List of former Emmerdale characters

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This is a list of former characters from the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale , ordered by the year in which they made their final appearance.

Contents

Contents:
1970s: 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s: 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
References

1970s

Last appeared in 1972

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Alec Saunders Alan Tucker1972
Wallace Michael Culver 1972
Peters Reginald Barratt1972
Lynn Wallace Jenny Lee-Wright 1972
Norman Harrison Christopher Mitchell 1972

Last appeared in 1973

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Bart Ansett Trevor Ray 1972–1973
Harry Jameson John Glyn-Jones 1972–1973
Sharon Crossthwaite Louise Jameson 1973
PC Dave Ball Christopher Wray 1972–1973
Ian 'Trash' McIntyre Leonard Maguire 1973
Beryl Crossthwaite Joan Scott1973
Penny Golightly Louisa Martin1973
Peggy Skilbeck Jo Kendall 1972–1973
Amy PostlethwaiteDorothy Frere1973
Bob Molesworth Reginald Marsh 1973
Mick Cavan David Kelly 1973
Carol BenfieldAnn Holloway1973
Charlie Nelson Jack Woolgar 1973
Andrew Watson Malcolm Terris 1973
Clare Scott Joanna Tope 1973
Ben Dowton Larry Noble 1973
Laura Verney Patricia Haines 1973

Last appeared in 1974

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Frank Blakey Eric Allan 1972–1974
Lewis Potter Robert Dorning 1974
Ethel AinsworthPeggy Marshall1974
Letty Brewer Diana Davies 1974
Franklin PrescottDonald Morley1974
Dryden Hogben Roy Boyd 1974
Briddy Middleton Jenny Hanley 1974
Alison GibbonsCarolyn Moody1973–1974
George Verney Patrick Holt 1973–1974

Last appeared in 1975

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Tom Raistrick Leonard Trolley 1975
Wilf Padgett George Waring 1974–1975
Jean KendallLeslie Nunnerley1975
Jim Gimbel John Atkinson1974–1975
Freda GimbelMary Henry1974–1975
Jackson William Moore 1975
TomBert Palmer1975
Beattie DowtonBarbara Ogilvie1973–1975
Sarah Foster Patricia Brake 1975

Last appeared in 1976

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Sam Skilbeck Jamie Bell1973–1976
Sally Skilbeck Justine Bell1973–1976
Mrs DawkinsLorraine Peters1973–1976
Will Croft William Simons 1976
Julie Croft Gwyneth Powell 1976
Heather Bannerman Wanda Ventham 1976
Martin Gimbel George Fenton 1976
Rosemary Kendall Lesley Manville 1975–1976
Christine Sharp Angela Cheyne1973–1974, 1976
Nan Wheeler Anna Cropper 1976
Dick Robertshaw Alan David 1974, 1976
Robert Sharp Bernard Kay 1974, 1976

Last appeared in 1977

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Janet Thompson Muriel Pavlow 1977
Asta GunnarsonMadeleine Hinde1977
Olaf GunnarsonJürgen Andersen1977
Lucy StubbsAdrienne Frank1977
Kathy GimbelPolly Hemingway1974–1977
Syd HarkerAndy Bradford1977
Sarah OswellVirginia Moore1977
Ray OswellStuart Bevan1977
David CowperJohn Abbott1977
Angela Read Joanne Whalley 1977

Last appeared in 1978

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Glenda ThompsonElaine Donnelly1978
Ruth Hepton Stephanie Turner 1978
Ian Hepton Tim Preece 1978
Steve HawkerPaul Rosebury1978
Paul Pargrave Philip Madoc 1978
BarneyGeorge Malpas1972–1976, 1978
Antony Moeketsi Oscar James 1978
Phyllis Purwick Jean Heywood 1978
Pip Coulter Julie Dawn Cole 1978
Charlotte Verney Angela Thorne 1978
Gerald VerneyJames Kerry1978
David Annersley David Markham 1978
Major Vivian Denyer Kevin Stoney 1978

Last appeared in 1979

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Arthur Braithwaite Max Wall 1979
Irene Madden Kathleen Byron 1979
Phil Fletcher Kenneth Watson 1979
Terry FletcherBernard Padden1979
Jimmy ArmstrongLennox Greaves1979
Susan ArmstrongCatherine Terris1979
Ed Hathersage Paul Maxwell 1979

1980s

Last appeared in 1980

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Enid PottleAnne Dyson1980
Esmeralda Eckersley Debbie Farrington 1980
Harold Eckersley Roger Hammond 1980
Mrs Eckersley Pam St Clement 1980
Harry Moore Walter Sparrow 1980
Maurice WestropEdward Dentith1979–1980
Judy WestropJane Cussons1979–1980
Ted EdwardsBarry Hart1977–1980
Alice WilksHazel Bainbridge1980
Angie NortonKaren Drury1980

Last appeared in 1981

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Enoch Tolly Neil McCarthy 1980–1981
Bob Jerome Richard Howard 1979–1981
Frank HencollerJohnny Maxfield1981
Naomi Tolly Jenny Tomasin 1980–1981
Hannah TollyAlison Ambler1980–1981
Nellie RatcliffeGabrielle Hunt1978–1981
Richard AnsteyCarl Rigg1980–1981
Fred ArmstrongJulian Garlick1978–1981

