List of minor Emmerdale characters (2006)

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The following is a list of minor characters that first appeared in the British soap opera Emmerdale in 2006, by order of first appearance.

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Samson Dingle

Samson Dingle
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Bradley Milnes
Ben Shooter
(2006-2008)
Charlie Pell
(2008–2010)
Sam Hall
(2010–)[1]
Introduced by Kathleen Beedles
Duration 2006-
First appearance 12 January 2006
Classification Present; recurring
Spin-off appearances Emmerdale: The Dingles - For Richer for Poorer(2010)
Profile
Date of birth 12 January 2006
Residence Wishing Well Cottage

Samson Dingle is the son of Sam and Alice Dingle. He has appeared since 2006.

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 and the baby is named Samson. He is rushed to intensive care before Alice gets a chance to bond with him. After stopping the chemotherapy because it is not working, Alice dies on 31 July 2006.

After Alice's death, Sam vows to bring up Samson on his own and moves into his own cottage. However, he finds it difficult to cope and someone calls social services. He wants to continue bringing up Samson on his own. On 15 January 2008, Samson is knocked down by Val Lambert in her jeep. He soons recovers, but Sam goes on the run with Samson because he is worried he will be taken away from him. An arrangement is later made and Sam is allowed to keep Samson. He later moves back in with his family.

Vonda Lockhart

Vonda Lockhart
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Lorelei King
Introduced by Kathleen Beedles
Duration 2006, 2007
First appearance 16 February 2006
Last appearance May 2007
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Occupation Show dancer

Vonda Lockhart is Bob Hope's third wife. She appeared in 2006 and 2007.

Bob and Vonda, a show dancer in Las Vegas, met in 1994 on a cruise and drunkly got married aboard the ship. They divorced after the cruise. Unknown to Bob, Vonda fell pregnant and gave birth to Roxy, his fifth child.

In 2006, when Bob is planning to re-marry Viv she wants to have all of his children there. They find out about Roxy, and she and Vonda come to the village for the wedding. In 2007, Vonda and Roxy return to the village when the former is doing a tour of Northern England decides that Roxy should spend some time with Bob.

Roxy Lockhart

Roxy Lockhart
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Chloe Procter
Introduced by Kathleen Beedles
Duration 2006, 2007
First appearance 16 February 2006
Last appearance May 2007
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Date of birth 1994

Roxy Lockhart is the daughter of Bob Hope. She appeared in 2006 and 2007.

Bob does not know of Roxy's existence until near the time of his second marriage to Viv when Viv wants to have all his children there. He had married Roxy's mother Vonda when they were drunk on a cruise and they got a quick divorce. Vonda later gave birth without Bob knowing. Vonda and Roxy only stay for Bob's wedding. Roxy has done many beauty pageants back home in America.

The following year Vonda is employed to tour in the North of England, and decides that Bob and Roxy should spend some time together while she is working. However, Bob spends too much time with his new born twins, Cathy and Heath, and forgets to feed Roxy. When he does, she begins choking and Jimmy King performs the Heimlich Manoeuvre on Roxy and saves her. Vonda arrives after this and accues Bob of being a neglectful father. They leave shortly after and Bob gives Roxy a bracelet that belonged to his late daughter Dawn. Roxy returns to the village for Cathy and Heath's christening and is asked to be Cathy's godmother. She is annoyed, however, that she is not the only godmother and after Bob flees the Church, she tells him he is a loser. Vonda and Roxy then leave Emmerdale. Bob visits Roxy in 2008 as the two have since made up.

Owen Hartbourne

Owen Hartbourne
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Oliver Lee
Introduced by Kathleen Beedles
Duration 2006, 2007
First appearance 2006
Last appearance 2007
Classification Former; recurring

Owen Hartbourne is the grandson of Pearl Ladderbanks. He appeared in 2006 and 2007.

Owen - who lives in Hong Kong - arrives in the village looking for his father, Frank Bernard. Pearl lies and tells him he is dead. However, when Owen wants to visit his grave, Pearl has to tell him that is father is alive but has been in prison for rape. Owen returns in May 2007 to help Pearl deal with the death of Len Reynolds.

Alasdair Sinclair

Alasdair Sinclair
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Ray Coulthard
Introduced by Kathleen Beedles (2006)
Anita Turner (2008)
Duration 2006, 2008
First appearance February 2006
Last appearance 1 January 2008
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Date of birth 1970

Alasdair Charles Sinclair is Grayson Sinclair's brother. He appeared in 2006 and 2008.

