List of Emmerdale characters (2013)
Ross Barton
Ross Barton, played by Michael Parr, made his first screen appearance on 9 July 2013.[1] The character and Parr's casting was officially announced on 24 October 2013.[1] Of joining the show, Parr stated "I am thrilled to be playing a regular character in Emmerdale. It was always the plan that Laurel's carjacker would be revealed as Moira's nephew – Ross Barton. It has been fun keeping his identity and my role a secret. Although I did nearly burst from wanting to tell people. Ross is a great character and there is lots to come for him in future episodes."[1] Parr was nominated for "Sexiest Male" and "Best Newcomer" at The British Soap Awards 2014.
Joanie Wright
Joanie Wright | |
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Emmerdale character | |
Portrayed by | Kyle Wyatt (adoptive) |
Joanie Dingle (also Wright and Dingle-Wright) played by Denise Black, made her first screen appearance on 12 August 2013. The character and Black's casting was announced on 20 June 2013.[2] The actress began filming in the same week as her casting announcement.[2] Of joining the show, Black commented "'Joanie's a character I've never played before. My first grandma. Dear lord, that came round quick. She is going to get some very tasty stories, so I'm really looking forward to it. I already know quite a few of the cast and I met Lesley Dunlop (Brenda Walker) on my first day, who said 'you'll love it here, it's a lovely job'. The casting came through on my birthday so there we go, what a present. I can't believe my luck."[2] Series producer Kate Oates added that Joanie's story would see her play against some of the show's best-loved characters and called Black "a fabulous asset to the show.".[2] On 7 November 2013, it was announced that Black had filmed her final scenes and departed on 14 November 2013 at the end of her current storyline.[3] On 6 May 2015, it was announced that Black had reprised her role and would return on 17 June 2015.[4] Of her return, Black said "I am very excited to be coming back to Emmerdale. It's a lovely show to work on and I'm well set for Joanie's revival. I bet she has learned a thing or two since we last saw her. Is she still a single grandma? Has she changed? How is Kyle? I can't wait to find out."[4] On 30 January 2017, Joanie was killed off in a previously unannounced departure. Laura-Jayne Tyler from Inside Soap called the character a "homewrecker".[5]
Joanie is the adoptive grandmother of
Joanie is the mother of Karen Winchester, who dies of
Amy visits Joanie a week later and Joanie sends her love to
Joanie returns in June 2015 after calling Cain for help. It transpires that Joanie is living on a very rough council estate, after her long deceased husband never paid the taxes before he died, leading to her losing her house and Social Services trying to take Kyle away from her, however they were unsuccessful. He gives Joanie a deposit for a flat, but on the condition that he never sees her again. The next day, she and Kyle arrive in the village, despite Cain's warnings not to return. She moves in with Cain's father and stepmother, Zak (Steve Halliwell) and Lisa (Jane Cox), after being harshly turned away by a volatile Val and Eric. Cain threatens Joanie to leave the village, which she does abruptly out of fear. Lisa, Zak and their daughter Belle (Eden Taylor-Draper) later go to Joanie's council estate and take her back to Emmerdale, with no excuses. In August 2015, Joanie is injured in a helicopter crash during Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb) and Pete Barton's (Anthony Quinlan) wedding reception. She is pulled from the rubble by Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) and Aaron Livesy (Danny Miller), and is hysterical when she realises that Kyle is still trapped in the wreckage. She is relieved when Cain saves Kyle moments before the helicopter explodes.
