List of Emmerdale Farm characters (1982–1983)
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The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera Emmerdale Farm in 1982 and 1983, by order of first appearance.
Alan Turner
Samuel Skilbeck
Samuel Skilbeck | |
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Emmerdale character | |
Portrayed by | Benjamin Whitehead |
Duration | 1982–1991 |
First appearance | 23 December 1982 |
Last appearance | 11 July 1991 |
Classification | Beattie Dowton Jessie Renfrew |
Samuel David Skilbeck (known as Sam) is the son of Matt and Dolly Skilbeck. He appeared from 1982 to 1991.
Samuel is born in December 1982 and is named after
Archie Brooks
Archie Brooks | |||||||||
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Emmerdale character | |||||||||
Portrayed by | Tony Pitts | ||||||||
Duration | 1983–1993 | ||||||||
First appearance | 15 November 1983 | ||||||||
Last appearance | 30 December 1993 | ||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
Created by | Kevin Laffan | ||||||||
Introduced by | Michael Glynn | ||||||||
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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. 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.[1]
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 ended up in the cells for a night. They also frequently caused trouble in The Woolpack, by winding up other customers and arguing over the prices that pub landlord Amos Brearly was selling the alcohol at. The trouble eventually ceased when Archie and Nick were warned by Amos, who threatened to bar them. Nick is the first person who finds out that Archie worked at a slaughterhouse prior to his arrival in the village, and that he was sacked after an accident with a band saw.
Archie initially arrived in the village in November 1983 when he gets a part-time job as a road sweeper. He begins a short-lived relationship with
Archie befriended
After splitting up with Kathy and spending a couple of months single, Archie patiently pursued
However, later in 1989 Nick's brother-in-law
Archie grows close to local vet Zoe Tate and they begin sleeping together. However, after a couple of months, Zoe reveals to Archie that she is gay. Archie is devastated and nearly relapses into alcoholism, but sees sense and he and Zoe decide to remain friends.
On New Year's Eve 1993, Archie and Nick go to The Woolpack and encounter Seth and
References
- ^ "Who did Tony Pitts play in Emmerdale?". Heart. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.