Alasdair first appears in early 2006 as the fiance of Sadie King. His mother, Rosemary, tried to persuade him not to marry her but to no avail. On the wedding day, Sadie's former brother-in-law, Matthew King, gatecrashes the wedding and declares his love for Sadie. The wedding goes ahead, but Sadie soon leaves Alasdair for Matthew. Alasdair returns to the village several times, including for his mother's engagement to Tom King but then leaves to Dubai for work. On New Year's Day 2008, he arrives in the village for Rosemary's funeral.

Susie Carter

Susie Carter
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Polly Highton
Introduced by Kathleen Beedles
Duration 2006
First appearance 27 August 2006
Last appearance December 2006
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Occupation Servant

Susie Carter was a servant of Rosemary Sinclair in Oakwell Hall. Susie is Polish and she was very loyal to Rosemary. Susie knew that Rosemary was broke. Rosemary attempted to recruit Susie to Home Farm. But there was Pearl. Susie left the village in December 2006.

Charles Vaughan

Charles Vaughan
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Richard Cole
Introduced by Kathleen Beedles
Duration 2006-09
First appearance September 2006
Last appearance 6 January 2009
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Occupation Senior police officer

Charles Vaughan is a friend of Tom King and the superintendent of the Emmerdale police station. He appeared from 2006 to 2009.

Vaughan first appears when his old friend Tom King is kidnapped by Cain Dingle and Sadie King. Tom later chooses Vaughan as his best man for his Christmas Day wedding to Rosemary Sinclair. Tom is murdered on his wedding day and after his death Vaughan becomes close to Tom's widow Rosemary. Tom's son, Matthew King, makes an unofficial complaint to DCI Barraclough, about their closeness. Barraclough then speaks to Vaughan, who realises that he should have a professional relationship only with Rosemary.

After this investigation, Vaughan continues to appear as the senior police officer. He gets involved in 2008 when Donna Windsor-Dingle makes a complaint about PC Shane Doyle. He advises Donna not to make a formal complaint as it might effect her career. On 30 December 2008, Shane's body is found in a local lake. Early the next month he goes to the funeral of Matthew King.

David Brown

David Brown
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Peter Alexander
Introduced by Kathleen Beedles
Duration 2006
Appears on 13 July 2006
Classification Former; guest
Profile
Date of death 13 July 2006
Occupation Estate agent

David Brown is an estate agent. He appeared in 2006 and was played as a cameo role by Peter Alexander, who played Phil Pearce in the soap between 1986 and 1988.

David Brown is an estate agent who is in the Kings River Showhome when it collapses. He is standing near Noreen Bell when she opens a cupboard door and turns on a light, creating a spark which starts a series of explosions and the collapses of the house. After being retrieved from the house, David dies after paramedics fail to revive him. Noreen also dies.

Gilbert Duff

Gilbert Duff
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Christopher Beeny
Introduced by Kathleen Beedles
Duration 2006
Appears on 3 August 2006
Classification Former; guest

Gilbert Duff is the cousin of Noreen Bell. He appeared in 2006.

Gilbert attends Noreen's funeral, and later her will reading, where he receives her will collections while Val Lambert get Noreen's money.

Peter Birch

Peter Birch
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Philip Bird
Introduced by Kathleen Beedles (2006)
Anita Turner (2008)
Duration 2006, 2008
First appearance 13 October 2006
Last appearance 3 November 2008
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Date of birth 17 May

Peter Birch is Lily Butterfield's son. He appeared in 2006 and 2008.

For most of his life in believed he was the son of Edna Birch. However, in October 2006 he learns that Edna is his aunt and his mother is Lily Butterfield. When he was born, Lily was single and incapable of taking care of him so Edna and her husband Harold brought him up. Edna is forced to tell him the truth when she is blackmailed by Tom King. Peter takes this very badly and has no contact with Edna afterwards.

In September 2008, Peter reappears to secretly see Lily - without Edna's knowledge. He tells Lily that he is badly in debt, but Lily is unable to help. However, weeks later she and her colleagues win a car worth £15,000. Her offers Peter her share, £3000, but he makes her feel guilty and reluctantly gives Peter the ticket so he can claim the full £15,000. The missing ticket is soon noticed, and eventually Lily confesses to Edna what happened. Edna then asks Peter to return the money, but he refuses, so Edna takes the money out of her own savings so Lily can pay her colleagues back. She does not tell Lily that the money was hers, not Peter's - although she does not later find out.

Sandra Livesy

Sandra Livesy
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Janet Bamford
Introduced by Kathleen Beedles (2006)
Anita Turner (2008)
Duration 2006, 2008
First appearance 2006
Last appearance 1 December 2008

Sandra Livesy is the second wife of Gordon Livesy.

