Lily Butterfield
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Anne Charleston | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2006–2009 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 3 November 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 3 August 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Kathleen Beedles | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Machinist | ||||||||||||||
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| Father | Ernest Burrows |
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| Sisters | Edna Birch |
| Husband | Stan Butterfield |
| Sons | Peter Birch |
| Granddaughters | Eve Jenson |
| First cousins | Mildred Finch |
| Other relatives | Harriet Finch |
Lily Butterfield (also Burrows) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Anne Charleston. She made her first appearance on 3 November 2006. Lily is Edna Birch's (Shirley Stelfox) estranged sister and the biological mother to Edna's son, Peter Birch (Philip Bird). Charleston quit her role in April 2009 and the character departed on 3 August 2009.
In September 2006, it was announced that former Neighbours actress Charleston had joined the cast of Emmerdale as Edna Birch's (Shirley Stelfox) estranged sister, Lily. Charleston was due to appear in three episodes in November of that year with a potential longer run to follow. Charleston said that she was "over the moon" to be joining the cast. Lily first appears at her great niece, Eve Jenson's (Raine Davison) wedding.
In March 2007, Charleston was asked to return to the show after her first appearance was deemed a success. Of her return, Charleston said "I'm thrilled to have been asked back and am looking forward to working with Shirley Stelfox again. It will be interesting to discover more about Lily’s background and character this time around, and I am excited to see where writers take me." Charleston began filming her new scenes in the Summer.
Charleston quit her role in April 2009 and her character was written out in August. Charleston said that she had enjoyed playing Lily, but it was now time to move on.
Lily came to Emmerdale in October 2007 and stayed with Edna initially but their obvious personality differences caused friction. After finding out Lily was growing cannabis at Home Farm, Edna evicted her from the house. Lily later left the village in shame on 23 January but returned several months later and made up with Edna.
On Lily's return to the village, she stayed at the B&B until Pearl Ladderbanks (Meg Johnson) invited her to move in. She was lonely and Lily needed somewhere to stay so it seemed a perfect match. Lily also got a job as machinist at Pollards' factory, where she made friends with the other girls.
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