Moira Barton
| Moira Barton | |||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Natalie J. Robb | ||||||
| Duration | 2009– | ||||||
| First appearance | 17 July 2009 | ||||||
| Introduced by | Gavin Blyth | ||||||
| Spin-off appearances |
Paddy and Marlon's Big Night In (2011) | ||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||
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| Other names | Moira Dingle (married name) | ||||||
| Occupation | Barmaid Farmer |
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| Home | Butler's Farm | ||||||
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| Husband |
John Barton (1990–2012) Cain Dingle (2014–2016) |
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| Sons | Adam Barton |
| Daughters |
Holly Barton Hannah Barton |
Moira Dingle (also Woodall and Barton) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Emmerdale, played by Natalie J. Robb. The actress successfully auditioned for the role after a call came through her agent. Robb's character and her family were created and introduced to Emmerdale as part of an overhaul of the show by the series producer Gavin Blyth. The Barton family took over the running of Butler's Farm and they were described as being "sexy, modern and contemporary". Robb first appeared as Moira during the episode broadcast on 17 July 2009.
Moira is portrayed as being strong, feisty, vivacious and independent. She is a farmer's wife and very protective of her family, who she always puts first. Robb said being part of a modern-day farming family is what drew her to the role of Moira. Moira's early storylines often revolved around her marriage and her three children. She and her husband John (James Thornton) were childhood sweethearts. Moira managed to balance work and family because she had John's support. Moira's later storylines focused on her affair with Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley), John's death, a casual relationship with farmhand Alex Moss (Kurtis Stacey), her marriage to Cain and suffering a miscarriage and it being revealed that Moira slept with brother-in-law James Barton (Bill Ward) and is Adam's biological father. For her portrayal of Moira, Robb was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2010 Inside Soap Awards.
In May 2009, it was announced that Emmerdale's new series producer, Gavin Blyth, would be introducing a new farming family called the Bartons, as part of an ongoing overhaul of the show. The family, which consists of five members - a mother, father, two daughters and a son - took over the running of Butler's Farm. Of the family, Blyth said "I don't want to make Emmerdale a show about teenagers and young people, it's about family values. The Bartons are sexy, modern and contemporary. They're almost happy - and in soapland that's quite strange!"James Thornton was cast in the role of John Barton and Adam Thomas, Sophie Powles and Grace Cassidy were cast as Adam, Holly and Hannah respectively.
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