Last appeared in 1982

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Grace Tolly Margaret Stallard 1980–1982
Barry Hill David Fleeshman 1982
Bill Jeffries James Aubrey 1982
Jane HardcastleAlison Dowling1981–1982

Last appeared in 1983

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Jessie RenfrewKathleen Helme1978–1979, 1981, 1983
Angie Richards Beverley Callard 1983
Barbara PetersRosie Kerslake1983
Nicholas Martin Tony Melody 1983
Edward RuskinGeorge Little1973–1975, 1983
Emily Brearly Ann Way 1980, 1983

Last appeared in 1984

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Jill Turner Patricia Maynard 1984
Andy LongthornDavid Clayforth1980–1984
Mark Botham
Sam Pearson Toke Townley 1972–1984

Last appeared in 1985

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Sita Sharma Mamta Kaash 1985
WalterMeadows White1972, 1974–1985
Geoffrey Hooper
Al Dixon

Last appeared in 1986

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Derek Warner Freddie Fletcher 1980, 1984–1986
Dennis Blanch
Meg Armstrong Ursula Camm1979–1980, 1983, 1986
Ruth Holden
Carol LongthornJane Hollowood1980, 1986
Jane Cunliffe
Clifford LongthornJim Barcroft1980, 1983, 1986
John Barrett
Peggy LongthornDorothy Vernon1980, 1983, 1986
Karen Moore Annie Hulley 1984–1986
Janie Harker Diane Grayson 1972–1974, 1986
Lesley Duff
Pat Sugden Lynn Dalby 1972, 1974, 1980–1986
Helen Weir
Lesley Pearce Clare Clifford 1986

Last appeared in 1987

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Graham Lodsworth Ross Kemp 1986–1987
Paolo Rosetti Carl Forgione 1987
Francesca RosettiNatasha Dilleyston1987
Hunter BellFrederick Bennett1974, 1987
Mr Metcalfe Bernard Kay 1987
Lionel Weiss Wolfe Morris 1987

Last appeared in 1988

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Christopher Meadows Conrad Phillips 1981–1988
Tom Merrick David Hill 1972, 1980–1982, 1984–1986, 1988
Edward Peel
Jack Carr
Ruth Pennington Julia Chambers 1987–1988
Marian Rosetti Gail Harrison1972–1975, 1978, 1987–1988
Debbi Blythe
Ezra BrearlyMartin Matthews1983, 1988
Stephen FullerGregory Floy1988

Last appeared in 1989

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Phil Pearce Peter Alexander 1986–1989
Clare SutcliffeSara Griffiths1988–1989
Tony Barclay Alun Lewis 1989
Sandie Merrick Jenny Mayors-Clark1972, 1980–1989
Jane Hutcheson
Denis Rigg Richard Franklin 1988–1989
Ted Sharp Andy Rashleigh1989
Jackie Merrick Ian Sharrock1972, 1980–1989
Alice Wood Olivia Jardith1989
Matt Skilbeck Frederick Pyne 1972–1989

1990s

Last appeared in 1990

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Liz MacDonald Lizzie Mickery 1977, 1984–1986, 1988, 1990
Debbie Wilson Debbie Arnold 1990
Pete Whiteley Jim Millea 1989–1990
Bill Whiteley Teddy Turner 1989–1990
Jock MacDonaldDrew Dawson1981, 1983–1990
Harriet Buchan Sheila Grier1990
Fran Carter Heather Wright 1990
David Hughes Martyn Whitby1989–1990

Last appeared in 1991

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Doreen Shuttleworth Sandra Gough 1984–1985, 1989, 1991
Miss Skipdale Breweries Jayne Ashbourne1991
April Brooks Anna Keaveney 1991
Paula Barker Judy Brooke 1991
Martin Bennett John Pickles1990–1991
Samuel Skilbeck Benjamin Whitehead1982–1991
Tony Charlton Stephen Rashbrook1990–1991
Dolly Skilbeck Katharine Barker 1977–1991
Jean Rogers
Kate Sugden Sally Knyvette 1988–1991
Henry Wilks Arthur Pentelow 1972–1991
Malcolm BatesAnthony Schaeffer1984, 1987–1989, 1991
Tom Adams
Louise Tricia Penrose 1991
Jim Latimer Miles Reithermann1973, 1991
Dennis Blanch

Last appeared in 1992

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Gary Gary Halliday1990–1992
Charlie Aindow David Fleeshman 1990–1992
AlexGuy Scantlebury1991–1992
RickJulian Griffin1991–1992
Poppy Bruce Anna Friel 1992
Melanie CliffordJoanne Woodcock1992
Dan Julian Walsh1990–1992
LisaBryonie Pritchard1992

Last appeared in 1993

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Bill MiddletonJohnny Caesar1984–1993
Neil Kincaid Brian Deacon 1992–1993
Steve MarshalGavin Kitchen1992–1993
Sangeeta ParmarRazia McGann1992–1993
Donald Hinton Hugh Manning 1977–1989, 1993
Jayesh ParmarJohn Leary1992–1993
Carol Nelson Philomena McDonagh 1991–1993
Lorraine NelsonNicola Strong1992–1993
Julie BramhopeRuth Whitehead1992–1993
Debbie ButtershawRebekah Joy Gilgan1993
Sgt Ian MacArthurMartin Dale1980–1993
Archie Brooks Tony Pitts 1983–1993
Elizabeth Pollard Kate Dove1990–1993

