List of Emmerdale characters (2014)

Emmerdale is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared or will appear during 2014, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the soap's series producer Kate Oates. William Makepeace and his grandson, Seb arrived in February. The following month saw the introduction of Donna Windsor and Marlon Dingle's daughter, April. Tracy Shankley, Daz Spencer, Rakesh Kotecha and Carole made their first appearances in July. Rakesh's son, Kirin, made his debut in August. The White family – Lawrence, Chrissie and Lachlan – arrived in September and October.

William Makepeace

William Makepeace,[1] played by Dudley Sutton, made his first screen appearance on 27 February 2014.[2] The character and Sutton's casting was announced on 30 January 2014.[2] The actor commented "This will be my second appearance in Emmerdale as I appeared in 1997 as a tramp! It's great to be back in Yorkshire and I have fond memories of filming the Beiderbecke Trilogy in the same building as Emmerdale is now filmed."[2] William is Seb Makepeace's (James Redmond) grandfather and is cared for by Seb's former girlfriend Ruby Haswell (Alicya Eyo). William has "an old-fashioned attitude" and he makes life difficult for Ruby.[2]

Seb Makepeace

Seb Makepeace,[3] played by James Redmond, made his first screen appearance on 27 February 2014.[2] The character and casting was announced on 30 January 2014.[2] Of his casting, Redmond stated "Having taken a 5-year break from acting to concentrate on stand-up comedy, I am really looking forward to getting back on the horse. It will be great to join the cast of Emmerdale and Seb will be my first time playing a northerner!"[2] Seb is established character Ruby Haswell's (Alicya Eyo) ex-boyfriend. They meet again when Ruby becomes a carer to Seb's grandfather William (Dudley Sutton).[2]

April Windsor

April Windsor, played by Amelia Flanagan, made her first screen appearance on 19 March 2014.[4] The character was announced in the same month and plays a part in Donna Windsor's (Verity Rushworth) return storyline. April is Donna and Marlon Dingle's (Mark Charnock) daughter.[5] Rushworth explained that when Donna left the village four years ago, she was pregnant with April at the time. Now April is four, Donna realises that it is time she got to know her father and meet her family.[6] Rushworth continued, "Having said that, Donna is just thinking about little April. She hasn't really considered the impact this will have on Marlon's life."[6] Marlon meets April when he saves her from being run over by a quad bike.[6]

Tracy Shankley

Tracy Shankley, played by Amy Walsh, made her first screen appearance on 7 July 2014.[7] Walsh's casting was initially announced on 2 May 2014, but it was not confirmed which character she would be playing until 1 July.[7] Tracy will be introduced as a love interest for established character Sam Dingle (James Hooton).[7] Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy reported that Tracy is "a chaotic character who divides opinion when she makes her first appearance in the village".[7] Tracy comes to Emmerdale to meet Sam, after they begin talking via an adult chat line. Sam asks Tracy to stay with him, but his step-mother, Lisa (Jane Cox), kicks Tracy out when she becomes suspicious of her.[7] Sam and Tracy then move into Brook Cottage with Robbie Lawson (Jamie Shelton).[7]

Daz Spencer

Daz Spencer
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Mark Jordon
First appearance 8 July 2014
Last appearance 23 July 2014
Introduced by Kate Oates
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Occupation Soldier

Darren "Daz" Spencer, played by Mark Jordon, made his first screen appearance on 8 July 2014.[8] The character and Jordon's casting was announced on 5 May 2014. Jordon will begin filming later in the month.[9] Of his casting, Jordon stated "ITV Studios in Leeds has always felt like a second home and I'm really looking forward to being back there, this time with the cast and crew of Emmerdale." Daz is the brother of established character Dan Spencer (Liam Fox).[9] He is a former marine, who easily makes friends with the local residents, but his presence leaves his brother "feeling conflicted."[9] Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy reported that Dan would be unsettled by his brother's "wayward reputation" and that he may be jealous of his Daz's popularity in the village.[9]

Daz arrives in Emmerdale village and is immediately popular with his brother, Dan's, fiancée Kerry Wyatt (Laura Norton) and his son Sean (Luke Roskell). Eventually, Sean and Kerry manage to persuade Dan to allow Daz to stay with them for a while. Noticing how close Daz is getting to married barmaid Alicia Metcalfe (Natalie Anderson), Dan tries to warn Alicia's husband David (Matthew Wolfenden) that Daz will ruin their marriage. His plan fails, however, when he witnesses Daz, David and Alicia having a friendly chat in the local pub. A few days later, Daz arranges a burglary at David and Alicia's shop, which leads to Alicia being mildly attacked. Daz tries to run after the burglar, but he punches Daz in the nose, causing him to suffer a nosebleed. David and Alicia hail Daz "the hero", but Dan is suspicious about Daz's actions. He later meets up with the burglar and praises him for punching him in the face, and states that it made the burglary look more realistic and dramatic.