Zak later develops feelings for Joanie despite being married to Lisa. He eventually kisses her, and is delighted when she responds. They begin an affair, however on Christmas Eve 2015, Belle catches the pair kissing. Belle reveals Zak and Joanie's affair at the dinner table on Christmas Day, and Zak and Joanie are subsequently kicked out of the house and Zak is exiled from the family. When Lisa suffers an angina attack due to the stress of losing Zak, Belle tries to persuade him to visit her, but Joanie informs Zak that she heard that Lisa got drunk. When Zak reveals this to Belle, she flies into a rage and angrily slaps Joanie and attacks her, but Cain pulls her away and Joanie is left stunned by Belle's violent streak, and Zak warns her that it is a sign of Belle's mental illness returning. When out poaching with Zak in the wood, Joanie accidentally shoots Zak's son
Zak and Joanie marry, despite Zak slipping up and calling Joanie "Lisa" on his stag do. After going to see Lisa, and questioning Lisa over whether or not Zak still loves her, Lisa tells Joanie that Zak would not have broken up their 18-year marriage for anything other than love, and obviously Zak hadn't been in love with Lisa for a very long time, or else he would not have fallen in love with Joanie so quickly. Lisa gives Joanie her blessing to marry Zak, and even though it breaks her heart, she watches as Joanie and Zak marry. At the hospital, Joanie is called as "Mrs Dingle", and as Lisa is there, it causes some confusion. While Lisa was going to change her name back to her maiden name, Joanie feels guilty as Lisa would have no need to change her name if it wasn't for her so Joanie then changes her name to "Joanie Dingle-Wright", as she realises that she doesn't actually want to lose her name of "Wright" as her daughter, Kyle's adoptive mother, kept it as well. Joanie decides this is fair for everyone, as she gets to take Zak's name, while ensuring that Lisa gets to keep "Mrs Dingle" and still having a connection with her daughter. Joanie and Zak separate when she realises he loves Lisa more than her, and she is later imprisoned for assaulting a police officer while defending Kerry. Lisa collects Joanie when she is released at the end of January 2017. While they are talking about Zak and Lisa getting back together, Joanie suddenly goes into cardiac arrest and dies.
Lindy Haswell
Lindy Haswell | |
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Emmerdale character | |
Portrayed by | Ruby Haswell |
Lindy Haswell, played by
Lindy comes to the village to visit her daughter Ruby, after Ruby calls her asking for money towards fertility treatment. During Lindy's visit, Ruby tells her that she is a lesbian and in a relationship with Ali Spencer. Lindy tells Ruby that she will give her the money, but only if she leaves Ali as a baby with two mothers is unnatural. Ruby initially agrees to Lindy's offer, but changes her mind after talking with Ali's son
James Barton
James Barton | |
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Emmerdale character | |
Portrayed by | Matty Barton |
Nieces | Holly Barton |
James Barton, played by Bill Ward, made his first screen appearance on 25 October 2013. The character and Ward's casting was announced on 29 August 2013.[9] The actor began filming his first scenes in September.[9] Of his casting, ex-Coronation Street actor Ward said "I'm really looking forward to it. The Emmerdale team are a very talented bunch indeed and I'm extremely chuffed to have been asked to join them."[9] Series producer Kate Oates commented that she was "delighted" to welcome Ward to the show and added that the arrival of his character would mark a new era for the popular Barton family.[9] James is the older brother of John Barton (James Thornton). The brothers were estranged at the time of John's death due to a rift that was not healed.[9] James is a single father to three sons and is a farmer like John.[9] He makes "an unexpected visit" to John's widow Moira (Natalie J. Robb) at Butler's farm.[9] Ward left the show and James was killed off. In August 2017, Ward was longlisted for Best Exit at the Inside Soap Awards, while James' death and the motorway crash were longlisted for Best Show-Stopper and Emma killing James was longlisted for Best Shock Twist.[10] All three nominations made their shortlists.[11] On 6 November 2017, Ward won the "Best Show-Stopper" accolade.[12]
James is contacted by his sister-in-law, Moira, who reveals that his son, Ross (Michael Parr), is staying at her farm in Emmerdale. James arrives at the farm and it emerges that he and Ross have not seen each other in years. It is suggested over a period of weeks that James has feelings for Moira, and it is later revealed they had a dalliance many years ago. James' two other sons, Pete (Anthony Quinlan) and Finn (Joe Gill) also arrive in Emmerdale. The night before a meeting about the farm's potential supermarket contract, James tells Moira that he still has feelings for her and believes she does for him too. She is angry and the following day she tells Cain. However, James overcomes his feelings for Moira and begins a relationship with Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter). In 2014, James begins to believe that his nephew Adam (Adam Thomas), the son of his late brother John (James Thornton), may in fact be his son, as he had a one-night stand with Moira months before Adam's birth. Moira is eager to ignore James' questions, but he is adamant that Adam is his son. James secretly gets DNA proof that Adam is his son and tells Moira, but she begs him not to tell anyone. The first person he informs is Chas. Later, whilst watching an old video of the family, Moira and James are seen to be arguing in the background and it is later revealed that James is Adam's biological father.
