List of Emmerdale characters (2015)
Emma Barton
Emma Barton | |||||||||||
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Emmerdale character | |||||||||||
Portrayed by | Gillian Kearney | ||||||||||
Duration | 2015–2017 | ||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 7070 2 January 2015 | ||||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 8015 14 December 2017 | ||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
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Emma Barton, played by Gillian Kearney, made her first screen appearance on 2 January 2015.[1] The character has previously been mentioned by her on-screen family and heard once on a family video.[2] During a press event on 11 August 2014, series producer Kate Oates revealed that Emma would finally be introduced to the show.[2] She said "Emma's had a bit of a build-up, hasn't she? She's the woman we haven't seen and she's a bit of a mystery at the moment. I think it's safe to say that she is going to show up, possibly in the not-too-distant future. She may cause chaos."[2] On 2 December 2014, it was announced that Kearney had been cast in the role.[1] The actress commented, "As an avid fan of Emmerdale, I'm delighted to be playing Emma Barton." Emma is described as "psycho" and one of the best soap villains of all time.[1] On 9 May 2017, it was announced that Kearney would be leaving the role of Emma, as her character finally gets a comeuppance for her actions.[3] Her final episode aired on 6 October 2017, where Emma was killed off in a whodunit-style storyline where she was pushed off a viaduct and murdered, however it was initially believed that the character committed suicide. Emma reappeared one last time on the 14 December 2017 flashback episode, where her killer was revealed to be Moira Barton following a confrontation regarding how her actions have negatively impacted on their families, shortly after being disowned by Pete and Ross after a separate argument with the pair.
Emma is the estranged mother of
Emma befriends James's partner Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter), but remains hostile towards Moira. During an argument with James, Emma lashes out at him, causing a pallet to crash down on James and pin him under the load. Emma checks James to see if he is breathing and hesitates before calling an ambulance. Emma is defensive when Pete questions her about the accident but, thinking Emma saved James's life, Pete tells Emma that he will keep her secret and she can stay in the village. Relieved, she moves in with her sons after Ross "burgles" her house and then sets about ruining James's and Chas's relationship by making people think that they are having an affair. When Chas learns of this, she throws James out and he stays with Emma temporarily but this becomes permanent when she convinces him to give their marriage another chance. Emma then tries to make Chas think she is senile by smashing glasses in the pub and locks her in the cellar where Chas falls unconscious however Chas thinks Emma is continually breaking into the pub but is actually suffering from PTSD.
In October 2016, James falls down the stairs of his and Emma's new home during an argument with Ross however whilst in the hospital Emma overhears a conversation between Ross and James about when he spent a night with Moira. Feeling betrayed Emma drugs James and holds him hostage in the bedroom for a week before confronting him, however she unties his hand after making him write and he hits her over the head with a glass bottle, Emma wakes up unconsciously and knocks James to the ground, in a struggle James manages to push Emma and she hits her head falling unconscious again, subsequently James believing he has killed Emma puts her in the car before stumbling away by himself. James is later in the woods by himself and Emma comes and confronts him leading them onto a bridge, after arguing and fighting. Emma accidentally pushes James from the bridge onto the motorway causing a large car pile up involving
Within the next few weeks Emma puts on an act of sadness mourning James. Dementia sufferer Ashley tells Emma he remembers seeing her on the bridge before the car accident and she later offers to look after him whilst his wife Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy) is having a manicure, however she goes to confuse him which leads to Ashley becoming distressed by Emma telling him many different things at once to get rid of the memory of her on the bridge. Later when Laurel comes home she asks Ashley if he recorded anything on his video recorder which he says no too however it is shown that the video recorder is on and that it has recorded Emma telling Ashley he didn't see her on the bridge. In October 2017, Emma's crimes begin to catch up with her and she begins to unravel as Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham) learns the truth about her killing James and her lies to Ashley. She confronts Gabby and they fight, leading to Emma being knocked unconscious in the river. She is found by her son, Finn, but she locks him in the church. Later, startled by a noise, accidentally shoots Finn, leading to his death shortly after. Wracked with guilt for everything she has done, Emma seemingly commits suicide by jumping from a viaduct. As she dies, she is met by the ghosts of James and Finn. Dying, she asks for their forgiveness, which they give her.
On the day of her funeral, 14 December 2017, a flashback reveals that she was actually pushed off the cliff by Moira Barton following a confrontation between the pair over Holly's death as well as the murders of James and Finn.
Kearney has received acclaim for her portrayal of Emma[4] She was longlisted for the 2015 Inside Soap "Best Bad Girl" award but did not progress to the shortlist.[5][6] Kearney was nominated for Best Serial Drama Performance at the 2016 National Television Awards.[7] In August 2017, She was longlisted for Best Actress and Best Bad Girl at the Inside Soap Awards, while the motorway crash and James' death was longlisted for Best Show-Stopper and Best Shock Twist.[8] While Kearney did not make the Best Actress shortlist, her other three nominations made the viewer-voted shortlist.[9] On 6 November 2017, Kearney won the "Best Bad Girl" and "Best Show-Stopper" accolades.[10]
Darren Thompson
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Portrayed by | Danny Horn | ||||
First appearance | Episode 7122 5 March 2015 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 7164 23 April 2015 | ||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
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Darren Thompson, played by Danny Horn,[11] made his first on-screen appearance on 5 March 2015.
Darren is a nurse who attends to
Donny Cairn
Donny Cairn | |
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Emmerdale character | |
Portrayed by | Alan Convy |
Duration | 2015, 2019 |
First appearance | Episode 7156 14 April 2015 |
Last appearance | Episode 8365 11 January 2019 |
Classification | Lachlan White |
Donny Cairn, played by Alan Convy, made his first screen appearance on 14 April 2015. The character and casting was announced on 24 March 2015.
Donny first arrives after Chrissie contacts him about Lachlan's sexual assault. When Donny talks to Lachlan, he suggests that he could live with him. He judges Chrissie's parenting and tells her that Lachlan will stay with him instead. Chrissie becomes upset and finds out that Donny involved himself with loan sharks. While Lachlan packs his bags, Chrissie betrays Donny to the loan sharks. His fate is unknown.
Donny was revealed alive in January 2019, after Lachlan contacts him from a mobile phone in prison, where he is for several murders, including Chrissie. Donny terrorises the Dingles on Lachlan's orders as revenge. Donny secretly harasses
Moses Dingle
Moses Dingle | |
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Emmerdale character | |
Portrayed by | Arthur Cockroft |
Duration | 2015–present |
First appearance | Episode 7206 11 June 2015 |
Classification | Eve Dingle |
Moses Dingle (previously Barton), played by Arthur Cockroft, made his first appearance on 11 June 2015.[13] Moses is Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) and Ross Barton's (Michael Parr) son. She hopes that having a child will result in her prison sentence being reduced, but when things do not turn out as she hoped, she hands him over to her daughter Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb). Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) believes that her brother and Charity's ex-lover, Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley), is the baby's father, while other villagers suspect Declan Macey (Jason Merrells) and Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson). The Dingles name the baby Moses. Moses is admitted to hospital with a blockage in his stomach and needs to undergo surgery. Debbie pleads with Charity to call Moses' father to let him know his son is ill so Charity calls Ross.
Initially reluctant to be a father, Ross grew to love Moses and ended up becoming his primary carer after Debbie left the village. Ross' mother
Jermaine Bailey
Jermaine Bailey | |
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Emmerdale character | |
Portrayed by | Angie Bailey (2008–?) |
Dr. Jermaine Bailey, played by
Jermaine works at the local surgery.
A few days later, Jermaine encounters Belle Dingle just as she cuts her hand on some glass. He treats her and later asks her out on a date, assuming that she is a university student. After having an allergic reaction to some perfume, Belle visits the surgery, but overhears Jermaine asking if his wife has called. Jermaine and Belle kiss, but Belle is determined not to get involved with a married man, as she does not want to be like her father,
Johnny Woodfield
Johnny Woodfield | |
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Emmerdale character | |
Portrayed by | Luca Hepworth (2015-2020) Jack Jennings (2022–) |
Duration | 2015-2020, 2022, 2024–present |
First appearance | Episode 7289 11 September 2015 |
Classification | Frankie Robinson |
Johnny Woodfield, originally played by Luca Hepworth,
Johnny's paternity was initially a mystery as Vanessa discovered she was pregnant not long after had a one night stand with
In 2020, when Vanessa had cancer,
Tess Harris
Tess Harris | |
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Portrayed by | Pierce Harris (until 2016) |
Tess Harris, played by Nicola Stephenson, made her first screen appearance on 25 September 2015.[19] The character and Stephenson's casting was announced on 20 August 2015.[19] Of joining the show, the actress said "I'm thrilled to be joining the cast of Emmerdale. It's a British institution and I'm very excited about the storylines that they have planned for my character."[19] Tess is a teaching assistant and was billed as "a good-natured and warm character".[19] She will be involved in a storyline with established character Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt).[19] On 11 February 2016, Tess made a previously unannounced departure when she was killed following injuries sustained when she was hit in a drink-driving accident.[20] Stephenson denied she was sad to see the end of her character, but admitted she would miss working Brunt and Henry, naming them "fine, dedicated, generous actors".[20] Stephenson described the crash as "easy" for her to film and called the stuntwoman "fearless" and "awesome".[20] Of her experience on the show, Stephenson said she "loved it" and described it as a "lovely experience", "It's been an absolute joy to come in and get such a juicy storyline straight away. The writers have created a fantastic story with great twists and turns that have kept the audience hooked in all the way along. I've been really lucky."[20]
Tess and her friend Chloe go out for the evening. Tess meets Paddy and he tells her about his recent problems with
Tess returns to her job as a teaching assistant and she starts her friendship with Paddy again. She has a heart-to-heart with Paddy that her husband, Pierce, never has the time for her due to his job and has no feelings for him anymore. She buys a pregnancy test and it turns out to be negative. She reveals that she wanted to have children, whilst Pierce didn't, causing their marriage to deteriorate. Paddy and Tess then have sex again and agree to start an affair. An unaware Rhona asks Tess to be one of their references as they want to adopt a child. When the social worker tells Rhona and Paddy that she has heard some worrying feedback, he accuses Tess, but she denies it angrily and Paddy later learns that Aaron was responsible. In revenge, Tess starts flirting with his best friend Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock), but he does not take it seriously. She later admits that she is a married woman and decides to call off the relationship with Marlon.
Tess starts to become connected to Paddy again and invites him for a hotel break. At the hotel, Paddy rejects Tess and admits that he would not continue the affair due to his love for Rhona. Paddy then meets Rhona at the hotel and Tess almost exposes their affair. Tess later tells Paddy that she would expose their affair and announces to him that she would leave Pierce to start a new life with him. Tess and Paddy argue again, and Tess decides to tell Rhona and after phoning her to meet her, she walks across the road, but is struck by
Tanya
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Portrayed by | Hilary Connell | ||||||
First appearance | Episode 7341 10 November 2015 | ||||||
Last appearance | Episode 7346 17 November 2015 | ||||||
Classification | Former; guest | ||||||
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Tanya, played by Hilary Connell, made her first screen appearance on 10 November 2015.[21] Connell's casting was announced on 3 November, while Tanya had previously been mentioned on-screen by other characters.[21] She is the first Canadian character to appear on Emmerdale.
Tanya is the girlfriend of Nikhil Sharma (Rik Makarem). She flies over to England after Nikhil decides to stay in Emmerdale village to look after his family's failing business. Upon her arrival, Tanya meets Brenda Walker (Lesley Dunlop), the mother of Nikhil's deceased wife Gennie (Sian Reese-Williams), and is persuaded to attend Gennie's memorial birthday party. At the memorial, Tanya tells Nikhil's brother Jai (Chris Bisson) that she needs to go back to Holdgate Farm and check up on her business. However, Jai tells Nikhil that Tanya left because she felt pressured and out of place with the celebration.
A few days later, Tanya joins Jai for a drink at The Woolpack. He spikes her drink then takes her to The Grange B&B, where he undresses her and puts her to bed. He takes photos of Tanya and tries to convince her they had sex. He then blackmails her into taking Nikhil back to Canada and she slaps him. Tanya tells Nikhil that she is returning to Canada, as she cannot bare to be around Jai. Nikhil agrees and tells Tanya that his sister-in-law
Mrs Winterbottom
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Emmerdale character | |
Portrayed by | Liz Dawn |
Appears in | Episode 7381/7382 25 December 2015 |
Classification | Former; guest |
Mrs Winterbottom, played by Liz Dawn, made a guest appearance on 25 December 2015.[22] The character and Dawn's casting was announced on 11 November 2015.[22] Dawn came out of retirement to make a one-off guest appearance as Mrs Winterbottom. Filming took place the same week.[22] Mrs Winterbottom is "a decidedly demanding guest", who is staying at Eric Pollard's (Chris Chittell) B&B.[22] Describing Mrs Winterbottom, Dawn said "I love my character. What a feisty lady she is! Giving them all a run for their money in the B&B on Christmas Day. She's so rude to them, which isn't like me at all."[22]
Other characters
Date(s) | Character | Actor | Circumstances |
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26 March | Sunil Malla | Alton Letto[23] | Sunil is Carly Hope's (Gemma Atkinson) ex-fiancé, who she jilted. Sunil comes to the café and demands money from Carly for the wedding. When he insults her, her father Bob Hope (Tony Audenshaw) punches him and then offers to give him the money. Ross Barton (Michael Parr ) steals Sunil's car, so he calls the police. But he is branded a time waster when he spots the car across the street.
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26 June | Clive | David Bowen[24] | Clive is a vicar, who fills in for an injured Ashley Thomas (John Middleton). He performs Moses Dingle's christening. |
13 July | Novak Ketov | Marko Leht[25] | Novak is an illegal immigrant that Tracy Shankley (Amy Walsh) hires to drive trucks for Home James Haulage. While he is on his way to France with some televisions, Novak is attacked by Ross Barton (Michael Parr ) and the televisions are stolen.
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20 July | Alberto | John Moraitis[26] | Alberto was Douglas Potts (Duncan Preston ) is annoyed by this, as Alberto had only known Hilary for a few months.
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3 August | Alby | Robin Askwith[27] | Alby is a friend of Pete Barton's (Anthony Quinlan ) wedding. Pete then hires Alby's fair for the day and it is set up next to the village hall.
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3 August | Gerald | Simon Wright[28] | Gerald is called to check over Lawrence White (John Bowe ) after he becomes light headed and falls over. Gerald takes a look at Lawrence's heart medication and reveals that it has been tampered with. He tells Lawrence to go to the hospital for a proper check-up.
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17 August | Julia | Soraya Radford[29] | Julia is a builder, who matches with Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) on a dating app. When Marlon tries to pull out of the date, he sends Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) to the cafe to tell Julia. However, Marlon also turns up at the cafe and meets her. Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy) then introduces herself to Julia as Marlon's wife, causing her to leave. |
1–3 September | Connor Jensen | Rob Mallard | A rent-boy hired by Lawrence White (John Bowe ).
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28 September–22 October | DC Henry | Sushil Chudasama[30] | The detectives leading the inquiry regarding the shooting of Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley). |
DS Hart | Kate Coogan |
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External links
- Characters and cast at itv.com
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