Last appeared in 1994

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Mark Hughes Craig McKay 1988–1994
Leonard Kempinski Bernard Archard 1992–1994
Josh Lewis Peter Warnock1993–1994
Danny Lauren Beales1994
Lucy Tracie Hart1994
Shirley Turner Rachel Davies 1993–1994
Reg Dawson Niven Boyd1994
Eileen Pollock Arbel Jones1994
Peter Whiteley Sam Walker1990–1994
Lynn Whiteley Fionnuala Ellwood 1989–1994
Sven Olsen Daniel O'Grady1994
Ben Dingle Steve Fury1994
Joe Sugden Frazer Hines 1972–1984, 1986–1994
Colin Long Al Hunter Ashton 1994
Sgt Hanway Ray Ashcroft 1994
Arthur Prendegast George Malpas1994
Harry Barker Harry Beety1994

Last appeared in 1995

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Bernard McAllister Brendan Price 1993–1995
Angharad McAllister Amanda Wenban 1993–1995
Andrew Mackinnon Michael J. Jackson 1994–1995
Derek Simpson Garry Cooper 1995
Ronnie SlaterIan Thompson1995
Amos Brearly Ronald Magill 1972–1995
Luke McAllister Noah Huntley 1993–1995
Jessica McAllister Camilla Power 1993–1995
WPC Barbara MetcalfeLynn Whitehead1995
DS Harry Metcalfe Ray Ashcroft 1995
Margaret Adlington Kathy Jamieson 1995
Daniel Weir Matthew Marsden 1995
Lady Vanessa WeirFleur Chandler1995
Dolores SharpSamantha Hurst1994–1995
PaulaAlison Swann1995
Britt Woods Michelle Holmes 1995

Last appeared in 1996

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Granny Hopwood Beatrice Kelly1996
Faye Clarke Helena Calvert1996
Susie WildeLouise Heaney1996
Dave Glover Ian Kelsey 1994–1996

Last appeared in 1997

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Sean Rossi Mark Cameron1996–1997
Tom BainbridgeJeremy Turner-Welch1996–1997
John Kenyon Alan Rothwell 1997
Sandra FowlerKate Layden1996–1997
Frank Tate Norman Bowler 1989–1997
Anne Cullen Heather Peace 1997
Ken Adlington Douglas McFerran 1995–1997
David Barrass
Greg Cox Danny Seward 1997
Charlie Cairns Sarah Graham1997
Des BurtenshawTony Barton1995–1997
Karen JohnsonAnnemarie Lawless1997
PC Wilson Steve Huison 1994–1995, 1997
Fiona MallenderPolly York1997
Colin BattyAndrew Livingston1997
Linda Fowler Tonicha Jeronimo 1994–1997
Gerald TaylorBlair Plant1995–1997
DI CookeSusie Baxter1997
Jo Steadman Julie Peasgood 1997
Geri CairnsGeorgina Annett1997
Anna Cunningham
Sophie Wright Jane Cameron 1996–1997
Doug Hamilton Jay Benedict 1997

Last appeared in 1998

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Barry Clegg Bernard Wrigley 1997–1998
Lord Alex Oakwell Rupam Maxwell1997–1998
Dee Pollard Claudia Malkovich1997–1998
Helen Ackroyd Kathryn Apanowicz 1995, 1997–1998
Tony Cairns Edward Peel 1997–1998
Becky Cairns Sarah Neville1997–1998
Jan Glover Roberta Kerr 1994–1998
Margaret CunninghamJune Broughton1998
Jed Outhwaite Tony Melody 1998
Dean AdlingtonPatrick Connolly1997–1998
Kirsty HutchinsonAnne-Marie Jowett1997–1998
Heather Hutchinson Siobhan Finneran 1998
Emma Cairns Rebecca Loudonsack1997–1998
Paulette LewisDanielle Brown1998
Lord Michael Thornfield Malcolm Stoddard 1998
Chelsea CampbellElizabeth Ingram1998
Vic Windsor Alun Lewis 1993–1998

Last appeared in 1999

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Steve Marchant Paul Opacic 1996–1999
Will Cairns Paul Fox 1997–1999
Dawn WilkinsRosy Clayton1999
Jane BarnetDeborah Chad1998–1999
Rachel Hughes Glenda McKay 1988–1999
Caroline Bates Diana Davies 1984–1997, 1999
Stella Jones Stephanie Schonfield1998–1999
Ernie Shuttleworth John Comer 1975, 1984–1986, 1991, 1998–1999
Peter Schofield
Maggie CassidyJuliet Ellis1999
Nick Bates Cy Chadwick 1985–1996, 1999
Ezra Dingle John Henshaw 1999
Liam Hammond Mark Powley 1999
Gavin Ferris Robert Beck 1999

