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Tina Dingle
Tina Dingle is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', originally played by Jacqueline Pirie. She was introduced by producer Mervyn Watson as the fourth and youngest member of the Dingle family. Pirie was 19 when she was cast as 16 year old Tina, and she relocated from Birmingham to Yorkshire for filming. She used a Yorkshire accent for the role, instead of her natural Scottish-Birmingham accent. Pirie was keen to see the viewer's reaction to her character, whom she branded "the bitch from hell". She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 29 December 1994. A few months later, Pirie was given a long-term contract. Tina is characterised as a smart, tough, wayward troublemaker. She is flirtatious and wears short skirts and tight tops to attract the boys. Pirie speculated that viewers would hate her character, especially as she becomes more ruthless and manipulative, but she enjoyed playing Tina when she was in "bitch mode". Her firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Pirie
Jacqueline Chadwick (''née'' Pirie, born 10 October 1975) is a Scottish former actress and novelist. She is best known for her roles in the British ITV soap operas ''Emmerdale'' (1994–1996) and ''Coronation Street'' (1998–2001), playing Tina Dingle and Linda Sykes, respectively. Early life Born in Stirling, Scotland, Pirie moved with her family to Birmingham, England when she was five. She attended Paganell Primary School in Selly Oaks, Birmingham and King Norton's Girls School and 6th form. After leaving school she attended The Birmingham Theatre School and Red Lens Drama School for Television Acting. Acting career In 1984 at the age of nine Jacqueline appeared on an episode of Birmingham soap Crossroads Following some guest roles on television, Pirie made her film debut in 1994, playing Mary in the British war film '' Culloden 1746''. She then appeared on ITV's ''Emmerdale'' as Tina Dingle between 1994 and 1996. For this, she was nominated in the category of Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Livesy
Aaron Dingle (also Livesy) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Danny Miller. The character was originally played by Danny Webb and appeared in a recurring capacity. Aaron made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 24 December 2003. When Aaron was reintroduced in 2008, he was promoted to the full-time cast and the decision was made to recast the role. Miller successfully auditioned for the part and later admitted that he would have quit acting if he had not been cast. Aaron is the son of Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) and Gordon Livesy (Gerard Fletcher/Gary Mavers). His storylines have included being involved with the criminal McFarlane family, making a romantic advance towards his best friend Adam Barton (Adam Thomas) which resulted in attempted suicide, coming to terms with his homosexuality, his relationship with Jackson Walsh (Marc Silcock), and dealing with Jackson's suicide. Miller chose to leave the show in November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire King
Jayne Claire King (born Jayne Claire Seed; 10 January 1962) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Kim Tate in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' since 1989, and as Karen Betts in '' Bad Girls'' from 2000 until 2004. She has appeared in the fourth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2006, '' Safari School'' in 2007, and ''Celebrity Big Brother 14'' in 2014. She also played Erica Holroyd in ''Coronation Street'' from 2014 until 2017. Early life and early career King grew up in Harrogate with her brother and sister. King attended Harrogate Ladies College, and as a punk chose a career in the music business, as a disc jockey in a Leeds nightclub. She then managed, sang and played keyboards in the Alternative Pop group ''Fidei'' and later ''To Be Continued'' as lead singer. Career In 1987, King played a role in the film ''Eat the Rich''. In 1988, King appeared in an episode of ''Wish Me Luck'' as a cinema usherette. In 1989, she appeared in the film ''Cold Light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Tate
Kim Tate (previously Taylor, Marchant and Foster) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Claire King. The character debuted on-screen during the episode broadcast on 12 December 1989. Kim is portrayed in the serial as an antagonist, who often concocts money making and vengeful schemes against other characters. During her first stint in the series, Kim's turbulent marriage to Frank Tate (Norman Bowler) was prominent. Writers also explored her difficult relationship with her stepchildren, Chris and Zoe Tate (Leah Bracknell). Kim's motive for her scheming was to gain control of the Tate family business; her marriage was problematic due to her affairs with Neil Kincaid ( Brian Deacon) and Dave Glover (Ian Kelsey), the latter died after he saved Kim's son James Tate (Sam Silson) from a fire. Kim's other prominent stories include faking her own death to frame Frank before leaving him to die of a heart attack, and a business partnership with Lor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Bowler
Norman Clifford Bowler (born 1 August 1932) is an English retired actor, best known for his role as Frank Tate in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Early life Norman Clifford Bowler was born on 1 August 1932 in London, England. His father, Clifford Norman Bowler (1899–1993), a watchmaker and jeweller, had a shop at 54 Mill Lane, West Hampstead, London, where he is commemorated by a plaque. Career Bowler was a regular star of the ATV soap series ''Harpers West One'', playing the character of Roger Pike, and played a variety of bit parts and single episode roles on television throughout the 1960s, including an episode of ''Gideon's Way''. He featured in an episode of '' The Avengers'' in 1967 entitled "Dead Man's Treasure" and starred alongside James Caan in the 1968 war film ''Submarine X-1'', about World War II British midget submarines. From 1966 to 1976, Bowler played Det. Chief Inspector Harry Hawkins for the entire run of the BBC TV police drama '' Softly, Softly'' (la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Tate (Emmerdale)
