to introduce six new characters, the first of which was Bob, who made his first appearance in September. Roberts teased Bob's arrival during an interview with ''Inside Soaps Rachel Roberts, saying he was "an outrageous, very funny character". He said Bob was a hosiery salesman who would "provide some long overdue love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Estensen
Elizabeth Estensen (born 10 August 1949) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Diane Sugden on the ITV soap opera '' Emmerdale'' from 1999 to 2021, with a guest stint in 2022. She has also made appearances in various British television series, including '' The Liver Birds'', ''T-Bag'' and ''Coronation Street''. Early and personal life Estensen was born on 10 August 1949 and had a Norwegian grandfather, from whom she inherited her surname. She grew up in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Her mother was a primary school teacher, and her father was a merchant seaman and solicitor's clerk. Estensen considered becoming a speech therapist, but signed up for a Drama and English teaching course at Manchester Polytechnic instead. Estensen has been married to husband Philip Allen since May 1983, and the pair have a son together, James Otto Allen. Career Following graduation from Manchester Polytechnic, she moved to Liverpool and joined the Everyman repertory company. Whi ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Mower
Patrick Mower (born Patrick Archibald Shaw; 12 September 1938) is an English actor who has portrayed the role of Rodney Blackstock in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' since 2000. As well as portraying Rodney, Mower has appeared in various films and television series, including ''Swizzlewick'', '' The Devil Rides Out'', ''Callan'', and ''Special Branch''. Life and career Mower was born the youngest of three boys in Oxford, to a Welsh father and an English mother, Peggy. In his 2007 autobiography, Mower states that he believed for years that his year of birth was 1940, but later he discovered that his birth was not registered and he was born on 12 September 1938.Patrick Mower, ''Patrick Mower: My Story'' (John Blake Publishing, 2007, After first training as an engineering draughtsman at the Cowley plant of Pressed Steel Company, Mower graduated from RADA. Mower first came to prominence in the early 1970s, as the ruthless government assassin James Cross in the ITV spy series ... [...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] |
Matt Healy
David James "Matt" Healy (born 16 July 1970) is an English actor born in Scotland. He is best known for his roles as Matthew King in ''Emmerdale'' from 2004 to 2008 and in ''The Bill'' as Alan Morton. Background When he was three years old his family moved from Paisley to Oldham, Lancashire, where he was brought up. He attended Oldham College and the University of Salford. After leaving college he travelled abroad until deciding to take up acting as a full-time career, but admits that he spent a lot of time "resting" and taking on manual jobs between finding roles. When he started acting he used the stage name Matt Healy because there was already an actor named David Healy. In 1997, he toured in the stage play ''Girls' Night Out'', playing a gay stripper. He briefly played the part of a policeman in ''Coronation Street''. He has also been in ''The Bill'', ''Playing the Field'' and ''Holby City''. He was almost considering giving up acting when, in 2004, he auditioned for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew King (Emmerdale)
Matthew King is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Matt Healy. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 4 March 2004. Matthew arrived as part of the King family, a family of successful businessmen. During his time on the show, Matthew had relationships with several women and was engaged to Anna De Souza ( Emma Davies) when he died. Matthew's last appearance was on 16 December 2008. Casting In January 2004, '' The Sun'' announced that ''Emmerdale'' would bring in "four new single 'hunks'" who are all brothers in an attempt to increase the sex appeal of the serial. They announced that the siblings would arrive in February. Actor Matt Healy was cast in the role of second eldest sibling Matthew and made his first appearance on 4 March 2004, following his father Tom and brothers Jimmy and Carl who made their debut appearances in February. Development Characterisation During his time on the show Matthew was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patsy Kensit
Patricia Jude Kensit (born 4 March 1968) is an English actress and was the lead singer of the pop band Eighth Wonder in the 1980s. Beginning her career as a child actor, Kensit gained attention when she acted in a string of commercials for Birds Eye frozen peas. She then went on to appear in the films ''The Great Gatsby'' (1974), ''Gold'' (1974), ''Alfie Darling'' (1975), '' The Blue Bird'' (1976) and '' Hanover Street'' (1979). Balancing a dual career as both an actress and a singer, in 1983, Kensit formed and became the lead singer of the pop band Eighth Wonder. The group produced several successful singles including "I'm Not Scared" and " Cross My Heart" before their split in 1989. Kensit achieved further success in her breakthrough role as Suzette in the musical film '' Absolute Beginners'' (1986) and as Rika van den Haas in ''Lethal Weapon 2'' (1989) before starring in the films '' Blue Tornado'' (1991), '' Timebomb'' (1991), '' Twenty-One'' (1991), ''Blame It on the Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadie King
Sadie Sinclair (also King) is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Patsy Kensit. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 10 May 2004. The character was introduced as the ex-wife of Jimmy King (Nick Miles), who arrived with his family in 2004. Kensit left the serial to accept a role on ''Holby City'' and Sadie made her final appearance on 21 September 2006. Kensit won the Best Bitch accolade for her portrayal of Sadie at the 2005 and 2006 ''Inside Soap'' Awards. Storylines Sadie arrives in Emmerdale via helicopter to join her husband Jimmy King (Nick Miles). Sadie begins to lose interest in Jimmy when she realises they both have vastly different dreams, with Sadie being ambitious and Jimmy wanting a family. Sadie begins taking contraceptive injections behind Jimmy's back and when she confesses, Jimmy demands a divorce. Sick of being rejected by Jimmy, Sadie begins an affair with local mechanic Robert Sugden ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Coulthard
Raymond Anthony Coulthard (born 3 September 1968) is a British actor. He is best known for portraying Alasdair Sinclair in ''Emmerdale'' and restaurant manager James Schofield in '' Hotel Babylon''. Career Coulthard's television appearances include several costume dramas. He played Frank Churchill in the 1996 television adaptation of Jane Austen's novel '' Emma'', Mr Glascock in the 2004 adaptation of ''He Knew He Was Right'', and Miles Edgerton in ''Mr. Selfridge''. In 2005, he appeared in the first series of '' Extras''. He also appeared in the second series of ''Love Soup'', and played Matt Strong in the TV series '' Casualty'' during 2010. Coulthard's film roles include ''The English Patient'', '' The Best Man'', and ''The Muppet Christmas Carol'' (in which he played a young Ebenezer Scrooge). He also voiced one of the main characters in the BBC Radio 4 Extra sitcom '' The Brothers''. Coulthard has acted in many stage productions, especially Shakespeare plays, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |