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Andy Hopwood
Andy Sugden (also Hopwood) is a fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Kelvin Fletcher. He made his first on-screen appearance on 4 July 1996. Andy is the son of Billy Hopwood (David Crellin) and Trisha Hopwood and the adoptive son of Jack Sugden (Clive Hornby) and Sarah Sugden (Alyson Spiro). Storylines Andy arrives in Emmerdale and is fostered by Jack Sugden, Jack (Clive Hornby) and Sarah Sugden (Alyson Spiro), but finds it difficult to settle with the Sugden family. While on-site at a quarry, his foot lodges on a rock and gets trapped, forcing Jack to rescue him. When his father, Billy Hopwood (David Crellin), visits Emmerdale, Andy is persuaded to move into a caravan with him and disown the Sugdens. Billy breaks his promise to change and returns to committing petty crimes, up to the point where he robs the local post office and ends up killing its owner – Vic Windsor (Alun Lewis (act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelvin Fletcher
Kelvin Warren Fletcher (born 17 January 1984) is an English actor, model, racing driver, presenter and farmer. He played Andy Sugden in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', a role he played from 1996 until 2016. In 2019, Fletcher won the seventeenth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' with his professional partner Oti Mabuse. Early life Fletcher attended Mayfield Primary School in Derker, Greater Manchester for his primary school education, and North Chadderton School, Chadderton for his secondary education. Born the oldest of three boys, his youngest brother, Brayden Fletcher, was also a child actor, appearing in Coronation Street in 1996. His half sister is actress and musician, Keeley Forsyth. At the age of six, Fletcher started attending drama classes at the Oldham Theatre Workshop and was first seen on television on a Saturday Disney report when he was starring as Charlie in ''Charlie Is My Darling'', which he also performed in a special show at the London Palladium. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Sugden
''Emmerdale'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appear during 2020, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the soap's executive producer, Jane Hudson. The first character to be introduced was Harry Sugden (Brody and Teddy Hall), the son of Victoria Sugden (Isabel Hodgins) and Lee Posner (Kris Mochrie), followed by Cara Robinson (Carryl Thomas). DI Mark Malone ( Mark Womack) first appeared in March, and Paul Ashdale (Reece Dinsdale) was introduced in April as the father of Vinny (Bradley Johnson). Ben Tucker was introduced in September as a love interest for Aaron Dingle ( Danny Miller), and Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu) and Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb) made their debuts in September and October, respectively. In December, vicar Charles Anderson (Kevin Mathurin) was introduced. Additionally, multiple other characters appeared in 2020. Harry Sugden Harry Sugden is the son of Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Winward
Samantha Kate Winward (born 12 October 1985) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Katie Sugden in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' between 2001 and 2015. Early life Winward was born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. She attended Turton High School in Bromley Cross, South Turton. Personal life Winward was engaged to footballer David Dunn. Their daughter, Mia, was born at home in Edgworth, Lancashire on 12 June 2005. Winward and Dunn split in September of that year. Career At age 15, Winward began appearing as Katie Sugden in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. A year after her debut in July 2001, she was nominated for "Most Popular Newcomer" at the National Television Awards. In November 2014, Winward announced that she would leave ''Emmerdale'' after 13 years to pursue other projects. Her character died onscreen in February 2015. In January 2006, Winward participated in the first series of the reality singing competition '' Soapstar Superstar'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Midgley
Hannah Elizabeth Midgley (born 27 October 1993) is an English actress best known for playing Victoria Sugden on the ITV programme ''Emmerdale''. She replaced Jessica Haywood in 1997 and left in July 2006 to concentrate on her studies; she was succeeded by Isabel Hodgins. In 1995, she played toddler Winrow in ''A Touch of Frost''. In 2014, she played Rosie in the BBC One drama series ''In the Club ''In the Club'' is a British drama television series that was first broadcast on BBC One on 5 August 2014. The series follows six couples who attended a local Parent Craft class during their pregnancy. The series was written and created by Kay ...''. This was her first television role since leaving ''Emmerdale''. Filmography Television References External links * 1993 births Living people English child actresses English soap opera actresses People from Idle, West Yorkshire Actresses from Bradford {{UK-tv-actor-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Smith (English Actor)
Christopher Smith (born 15 October 1984 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) is an English actor and producer. Career Smith attended Stage 84 drama school in Bradford, where his mother was choreographer, and at the age of four, he was picked from 50 auditionees when Yorkshire Television visited the school searching for a new boy to play Robert Sugden in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. His father, Richard Smith, also acts and appeared in a minor role in ''Emmerdale'' before Smith joined the cast. Smith is best known for playing Robert Sugden from 1989 until 2001, when he was axed and replaced by Karl Davies. In September 2001, Smith sued Yorkshire Television for unfair dismissal from his part as Robert. The axing was due to the producers' intentions to feature Robert in more adult plots, therefore requiring an older actor for the part. The recasting took place while Robert was off-screen visiting his grandmother, Annie Sugden, in Spain after learning his adoptive brother Andy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alun Lewis (actor)
