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Barry Clegg
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Bernard Wrigley
Duration 1997–98
First appearance 30 January 1997
Last appearance 27 January 1998
Introduced by Mervyn Watson
Classification Former; recurring
Dee Pollard
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Claudia Malkovich
Duration 1997–98
First appearance 13 February 1997
Last appearance 7 April 1998
Introduced by Mervyn Watson
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Occupation Student
Will England
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Paul Fox
Duration 1997-99
First appearance 27 February 1997
Last appearance 27 January 1999
Introduced by Mervyn Watson
Classification Former; regular
Emma Cairns
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Rebecca Loudonsack
Duration 1997-98
First appearance 27 February 1997
Last appearance 26 August 1998
Introduced by Mervyn Watson
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Occupation Student
Home Germany
Tony Cairns
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Edward Peel
Duration 1997–98
First appearance 27 February 1997
Last appearance 22 April 1998
Introduced by Mervyn Watson
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Home Germany

The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera Emmerdale in 1997, by order of first appearance.

Barry Clegg, played by Bernard Wrigley, made his first appearance on 30 January 1997. Barry was introduced as the estranged husband of Lisa Clegg (Jane Cox). Despite the couple being separated, Barry lived in an outhouse on the same farm as Lisa. He was "an irritation" to Zak Dingle (Steve Halliwell), who was in love with Lisa.

Barry is an eccentric, who builds a space rocket. Marlon (Mark Charnock) and Butch Dingle (Paul Loughran) accidentally cause it to launch early while fighting, and it enters the Dingle's barn and explodes. Barry tries to stop Lisa from marrying Albert Dingle (Bobby Knutt), but is forcibly ejected from the church, leading to Albert's brother Zak to declare his feelings for Lisa. Months later, Barry competes against Zak for a busking pitch and he shows off his pedal powered microwave on a television show filmed in the village. Barry returns with a wedding present for Zak and Lisa's wedding. Although, they tell him he cannot come to the service, he attends Zak's stag night and lends him some money for the alcohol for the reception.

John Millar of the Daily Record branded Barry's space travel ambitions as "a laugh."

Dee Pollard (née de La Cruz) was the former wife of Eric Pollard and she appeared from February 1997 until April 1998.

Eric Pollard flew to the Far East looking for love and found it with Filipino student Dee de la Cruz in a Manila restaurant. His initial interest was sex, but two weeks later he proposed and the couple made plans for Dee to follow Eric back to Britain. When she arrived in 1997, dressed in a miniskirt and skimpy coat, and wearing high-heels, the locals in Emmerdale were curious. They were shocked when she announced that she was Eric's fiancee. But the unlikely relationship continued and Dee became Mrs Pollard in a May registry-office wedding. Dee left Emmerdale in April 1998 after discovering that her mother had died and Eric had kept this hidden from her. Dee returns home to the Philippines. Her marriage with Eric was annulled in 2001.


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