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(Thomas Atkinson).
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, (Philippa Howell), Ethan (Michael Warrender) and
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( Samuel Edward-Cook) then made their debuts in February.
Nell Fairfax Nell Fairfax is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Scarlett Archer. She made her first appearance on 30 March 2017. Archer was grateful to join the soap opera and was able to quit her job as a waitress, alth ...
was introduced in March as a friend of
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), while
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(Jack Hickey) arrived in May as the ex-boyfriend of
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). Tim Richards (
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) arrived in July as the uncle of
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). In September, Graham Foster (
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) was introduced as the father figure of Joe Tate ( Ned Porteous). October saw the birth of
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. Jessie Grant (Sandra Marvin), Sebastian White (Lily Westmoreland) and Dee Dee (Mia Gibson-Reed) all made their first appearances in November. Additionally, multiple
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appeared throughout the year.


Gerry Roberts

Gerry Roberts, played by Shaun Thomas, made his first screen appearance on 5 January 2017. He is introduced as the cell-mate of established character
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(Thomas Atkinson). Gerry's death won the accolade for "Most Devastating Soap Death" at the 2018 ''
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'' Reader Awards. Gerry first appears as the cell-mate of Lachlan. He gives Lachlan a black-eye, which makes Lachlan's mother, Chrissie (
Louise Marwood Louise Marwood (born 13 March 1979) is an English actress and comedian, known for portraying the role of Chrissie White in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', which she played from 2014 until 2018. Early life Marwood was born on 13 March 197 ...
), feel sorry for her son, so she gives Lachlan a Porsche when he is released, to make him feel better. When Lachlan visits Gerry in prison, he thanks Gerry, as Chrissie will give Lachlan anything as she feels sorry for him. When he is released, Gerry turns up at Home Farm. After making up a story to Chrissie, saying that his family are either in prison or in rehab, she agrees to let him stay at Home Farm for a few days. After Lachlan tells him about his virginity, Gerry arranges for him to have sex with a prostitute, for experience for when he sleeps with his girlfriend,
Belle Dingle Belle Dingle (previously King) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Eden Taylor-Draper. Belle made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 25 December 1998, originally played by twins ...
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Eden Taylor-Draper Eden Elenor Taylor-Draper (born 28 October 1997) is an English actress. She portrays Belle Dingle in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', a role she took over from Emily Mather in 2005. Career In 2005, at the age of eight, Taylor-Draper was cas ...
). However, Lachlan refuses to go through with the plan. Doug Potts (
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) lets Gerry move into the B&B for a while. However, after an incident with Gerry handling illegal fireworks on Bonfire Night, Doug throws Gerry out. Gerry then starts to sneak into the B&B regularly, but is caught eating Doug's food in a covered corner. Aaron Dingle ( Danny Miller) agrees to let Gerry stay at Mill Cottage, after being persuaded to by Aaron's sister and Gerry's good friend, Liv Flaherty ( Isobel Steele). Gerry eventually finds out that Lachlan caused the car crash that killed Chrissie and Lawrence. Although he swears to keep the secret, Lachlan grows paranoid and fears that Gerry cannot be trusted, and as a result, Lachlan murders him in the B&B while repairs are underway.


Maggie

Maggie, played by Philippa Howell, made her first appearance on 10 February 2017. Howell was contracted for eight episodes as dementia patient Maggie. The character was among Howell's first roles since she returned to acting after 20 years as an actors' agent. Maggie resides at Turnfield Court Care Home, where is suffering from dementia. She befriends the newly arrived
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 Middleto ...
( John Middleton). Ashley's wife Laurel Thomas (
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) meets Maggie outside Ashley's room, and Maggie asks her how her hair looks. Laurel initially mistakes Maggie for a visitor. Laurel later sees Ashley and Maggie talking and laughing together, and she and her stepdaughter Gabby Thomas ( Rosie Bentham) decide to leave them alone. When Laurel brings a picnic for Ashley, she realises that Ashley is more interested in spending time with Maggie. She also notices them holding hands. Ashley gives Maggie his wedding ring, and when Laurel tries to get it back, Maggie slaps her. Ashley later kisses Maggie in front of Laurel, Gabby and Arthur Thomas (Alfie Clarke). Laurel asks that Ashley and Maggie are kept apart, but when she learns that Ashley is hiding food in his pockets for Maggie, she relents. Laurel prepares a meal for Ashley and Maggie, but becomes upset when they start holding hands and she leaves. Ashley later leaves the care home and dies at home.