A few weeks later, Daz causes more trouble for Dan, after constantly flirting with Kerry and convincing Sean to go into the army. Dan and his ex-wife, Ali (Kelli Hollis), are furious that Sean has signed up for the army, and while Dan shouts at Daz for convincing Sean to sign up, Kerry defends Daz. This leads to Kerry punching Dan in the face after an argument over Daz. Kerry and Daz then go on a night out and steal a bus from Hotten. On Dan's stag night and Kerry's hen party, Daz and Kerry leave the parties early, and Daz makes a pass at Kerry, just as Dan enters. He angrily declares that the wedding is off, much to Kerry's upset. The next day, Kerry tries to win Dan round, and frantically gets dressed for their wedding. Daz, however, tries to persuade Kerry not to go through with the wedding and to go into town with him. Kerry, shocked by Daz's evil streak, angrily pushes him, and says that Dan is better than him. Daz is later seen congratulating Dan and Kerry for getting married, and is later involved in a fight in The Woolpack between Dan, Kerry and Kerry's secret husband, Kev Berry (Christopher Connel). Dan, Daz, Kerry and Kev are all arrested, and Dan tells the police that Daz stole a bus from Hotten. Daz is furious that Dan grassed him up, and an explosive argument leads to Dan throwing Daz out onto the streets. Daz then leaves the village.

Rakesh Kotecha

Rakesh Kotecha, played by Pasha Bocarie, made his first screen appearance on 14 July 2014.[10] The character and casting was announced on 11 June 2014.[10] Rakesh is a businessman, who was introduced as part of an arranged marriage storyline for Priya Sharma (Fiona Wade).[10] While Priya believes she and Rakesh are well suited, her brother Jai (Chris Bisson) is not happy with arrival of his "old business associate."[10] David Metcalfe (Matthew Wolfenden) also becomes suspicious of Rakesh.[10]

Carole

Carole, played by Tracy Brabin, made her first screen appearance on 23 July 2014.[11] The character and casting was announced on 30 June 2014. Of her casting, Brabin said "It is a total delight to be playing Carole back in my home town of Leeds. She's funny and sexy with a dark secret. Ever since I played Tricia in Coronation Street, it's been a personal and professional ambition to work with the wonderful actors and writers of Emmerdale. I hope the public take to Carole as much as I have."[11] Carole will be introduced as a love interest for established character Ashley Thomas (John Middleton).[11] Ashley is initially reluctant to introduce Carole to his friends, but Harriet Finch (Katherine Dow Blyton) texts Carole using Ashley's phone and Carole soon arrives in the village.[11]

Kirin Kotecha

Kirin Kotecha, played by Adam Fielding, made his first screen appearance on 21 August 2014.[12] The character and casting was announced on 23 July 2014.[12] Fielding's character is the teenage son of Rakesh Kotecha (Pasha Bocarie) and a new love interest for Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick).[12] Kirin will meet Vanessa while on a night out in Hotten, things become awkward when Vanessa learns Kirin is only 17.[12] Of his casting, Fielding said "I am thrilled to be joining Emmerdale as Kirin. He's only 17 but he's a cool and confident guy and isn't going to let his age stop him where Vanessa is concerned."[12]

Lawrence White

Lawrence White
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by John Bowe
Duration 2014–
First appearance 30 September 2014
Introduced by Kate Oates
Classification Present; regular

Lawrence White, played by John Bowe, made his first screen appearance on 30 September 2014. Bowe was initially contracted for six months.[13] Of his casting, Bowe said "I am delighted to be joining the cast of Emmerdale and having already recorded scenes involving Edna's long forgotten past, it is now fantastic to have been given the keys to Home Farm. I can't wait to stir things up."[14] Lawrence had an affair with Edna Birch's (Shirley Stelfox) husband, Harold, and she reported Lawrence to the police, who then sent him to prison. Edna assumed that Lawrence had died, before they came face-to-face again.[15] On 3 October, it was announced that Lawrence and his family would become the new owners of Home Farm.[14]