In early 2015, James' ex-wife,
After Moira splits up from her husband
In October 2017, James returns as an apparition appearing to Emma after she accidentally shoots and kills Finn, and steals Moira's newborn baby. After Emma commits suicide by jumping from a viaduct, the ghosts of both James and Finn appear to welcome Emma to the afterlife.
Harriet Finch
Harriet Finch | |
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Emmerdale character | |
Portrayed by | Katherine Dow Blyton |
Duration | 2013–2022 |
First appearance | Episode 6719 21 November 2013 |
Last appearance | Episode 9496 17 October 2022 |
Classification | Peter Birch |
Harriet Finch, played by Katherine Dow Blyton, made her first screen appearance on 21 November 2013 and her last appearance on 17 October 2022 when she was killed during a storm to celebrate Emmerdale's 50th birthday.
Harriet becomes curious when Ashley begins talking about a woman he met named
Following Mark's arrival in the village, actress Blyton stated that despite the characters having a "history" with each other, Harriet is "not happy about him being back in their lives". Harriet does not know that Mark is forcing Cain to do drug runs for him. Blyton explains that whilst Harriet may not know all of the details, "she knows something's not right", which prompts her to "put her detective head on again and try to get to the bottom of it". She added that Harriet will "take some quite big risks" to protect Dawn and Will, and when asked if she is capable of taking him down, she teased: "watch this space — and believe in girl power!".[14] Following Mark's murder, Blyton admitted that her character may be "too far gone for a redemption story", and that she would be axed. She explained: "You always worry that your days might be numbered. There have got to be consequences, whether that happens a year down the line or two years down the line, you can't get away with murder. But I'll stay for as long as they want me to stay. I love the show and the role; thank heavens for it." Digital Spy stated that prior to the storyline, Harriet was a fan-favourite character, but that "viewers have lost faith" following her actions.[15] Despite the opinions on her character, Blyton's performance in the storyline was praised by viewers, with people describing her as "incredible" and stating that they will be "worshipping" her.[16] Following Harriet's guilt over what happened to Mark, she locks herself in a basement. Since she is at "breaking point" and is trying to "unburden herself", she "needs time to reflect, to find her faith again". Harriet convinces that the best option is to lock herself away, though he thinks "that Harriet has lost her marbles". Blyton recalled a conversation that she had with executive producer Jane Hudson, where they agreed that they had to "ground Harriet". She explained: "it wouldn't be a rocking back and forth kind of madness: she wouldn't be climbing the walls. Instead, she needs time to ground herself." She added that while in real life she is not religious at all, her character "just doesn't know how to live without her faith", and without her role as a vicar, she would be "pretty lost".[17]
The character made a surprise departure from the series on 17 October 2022 when she was killed off as part of the show's 50th anniversary celebrations.
Gil Keane
Gil Keane | |
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Emmerdale character | |
Portrayed by | David Easter |
First appearance | 21 November 2013 |
Last appearance | 11 December 2013 |
Classification | Former; guest |
Gil Keane, played by
Pete Barton
Pete Barton | |
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Emmerdale character | |
Portrayed by | Matty Barton |
Pete Barton, played by Anthony Quinlan, made his first screen appearance on 6 December 2013.[19] The character and casting was announced on 5 November 2013.[19] Of joining Emmerdale, the ex-Hollyoaks actor Quinlan commented "I'm really excited to be part of Emmerdale as it's an iconic serial drama. I'm privileged to be working with such a great cast and crew on a fantastic production."[19] Pete is the eldest of James Barton's (Bill Ward) sons.[19] He is "a nice guy", who cares for his family, even when he finds himself at odds with his brother Ross (Michael Parr).[19] Quinlan was nominated for the "Sexiest Male" award at The British Soap Awards 2014. On 30 November 2019, Quinlan quit Emmerdale, and his last scenes aired on 10 February 2020.[20]
Pete and his brother Ross find themselves battling for the affections of
When Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins), Debbie's mother, gives birth while in prison and the baby, Moses stays with them, days before Debbie and Pete's wedding, the paternity is confirmed as Ross and everybody takes a hatred to him for not saying anything. Pete un-invites Ross to the wedding. On their wedding day, Pete finds out that Debbie has been cheating on him with Ross, before he can say anything however, a helicopter crashes into the venue. Debbie is seriously injured and while at the hospital, Pete and Ross fight, resulting in Pete thinking that he has killed Ross, he puts him into the boot of his car and takes him too the woods where he leaves his body and then goes to Debbie who is now conscious, forgives her and tells her never to mention Ross again, as he would have probably moved away anyway, which Debbie believes has happened.