Ethan

Ethan, played by Michael Warrender, made his first appearance on 23 February 2017. Warrender auditioned for the role at the end of 2016 and learned he had secured the part shortly before Christmas. He commented, "My agent called and said the director loved me and wanted to give me the role. I couldn't believe it, I was just so shocked. It was a brilliant Christmas present." Warrender began filming in January 2017 and ''Emmerdale'' marked his first role. Ethan is Aaron Dingle's ( Danny Miller) cellmate. Aaron meets Ethan in their cell and Ethan threatens him, before revealing that he is joking. Ethan asks Aaron for photos of his girlfriend, but Aaron does not have any, so Ethan gives him a page of his calendar. Ethan introduces Aaron to fellow inmate
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(Samuel Edward-Cook). Aaron tries to defend another prisoner when Jason begins shouting homophobic abuse at him. Ethan questions Aaron, and Aaron tells him that his brother is gay. Ethan admits that he does not like the homophobic abuse either, as his best friend is a lesbian, but things are different behind bars. A week later, Jason reveals Aaron is gay and Ethan begins acting hostile towards him. After Aaron is beaten up by Jason, Ethan offers Aaron some
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. Aaron asks Ethan to get him some more in time for his visit later, but Ethan tells him he cannot. He also reveals that Jason is the only dealer on the wing. Aaron agrees to sell drugs for Jason, against Ethan's warnings that his appeal will be in jeopardy if he is caught.


Jason

Jason, played by Samuel Edward-Cook, made his first appearance on 23 February 2017. Jason is an inmate at HMP Hotten, who subjects Aaron Dingle ( Danny Miller) to homophobic abuse. Edward-Cook accepted the role as he knew it would be challenging. He said, "it wasn't too daunting or out of my comfort zone as characters like Jason are attractive because they're so removed from me as a person. It was a really exciting opportunity." The actor was aware that his character was going to be hated, and found support from the cast and crew during his "heavier scenes" where Jason was violent and homophobic. Edward-Cook called Jason a "twisted, angry young man" and thought it was left to the viewers to guess the reason why. However, he added that if Jason returned, it would be good to explore his backstory. Lindsay branded Jason a "vicious top dog" and "an unsavoury character who has certainly stirred up a reaction among fans." Jason meets Aaron Dingle on his first day at HMP Hotten. Jason is impressed that Aaron belongs to the Dingle family and asks about his uncle
Cain Dingle Cain Dingle is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Jeff Hordley. Cain made his first appearance on 30 March 2000, and in 2006, he was written out of the series when Hordley left the soap; however, the opt ...
( Jeff Hordley). Jason targets a gay inmate and shouts homophobic abuse at him, but Aaron stands up for him. Jason realises Aaron is gay after seeing him with his boyfriend
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( Ryan Hawley) during visiting hours. Jason later makes a comment to Aaron's mother
Chas Dingle Chastity Dingle (also Livesy and Spencer) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Lucy Pargeter. More commonly known as Chas, she made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 16 October 2002. ...
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Lucy Pargeter Lucy Kate Pargeter (born 1 March 1977) is an English actress, known for her roles as Helen Raven in ''Crossroads'' (2002–2003) and Chas Dingle in ''Emmerdale'' (2002–present). She also finished third in the 13th series of the ITV reality ...
) about her son being gay, and Chas warns him to stay away from Aaron. Jason and Aaron fight, and he later learns that Aaron is the son of former inmate Gordon Livesy (
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). Jason taunts Aaron, who punches him. Jason and his gang attack Aaron in his cell later that day. Jason also throws Aaron into the cell where Gordon hung himself. Aaron later asks Jason for some
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, and Jason agrees to give him some if Aaron delivers drugs to other inmates.


Nell Fairfax

Nell Fairfax, played by Scarlett Archer, made her first screen appearance on 30 March 2017. Archer was a fan of the show before she was cast as Nell. She found the filming schedule to be "quite terrifying". She said she enjoyed playing Nell, adding "It's always fun to play someone who is quite different from you in real life, and Nell is very much that. I'm much more grounded and more confident than her!" Nell was introduced as a new friend for
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Chris Bisson Christopher Paul Bisson (born 21 July 1975) is a British actor, known for portraying the roles of Vikram Desai in ''Coronation Street'' (1999–2002), Kash Karib in '' Shameless'' (2004–2007, 2009), and Jai Sharma in ''Emmerdale'' (2009– ...
). When Jai meets Nell at
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. She reminds him of his deceased girlfriend
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) and becomes determined to help her. It was announced on 9 July 2017 that the character would be departing the serial at the conclusion of her storyline. Nell's departure comes "as a blow" for Jai, with Daniel Kilkelly of ''Digital Spy'' predicting the departure would feature "more of the same" drama that Nell had featured in prior to her departure. Producers chose to not disclose details of Nell's departure at the time of its announcement. Nell departed during the episode broadcast on 12 September 2017.


