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Pete Whiteley
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 1989, by order of first appearance. Pete and Lynn Whiteley, played by Jim Millea and Fionnuala Ellwood, were the first characters introduced in January. They were followed a month later by Pete's grandfather, Bill, portrayed by Teddy Turner. In March, Martyn Whitby took on the role of Kate Sugden's ex-husband David Hughes. In November, following the change of series title from ''Emmerdale Farm'' to ''Emmerdale'', a new family was introduced; the Tates, with father and son Frank (Norman Bowler) and Chris (Peter Amory), followed by Frank's respective wife and daughter, Kim (Claire King) and Zoe (Leah Bracknell) in December. Pete Whiteley Pete Whiteley appeared from 1989 to 1990. Pete was the grandson of Bill Whiteley and first appeared when Bill bought his new home and invited his family to live with him. Shortly after arriving in the village Pete embarked on an affair wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of List of islands of the United Kingdom, the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering . Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. It maintains sovereignty over the British Overseas Territories, which are located across various oceans and seas globally. The UK had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the UK is London. The cities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Tate
Zoe Tate is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Leah Bracknell. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 12 December 1989. Zoe was involved in many major storylines during her time on the soap, including the deaths of her father Frank ( Norman Bowler) and brother Chris (Peter Amory), the betrayal and departure of her stepmother Kim ( Claire King), coming out as lesbian and a battle with schizophrenia. Zoe became the first lesbian character in a British soap opera when she came out in 1993. She departed on 22 September 2005. Casting and characterisation Two years after graduating from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and having only done theatre and commercial work, Bracknell was cast in the role of Zoe. Bracknell initially signed a nine-month contract and she thought that was how long the job would last. She also stated: "I'd only ever been to Leeds once before, and I'd never really watched ''Emmerdal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenda McKay
Glenda McKay (born 2 February 1971) is a British actress. She is best known for playing the character of Rachel Hughes on the popular ITV soap ''Emmerdale'' from 1988 until the character was killed off in 1999, in a well-remembered scene in which she was pushed off a cliff by Graham Clark. Glenda's brother Craig McKay also starred alongside her in ''Emmerdale'' as her screen brother Mark Hughes. McKay has since become an award-winning teacher in West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De .... External links * 1971 births Living people English soap opera actresses People from Guiseley Actresses from West Yorkshire Actors from the City of Leeds {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig McKay (actor)
Craig McKay (born 21 June 1973, Guiseley, West Yorkshire, England) is an English actor known for playing Mark Hughes in ITV soap opera ''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, fict ...'' from 1988 until 1993. His character was killed off in the famous Plane Crash storyline on New Year's Eve 1993. Craig is the real-life brother of former ''Emmerdale'' actress Glenda McKay, who played his on-screen sister, Rachel. External links * 1973 births Living people English male soap opera actors People from Guiseley Male actors from West Yorkshire Actors from the City of Leeds {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Tate (Emmerdale)
''Emmerdale'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared during 1995, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the series producer Mervyn Watson. Emma Nightingale and Nellie Dingle were introduced in January. Terry Woods, Britt Woods, and Sam Dingle made their debuts in February. Daniel Weir arrived in May, while June saw the birth of Joe Tate. Mandy Dingle began appearing from July, and Albert Dingle made his debut in December. Emma Nightingale Emma Nightingale, portrayed by Rachel Ambler, made her first appearance on 19 January 1995. She is introduced as a love interest for Zoe Tate (Leah Bracknell), who she later dates. Emma and Zoe share the soap opera's first lesbian kiss and have their relationship blessed over a year after her arrival. Ambler left the soap in 1996 and reprised the role in 2004. Emma returns to the village where she surprises Zoe with flowers. She depa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Hughes (Emmerdale)