Alun Lewis Bennett (born 1949) is a British former actor and musician. Early life He was born in London, the son of Welsh parents Sarah Gwen (née Lewis) and Gorden Bennett. He is the younger brother of actor Hywel Bennett, who played many roles in British film and television. He appeared with the National Youth Theatre in '' Zigger Zagger'' at the Strand Theatre in the West End in March 1968 before training as an actor at RADA. Career In 1979 Lewis appeared in the humorous film ''Le Pétomane''. He is best known for his roles in ITV's ''Emmerdale'' as postmaster Vic Windsor, and Darryl Stubbs in BBC1 sitcom '' Birds of a Feather'' from 1989 to 1994. Together with ''Emmerdale'' co-stars Steve Halliwell and Billy Hartman, he was a member of UK 1990s country rock trio The Woolpackers who had a UK hit single " Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" in November 1996. Personal life His daughter, by his former wife Annette Ekblom, is composer Amelia Warner. Television *''Beryl' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Windsor
Victor "Vic" Windsor is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Alun Lewis for a period of five years, from 1993 until 1998. Vic was the second husband of shopkeeper, Viv Windsor (Deena Payne), and also father of Kelly Windsor (Adele Silva) and Donna Windsor (Verity Rushworth). He was killed off in an armed robbery by Billy Hopwood (David Crellin) on Christmas Day 1998. Storylines Vic and Viv had married in 1984, with both of them having been previously married. Vic had started an affair with Viv whilst he was still married to his first wife Anne. Anne returned home to discover Vic and Viv in bed together and fled the house in shock and was run over and killed by a car. Vic had a daughter from his marriage to Anne, Kelly, and Viv had a son from her first marriage, Scott, whom Vic formally adopted and who took his surname. Vic and Viv later have a daughter of their own, Donna. In the summer of 1993, Vic had let his family believe they we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyson Spiro
Alyson Spiro is a British actress, best known for portraying Sarah Sugden on the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 1994 to 2000. She took over the role from Madeleine Howard, after she decided to leave the ITV show after six years. Spiro has also appeared in the programmes ''Brookside'', ''Casualty'', ''The Bill'', ''Doctors'', ''Holby City'', ''Sapphire and Steel'' and ''Fell Tiger''. Spiro portrayed Astrid Kirchherr in the 1979 film ''Birth of the Beatles ''Birth of the Beatles'' is a 1979 American biographical film, produced by Dick Clark Productions and directed by Richard Marquand. It was shown as a TV film on ABC in the United States, and received a theatrical release in other countries. T ...'', and appeared in the 1985 film '' She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas''. References External links * Living people British television actresses British film actresses Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Hornby
Clive William Hornby (20 October 1944 – 3 July 2008) was an English actor, best known for his role as Jack Sugden in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. He first appeared in the programme (then named ''Emmerdale Farm'') in 1980, and remained in the role for 28 years. Career Television Hornby appeared in various television productions including the Royal Air Force National Service sitcom ''Get Some In!'', '' Space: 1999'' and ''Minder'' alongside George Cole. Music During the 1960s, Hornby was a drummer with The Dennisons. Personal life Hornby was married to Helen Weir, who played his on-screen wife Pat Sugden Patricia Ruth "Pat" Sugden (also Harker and Merrick) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by actresses Lynn Dalby in 1972 and 1974. Helen Weir took over the role when Pat was reintroduced as a regular chara .... They had a son, Thomas, before divorcing in 2000. Death Hornby died from cancer on 3 July 2008, aged 63. He had left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Crellin
David Crellin (born 1961) is an English actor. Crellin, who was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, is known for roles in ''Emmerdale'' as Billy Hopwood, BBC 2's BAFTA Award-winning series '' The Cops'' as Alan Wakefield, and ''Coronation Street'' as gangster Jimmy Clayton, charge nurse Thornton who looked after Don Brennan after his car crash, and receiver Graham Baxter who wound up MVB Motors. He also starred as Jimmy Grainger in the first series of '' Waterloo Road'' on BBC One. Signed to British independent record label Everyday Records 2008, Crellin recorded a debut EP ''Innocent Bystander''. In 2010 he returned to ''Coronation Street'' in another role; that of Colin Fishwick, a teacher friend of John Stape. David trained to become an actor at the Rose Bruford College of Speech & Drama. Crellin lives with his wife and children in Horwich, near Bolton Bolton ( , locally ) is a town in Greater Manchester in England. In the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a List of fictional towns and villages, fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ''Emmerdale Farm'' was first broadcast on 16 October 1972. Interior scenes have been filmed at the Leeds Studios since its inception. Exterior scenes were first filmed in Arncliffe, North Yorkshire, Arncliffe in Littondale, and the series may have taken its name from Amerdale, an ancient name of Littondale. Exterior scenes were later shot at Esholt, but are now shot at a purpose-built set on the Harewood House#Popular culture, Harewood estate. The series originally aired during the afternoon and was intended to be a three-month television series. However, more episodes were ordered and transmitted during the daytime until 1978, when it was moved to an early-evening prime time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
