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James Tate (Emmerdale)

Faye Clarke
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Helena Calvert
First appearance August 1996
Last appearance October 1996
Introduced by Mervyn Watson
Classification Former; recurring
Granny Hopwood
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Beatrice Kelly
Appears on 1 August 1996
Introduced by Mervyn Watson
Classification Former; guest
James Tate
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Jake Meays (1996)
Elliott Suckley (1996)
Sam Silson (1997)
Oliver Carroll(1997)
Bradley White (1997-99)
Duration 1996-99
First appearance 24 September 1996
Last appearance 19 January 1999
Introduced by Mervyn Watson
Classification Former; recurring

The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera Emmerdale in 1996, by order of first appearance.

Faye Clarke, played by Helena Calvert, made her first screen appearance in August 1996. Shortly after her introduction, Faye was described as being a "Glamorous blonde" and a "brazen hussy" by Tony Purnell of the Daily Mirror. Another reporter for the paper called Faye "glamorous" and said that she was a "mini-skirted character". They added that Faye had become a favourite with male fans. Describing her first scenes, Purnell said Faye made her entrance in a flash sports car and then "showed off her bare midriff and prompted Terry from the Woolpack to describe her as the perfect woman." On 18 August 1996, it was announced that Calvert had chosen to leave Emmerdale. A Yorkshire TV spokesperson said "Millions of hearts will be broken, but her leaving won't mean things simmer down." Faye leaves her lover Steve Marchant (Paul Opacic) to go to the city.

Granny Hopwood, played by Beatrice Kelly, is the mother of Billy Hopwood (David Crellin) and grandmother of Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher) and Daz Eden (Luke Tittensor). She is Andy's legal guardian for much his life prior to 1996, as his father, her son Billy is in and out of jail. They live in a run-down Tower Block of Flats in Leeds.

When Jack Sugden (Clive Hornby) brings Andy home, he is taken aback by Granny Hopwood's manner and living conditions. While smoking and drinking heavily, She tells him about Billy's imprisonment and wished that Andy would run away and never come back. Three weeks later, Andy tries to wake his grandmother but cannot. Jack initially believes Mrs Hopwood is drunk but when he arrives at the flat, he finds that she has died. Following her death, The Sugden family subsequently foster and adopt Andy.

James Francis Tate is the son of Frank and Kim Tate. He appeared from 1996 to 1999.


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