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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 is killed off, as Martin had accepted a role in a stage production of ''Dad's Army''. In addition, 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 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Martin (actor)
Peter Martin is an English actor (born 1934, in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire) best known for playing Joe Carroll in ''The Royle Family'' (1998—2012) and Len Reynolds in ''Emmerdale'' (2001—2007). As well as this, he has appeared in many other productions on both screen and stage. Career He became known in the 1980s for his appearances in TV ads for the Jewson hardware chain. His acting works includes playing the fish shop man in ''First of the Summer Wine''. He also played 'Charlie the moonlighting gravedigger' in the '' Beiderbecke Tapes''. He was in ''The Royle Family'' as Joe Carroll,. He also starred in the film ''Brassed Off'', the television series '' All Creatures Great and Small'', ''Chucklevision'', ''Coronation Street'', '' Playing the Field'', ''Victoria Wood'' and ''Last of the Summer Wine''. In 2001, Martin began playing Len Reynolds in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. In May 2007, it was announced that Martin's character Len, would be killed off, as Martin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Daggert
Danny Daggert is a fictional character from the British television soap opera '' Emmerdale'', played by Cleveland Campbell. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 25 June 2001. Development Campbell's on-screen family were written out in 2002, leading the actor to believe he would also be written out of the show. However, the producers asked him to stay on, which he saw as "a tremendous compliment" and found that it gave him confidence. Remarking on his character's "wild" family, Campbell felt Danny's mother Cynthia Daggert ( Kay Purcell) hot-headedness could "play havoc with his life". When Julie MacCaskill of the '' Daily Record'' pointed out that he appeared to be the only sensible member of the Daggerts, Campbell said his character was "not necessarily always sensible, but at least he strives to do what is best." He summed up 2002 for his character: "All things considered, it wasn't too bad. He found stability in Emmerdale, which is in complete contrast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Lee (actor)
Oliver Lee (born 14 February 1986) is an English actor. He played the role of Josh Jones in the Channel 4 television drama series '' Hollyoaks: In the City'', during 2006; and Aiden Scotcher in the BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'', during 2011. He was born in Greater Manchester, England. He is married to Sophie Rosa Lee, they have 3 children. Career In 2005, Lee starred in the film ''Legless'' for Red Productions and Channel 4 but it was to be his role as gay teenager Josh Jones in the television drama series '' Hollyoaks: In the City'' the following year in which proved to be his breakthrough. Lee then went on to star in ''Wired'' for ITV1, ''Gemma Factor'' for BBC Three and ''Exhibit A'', a feature thriller by Bigger Pictures/Warp Films. He had a recurring role in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' as Pearl Ladderbanks grandson Owen Hartbourne (currently offscreen living in Hong Kong). Other TV work includes an adaptation of Kate Long's ''The Bad Mothers Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Hartbourne
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2006, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the soap's executive producer, Keith Richardson. Samson Dingle Samson Dingle, played by Sam Hall, is the son of Sam (James Hooton) and Alice Dingle (Ursula Holden-Gill). He has appeared since January 2006. The character has also been played by other actors in the past, one being Ben Shooter, who was controversially sacked in 2008 for 'crying on set'. Following this, Shooter's mother Emma slammed producer Anita Turner and claimed that he was treated like a 'prop' and that he had to film 'horrifying' scenes. After discovering she is pregnant, Alice falls ill with cancer. She is advised to terminate the pregnancy to start chemotherapy immediately, but she refuses to abort. She gives birth prematurely via a c-section and her son is named Samson. After stopping her chemotherapy because it is not working, Alice di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Freeman
Benedict Freeman (born 8 April 1980) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Scott Windsor in the ITV soap opera '' Emmerdale''. After leaving ''Emmerdale'' in 2007, he embarked on a career in musical theatre, and has since played various roles in the West End. In 2021, he joined the cast of the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' as Caleb Malone. Career Freeman's first role was playing Chris Longworth in the children's series '' Grange Hill'', a role he portrayed from 1996 to 1998. After leaving ''Grange Hill'', '' Emmerdale'' decided to cast Freeman in the role of Scott Windsor, taking over from previous actor Toby Cockerell. He portrayed the role for nine years. Following ''Emmerdale'' in 2007, Freeman took his career to the stage, playing the Prince in William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'', Warner in the final cast of '' Legally Blonde'' and Norman in ''Dreamboats and Petticoats'', both in West End theatre. On 29 October 2012, he joined the cast of '' Wick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Windsor