She first appears in 2006 when Gordon brings Aaron, his son by Chas Dingle, to Emmerdale to visit Chastity. Sandra is pregnant and Aaron is unable to return home after being in contact with someone who had German measles. Sandra next appears in 2008 after Aaron is arrested. Chas goes to see Gordon and is told that Aaron had hit Sandra, leaving her with a black eye. Gordon refuses to take Aaron back after he is arrested.

Jenny Albright

Jenny Albright
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Kirsha Southward
Introduced by Kathleen Beedles
Duration 2006
Appears on 1 December 2006
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Occupation Student

Jenny Albright is the friend of Victoria Sugden and Kayleigh Gibbs, played by close friends of Kirsha's Isabel Hodgins and Lily Jane Stead.

Kayleigh, Victoria and Jenny went to a nightclub after a woman gave Victoria tickets to go there. They got dressed up and told Victoria's dad Jack that they were going out. They didn't stay long as they spotted Victoria's brother Andy and a lot of other Emmerdale residents at the club. As they were leaving, Andy's lodger, Jo Stiles, saw them and told them about the dodgy people in the club but promised not to tell Jack that they had been there.

Bridget Burgess

Bridget Burgess
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Eileen O'Brien
Introduced by Kathleen Beedles
Duration 2006-07
First appearance 10 December 2006
Last appearance 2007
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Occupation Teacher

Bridget Burgess is Belle Dingle's teacher. She appeared in 2006.

Bridget first appears when she sends a letter to Belle's parents, Zak and Lisa Dingle, asking to see them. Belle intercepts the letter and persuades her uncle Shadrach to be her father. However, when they meet Shadrach realises that she and him used to be an item. He tries to restart their relationship, but she is not interested. Bridget soon discovers that Shadrach is not Belle's father and sets up a meeting with Zak and Lisa, and tells them Belle is having behavioural problems. Zak and Lisa declare that Belle will start to behave but when she removes a security block on the computers, Bridget Burgess and the head teacher want to suspend Belle. This leads to an argument with Zak, and he removes Belle from the school. Bridget tries on several occasions to persuade Zak to let her return, but he refuses.

Karen Williams

Karen Williams
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Annie Fitzmaurice
Introduced by Kathleen Beedles (2006)
Anita Turner (2008)
Duration 2006-07, 2008-09
First appearance 25 December 2006
Last appearance March 2009
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Occupation Police officer

Detective Sergeant Karen Williams is a police officer. She has appeared from 2006 to 2007 and from 2008 to 2009.

DS Williams is first seen investigating the Christmas Day murder of Tom King in 2006. The case against Tom's three sons Jimmy, Matthew and Carl eventually collapses although afterwards Carl confesses to the murder to his brothers. Later in 2007, Williams investigates the disappearance of Rosemary Sinclair, who is later found to have committed suicide in America. On 30 December 2008 she is called to a lake where a body has been found and she soon discovers it is the body of a colleague, PC Shane Doyle. She and DC Nick Henshall then lead the investigation into Shane's murder, and arrest and charge PC Ross Kirk with the murder but the case against him is later dropped. Later in January, Williams leads the search of the Dingles' house and arrests Eli Dingle for Shane's murder. She and DC Henshall later arrive in the village to find Jasmine Thomas and Debbie Dingle, who Eli revealed were Shane's killers. Jasmine runs away, but Debbie is arrested and later charged with murder. In early March, Jasmine returns and confesses to killing Shane in order to clear Debbie's name. Williams and Henshall interview her and she is later sentenced to four years imprisonment for manslaughter.

DCI Vikesh Dasari

DCI Vikesh Dasari
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Stephen Rahman-Hughes
Introduced by Kathleen Beedles
Duration 2006-07
First appearance 26 December 2006
Last appearance July 2007
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Occupation Detective Inspector (until 2007)
Detective Chief Inspector

Detective Chief Inspector Vikesh Dasari is a local police officer. He appeared from 2006 to 2007.

Detective Inspector Dasari appears in the village, with his CID colleague DCI Grace Barraclough, following the death of Tom King. Barraclough is later taken off the case for getting too involved, and Dasari leads the investigation into Tom's murder. In July 2007, he is promoted to the rank of Detective Chief Inspector (DCI).

References

  1. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (27 August 2010). "Dingles to star in 'Emmerdale' DVD spin-off". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s12/emmerdale/news/a268422/dingles-to-star-in-emmerdale-dvd-spinoff.html. Retrieved 27 August 2010.