Matt

Matt, played by Jack Hickey, made his first appearance on 12 May 2017. The character and casting details were announced on 9 May. Matt is the former boyfriend of
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), and the father of her son, Billy, who died shortly after he was born. Matt departed the village with Carly on 2 June 2017. Matt comes to the village to ask Carly why she did not inform him about Billy's death at the time. Speaking to an ''
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'' reporter, Hickey called the storyline "a heartbreaking one" and said, "Matt is a grieving dad, and he and Carly have a complicated and dark history. And it's safe to say he comes back to confront her on several levels." Daniel Kilkelly of
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also hinted that another resident would "have their eye on Matt". In May 2017, Carly saw a photo of Matt on social media and sent him a message. Matt pitched up in Emmerdale and booked into the B&B. Matt came face to face with Carly and confronted her about not telling him their son was dead. He explained how he felt guilty for grieving the son he didn't know. Carly's boyfriend Marlon Dingle walked in and upon seeing how distressed Carly was, he tried to throw Matt out but Matt punched him.


Tim Richards

Tim Richards, played by
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, made his first appearance on 5 July 2017. The character and Moraghan's casting were announced on 13 June. Tim is
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's (
Louise Marwood Louise Marwood (born 13 March 1979) is an English actress and comedian, known for portraying the role of Chrissie White in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', which she played from 2014 until 2018. Early life Marwood was born on 13 March 197 ...
) biological uncle. Tim sends Chrissie a letter telling her that her adoptive father Lawrence White ( John Bowe) has been deceiving her regarding the fate of her biological father, John. Lawrence reads the letter and pays Tim a visit warning him to stay away from his family. Tim, wanting to meet Chrissie as she is the only family he has left, initially refuses, but reluctantly agrees to stay away when Lawrence has him beaten up. Lawrence pays him money to stay away and then leaves.


Graham Foster

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, made his first appearance on 5 September 2017. Graham Foster is Joe Tate's ( Ned Porteous) father figure and legal guardian. Scarborough's exit from the serial was announced on 3 November 2019, with the actor filming his final scenes within the coming weeks. Graham made his last appearance on 27 January 2020 as a corpse after being murdered by
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). In his backstory, Graham was in the British Army, which led him to develop a drinking problem. Graham met a woman named Cheryl (Vanessa Earl) whom he got pregnant. Although Graham didn't love Cheryl, he married her. Around Cheryl's due date, Graham took leave so he could be at his daughter's birth. After dropping Cheryl off at her baby shower, Graham headed to the pub where he downed a bottle of whisky, and on the drive home, Graham lost control of the car on a bend and flipped the car, killing both Cheryl and his unborn daughter. Following this, Graham was discharged from the forces and got a job as a school groundsman. Although he was drunk most of the time, Graham managed to hold on to his job, as the headteacher was too embarrassed to sack him due to his background in the forces. It was at the school where Graham developed a close relationship with troubled teenager Joe Tate ( Ned Porteous). Joe's aunt and guardian,
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) made him Joe's guardian to prevent Joe from being expelled. One night, Graham set his residence on fire with himself inside in a suicide attempt. Joe found him and pulled him out. After the fire, Graham remained sober and started working for Joe. In 2017, Graham is introduced as a client that
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) and
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) meet with at a hotel, in a bid to keep their car hire business afloat. Debbie shows Graham some figures, but when she goes to show Graham the car, it is missing and has been taken from the car park. Graham wasn't deemed a “friendly” person. He made many enemies in his untimely death. He was described as poison from many of his murder suspects. He turns against Kim for almost ruining his relationship with Rhona Goskirk which caused Kim to have a motive to end his life, Al Chapman was hired by Kim to finish him, but turns out he was already stone cold. Graham next took away some cocaine found in the car of
Jai Sharma Jai Sharma is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Chris Bisson. He made his first on-screen appearance on 11 September 2009, alongside his brother Nikhil ( Rik Makarem). In 2013, Bisson temporarily d ...
which enraged him. Graham makes an enemy From Jai by telling Laurel Thomas about how he is still an addict, then dumping Jai. Graham was then shown to be severely hit by a torch. Then Showing blood on Jai's knuckles, but turns out he attacked
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. Graham next locked
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in a confined space in a shed due to the fact he double-crossed Ryan, who threatened to expose him. Making another enemy from
Charity Dingle Charity Dingle (also Tate, Sharma and Macey) is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Emma Atkins. Suranne Jones originally auditioned for the role of Charity prior to Atkins being cast in the r ...
who nearly hits him down. Graham almost ruins Jamie Tate and
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's marriage by stating he may have been
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's biological father, but a test turns out negative. Graham was then shown plummeting off a bridge, showing a cracked screen of a mysterious car which wasn't Jamie's. Andrea was soaked in blood but that turns out it was from a dog she ran over. Not Graham's. Last of all, Graham and Rhona's relationship was about to go the next stage as they were about to leave for France, but
Marlon Dingle Marlon Dingle is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Mark Charnock. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 17 October 1996. Following the departure of Zak Dingle ( Steve H ...
wasn't happy. Graham took
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and
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out to a park due to the fact Marlon was busy, Threatening him with a torch. And when he discovers Graham is leaving, he became infuriated and threatened to put Graham “in the ground”. Graham was later murdered. After being in a violent fight, being hit by a car, plummeting off a bridge and finally bludgeoned with a torch by
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, whom Graham had already had a previous confrontation with and had beaten him up. Graham is then cremated off-screen in a private funeral which
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organised, much to Rhona's dismay.