Chrissie White

Chrissie White
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Louise Marwood
Duration 2014–
First appearance 23 October 2014
Introduced by Kate Oates
Classification Present; regular
Profile
Occupation Businesswoman
Beautician

Chrissie Sugden (née White), played by Louise Marwood, made her first screen appearance in October 2014. The character and casting was announced on 4 October 2014.[14] and the mother of Lachlan (Thomas Atkinson). Chrissie spends most of her time up at Home Farm but makes friends with David and Alicia, grateful that Alicia is taking an interest in Lachlan as he has made friends with her son, Jacob. She even suggests that they invest in David's shop, which David agrees to. Sadly Lachlan's interest in Alicia is not what it should be and leads to Alicia reporting Lachlan to the police for assault. Chrissie initially believes Lachlan's version of events but, on finding a video on his laptop and his past history, later realizes that Alicia is telling the truth. She then calls the police herself, insisting to Lachlan and her father that Lachlan must take responsibility for his actions.

Lachlan White

Lachlan White
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Thomas Atkinson
Duration 2014–
First appearance 10 November 2014
Introduced by Kate Oates
Classification Present; regular
Profile
Occupation Student
Home Home Farm

Lachlan White, played by Thomas Atkinson, made his first screen appearance on 10 November 2014. The character and casting was announced on 4 October 2014.[14] Lachlan is Chrissie White's (Louise Marwood) son and he was described as being a "troubled 14-year-old".[14]

Lachlan befriends Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper), but her strange behaviour causes others to think Lachlan has been harassing her. Lachlan photographs Belle and realises that something is wrong with her. He helps her realize that she needs help, as do her family. Lachlan also makes friends with Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) and spends time with him at his house. Jacob's mother, Alicia (Natalie Anderson), takes an interest in him as she can see he is a bit different. Chrissie is grateful for this but it soon becomes clear that Lachlan's interest in Alicia is inappropriate as shown when Chrissie finds that Lachlan has a lot of photos of Alicia. He claims that this is because he is helping Jacob make a photo book, which is true, and Jacob gives it to his mother as a present.

Lachlan later buys Alicia an expensive handbag as a Valentine's present, making her husband, David Metcalfe (Matthew Wolfenden), wonder where it came from until Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) tells him that she saw Lachlan with it. David tells Alicia and she returns it, letting him down gently, but Lachlan ignores it and David's warning to keep his distance. Believing Alicia returns his feelings, he assaults her but distraught, Alicia throws him out of the house and calls the police. He initially tells the police that their relationship was consensual, leading her to be questioned about this. Chrissie initially believes him but later finds evidence that he is lying and on hearing Alicia's version of events, calls the police herself. She tells him and her father that Lachlan must take responsibility for what he has done.

