List of Emmerdale characters (1989)

Lynn Whiteley
Lynn Whiteley
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by	Fionnuala Ellwood
Duration	1989–1994
First appearance	18 January 1989
Last appearance	4 August 1994
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Stuart Doughty
Husband	Pete Whiteley (until 1990)
In-universe information
Husband	Pete Whiteley (until 1990)
Sons	Peter Whiteley

In-universe information
In-universe information
Other names	Peter William Whiteley
Wife	Lynn Whiteley (until 1990)
Sons	Peter Whiteley
Grandfathers	Bill Whiteley

Pete Whiteley
Pete Whiteley
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by	Jim Millea
Duration	1989–1990
First appearance	18 January 1989
Last appearance	16 August 1990
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Stuart Doughty
Other names	Peter William Whiteley
In-universe information
Other names	Peter William Whiteley
Wife	Lynn Whiteley (until 1990)
Sons	Peter Whiteley
Grandfathers	Bill Whiteley

The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the

Kate Sugden's ex-husband David Hughes. In November, following the change of series title from Emmerdale Farm to Emmerdale, a new family was introduced; the Tates, with father and son Frank (Norman Bowler) and Chris (Peter Amory), followed by Frank's respective wife and daughter, Kim (Claire King) and Zoe (Leah Bracknell

) in December.

Pete Whiteley

Pete Whiteley appeared from 1989 to 1990. Pete was the grandson of

Kate Sugden

in her car. Lynn gave birth to her and Pete's son, Peter Jr. on the day of his funeral.

Lynn Whiteley

Lynn Whiteley appeared for a period of five years between 1989 and 1994. Lynn moved in with her grandfather-in-law, Bill in 1989 at his new farm. Her husband, Pete then had an affair with teenager

Kate Sugden, Lynn gave birth to their son Peter on the same day as Pete's funeral. Lynn continued to live at Whiteley's Farm with Peter and Bill and carried on after Bill died in July 1991. She continued feuding with Rachel over her affair with Pete, culminating in Rachel pouring a drink over her in The Woolpack. In December 1993 Lynn went for a drink in The Woolpack and left Peter with a babysitter when the Plane Crash occurred. She suffered a minor head injury but was otherwise unscathed but returned home to discover Whiteley's Farm had been destroyed but Peter was safe as the babysitter had come outside with him when the crash occurred. In the aftermath of the crash Lynn continued to make herself unpopular with the other villagers. Lynn developed an attraction to Jack Sugden and was slapped by Jack's wife Sarah when she found out. She also had a brief relationship with Jack's brother Joe Sugden, Rachel's former stepfather, in order to get revenge for Rachel's affair with Pete. Lynn then slept with a news reporter and gave him information about the plane crash. After one final showdown with Rachel, Lynn left the village to live in Australia

with an Australian called Sven Olsen in August 1994. None of the other villagers were unhappy to see her go and none missed her.

Bill Whiteley

Emmerdale character

In-universe information
Other names	William Whiteley
Grandsons	Pete Whiteley
Other relatives	Peter Whiteley

Bill Whiteley was first seen after his house was auctioned off. He received a large sum of money for the house as a result of a high interest rate. After buying himself a new farm, which he renamed "Whiteley's Farm", Bill invited his grandson Pete and his wife Lynn to live with him. Bill was very morbid and obsessed with death, so much so that Ernie Shuttleworth, owner of the Malt Shovel barred him for depressing customers. Bill had the same effect on customers at the Woolpack. He believed that his family wouldn't be able to afford a decent coffin so he got himself one for Christmas. Bill was devastated when Pete was killed in a hit-and-run accident by

Peter

, Bill let Lynn and Peter carry on living with him. Bill was last seen when Kate visited him to apologize for causing Pete's death but he tells that no apology could bring his grandson back. Bill died off-screen in July 1991 of natural causes.

David Hughes

David Hughes
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by	Martyn Whitby
Duration	1989–1990
First appearance	29 March 1989
Last appearance	22 November 1990
Classification	Joseph Tate

David Hughes, played by Martyn Whitby, made his first appearance on 29 March 1989 and departed on 22 November 1990. David is the ex-husband of

Pete Whiteley (Jim Millea

) and agrees to keep quiet but when he sees Rachel and Pete kissing, he attacks Pete.

David then tells Kate of the affair and schemes to be closer to her by inviting her and the children to spend Christmas with him, then by buying Kate a new dress as a present. Joe, incensed, attempts to attack David but is overpowered. David then becomes obsessed with winning Kate back, which culminates in him menacing her and Joe with Alan Turner's (Richard Thorp) shotgun. However, Kate calls David's bluff and he backs down and flees the village. David returns in November and hides out at the Mill, and is aided by Mark and Rachel. After a failed attempt to visit Kate who is now incarcerated for running over Pete, David returns and apologises to Joe for attempting to shoot him and thanks him for not calling the police. Mark then urges David to give himself up, which he agrees to but when Mark returns with Rachel to drive him to the police station, David is gone and has left a note.

Chris Tate

Frank Tate

Kim Tate

Zoe Tate

Others

Character	Date(s)	Actor	Circumstances
Tony Barclay	22 February–26 April	Alun Lewis	Tony is a brief love interest of Sandie Merrick .
Eddie Hammond	12 April–28 September	Geoffrey Banks	Kate Hughes' father who attends her wedding to Joe Sugden . When Kate is paroled from prison in 1991, she goes to live with Eddie instead of returning to Beckindale.
Ted Sharp	24 May–10 August	Andy Rasleigh	Ted takes an interest in Dolly Skilbeck, when she is grieving for her recently deceased lover Steven Fuller. However, Dolly does not feel as strong about Ted as he does about her. Ted is enraged at being rejected and kidnaps Dolly. Worried that Dolly may inform the police, he initially refuses to let her go but relents when she tells him she won't tell anyone which, she does not. Ted then flees the village.
Alice Wood	3 October–9 November	Olivia Jardith	Alice is the mother of Elsa Feldmann have a daughter and name her after Alice. In 1994, Caroline receives a phone that call that Alice Sr. has died.
Sid Flower	30 November–5 December	Patrick Durkin^[1]	Sid is the manager of a Chip Shop in Hotten who employs Jack Sugden. Sid is surly, miserable and often rude to his employees, including Donna, a girl who works there. Jack quickly tires of Sid's callous attitude towards Donna when she burns herself with some oil and stands up to Sid. Sid threatens to fire Jack, who resigns but not before pouring baked beans all over Sid much to the amusement of Donna and the customers. As Jack leaves, Sid tells Donna to stop him but she tells Sid to stop Jack himself..
Donna	30 November–5 December	Sue McCormick^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Executive Producer: Keith Richardson; Director: Stephen Butcher; Writer: Barbara Machin (30 November 1989). "Episode 1408". Emmerdale. ITV.

[Episode_1408-1] Executive Producer: Keith Richardson; Director: Stephen Butcher; Writer: Barbara Machin (30 November 1989). "Episode 1408". Emmerdale. ITV.

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