Isaac Dingle

Isaac Dingle made his first appearance on 3 October 2017. He is the son of
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( Jeff Hordley) and Moira Barton ( Natalie J. Robb). Moira has one-night stands with her nephew in law, Pete Barton (
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), and Cain following Moira's struggle to overcome the death of her daughter,
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Sophie Powles Sophie Powles (born 16 September 1988) is an English actress, known for her role as Holly Barton in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Career Powles has guest-starred in dramas such as ''Holby City'' and ''Dalziel and Pascoe'' before landing ...
). When
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) is exposed as the one responsible for her late husband's, James Barton ( Bill Ward), death, she confronts Moira over her own relationship with James. A fire breaks out in the barn and Moira tells Emma she is having Pete's baby. Emma assists Moira with the labour and delivers Moira's son. Moira loses consciousness and is found by her and James's son, Adam Barton (
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), and his wife, Victoria Barton (
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). Victoria tells Pete and his brother,
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), that Moira has had a baby and Pete is the father. Cain finds out about the baby when
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) is brought to hospital with gun shot wounds. Emma, disguised as a nurse, takes the baby from the hospital. Moira regains consciousness and finds out that Emma has taken her son. Emma leaves the baby in the church and is found by
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(Katherine Dow Blyton). Cain's cousin,
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), suspects Cain could be the father. Pete asks Moira if the baby could be given Finn as middle name and Moira devastates Pete when she admits that he may not be the father. Pete angrily informs Cain he may be the father. The results of a paternity test confirm Cain is the father, not Pete, and Cain chooses not to be involved with the baby, a decision Moira is fine with. Moira gets stressed when the baby does not stop crying and she walks out of her house in tears. When the baby persistently cries, Moira calls the doctor and the baby is diagnosed with
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. Dissatisfied with the diagnosis, Moira takes the baby to the hospital, where the baby is given the same diagnosis. Moira tells Cain's mother,
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), that she left the baby at the hospital and when they go to get him, they find the baby not there. They find the baby in the care of a nurse and Moira also agrees with Faith's name suggestion of Isaac. Moira feels that she is a terrible mother and receives a phonecall from social services. Social services visit to see how Moira is coping and feeling and when Cain looks after Isaac, Moira orders him away. When Adam and Victoria have a meeting about adopting a child, Moira gives them Isaac, insisting she does not want him. After revisiting his childhood home with Faith, Cain tells Moira he wants to be there for Isaac and look after him to give Moira a break. When Isaac is taken the hospital, Moira and Cain are told he has a heart murmur. Following Emma's death, Adam is arrested and charged for murder, but Moira confesses to being responsible for her death and she wants to own up to the police, but is advised against it by her family for Isaac's sake and Cain and Isaac's cousin, Aaron Dingle ( Danny Miller), help him escape. Moira plans to leave Emmerdale, but Cain tells Moira that he loves her and arranges for them to meet, but if she does not show up, he will know she does not love him. Moira turns up and she and Cain reconcile. Robb researched people who had no idea they were pregnant and spoke to a woman who had a surprise labour. Robb said there were medical professionals on set during the birth scenes. The storyline was confirmed a few months prior, but the story team conceived it in 2016. Moira is unaware of the baby's true paternity and only says it is Pete's to get Emma to help her. Robb added that the baby will be "absolutely life changing" for Moira.