2000s

Last appeared in 2000

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Reggie Wilkie Leslie Randall 1999–2000
Lyn Hutchinson Sally Walsh1997–2000
Graham Clark Kevin Pallister1998–2000
Pete Collins Kirk Smith1999–2000
Butch Dingle Paul Loughran 1994–2000
John WylieSeamus O'Neill1999–2000
Harry ThompsonTony Broughton2000
Claudia Nash Susan Duerden 1999–2000
Nellie Dingle Sandra Gough 1995, 2000
Maggie Tagney
Ned Glover Johnny Leeze 1994–2000
Laura Johnstone Louise Beattie1998–2000
Roy Glover Nicky Evans 1994–2000
Caleb Dingle Mike Kelly2000
Mike BlakeBarry James Anderson2000
Sarah Sugden Madeleine Howard 1988–2000
Alyson Spiro
Denise CarterMaxine Burth2000

Last appeared in 2001

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Adam Forrester Tim Vincent 2000–2001
Frankie SmithGina Aris1999–2001
Madeleine Bowyer
Jonny BradleyBen Bryant20002001
Bev MansfieldSarah Malin2000–2001
Ben McCarthy Ciarán Griffiths 2001
Carol Wareing Helen Pearson 2000–2001
Virginia WestBridget Fry2000–2001
Barbara Strickland Alex Hall 1998–2001
Ed WillsJames Midgley2001
Maureen Blackstock Joanna Monro 2001
Joe Fisher Edward Baker-Duly 20002001
Alice Bates Kimberley Hewitt1991–1999, 2001
Rachel Tolboys
Elsa Chappell Naomi Lewis1990–1991, 1993–1994, 1999, 2001
Natasha Gray

Last appeared in 2002

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Andrew FraserMark Elstob2001–2002
Sean Reynolds Stephen McGann 1999–2002
Barbara Kirk Judi Jones1998–2000, 2002
Jess Weston Ruth Abram2001–2002
Tony BellPhil Atkinson2001–2002
Peg Dingle Jeanne Hepple2002
Phil Weston Mark Jardine2001–2002
Maggie Calder Dee Whitehead2001–2002
Craig Calder Jason Hain2001–2002
Lucy Calder Elspeth Brodie2001–2002
Harry PartridgeNorman Mills2002
Edith Weatherall Elizabeth Kelly 2002
Melanie Say Kelli Hollis 2002
Councillor EcclestoneDavid Telfer2000, 2002
Angie Reynolds Freya Copeland1999–2002
DC Adrien CollinsTrevor Fox2002
Jedediah Dingle Richard Mayes 2002
Kirk Daggert Alexander Fothergill2001–2002
Cynthia Daggert Kay Purcell 2001–2002
Jason Kirk James Carlton 1999–2002
Ray Mullan Seamus Gubbins2001–2002

Last appeared in 2003

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Jerry MacKinleyRob Dixon2002–2003
Wilf Butler Peter Armitage 2003
Stephen ButlerWilliam Snape2003
DS Karen Barnborough Joanne Mitchell 2003
Yolanda HowieCharlotte Faber-Scott2003
Geoffrey BrookTrevor Lee Brown2003
Mavis CathcartJacqueline Pilton2003
Chris Tate Peter Amory 1989–2003
Ollie Reynolds Vicky Binns 1999–2003
Ronnie Marsden Ray Ashcroft 2003
Ali Marsden Danny Tennant2003
Elaine MarsdenSamantha McCarthy2003
Frances Marsden Sandy Walsh2003
PC HaddonChristopher Wright2002–2003

Last appeared in 2004

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Tricia Dingle Sheree Murphy 1998–2004
Gloria Pollard Janice McKenzie 2000–2004
Brian Addyman Martin Reeve 2001–2004
Nancy RyanMichelle Butt2004
Charlie WillisAndrew Readman2003–2004
Carrie GrangerLaura Crossley2004
Carlos Diaz Gary Turner2000–2001, 2004
Emma Nightingale Rachel Ambler1995–1996, 2004
Paul Marsden Matthew Booth 2003–2004
Siobhan Marsden Abigail Fisher2003–2004
Elvis Dingle Martin Walsh2002, 2004
Marilyn Dingle Morag Siller 2002, 2004
Albert Dingle Bobby Knutt 1995–1997, 2004
Frank Bernard Hartbourne Rob Parry2004
Solomon Dingle Paul Shane 2004
Roger Dyson Malcolm Terris 2004
Syd Woolfe Nathan Gladwell 2002–2004
Seth Armstrong Stan Richards 1978–2004
David AndersRichard Avery2004