After the police found a body that they thought was Ross, Pete confessed everything to Debbie as he was certain that he would be caught as the killer. After confessing, Debbie was left in shock and later told Pete that when James and Emma went to identify the body, it was not Ross's. Debbie storms out, shocked by the news that her husband has just delivered. Pete's father, James, goes into Debbie's house and finds Pete broken down on the floor. Pete then confesses the truth to his dad, and James demands that Pete show him where he hid Ross's body. However, when they drive into the woods and locate the place, Ross is nowhere to be seen. He is later seen in a hospital bed, recovering from the injuries that he suffered during his altercation with Pete.
Ross discharges himself from the hospital later that week and returns to the village and makes his way to Butler's Farm. When Pete returns to the farm, Ross greets him with the line "Hello bruv, bet you weren't expecting to see me again..." Within minutes of his return, Ross and Pete find themselves arguing again, and Ross throws a punch. However, when he extends his arm, he falls to the floor unconscious. Moira Dingle (Natalie J. Robb) walks in and immediately presumes that Pete has attempted to kill his brother once again, as do the rest of his family, until Ross regains consciousness in hospital and tells his loved ones that Pete was not to blame. Soon after Pete's confession he and Debbie separate due to his actions reminding her of ex-fiancé Cameron Murray and the fact she still loves Ross. The marriage is later annulled.
After growing closer to Moira, who was married to his uncle John Barton and had a son with his father James, Pete makes a rejected pass at her. Feeling ashamed, Pete deliberately assaults Ross to get arrested. As he is on licence, he is sentenced to prison, which he intended as a way of paying for his behaviour towards Ross and Moira.
Pete returns on 5 May 2016 when he is released from prison. He gave
). Pete was reunited with his family. Ross discovers James's recent fling with Moira and pushes him down the stairs of James and Emma's new cottage, causing him to break his leg. A jealous and paranoid Emma locks James in their cottage, keeping him prisoner, and makes excuses to her sons about his absence. Pete later attends his father's funeral with the rest of his family, not knowing that Emma was the cause of it. Moira is depressed after the death of her daughter Holly and kisses Pete.When Pete discovers that Moira is cheating on husband
Finn Barton
Finn Barton | |
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Emmerdale character | |
Portrayed by | Matty Barton |
Finn Barton, played by
Upon his arrival, Finn reveals to
Finn is attacked by a man posing as his date, who actually wants to get back at Ross. Finn is left in a car with the exhaust on, and almost dies until he is rescued by Pete and Cain. Finn grows exasperated with Ross' antics and dangerous jobs. Along with his family, Finn tries to be supportive for Ross when Donna Windsor (Verity Rushworth) dies. Nobody had realised that Ross was in love with Donna, and everyone tries to be there for him, but Ross lashes out and wants nothing from his family. Finn discovers that Adam Barton (Adam Thomas), who he had previously believed to be his cousin, is actually his half-brother, after a brief affair between Finn's aunt Moira Barton (Natalie J. Robb) and Finn's father James. This causes ripples through the family and Finn is initially devastated and thinks that his mother's absence in his childhood was James' fault, but James insists that his mother left for another reason.
Finn, with the help of
When Val nearly dies from pneumonia, Finn meets her nurse Darren Thompson (Danny Horn). Finn meets Darren for a drink but whilst in the toilets, Darren receives a text warning him off Finn and leaves. Later they reunite and enjoy a brief relationship, until Val panics about Darren's HIV status and frames Finn for vandalising Darren's car, so that Darren will break up with Finn. When Finn discovers Val was behind the break up of his relationship, he is furious, but after learning that in her own confused way she was trying to protect him, he forgives her and she helps him reunite with Darren. However, they soon break up again when Darren becomes too clingy and time-consuming for Finn. Finn discovers Ross is having an affair with Pete's fiancée Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb). Finn warns Debbie off the idea, but Ross orders Finn to back off. As Pete's best man, Finn struggles with whether to tell his brother about the affair but decides against it.