Frank Tate is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Norman Bowler. He made his first appearance on 21 November 1989 and remained a regular for almost eight years, before Bowler opted to quit in 1996, leading to his character's exit the following year. Introduced as the patriarch of the Tate family, who were brought in as part of the show's rebranding in 1989, many of Frank's storylines revolved around his volatile relationship with his wife Kim Tate ( Claire King). During his time in the programme, Frank and Kim divorced and remarried before his death of a heart attack – brought on by her return to the village after being presumed dead – ended their second marriage. Other notable storylines included his addiction to alcohol; coming to terms with his daughter Zoe’s ( Leah Bracknell) sexuality; sparking a conflict with his own son Chris ( Peter Amory); discovering Kim's affair with local handyman Dave Glover (Ian Kelsey); ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Knutt
Robert Andrew Wass (25 November 1945 – 25 September 2017), known professionally as Bobby Knutt, was an English actor and comedian. He was known throughout his acting career for appearing as Albert Dingle in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' and in '' Coast to Coast'', a film with Lenny Henry, and in his final years for the role of Eddie Dawson in the ITV sitcom ''Benidorm''. Before making his name in British television, he had appeared in another ITV soap opera, ''Coronation Street'', from 1980 to 1983 portraying Ron Sykes. He was married to athlete Donna Hartley from 1986 until her death in 2013. He died on 25 September 2017 while holidaying in Southern France. His last appearance was in the tenth series of ''Benidorm''; this was the last episode of that programme. Early life Knutt was born in Sheffield. After passing the eleven-plus in 1957, he attended Abbeydale Grammar School in Sheffield. Still at school, he began to perform as a singer in a group called Bob Andre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan O'Keefe
Allan O'Keefe is a British actor, known mostly for his work on British television. One of his first roles was playing Quando in ''The Villains'' (1964), a series of unrelated televised plays, which only have the subject of villainy in common. He later went on to have roles in the Adam Faith television series '' Budgie'' (1971) and the supernatural television series ''What's Next?'' (1974). O'Keefe's most notable role was playing PC Fred Render in the successful police drama ''Z-Cars''. He remained in that role from 1971 til the series' went off air in 1978. He went on to play a role in the hospital drama ''Maybury'' (1981) and in 1985 he joined the cast of the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. O'Keefe played Chris Smith, the father of the wayward punk Mary Smith, played by Linda Davidson. O'Keefe appeared periodically until 1987, when he was introduced as a main cast member. He remained in the role until 1988. Since his departure O'Keefe has appeared in ''Emmerdale'' and ''Last o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Hartman
Billy Hartman (born 1957) is a Scottish actor, well known for playing the part of Terry Woods on ITV's ''Emmerdale'' from 1995 until his character was killed off in 2011. Career Together with ''Emmerdale'' co-stars Steve Halliwell and Alun Lewis, Hartman was a member of UK 1990s country rock trio The Woolpackers, who had a UK hit single, " Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll", in November 1996. He also played a small role, Dougal MacLeod, cousin of Connor McLeod, in the film '' Highlander''. Under the name GBH, Hartman was the host of the rock 'n' roll revival television show '' Oh Boy!'' in 1979. He also starred in the comedy series '' Russ Abbot's Madhouse'' in the early 1980s. Hartman played a teenager in the 1980s American horror film '' Slaughter High''. He appeared as Isaac Talentire in the original West End production of Howard Goodall's musical '' The Hired Man''. Hartman played Billy in an episode, "Windows", of '' Minder''. In 1993, he appeared in ''The Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Woods (Emmerdale)
Terry Woods is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Billy Hartman. He was one of the longest-serving characters in the show up until he was killed off alongside Viv Hope (Deena Payne) in early 2011, after 16 years. Development Hartman said he found his audition for the role daunting. Terry was meant to be a former rugby player and there were five "really huge blokes" also waiting to audition, which made Hartman think he had come for the wrong job. Hayward 1991, p.141. He was given the role and was paired with Michelle Holmes who was cast as Terry's wife, Britt Woods. It was known that Holmes was only staying for six months and Hartman assumed that he would be leaving too, which is why he accepted the part. He admitted that he never wanted to appear in a soap opera, but came to realise that it often led to major roles in other shows. Hartman made his first appearance as Terry on 2 February 1995. Parkin 2002, pp.167–169. Terry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Huntley
Noah Cornelius Marmaduke Huntley (born 7 September 1974) is an English actor and model. He has appeared in films such as ''28 Days Later'' (2002), '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005), ''Snow White and the Huntsman'' (2012) and '' Dracula Untold'' (2014). Early life Huntley was born in Wiston, West Sussex, the son of Karen and Graham Huntley. He grew up as one of eight on a Sussex farm. He was educated at Windlesham House School in Pulborough, Sussex, Our Lady of Sion School in Worthing, at Leighton Park School in Berkshire, and Collyer's VI Form College in Horsham, Sussex. Career His early acting career included roles in '' Birds of a Feather'', he also played Luke McAllister from 1993 to 1995 in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''. He went on to star alongside Dominic West and Josh Lucas in '' True Blue'' and alongside Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill in ''Event Horizon''. He then returned to TV, playing Harchester United Captain, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke McAllister
''Emmerdale'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 1993, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by either Morag Bain or Nicholas Prosser, the show's series producers. The first character Shirley Foster was introduced in May as a new love interest for Alan Turner. Two new Southern families were also introduced, The Windsors and McAllisters, in August and December, respectively. American Wine Merchant Josh Lewis began appearing in September. Debbie Buttershaw Debbie Buttershaw, played by Rebecca Joy Gilgan, was the girlfriend of Mark Hughes (Craig McKay) who had to fight against Lorraine Nelson for Mark's affections. Mark chose Debbie and they became a couple. Debbie then developed an addiction to running and began to not eat properly, causing her to collapse and admitted to Mark that the health scare had frightened her and promised him that she would ease off the running a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
