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Edna Birch
Edna Birch is a fictional character from the British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Shirley Stelfox. She made her first appearance during the episode first broadcast on 25 May 2000. Edna is characterised as a proud and independent Christian woman who often judges her neighbours' lifestyles. She is recognisable amongst the public for her pudding-basin hat and dog – firstly, Batley the Yorkshire Terrier, followed by Papillon (dog), Papillon Tootsie. Many of her stories have involved her dogs, including being run over saving Tootsie and the death of Batley, which won an award. The programme established friendships for Edna with many characters of a similar age, and in later years, she was paired with Sandy Thomas (Freddie Jones), which generated many comedic scenes. Edna's family were also seen at various points. The introduction of her estranged sister, Lily Butterfield (Anne Charleston), created a new story for Edna as it was revealed that her son was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Stelfox
Shirley Rosemary Stelfox (11 April 1941 – 7 December 2015) was a British actress, known for her portrayal of the character Edna Birch, a moralising busybody in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', and as Rose, the vampy sister of the snobby and overbearing Hyacinth Bucket in the first series of the comedy series ''Keeping Up Appearances''. Early life Stelfox was born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, on 11 April 1941. She suffered from bilateral amblyopia, which left her short-sighted. While she was still at Lakes Road Secondary School in Dukinfield she appeared in pantomimes at the Old Chapel in the town, and in other productions. She then studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), where her classmates included Edward Fox, John Thaw and Sarah Miles. Career Television After the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Stelfox started on BBC Television in ''The Case Before You'', a play in which she appeared as a 15 year old arsonist. In December 1960 she appeared in her first epis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Middleton (actor)
John Middleton (born 7 September 1953) is an English actor, known for his role as Ashley Thomas in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Middleton played the role from 1996 to 2017, with a brief return in 2018 for two episodes. Career He has appeared in many other TV programmes, including Cracker "Men Should Weep" and most notably in 1993 as John Hargreaves in ''Coronation Street'', the man who knocked down and killed Lisa Duckworth. Two years later he appeared again in ''Coronation Street'', this time as a hospital consultant, when Deirdre Barlow's late husband Samir Rachid was beaten up and killed by a gang of thugs. His first ''Emmerdale'' role was that of PC John Jarvis at the time of the Post Office raid in 1994, before landing the role of the caring and sympathetic Rev. Ashley Thomas in December 1996. In October 2015, when a new storyline was revealed on-screen for Ashley, it was also announced Middleton would be leaving his role as Ashley after 20 years. Middleton's co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Len Reynolds
Leonard "Len" Reynolds is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Peter Martin. Development In May 2007, Martin's character Len was killed off because Martin accepted a role in a stage production of ''Dad's Army''. Anna Brecon, Cleveland Campbell, and Anthony Lewis, three of Martin's former co-stars, reprised their roles as Tara Thornfield, Danny Daggert, and Marc Reynolds, respectively, for Len's funeral. Storylines Following the death of his wife, Hattie Len arrives in the village to visit their son, Sean. The family welcomes Len's presence as Sean and his wife, Angie, are having marital difficulties, and Len is a mediator. Sean and Angie separate after Angie has an affair with Cain Dingle and Sean later leaves with his new girlfriend, Tara Thornfield. Len stays to help Angie rebuild her life at the request of his granddaughter Ollie (Vicky Binns), and Len keeps a close watch on his grandchildren. Following Angie's death, Len's g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Brunt
Dominic Adam Brunt (born 15 April 1970) is an English actor, director and producer, best known for portraying the role of Paddy Kirk in the ITV (TV channel), ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. For his role as Paddy, Brunt has been nominated in various categories at the British Soap Awards, Inside Soap Awards, ''Inside Soap'' Awards and the National Television Awards. As well as acting, Brunt also produces and directs horror films alongside Joanne Mitchell; he also co-hosts an annual zombie film festival with ''Emmerdale'' co-star Mark Charnock. Early and personal life Brunt was born on 15 April 1970 in Macclesfield, Cheshire. He was educated at Accrington Moorhead Sports College and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where he met his wife Joanne Mitchell. Brunt and Mitchell have two children. Brunt is a fan of zombie horror films, and with ''Emmerdale'' co-star Mark Charnock, the pair conduct an annual zombie film festival in Leeds. Career Since 1997, Dominic Brunt has played the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Kirk
Paddy Dingle (also Kirk) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Dominic Brunt. He has been married five times: to Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) in 1999 and 2024, to Emily Kirk, Emily Dingle (Kate McGregor) in 2002, to Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) in 2012 and to Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) in 2020. He has also had several extramarital affairs since arriving, notably with Viv Hope (Deena Payne) and Tess Harris (Nicola Stephenson). His other storylines in the series have included discovering his biological father and dealing with the loss of his child. Storylines Paddy comes to Emmerdale as a locum for Zoe Tate (Leah Bracknell). He is drawn to Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) and they begin a rocky relationship. Paddy's mother, Barbara Kirk, Barbara (Judi Jones), disapproves of Mandy, and offers her money to marry someone else. Needing money to stop her family from being evicted, Mandy takes it and marries her cousin, Butch Dingle, Butch (Paul Loughran), le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Euthanasia