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 1988, by order of first appearance. Sarah Sugden (originally played by Madeleine Howard) first appeared in April, with Dennis Rigg ( Richard Franklin) debuting in July. Kate Sugden ( Sally Knyvette), and is soon followed by her children, Rachel (Glenda McKay) and Mark Hughes (Craig McKay). Additionally, multiple other characters appeared throughout the year. Barbara Barbara, played by Angela Down, was a history teacher who Jack Sugden ( Clive Hornby) had a brief fling with, resulting in the conception of their son, John Sugden ( Oliver Farnworth). Jack, however was never aware of John's existence. In July 2024, it was revealed that Barbara had recently died, as Eric Pollard ( Chris Chittell) attended her funeral. There he met John and revealed to Victoria Sugden ( Isabel Hodgins) that he could be her half-brother. She tries to get to know John and revealed to him that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Whiteley Jr
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Sugden
Joseph "Joe" Sugden is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Frazer Hines. He first appeared on-screen during the soap's first episode broadcast 16 October 1972 and remained in the programme until 1983. After a brief return in the following year, Hines reprised his role on a permanent basis in 1986, a landmark year for the show under Richard Handford. He made his last appearance in August 1994, and subsequently died off-screen the following year. In 2019, Hines confirmed that he would like to return to the soap despite his off-screen death. Development Joe is a farmer as was his father. When ''Emmerdale'' began it depicted actual farm life. Rather than act out tasks, Hines learned to dip sheep and milk cows. Joe is involved in a relationship with Christine Sharp (Angela Cheyne). They married during the episode broadcast 10 September 1974. The duo overcome a series of problems before marrying and Christine has the wedding day "she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Sugden
Sarah Connolly (also Sugden) is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale''. She was first played by Madeleine Howard from 1988 until 1994 then by Alyson Spiro from 1994 until 2000. Creation and casting In 1988, ''Emmerdale'' acquired new series producer Stuart Doughty, who made a series of changes to make the show to feel more up to date. This included introducing new characters Sarah Connolly and the three-strong Hughes family in September to "shake up the mix and to act as identification figures" for newer viewers. The new characters were "outsiders" who challenged the Sugden family's way of life. Madeleine Howard was cast as Sarah. She was in her first term at college, where she was learning to teach the Alexander Technique, when she first auditioned for the show. The role as Jack Sugden's ( Clive Hornby) love interest was originally scheduled to last for seven episodes. Howard recalled: "After my first stint I sat on the train home and tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Sugden
John Jacob "Jack" Sugden is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. The character was originally played by Andrew Burt from 1972 to 1973 with a brief return in 1976, when the actor left for Italy to write a book. On his return in 1980 he was played by Clive Hornby. Hornby remained in the role until 2008 when he was forced to take a break from Emmerdale due to illness. His last on-screen appearance was on 21 February 2008, and his absence was explained by the character visiting his mother, Annie Sugden ( Sheila Mercier) in Spain. Although Hornby was intended to return, he died from his illness in July 2008 without returning to the programme. Jack was written out following Hornby's death, dying off-screen of a heart attack in February 2009. Creation and casting Jacob and Annie Sugden's son Jack is one of the original characters in ''Emmerdale''. The Sugden family were the owners of Emmerdale Farm from the programme's early days. Jack and his youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Hughes
Rachel Hughes is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', portrayed by Glenda McKay. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 7 September 1988 and departed following the character's death on 12 May 1999. Creation and casting In 1988, ''Emmerdale'' was networked for the first time, which meant the episodes were shown at the same time in all ITV regions. This made publicising the serial easier, as national newspapers had been reluctant to print articles about the storylines up to that point. The show also acquired new series producer Stuart Doughty, who wanted the show to feel more up to date. He introduced Sarah Connolly ( Madeleine Howard) and the Hughes family in September 1988 to "shake up the mix and to act as identification figures" for newer viewers. Parkin 2002, p.73. Kate Hughes ( Sally Knyvette) and her teenage children were "outsiders" and not used to country life, which challenged established regulars Jack Sugde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