Last appeared in 2005

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Amy Carter Bethany Webb2005
DI Tom KeysellJohn Branwell2003–2005
Steven Dickinson Oliver Hingston2005
Moira Stanley Kate Hampson2005
Marian Winters Ann Aris2005
Johnny Hupton Andrew Whitehead2005
Shelley Williams Carolyn Pickles 2003–2005
Chloe Atkinson Amy Nuttall 2000–2005
Sian Harper Maeve Larkin 2005
Ivy Lynch Mags Gannon2005
Rachel Whatmore Zoe Lambert2003–2005
PC Linda JohnsonJulie Riley2003–2005
Juliet Garside Jo Ellis2005
Neville Gunn Trevor Williams2005
Glynis HardyChristine Cox2002–2005
Lynda Ashby Deborah Cooley Chad2005
Tamsin Charles Jenny Gleave2005
Rose Meyers Charlotte West-Oram2005
Libby Charles Ty Glaser 2005
Jimmy Pepper Michael Gunn2005
Avril Kent Melanie Hill 2005
Effie Harrison Phillipa Peak 2005
Denzil Calburn Danny Lawrence2003–2005
Zoe Tate Leah Bracknell 1989–2005
Jean Tate Megan Pearson 2003–2005
Callum Rennie Andrew Whipp 2004–2005
Neil DePaul Martin Troakes2005
DI Kara Warren Julie Saunders2005
Jay Aswar Guy Rhys2005
Max King Charlie Kemp 2005
Kathy Glover Malandra Burrows 1985–2001, 2005
Biff Fowler Stuart Wade1994–1999, 2005
Councillor Henry LedbetterRobin Bowerman2002–2005
Jarvis Skelton Richard Moore 2002–2005
Freda Danby Lyn Paul 2003, 2005

Last appeared in 2006

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Josh Hope Marc Silcock 2001, 2006
Craig Briggs Nick Stanley2005–2006
Sandra Briggs Sally Ann Matthews 2005–2006
Caroline Addyman Daryl Fishwick2002, 2004, 2006
Lesley Meredith Sherrie Hewson 2004–2006
Bobby-John Downes Brian Hibbard 2003, 2006
Terence Turner Stephen Marchant 1985, 2006
Nick Brimble
Beryl Chugspoke Georgina Hale 2006
Barney Chugspoke Huw David Thomas2006
David Brown Peter Alexander 2006
Noreen Bell Jenny Tomasin 2005–2006
Dawn Woods Julia Mallam 2003–2006
Tash Abbott Sally Evans2004–2006
Alice Dingle Ursula Holden-Gill 2004–2006
Simon Meredith Dale Meeks 2003–2006
Ivan Jones Daniel Brocklebank 2005–2006
Gilbert Duff Christopher Beeny 2006
Martin Crowe Graeme Hawley 2004–2006
Denise Eden Andrina Carroll2003, 2006
Lisa Parry
Latisha Daggert Danielle Henry 2001–2002, 2006
Sadie King Patsy Kensit 2004–2006
Ethan Blake Liam O'Brien 2003–2006
Adam Forsythe Richard Shelton 2005–2006
Isla Forsythe Sara Griffiths2005–2006
Susie Carter Polly Highton2006
Jean HopeJulie Higginson2003–2004, 2006
Susan Penhaligon
Tom King Ken Farrington 2004–2006

Last appeared in 2007

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Toni Daggert Kerry Stacey 2005–2007
Jackie Stiles Ishia Bennison 2007
Scott Windsor Toby Cockerell1993–1996, 1998–2007
Ben Freeman
Helen Dyson Shirley Dixon2004, 2006–2007
Vonda Lockhart Lorelei King 2006–2007
Roxy Lockhart Chloe Procter2006–2007
Del Dingle Hayley Tamaddon 2005–2007
Len Reynolds Peter Martin 2001–2007
Errol Michaels Antony Booth 2007
Eddie Hope Nigel Betts 2003, 2007
Owen Hartbourne Oliver Lee 2006–2007
Marc Reynolds Anthony Lewis 1999–2002, 2007 [1]
Tara Thornfield Anna Brecon 1997–1998, 2000–2002, 2007
Danny Daggert Cleveland Campbell 2001–2007
Dan McHerron Patrick Molyneux2007
Jon Dingle Lucy Webb2004, 2006–2007
Luke Dingle Dean McGonagle2004, 2006–2007
Lilith Dingle Amanda Hennessy2004, 2006–2007
Mark Dingle Cormac Golden2004, 2006–2007
Joe Manuel
Matthew Dingle Cillian Golden2004, 2006–2007
Joshua Chamberlin
Hari Prasad John Nayagam2005–2007
DCI Vikesh Dasari Stephen Rahman-Hughes 2006–2007
Rita Brannigan Emma Kearney 2005–2007
Colin McFarlane Michael Melia 2007
Andrea Hayworth Cathy Tyson 2007
Rosemary King Linda Thorson 2006–2007
DCI Grace Barraclough Glynis Barber 2006–2007
Phyllis King Sheila Burrell 2005, 2007
Richie Carter Glenn Lamont1999–2001, 2007
Billy Hopwood David Crellin 1997–1998, 2003, 2006–2007
Penny Drury Amelia Sefton2007
Kirsty Rayfield Ruth Westley2007

Last appeared in 2008

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Alasdair Sinclair Raymond Coulthard 2006, 2008
Ryan Hayworth Reece Noi 2007–2008
Duke Woods Dicken Ashworth 2007–2008
Carrie Nicholls Linda Lusardi 2007–2008
Nick Baine Samuel Kane 2008
Jack Sugden Andrew Burt 1972–1973, 1976, 1980–2008
Clive Hornby
Daniel Thomas Rachel Moonie2007–2008
Emily Kirk Kate McGregor 1999–2008
Cindy Burton Tiffany Chapman2008
Brenda McFarlane Judy Holt 2007–2008
Charlie Sellers Michael Keogh2008
Hilary Potts Paula Wilcox 2007–2008
Joe Jacobs John Woodvine 2008
Sharon Lambert Victoria Hawkins 2007–2008
Greg Doland Shaun Prendergast 2007–2008
Melanie Doland Caroline Strong2007–2008
Perdita Hyde-Sinclair Georgia Slowe 2006–2008
Miles De Souza Ayden Callaghan 2007–2008
Bonnie Drinkwater Sue Jenkins 2008
Grayson Sinclair Christopher Villiers 2006–2008
Louise Appleton Emily Symons 2001–2008
Donald De Souza Michael Jayston 2007–2008
Gary McFarlane Colin Connor2008
Peter Birch Philip Bird 2006, 2008
Shane Doyle Paul McEwan 2008
Matthew King Matt Healy2004–2008
Jo Stiles Roxanne Pallett 2005–2008