Jessie Grant

Jessie Grant (also Dingle), played by Sandra Marvin, made her first appearance on 2 November 2017. Marvin was confirmed to be a regular cast member after her first scenes were aired. Of joining the show, Marvin commented "I was nervous stepping on set for the first time, especially in The Woolpack which is the iconic hub of the community, but I felt very relaxed as everyone has been so welcoming. I've already had the obligatory photo by the village sign!" Jessie is the new headteacher of the local primary school. Marvin said Jessie is also new to the area. She will be interacting with the younger characters and their parents in the school setting. Marvin also said, "There's lots in store for Jessie but I can't say too much yet." On 12 August 2019, it was announced that Marvin had chosen to leave ''Emmerdale'' after nearly two years in the role of Jessie. She left on 16 September 2019. Jessie is due to meet Rhona Goskirk (
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) to discuss the redundancy of her son
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's (Harvey Rogerson) teaching assistant, Chris Greenway (James Speakman), but Rhona is forced to miss the meeting and claims that her car will not start. Leo's father,
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), and stepfather
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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 variou ...
), arrange to meet with Jessie at The Woolpack. Jessie initially believes that they are a couple. Jessie insists that she wanted to keep the teaching assistant on, but the budget was too small. Rhona arrives and assumes Paddy is on a date with Jessie and covers them in manure, as he is supposed to be working. Rhona then learns Jessie is Leo's headteacher. Jessie offers to forget about the incident when Rhona meets with her the following day. On 25 December 2018, Jessie marries Marlon in a surprise wedding. She is the mother of Ellis Chapman (Asan N'Jie) and Billy Fletcher ( Jay Kontzle). Jessie takes Billy's side over Ellis', believing that Billy was falsely imprisoned for beating someone up, unaware that Billy lied to her, not wanting her to hate him. In June 2019, a dodgy associate of Billy's, Max (who also stabbed Ellis on a night out, which led Billy to leave him for dead) holds Marlon, Jessie and April hostage at Tall Trees. April manages to sneak out as Billy sneaks in and soon, Billy beats Max up, but Max manages to grab the gun and fires it towards Billy, but Jessie ends up getting shot instead. Jessie lies in Marlon's arms bleeding severely and she soon loses consciousness, being rushed to hospital in a critical condition. It's touch and go for a while but she comes out of surgery, having had stitches, she soon learns the truth that Billy was really guilty when he admits her that he lied to her. The two engage in an argument, which causes Jessie's stitches to rupture and her being taken back into surgery. Jessie refuses to forgive Billy but later realises she cannot give up on Billy, so she decides to forgive him, which leaves Marlon irritated. Upon being released from the hospital, Jessie receives a phone call from the school that the builders have had to stop work on a planned expansion due to some bones being found. Jessie later has to speak at a press conference about the whole situation and it's soon revealed that the bones of that of a baby, which is revealed to be Lydia Hart's (Karen Blick) baby. She is later investigated at work in August 2019, with the governors and several other villagers believing that she was a negligent headteacher, who did not notice what was going on with colleague Maya Stepney (
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), who was grooming her student Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant). Jessie tries to explain herself at the meeting but is suspended by the governors and after drowning her sorrows in the pub and insulting several villagers, telling them what she thinks of them, Jessie decides she cannot go on, so she resigns, which causes even more tension in her marriage to Marlon. Later, Jessie is surprised to learn Ellis' dad, her ex-husband Al Chapman, is in business with
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. Though Jessie is skeptical of Al's intentions with Ellis, she ends up in bed with Al, which he quickly tells Marlon about. Having been offered a job in Dubai just prior to her fling with Al, Jessie opts to accept it after Marlon ends their marriage, and she makes a quick exit from Tall Trees in a cab. About a month later, Billy arranges a job in Dubai for Ellis to get him away from Al and so that he knows their mother will be with Ellis.


