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Barbara Kirk
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Judi Jones
Duration 1998–2000, 2002
First appearance 14 April 1998
Last appearance 10 January 2002
Introduced by Mervyn Watson (1998)
Kieran Roberts (1999, 2000)
Steve Frost (2002)
Classification Former; recurring
Laura Johnstone
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Louise Beattie
Duration 1998–2000
First appearance 28 July 1998
Last appearance 10 August 2000
Introduced by Mervyn Watson
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Occupation Lawyer
Lord Michael Thornfield
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Malcolm Stoddard
First appearance 22 May 1998
Last appearance 16 September 1998
Introduced by Mervyn Watson
Classification Former; recurring
Tricia Dingle
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Sheree Murphy
Duration 1998–2004
First appearance 16 September 1998
Last appearance 8 January 2004
Introduced by Mervyn Watson
Classification Former; regular
Barbara Strickland
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Alex Hall
Duration 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
First appearance 4 November 1998
Last appearance 11 September 2001
Introduced by Mervyn Watson (1997)
Kieran Roberts (1999)
Steve Frost (2001)
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Occupation Headmistress
Stella Jones
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Stephanie Schonfield
Duration 1998–99
First appearance 16 December 1998
Last appearance 18 August 1999
Introduced by Mervyn Watson
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Occupation Hairdresser

The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera Emmerdale in 1998, by order of first appearance.

Barbara Kirk is the mother of Paddy Kirk. She appeared on and off from 1998 to 2002.

Barbara is deeply unhappy that her son Paddy has got involved with Mandy Dingle and pays Mandy to stay away from Paddy. When Mandy's family finds out about this, they decide she should marry her cousin Butch and take the money. However, in 2000 Paddy and Mandy marry. When the marriage collapses, she is there to tell him that she told him so.

In 2002, Barbara makes it known that she doesn't approve of Emily Dingle and when they both stand up to her, she departs but continues to plague them with phone calls. Emily later gets a call saying that she is ill but Paddy dismisses it as her crying wolf again. To celebrate their engagement, they plan to go to Ireland on holiday and he decides to visit his mother beforehand. On arrival at her house, she was nowhere to be found and is later informed by his cousin, Jason that she had died. Pills were found near the body and Paddy believed that she had committed suicide until a coroner's report said it was natural causes.

Laura Johnstone, played by Louise Beattie, made her first screen appearance in 1998. Laura was a lawyer who began an affair with Chris Tate (Peter Amory). Lynn McPherson of the Sunday Mail described Laura as a "tough-talking character" who became a favourite with Emmerdale viewers when she broke up with Chris. Beattie chose to quit her role in 2000. The following year, McPherson reported Beattie had been inspired by Laura's job as a lawyer and had enrolled at a law school.

After being hired by Lady Tara Oakwell (Anna Brecon), Laura moves into the village. Zoe Tate (Leah Bracknell) asks Laura to be the Tate's legal counselor and she later negotiates the sell off of Home Farm. Laura falls for Zoe's brother Chris, just as he starts to fall in love with his ex-wife, Kathy Glover (Malandra Burrows). Laura and Chris eventually begin a relationship, but she breaks up with him. Laura handles Lady Tara's divorce and she receives a large amount of money. She then leaves the village.


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