Last appeared in 2009

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Anna De Souza Emma Davies 2008–2009
Charles Vaughan Richard Cole2006–2009
Richard Montclare Dominic Jephcott 2008–2009
Patricia Foster Vicki Michelle 2007–2009
Jonny Foster Richard Grieve 2007–2009
Pam Montclare Catherine Rabett 2008–2009
Ross Kirk Samuel Anderson 2007–2009
Sgt. Andrew Drake Steven Hillman2008–2009
Annie Sugden Sheila Mercier 1972–1996, 2009
Danielle Hutch Nicola Stapleton 2008–2009
DS Karen Williams Annie Fitzmaurice2006–2009
Theo Hawkins Tom Knight 2009
Jasmine Thomas Jenna-Louise Coleman 2005–2009
Dean Morris Marc Bolton 2004–2007, 2009
Daz Eden Luke Tittensor 2003–2009
John McNally Steven Farebrother2004–2009
Mick Naylor Tony Haygarth 2008–2009
Lee Naylor Lewis Linford 2008–2009
Eddy Fox Paul Darrow 2009
Lily Butterfield Anne Charleston 2006–2009
Lexi King Sally Oliver 2007–2009
Jake Doland James Baxter 2007–2009
Michael Conway Jamie Belman 2009
Vincent Spode Antony Byrne2009

2010s

Last appeared in 2010

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Mark Wylde Maxwell Caulfield 2009–2010
George Postlethwaite Peter Cartwright 2000–2005, 2007–2010
Kayleigh Gibbs Lily Jane Stead2005–2010
Sue Hastings Jan Francis 2010
Sally Spode Siân Reeves 2009–2010
Olena Petrovich Carolin Stoltz 2009–2010
Colleen King Melanie Ash2004–2005, 2010
Eli Dingle Joseph Gilgun 2006–2010
Jamie Hope Alex Carter 2006–2010
Tania Page Victoria Pritchard2010
Wayne Dobson Gary Hanks2010
Charlie Haynes George Costigan 2010
Curtis Bevan Kyle Rees 2010
Adele Allfrey Tanya Vital2008–2010
Mickey Hall Lee Oakes 2010
Abi Peterson Catherine Tyldesley 2010
Dan Cravely James Boyland2010
Natasha Wylde Amanda Donohoe 2009–2010
Nathan Wylde Lyndon Ogbourne 2009–2010

Last appeared in 2011

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Michael Feldmann Matthew Vaughan1990–1994, 2010–2011
Will Wylde Oscar Lloyd 2009–2011
Maisie Wylde Alice Coulthard 2009–2011
Terry Woods Billy Hartman 1995–2011
Viv Hope Deena Payne 1993–2011
T.J. Woods Connor Lee2003–2011
Stephanie Ray Elianne Byrne2011
Laura Prior Elaine Glover 20102011
Nick Henshall Michael McKell 2008–2011
Josh Walsh Benjamin Murphy2011
Faye Lamb Kim Thomson 2009–2011
Tanya Callard Susan McArdle2009, 2011
Ryan Lamb James Sutton 2009–2011
Derek Benrose Stephen Bent 2010–2011
Kelly Windsor Adele Silva 1993–2000, 2005–2007, 2011
Joe Chappell Scott Taylor 2011
Jackson Walsh Marc Silcock 2010–2011
Steve Kelly Andy Walker2011
Annie Kelly Joanna Bond2011
Jerry Walsh Michael J. Jackson 2010–2011
Eve Jenson Raine Davison2001–2002, 2006, 2010–2011
Suzanne Shaw
Jared Haynes Philip Hill-Pearson 2011
Ella Hart Corrinne Wicks 2010–2011
Mia Macey Sapphire Elia 2010–2011
Dermot Macey Frank Kelly 2010–2011
Flynn Buchanan Ryan Prescott 2011
Nicky Pritchard Matt Milburn2011

Last appeared in 2012

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Hazel Rhodes Pauline Quirke 2010–2012
John Barton James Thornton 2009–2012
Roz Fielding Kirsty-Leigh Porter 2010–2012
Ed Roberts Lloyd Everitt 2012
Justin Gallagher Andrew Langtree 2010–2012
Talia Brice Carolynne Poole 2012
Trevor Cunningham Justin McDonald 2012
Nigel Townsend Andonis Anthony2012
Davey Aldred James Lauren2012
Carl King Tom Lister 2004–2012
Anya King Ceryen Dean2004−2007, 2009−2010, 2012
Millie Archer
Lauren Sheriston
Scarlett Nicholls Kelsey-Beth Crossley 2007–2012
Brett Harrison Gideon Turner2012
Alex Moss Kurtis Stacey2011–2012