Animal euthanasia (euthanasia from ; "good death") is the act of killing an animal humanely, most commonly with injectable drugs. Reasons for euthanasia include incurable (and especially painful) conditions or diseases, lack of resources to continue supporting the animal, or laboratory test procedures. Euthanasia methods are designed to cause minimal pain and distress. Euthanasia is distinct from animal slaughter and pest control. In domesticated animals, the discussion of animal euthanasia may be substituted with euphemisms, such as "put down" or "put to sleep" to make the wording less harsh. Methods The methods of euthanasia can be divided into pharmacological and physical methods. Acceptable pharmacological methods include injected drugs and gases that first depress the central nervous system and then cardiovascular activity. Acceptable physical methods must first cause rapid loss of consciousness by disrupting the central nervous system. The most common methods are discus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Bird
Philip Bird is an English actor who has appeared in several British shows such as Peter Birch in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2006. He has also appeared in BBC's ''Doctors'', ITV's '' Heartbeat'' and ''Coronation Street''. He appeared in the ITV sitcoms '' Tripper's Day'' and ''Slinger's Day''. In 2014, Bird played the role of Allen Klein in the musical ''Sunny Afternoon "Sunny Afternoon" is a song by the Kinks, written by Ray Davies and released as a single in June 1966. The track was included on the '' Face to Face'' album released in late October, and served as the title track for a 1967 compilation album. L ...''. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bird, Philip Living people English male television actors Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Tilbrook
Paula Tilbrook (16 January 1930 – 1 December 2019) was an English actress who played Betty Eagleton in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 1994 to 2015. Career Born in Salford, Lancashire, Tilbrook begun her career performing on stage across North East England. After a break from acting to raise her children, she moved into television, appearing in the sitcom '' The Dustbinmen'' in 1969 and alongside Ken Dodd in ''Ken Dodd and the Diddymen'' from 1969 to 1973; thereafter, she became a regular on Dodd's radio programmes. In 1977, Tilbrook made an appearance as Estelle Plimpton in ''Coronation Street'', and followed this by appearances as Olive Taylor-Brown in the same show in 1978 and 1980, and Vivian Barford from 1991 to 1993. In 1979, she appeared in ''Tales of the Unexpected'', and in 1988, Tilbrook played Flo Capp in the sitcom ''Andy Capp''. She played dog-lover Mrs Tattersall in ''Open All Hours'', and three roles in ''Last of the Summer Wine''. Her other credits incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Eagleton
Betty Eagleton is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Paula Tilbrook. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 12 April 1994. Betty is characterised as the village gossip who is kind hearted, fun, adventurous and enjoys a sherry. Tilbrook was initially cast for three episodes and the character was introduced as the wartime girlfriend of Seth Armstrong (Stan Richards). Upon her arrival, the characters reconcile and their relationship continues until Seth's death in 2005. Tilbrook retired in 2015 and the character departs in the episode broadcast on 25 May 2015, returning briefly for a cameo appearance in the Christmas episode that year. The character and Tilbrook's performance were widely praised by both viewers and critics alike; Brian Beacom of '' The Herald'' labelled her "a national treasure". Storylines Betty was born in Beckindale in January 1934, but left to work as a tiller girl in London. She later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Lewis (actor)
Anthony Lewis (born 31 March 1983) is an English actor. Career Lewis began acting at 9 years old, with roles in television series including '' Heartbeat'', '' A Touch of Frost'' and '' Cracker'', as well as in the film ''Girls' Night''. Regular roles in ''Children's Ward'' (as Scott Morris for three series) and '' Adam's Family Tree'' (as Adam for two series) followed, as well as the lead in the show ''My Dad's a Boring Nerd''. He went on to appear in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', where he portrayed the role of Marc Reynolds for three years, making a three episode guest return five years after his initial departure. After leaving ''Emmerdale'', Lewis performed in ''Broken Voices'' at the Tristan Bates Theatre in London. Other work includes appearances in the television series ''Dalziel and Pascoe'' and ''Respectable'', and the film ''Boy A'', and a starring role in the science-fiction series show ''Torchwood'' as the young World War I soldier Tommy Brockless. He als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Reynolds
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 1999, by order of first appearance. Pete Collins Peter "Pete" Collins, played by Kirk Smith, is known in the village as the lorry driver that crashed into the bus containing Emmerdale residents on the village's main street in 2000. The accident severely injures Butch Dingle and he later died in hospital. Pete is also killed in the accident. Ezra Dingle Ezra Dingle is Zak Dingle's (Steve Halliwell) brother. He first appeared in March 1999, alongside his wife, Gwen Dingle, their two children and their dog in an ice-cream van when they arrived at ''Wishing Well Cottage'' for the christening of Zak and Lisa Dingle's (Jane Cox) daughter Belle Dingle. He returned in October 1999 for his niece, Mandy Dingle's (Lisa Riley) wedding to Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt). Whilst there, he caused trouble outside the village hall and subsequently left the village. Gwen Dingle Gwen Dingle is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