Others

Date(s) Character Actor Circumstances
6 January–17 April Ian Chamberlain Robert Cavanah[16] Val Pollard (Charlie Hardwick) had a fling with Ian while she was in Portugal. Months later Ian comes to Emmerdale to inform Val that he has HIV and may have passed it on to her. Ian tells Val that she needs to get herself tested. He returns later and they go on a few dates. Val then decides to split with him and he leaves.
11–20 February Anton Bluth Andrew Dowbiggin[17] Bernice Blackstock (Samantha Giles) meets Anton online, but while on a date with him, Anton handcuffs Bernice to a bed in Jimmy (Nick Miles) and Nicola King's (Nicola Wheeler) house, before robbing the place and fleeing. Bernice talks Nicola into helping her spring a trap for Anton; Nicola dons a disguise and the sisters head to a speed dating event, where as they had hoped, they spot Anton trying to meet other women who he can dupe. Nicola flirts with him and they arrange a date. Bernice watches from a safe distance. Nicola panics when Anton suggests they go back to her place and locks herself in a toilet cubicle. Bernice comes in and knocks Anton out, she then handcuffs him to a toilet and takes his picture.
21–27 February Mark Chris Lindon[18] Mark approaches Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson) with information about Rachel Breckle (Gemma Oaten) and his son, Archie's whereabouts. Mark asks Jai for money before giving him the information.
7 March Laura Atkinson Farrel Hegarty Laura is a brief 'girlfriend' of Ross Barton (Michael Parr). Sarah takes a shine to Laura and promises to paint her nails for her.
1–5 May Tiny Alcock Tony Pritchard Tiny is a delivery driver who goes on several dates with Val Pollard (Charlie Hardwick). When Val admits that she is HIV positive, Tiny gets extremely angry and begins shouting at Val, hitting her to the floor in disgust. He confronts her husband, Eric (Chris Chittell), furious that he did not tell him she was HIV positive. Eric becomes aware that Tiny hit Val and confronts him in the village. Tiny begins insulting Val, causing Eric to try and punch him. Tiny puts Eric in a headlock and Val scratches his van as the police arrive. She is arrested from criminal damage. Eric kicks and punches Tiny and is subsequently arrested for assault. The café and David Metcalfe's (Matthew Wolfenden) shop cancel their bread orders because of Tiny's behaviour.
16 May– Amba Metcalfe[19] Uncredited Amba is David Metcalfe (Matthew Wolfenden) and Priya Sharma's (Fiona Wade) daughter. She is born seven weeks premature.[20] She is delivered by her stepmother Alicia Metcalfe (Natalie Anderson) and Alicia's sister, Leyla Harding (Roxy Shahidi).
29 May–15 August Gary North Fergus O'Donnell Ross Barton (Michael Parr) robs Gary and he retaliates by hiring a man called Brad to gas Ross's brother Finn (Joe Gill). Donna Windsor (Verity Rushworth) tries to help Ross by planting illegal drugs in Gary's house, but Gary finds them and disposes of them. Gary later threatens Donna and her daughter, April (Amelia Flanagan). Gary's final job is to retrieve explicit photographs from a safe in a nightclub owned by his arch enemy, Stephen. Donna and Ross attempt to get to the photos, but their plan goes wrong. Stephen brutally beats Ross, while Gary forces Donna to watch. Donna goes to face Gary alone on the roof of the police station and she threatens him with a taser gun, however, North has back up, aiming at Donna. Gary threatens to harm April, saying she will be the subject of an explicit photo, and so Donna puts the gun down. Ross runs towards them and Donna tells him that she lied and she really does love him. She then handcuffs herself to Gary and jumps off the roof, killing herself and Gary.
29 May–2 June Laurent Alexander Devrient[21] Laurent is a French cyclist, who falls off his bike when Kerry Wyatt (Laura Norton) steps into his path. Kerry apologises and invites Laurent to stay at her house, when she becomes worried that he will sue her. Shortly before Laurent is due to leave, he kisses Kerry, but she rejects him.
22–24 July Brad Jaz Martin[22] Brad arrives in the village looking for Finn Barton (Joe Gill). He later attempts to murder Finn on orders from Gary North (Fergus O'Donnell).
22 July Kev Berry Christopher Connel[22] Kev gatecrashes Kerry Wyatt's (Laura Norton) wedding reception and reveals that he and Kerry are married. A fight breaks out between Kev, Kerry, Kerry's new husband Dan Spencer (Liam Fox) and Dan's brother Daz Spencer (Mark Jordon). The police then arrive and Kev, Kerry, Dan and Daz are all arrested. Kerry is arrested and charged for bigamy, while Kev, Dan and Daz are all arrested for affray.
29 September– Juliette Amelia Curtis Juliette arrives at Home Farm heavily pregnant and reveals to Jimmy King (Nick Miles) and his wife Nicola (Nicola Wheeler) that Jimmy is the father of her baby. She admits that this is her first meeting with Jimmy, but it later transpires that Jimmy donated sperm to a sperm bank, and that Juliette has been supplied with the wrong sperm. Juliette later reveals that her husband left her when she became obsessed with having a baby, and later reveals that she intends on naming her unborn child Carl, which is coincidental after Jimmy's deceased brother was named Carl (Tom Lister). Juliette returns a week later and gives birth in Jimmy and Nicola's house to baby Carl, and Nicola is forced to deliver him. Juliette later asks Jimmy if he wants anything to do with Carl, and Jimmy agrees he wants access to his newborn son, although does not tell Nicola.
7 October– Carl Uncredited Carl is Juliette and Jimmy King's son.[23] He was conceived after Juliette was given Jimmy's sperm by mistake at the sperm bank.

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