Last appeared in 2013

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Luke Salter Daniel Pearson 2012–2013
Lizzie Lakely Kitty McGeever 2009–2013
Harry Murray Alfie Middlemiss2011, 2013
Dylan Murray Mikey Thomasson2011, 2013
Kirk Stoker Matt Kennard [2] 2013
Alan Turner Richard Thorp 1982–2013
Natalie Gemma Danielle Salusbury2013
Gennie Walker Sian Reese-Williams 2008–2013
Dr Josephine Abbott Kate Maravan 2006–2013
Neil Gutterson Cameron Stewart2013
Beattie Dixon Eileen O'Brien 2013
Gary Benson Stephen Donald2013
Steve Harland Tom Mannion 2012–2013
Cameron Murray Dominic Power 2011–2013
Steph Stokes Lorraine Chase 2002–2006, 2013
Lindy Haswell Nimmy March 2013
Gil Keane David Easter 2013

Last appeared in 2014

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Jude Watson Andy Wear2011–2014
William Makepeace Dudley Sutton 2014
Seb Makepeace James Redmond 2014
Ian Chamberlain Robert Cavanah 2014
Tiny Alcock Tony Pritchard 2014
Dom Andrews Wil Johnson 2012–2014
Gary North Fergus O'Donnell2014
Donna Windsor Sophie Jeffery1993–2009, 2014
Verity Rushworth
Carole Tracy Brabin 2014
Robbie Lawson Jamie Shelton 2012–2014
Declan Macey Jason Merrells 2010–2014
Sean Spencer Luke Roskell 2011–2014

Last appeared in 2015

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Gemma Andrews Tendai Rinomhota2012–2015
Katie Sugden Sammy Winward 2001–2015
Darren Thompson Danny Horn2015
Caroline Swann Sarah Moyle 2007, 2009, 2015
Ruby Haswell Alicya Eyo 2011–2015
Ali Spencer Kelli Hollis 2011–2015
Rachel Breckle Gemma Oaten 2011–2015
Paul Lambert Mathew Bose 2004–2010, 2015
Alicia Gallagher Natalie Anderson 2010–2015
Edna Birch Shirley Stelfox 2000–2015
Charlotte Beecham Emma Hartley-Miller2007–2009, 2015
Tanya Hilary Connell2015
Mrs. Winterbottom Liz Dawn 2015
Betty Eagleton Paula Tilbrook 1994–2015

Last appeared in 2016

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Tess Harris Nicola Stephenson 2015–2016
Molly Sharma Maia Rose Smith2012–2013, 2015–2016
Uncredited
Nikhil Sharma Rik Makarem 2009–2013, 2015–2016
Gordon Livesy Gerard Fletcher2003–2004, 2006, 2008, 2015−2016
Gary Mavers
Ryan Harred George Sampson 2016
Andy Sugden Kelvin Fletcher 1996–2016
Angie Bailey Nina Toussaint-White 2016
Dean Craig Vye 2016
Jermaine Bailey Micah Balfour 2015–2016

Last appeared in 2017

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Joanie Wright Denise Black 2013, 2015–2017
Maggie Philippa Howell2017
Will Scott Ben Gerrard2016–2017
Carly Hope Rebecca Ryan 2001, 2006, 2015–2017
Gemma Atkinson
Matt Jack Hickey2017
Rakesh Kotecha Pasha Bocarie2014–2017
Ronnie Hale John McArdle 2016–2017
Jamie Halstead Jake Hayward2017
Ethan Michael Warrender2017
Josh Crowther Conner Chapman2017
Martha HarrisElaine Claxton2017
Jason Samuel Edward-Cook 2017
Nell Fairfax Scarlett Archer2017
Finn Barton Joe Gill 2013–2017
James Barton Bill Ward 2013–2017
Shadrach Dingle Andy Devine 2000, 2002–2010, 2017
Matt Sutton
Val Pollard Charlie Hardwick 2004–2015, 2017

Last appeared in 2018

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Adam Barton Adam Thomas 2009–2018
Chrissie White Louise Marwood 2014–2018
Lawrence White John Bowe 2014–2018
DC WilsonJennifer Lord2017–2018
Ashley Thomas John Middleton 1996–2018
Sandy Thomas Freddie Jones 2005–2018
Alex MasonSteven Flynn2017–2018
Phil Webb Ryan Hayes2018
Garry StonePaul David-Gough2014–2015, 2017–2018
Syd MacFarlane James Foster2018
Gerry Roberts Shaun Thomas2017–2018
Terry Daniel Casey 2018
Beth Annabelle Kaye2018
Misty Allbright Hedydd Dylan2018
Mark Bails Rocky Marshall 2014–2015, 2018
Obadiah Dingle Paul Copley 2018
Connor Cameron Jack2018
Joe Tate Oliver Young1995–2005, 2017–2018
Ned Porteous
Rebecca White Emily Head 2016–2018
Clive Tom Chambers 2018

