Ryan Harred
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by	George Sampson
First appearance	22 February 2016
Last appearance	18 July 2016
Introduced by	Kate Oates
Classification	Former; recurring

Liv Flaherty

Emmerdale character

Portrayed by

Isobel Steele

Duration

2016–

First appearance

25 February 2016

Introduced by

Kate Oates

Classification

Present; recurring

Profile

Occupation

Student

Father	Gordon Livesy
Mother	Sandra Flaherty
Half-brothers	Aaron Livesy
Aunts	Bridget

Father	Gordon Livesy
Mother	Sandra Flaherty
Half-brothers	Aaron Livesy
Aunts	Bridget

Eliza Sharma

Emmerdale character

Portrayed by

Kyrena Robinson

Duration

2016–

First appearance

3 March 2016

Introduced by

Kate Oates

Classification

Present; recurring

Profile

Other names

Eliza Macey

Father	Jai Sharma
Mother	Megan Macey
Half-brothers	Archie Sharma Robbie Lawson
Half-sisters	Mia Macey
Grandfathers	Rishi Sharma
Aunts	Priya Sharma
First cousins	Amba Metcalfe

Father	Jai Sharma
Mother	Megan Macey
Half-brothers	Archie Sharma Robbie Lawson
Half-sisters	Mia Macey
Grandfathers	Rishi Sharma
Aunts	Priya Sharma
First cousins	Amba Metcalfe

Dean
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by	Craig Vye
First appearance	25 March 2016
Last appearance	23 August 2016
Introduced by	Kate Oates
Classification	Former; recurring
Profile
Occupation	Drug dealer

Ronnie Hale

Emmerdale character

Portrayed by

John McArdle

Duration

2016–

First appearance

14 April 2016

Introduced by

Kate Oates

Classification

Present; regular

Profile

Occupation

Plumber (until 2016)
Builder (2016–)

Brothers	Brian Hale

Brothers	Brian Hale

Emmerdale is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that appeared in 2016, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Kate Oates, or her successor Iain MacLeod. Pierce Harris, the husband of established character Tess Harris, was introduced in February, along with Ryan Harred and Aaron Livesy's half-sister, Liv Flaherty. The first birth of the year was in March when Megan Macey and Jai Sharma's daughter, Eliza Sharma, was born. Holly Barton's ex-boyfriend Dean first appeared in March, while Ronnie Hale was introduced in April as a relation to the White family. Tracy Shankley's father, Frank Clayton joined the show in August and Dotty Thomas made the second birth of the year in September. Lawrence White's daughter, Rebecca White, was introduced in October and the final character to be introduced in 2016 was Will Scott, who made his first appearance in December.

Pierce Walter Harris, played by Jonathan Wrather, made his first screen appearance on 11 February 2016. The character and Wrather's casting was announced on 10 January 2016. Of his casting, Warner said "I am thrilled to be joining Emmerdale. It's a great opportunity to be offered the chance to create a new character in one of TV's most popular shows and I'm very excited to be working with such an outstanding cast and team." Pierce is the husband of established character, Tess Harris (Nicola Stephenson) and has been mentioned on several occasions since Tess' arrival. Tess has been having an affair with Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt), who was described as not expecting to meet Tess' husband.

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