On the day of Pete and Debbie's wedding, a recording of Debbie confessing that she loves Ross is accidentally played. Shortly afterwards, a helicopter crashes into the village hall. Finn is pulled free from the wreckage by his parents. Val is killed, devastating Finn. In a video she recorded during her bout with pneumonia, Val calls Finn her favourite and jokes that she wants him to tattoo her name over his heart with her ashes mixed in the ink. He helps her sister Diane Sugden (Elizabeth Estensen) carry out her final wishes. Emma becomes concerned when Ross goes missing and Finn helps her search morgues and hospitals for him. Ross later shows up and reveals that Pete left him for dead. At first the family shun Pete, but Finn tries to reach out to his brother.
Finn is given an interesting bet by Jimmy King (Nick Miles), who proposes that if Finn can perform any dare he or his sister-in-law Bernice Blackstock (Samantha Giles) have given him, then he will pay him £100. Jimmy formulates almost unthinkable dares for Finn, thinking he will easily earn the £100 from Finn in order to fix his own financial problems. However, Finn, undertaking dares such as wearing a dress, waxing his thighs, and drinking a blended English breakfast, appears to show no mercy to these challenges, making Jimmy nervous. Jimmy's final dare for Finn was to re-enact a performance of his daughter's favourite film, Frozen. Bernice's daughter suggests they double the bet to £200 and both parties agree. When Finn performs the 2013 film Frozen, Jimmy informs him he has lost the bet as his daughter's favourite film was in fact the 2013 film Frozen. Finn tells Jimmy he has been conned, but Jimmy stands firm and Finn produces his money. Finn and his brothers set up their own taxi firm, Barton Brothers, operating from their home.
Finn discovers the truth about James' death after finding Emma unconscious in the river following a fight with
Other characters
Date(s) | Character | Actor | Circumstances |
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3 January–27 August | Beattie Dixon | Eileen O'Brien[21] | Alex Moss' (Kurtis Stacey) grandmother. She comes to the village looking for Edna Birch (Shirley Stelfox ), after she learns Alex has been accused of stealing from her, before apparently fleeing the village. She vows to find her grandson and clear his name, as she could not believe he would be capable of such a thing. She never finds out that Alex was murdered and is potentially still unaware today.
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3 May–16 August | Neil Gutterson | Cameron Stewart | A foreman working on construction of Megan (Gaynor Faye ) says she has heard that the Dingles once buried an old poacher in the woods. Neil is played by Cameron Stewart, who had previously appeared in Emmerdale as businessman Larry Jacobs.
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13–24 May | Kirk Stoker | Matt Kennard[22] | A shady young businessman, introduced to Robbie Lawson (Jamie Shelton). However Robbie becomes jealous when Kirk and Debbie go on a date or two, and after the pair fall out, Robbie tricks Debbie into thinking the disgruntled Kirk is trying to harm her, convincing her that he knows what he can be like. Robbie even goes to extreme measures such as smashing Debbie's windows, saying it must have been Kirk and persuading her to let him protect her and her kids. It is clear that Robbie has a crush on Debbie and hopes to win her affections. However, Debbie learns the truth after finding out that Kirk could not have been responsible for harassing her as her father put him in hospital after thinking he was.
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29 May–17 June | Natalie | Gemma Danielle Salusbury[23] | A farm-girl who lives with her family on a neighbouring farm to the Barton's. She is a supplier to Butler's Farm and Moira Barton (Natalie J. Robb) hires her after her son Adam (Adam Thomas) quits his job. Adam had previously tried to bribe Natalie into seducing Moira's partner Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley). |
1–26 August | Gary Benson | Stephen Donald[24] | Zoe Henry ) drug dealer.
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14 August–17 October | DS Shields | Jayne Ashbourne[25] | Officers who investigate the discovery of Alex Moss ' (Kurtis Stacey) body on the Home Farm estate.
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14 August – 13 June 2018 | DC Flanagan | Tom Roberts[25] |
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External links
- Characters and cast at itv.com
- Characters and cast at the Internet Movie Database