Last appeared in 2019

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Isaac Nuttall Jake Roche 2010, 2018–2019
Benedict Shaw
Lachlan White Thomas Atkinson2014–2019
Donny Cairn Alan Convy2015, 2019
Daz Spencer Mark Jordon 2014, 2017–2019
Aiesha Richards Shila Iqbal2018–2019
Max Garrick Jordan Reece2019
Karen Reanne Farley2019
Natalie Thea Beyleveld2019
Frank Clayton Michael Praed 2016–2019
Jack Sugden Seth Ball2012–2019
Megan Macey Gaynor Faye 2012–2019
Eliza Sharma Kyrena Robinson2016–2019
Jessie Grant Sandra Marvin2017–2019
Derek Malone Tommy Cannon 2019
Lee Posner Kris Mochrie 2019
Sebastian White Lily Westmoreland2017–2019
Opie Atkinson
Robert Sugden Richard Smith1986–2005, 2009, 2014–2019
Christopher Smith
Karl Davies
Ryan Hawley
Maya Stepney Louisa Clein 2018–2019
Dee Dee Mia Gibson-Reed2017, 2019

2020s

Last appeared in 2020

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Graham Foster Andrew Scarborough 2017–2020
Pete Barton Anthony Quinlan 2013–2020
Pierce Harris Jonathan Wrather 2016–2017, 2020
Douglas Potts Duncan Preston 2007–2011, 2014–2020
Pearl Ladderbanks Meg Johnson 2003–2020
DI Mark Malone Mark Womack 2020
DS Jason Wise Neil Roberts 2016–2020
Kirin Kotecha Adam Fielding 2014–2016, 2020
Rish Shah
Cara Robinson Carryl Thomas 2020

Last appeared in 2021

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Danny Harrington Louis Healy2019–2021
Debbie Dingle Charley Webb 2002–2021
Connor Cooper Danny Cunningham2020–2021
Paul Ashdale Reece Dinsdale 2020–2021
Luke Posner Max Parker 2019–2021
Leanna Cavanagh Mimi Slinger 2018–2021
Juliette Holliday Amelia Curtis 2014, 2016, 2021
Russell Posner Rob Jarvis 2021
Andrea Tate Anna Nightingale 2019–2021
Jamie Tate Jake Meays1996–1999, 2019–2021
Elliott Suckley
Sam Silson
Oliver Carroll
Bradley White
Alexander Lincoln
Ben Tucker Simon Lennon2020–2021

Last appeared in 2022

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Ellis Chapman Asan N'Jie2018–2022
Aaron Anthony
Gavin Ben Richards 2021–2022
DS Rogers Matthew Flynn2021–2022
Carol Butler Laura Pitt-Pulford 2021–2022
Meena Jutla Paige Sandhu 2020–2022
Jason Denshaw Parry Glasspool 2022
Kit Thoren Ferguson2022
Millie Tate Willow Bell2019–2022
Hazel Kate Anthony 2021–2022
Harriet Finch Katherine Dow Blyton2013–2022
Liv Flaherty Isobel Steele 2016–2022
Diane Sugden Elizabeth Estensen 1999–2022
Faith Dingle Gillian Jephcott2000, 2004, 2017–2019, 2021–2022
Sally Dexter
Al Chapman Michael Wildman 2019–2022

Last appeared in 2023

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Priya Sharma Effie Woods2009–2023
Fiona Wade
Marcus Dean Darcy Grey2022–2023
Zak Dingle Steve Halliwell 1994–2023
Theo Metcalfe Talitha Taylor and Eve Rowlinski2019–2023
Beau-Ronnie Newton
Naomi Walters Karene Peter2022–2023
Marshall Hamston Max Fletcher2023
Rishi Sharma Bhasker Patel2011–2023
Georgia Sharma Trudie Goodwin 2011–2015, 2023
Lin Blakley
Lloyd Sawyer Matt Sutton2023
Dan Spencer Liam Fox 2011–2023
Victor Anderson Eddie Osei2023
Corey Sanderson Kyle Rowe2023
Craig Reed Ben Addis 2023
Bernice Blackstock Samantha Giles 1998–2002, 2004, 2012–2019, 2021–2023
David Metcalfe Matthew Wolfenden 2006–2023
Chloe Harris Jessie Elland2021–2023
Reuben Harris Sebastian Downes2023

Last appeared in 2024

CharacterActor(s)Duration
Heath Hope Lilith Kitching20072024
Sebastian Dowling
Sophie Grisham Martha Cope 20232024
Oscar Grisham Harley Hamilton20232024
Lisa Dingle Jane Cox 1996–2020, 2024
Damon Harris Robert Beck 20232024
Amit Sharma Anil Goutam20232024
Gus Malcolm Alan McKenna 2023–2024
Ethan Anderson Emile John2021–2024
Nicky Miligan Lewis Cope2022–2024
Suni Sharma Brahmdeo Shannon Ramana2023–2024
Samson Dingle Bradley Milnes2006−2024
Ben Shooter
Charlie Pell
Sam Hall
Rose Jackson Christine Tremarco 2024
Emma Barton Gillian Kearney 2015–2017, 2024
Nate Robinson Jurell Carter2019–2024
Helen Fox Sharon Maughan 2024
Tina Dingle Jacqueline Pirie 1994–1996, 2024
Samantha Power
Holly Barton Sophie Powles 2009–2012, 2016, 2024

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