Scott Windsor (also Dawson) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale''. From 1993 to 1996, Scott was played by Toby Cockerell. In 1996, Scott left the village to join the army and when he returned in 1998, Ben Freeman took over the role and played Scott until early 2007. Creation and Development Casting In 1993 series producer Nicholas Prosser introduced Scott as part of the new Windsor family. Among them were Scott's mother, Viv Windsor (Deena Payne), Viv's husband, Vic Windsor ( Alun Lewis), Vic's daughter and Scott's adoptive sister, Kelly (Adele Silva), and Scott and Kelly's half-sister, Donna Windsor (Sophie Jeffery). In 1998 producer Mervyn Watson recast the role to Ben Freeman. Departure In early 2007, Scott Windsor was written out due to the court case of Freeman's rape allegations. Freeman was expected to return but it had not been confirmed if he would return to the show, he had been absent since January 2007. On 16 December 2007 Digit ... [...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 caring and sympathetic Rev. Ashley Thomas in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Middleton remained in the role from 1996 to 2017 and 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 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Thomas
Ashley Thomas is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by John Middleton. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 5 December 1996. It was announced on 22 October 2015 that Middleton would be departing as Ashley at the end of his contract after the character was diagnosed with vascular dementia in the episode aired on that day. The contract was later extended in order for the storyline to be extended. It was revealed that Ashley would be killed off at the end of the storyline. Middleton filmed his final scenes in March 2017 after his contract ended, and Ashley died on-screen on 7 April 2017, ending his 21 years on ''Emmerdale''. Ashley appeared in further episodes in home movie scenes, making his final appearance on 13 February 2018. Ashley's storylines have included his short-lived marriage to Bernice Blackstock ( Samantha Giles) and the birth of their daughter Gabby, as well as his first and second marriages to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Parry
Rob Parry is an English actor who appeared as convicted rapist Frank Bernard Hartbourne on ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2004. Before this he appeared in an episode of ITV medical drama ''The Royal'' in 2003. In 2005 he appeared in three episodes of ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as a photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. Duties and types of photographers As in other .... External links * Living people English male television actors Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{England-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Bernard Hartbourne
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2004, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the soap's executive producer, Keith Richardson. Val Pollard Carl King Jimmy King Tom King Noah Dingle Noah Dingle (also Tate, Sharma, and Macey) is the son of Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) and Chris Tate (Peter Amory). He appeared from March 2004 to 2005 and returned in October 2009 along with Charity. Noah is born while Charity was serving a life sentence for Chris' murder, even though Chris had actually committed suicide. Noah's paternity was doubtful as Charity had recently slept with her cousins, Cain (Jeff Hordley) and Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock), as well as Chris, but DNA tests confirm that Noah is Chris' son. Charity, knowing she could not keep Noah with her in prison, sold him to Chris' sister Zoe Tate (Leah Bracknell). In return for this, Zoe tells the court that Chris framed Charity for mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Johnson (actress)
Meg Johnson (born 30 September 1936) is an English actress. She is known for her roles on various British soap operas, including Eunice Gee on ''Coronation Street'', Brigid McKenna on ''Brookside'' and Pearl Ladderbanks on ''Emmerdale''. Alongside her television roles, Johnson has also appeared in various stage productions, including ''Chicago'' and ''Follies''. Career Johnson's first professional acting role occurred when she was aged 24 in a series titled '' Family Solicitor'' (1961). Subsequent roles included '' The Referees'' (1961) and '' Here's Harry'' (1961–1964). Then in 1976, Johnson appeared in a few episodes of the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as Brenda Holden, before being cast as Eunice Gee in 1981. In the 1980s Johnson worked several times with Victoria Wood, appearing in several episodes of her shows '' Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV'' as well as '' Victoria Wood Presents''. In 1997, she appeared in the West End theatre revival of ''Chicago'' as Mama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Ladderbanks
Pearl Ladderbanks (also Hartbourne) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Emmerdale'', played by Meg Johnson. She first appeared on the show in episode 3500 on 30 July 2003. Pearl's storylines include defending her rapist son Frank Bernard Hartbourne (Rob Parry), being trapped in a fire during the Sugden house explosion, developing a gambling addiction, committing embezzlement in order to feed her gambling, and faking Alzheimer's disease to prevent her addiction from being revealed. Johnson took an extended break from her role as Pearl during 2019, with Pearl last appearing on 18 July 2019. Pearl was off-screen until 13 January 2020, when it was revealed on-screen that Pearl had been away from the village on a caravan holiday. The character made a handful of guest appearances until the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom caused the character to stop appearing due to Johnson's age. Her last appearance aired on 30 March 2020. Storylines Pearl arrived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
