Alan Turner (Emmerdale)
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Richard Thorp | ||||||||||
| Duration | 1982–2013 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | 23 March 1982 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | 4 June 2013 | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Anne Gibbons | ||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
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| Occupation | Businessman (until 1999) Estate manager (1982–90) Barman (1990–1991) Pub landlord (1991–1999) Retired (1999–2013) |
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| Brothers | William Turner |
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| Wife | Jill Turner (until 1985) Shirley Foster (1994) |
| Sons | Terence Turner |
| Daughters | Steph Stokes |
| Granddaughters | Tricia Dingle |
Alan Jonathan Turner is a long running fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Richard Thorp. He debuted on-screen on 23 March 1982. He became the longest serving character in the show's history. Thorp died on 22 May 2013 and his last scenes that Thorp filmed were aired on 4 June 2013 in a special hour-long episode dedicated to him. It was announced on 12 September 2013 that Alan would be killed-off in late October with his daughter Steph (Lorraine Chase) returning for his funeral. Alan died in his sleep on 24 October 2013.
Thorp took a break from filming in 2009 due to health issues before returning to filming in March 2010. In 2010 Thorp commented on his duration saying "I ought to have regrets about staying, but I'm the laziest human being alive so I don't". He added "there was no point in me moving on because I wasn't good enough!" Thorp went on to bemoan the lack of storylines for Alan saying "I would hate to leave, but I wish they'd find more for me to do". He added that he had suggested that "Turner get a love interest" but that the writers had refused saying "they'd have to dig her up". In 2010 Thorp commented on his role saying the serial has been "very good to me and has renewed my contracts for years, but they have not got as much work for me these days - I'm more like the village memorial now than an active character".
What's on TV profiled Alan as a "boozer and womaniser in his younger years, Alan Turner has mellowed with age and become a stalwart of the community".
Born on 5 August 1935 in Chichester, Sussex, Alan Turner had a brother William who died young. Alan married Jill (Patricia Maynard) at a young age and they had two children Terence (Stephen Marchant/Nick Brimble) and Steph (Lorraine Chase), previously known as Mary. Alan came to live in Emmerdale village in 1982. Alan and Jill end their marriage in 1985. Alan spends his early years in the village doing business deals and working on the local council. He worked as an estate manager for NY Estates, having a rival in Joe Sugden (Frazer Hines), who later got his job. Alan finds himself outwitted by NY Estates' gamekeeper Seth Armstrong (Stan Richards) in several occasions.
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