Sebastian White

Sebastian White, played by Lily Westmoreland, made his first appearance on 9 November 2017. He is the son of Rebecca White (
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) and
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( Ryan Hawley)(alleged). The character is portrayed by infant actress Lily. Head commented that Lily is well behaved on set and rarely cries. Rebecca discovers she is pregnant following a one-night stand with former brother-in-law Robert, however she also slept with boyfriend
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around same time. Robert asks Rebecca to have an abortion as he does not want a drunken mistake to ruin his relationship with partner Aaron Dingle ( Danny Miller), but Rebecca cannot go through with it, so Robert has to tell Aaron the truth. Although furious initially, Aaron forgives Robert but after seeing a scan photo, Aaron struggles with the situation and breaks up with Robert. Rebecca goes into labour at the roadside, while Aaron tries to fix her car. Aaron gets Rebecca to hospital where she gives birth to a healthy baby boy, who is named Sebastian. Robert decides to leave the village as he fears his son will turn out like him, but changes his mind after talking to Aaron. Robert vows to be the best father he can be and promises his son that he will not let him down. However, the Whites learn that Robert had been planning to seize control of Home Farm. A series of conflicts between Robert and the Whites lead to Robert snatching Seb just as the family move to Australia. In a subsequent car chase, Lachlan steers the Whites’ car into the path of a lorry, killing Lawrence and Chrissie. Rebecca is in a coma for a few weeks. When she wakes up, she agrees to allow Robert and Aaron custody of Seb, as her injuries from the crash mean she is incapable. However, she was held hostage by Lachlan after discovering that he caused the car crash. Robert doesn't want his son to grow up without his mother and decides to find her because it haunted Robert especially when his mother
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(Helen Weir) died when he was four months old and didn't want Seb to go through the same. Rebecca was found alive, although is seen to be suffering from the trauma of her captivity and consequently struggled to reconnect with him. When Rebecca moves to Liverpool with Ross, she convinces Robert to let him take Seb with her, providing that he and Aaron have joint custody. When Robert is arrested for murder, Rebecca decides to no longer let Aaron have custody of Sebastian. No paternity test was ever taken to show his biological father.


Dee Dee

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) and the half-sister of Gabby Thomas ( Rosie Bentham). Gibson-Reed's casting as Dee Dee was announced in November 2017 and it was confirmed she would be appearing for a guest stint. After Bernice and Gabby make out that Bernice has an extravagant life, Bernice "has to keep the charade going" in front of Dee Dee despite being "uncomfortable with lying to Dee Dee." Bernice wants to confess, but avoid disappointment, especially when Bernice witnesses Dee Dee getting on with Gabby and Bernice is put "in a panic" when Dee Dee "makes it clear how long she plans to stay." When Bernice struggles with motherhood following the birth of Gabby, she breaks up with her husband and Gabby's father
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( John Middleton), and moves to Brighton after taking a job. Bernice wants Gabby to live with her, but she realises Gabby has a strong bond with Ashley. Dee Dee is born on her grandmother, Diane Blackstock's (
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) wedding day to
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). When Bernice and Charlie break up, Bernice returns to Emmerdale and Dee Dee moves to Australia with her father. When Ashley dies, Bernice and Gabby go to Australia and Gabby decides to remain with Dee Dee, but later returns home. Dee Dee arrives unannounced in Emmerdale and reunites with Bernice, Gabby and Diane. Bernice and Gabby admit to Diane they exaggerated their life to make it seem glamorous to Dee Dee. Dee Dee meets her aunt,
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), and Nicola encourages Bernice to keep money from a betting slip from one of Bernice's clients who recently died and was Lydia Hart's (Karen Blick) distant cousin in order to keep up the pretence she is rich. Bernice rents a
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Charley Webb Charlene Joanne Webb (born 26 February 1988), commonly known as Charley Webb, is an English actress. From 2002 to 2021, she portrayed the role of Debbie Dingle in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. In 2014, she was nominated for Best Female ...
) and buys gifts for Dee Dee and Gabby. Diane suggests Bernice admits the truth when Dee Dee says she enjoys spending time with Bernice. Bernice contemplates telling the truth until Dee Dee announces Charlie gave her permission to stay for Christmas. When Dee Dee and Bernice return from a holiday, she comes clean to Dee Dee that she is not rich and the money is Lydia's inheritance. Lydia is initially furious when Dee Dee lets slip about the inheritance and Dee Dee insists they return everything they bought. Dee Dee tells Bernice that she is returning to Charlie as he wants her home. Dee Dee returns to the village two years later when Bernice's partner, Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson), contacts her. She surprises Bernice, and explains that she wants to attend her wedding to Liam. However, when it is revealed that her father has been in a car accident and is in critical condition, Dee Dee returns to Australia alongside Bernice.


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