Nellie Dingle | |||||||||||||
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Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||
Portrayed by |
Sandra Gough (1995) Maggie Tagney (2000) |
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Duration | 1995, 2000 | ||||||||||||
First appearance | 24 January 1995 | ||||||||||||
Last appearance | 11 May 2000 | ||||||||||||
Introduced by | Mervyn Watson | ||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
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Home | Ireland | ||||||||||||
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Father | Jimmy Lynch |
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Sisters | Noola Lynch |
Husband | Zak Dingle (1970-97) |
Sons | Nathan Dingle Butch Dingle Ben Dingle Sam Dingle |
Daughters | Tina Dingle |
Grandsons | Samson Dingle |
Joseph Tate | |||||||||||||||||||
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Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Oliver Young | ||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 1995–2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | 8 June 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | 22 September 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Mervyn Watson | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
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Home | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||
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Family | Tate |
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Father | Chris Tate |
Mother | Rachel Hughes |
Stepmother | Charity Tate |
Half-brothers | Noah Tate |
Grandfathers |
Frank Tate David Hughes |
Grandmothers | Jean Tate Kate Sugden |
Uncles |
Liam Hammond James Tate Mark Hughes |
Aunts | Zoe Tate |
Emma Nightingale | |||
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Emmerdale character | |||
Portrayed by | Rachel Ambler | ||
Duration | 1995–96, 2004 | ||
First appearance | 19 January 1995 | ||
Last appearance | 1 June 2004 | ||
Introduced by | Mervyn Watson (1995) Steve Frost (2004) |
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Classification | Former; regular | ||
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Occupation | Businesswoman | ||
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Civil partner | Zoe Tate (1996) |
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The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera Emmerdale in 1995, by order of first appearance.
Nellie Dingle (née Lynch) is the first wife of Zak Dingle and mother of Nathan, Ben, Butch, Sam and Tina. She originally featured throughout 1995 and left the village to go and care for her sick father in Ireland. Zak later divorced her. Nellie returned in February 2000 and attempting to win Zak back from his second wife Lisa. Nellie was devastated when Butch died of injuries sustained in a bus crash in March 2000. Nellie stayed for Butch's funeral and returned to Ireland.
Joseph Mark Tate is the son of Chris Tate and Rachel Hughes. He appeared from 1995 to 2005.
Joseph is born prematurely on 8 June 1995. He is named after Rachel's former stepfather, Joe Sugden, and her brother, Mark Hughes. Chris cannot be found when Rachel goes into labour, but Kathy Tate, Chris's ex-wife, stays with her and later becomes Joseph's godmother. Six months after Joseph's birth, Chris and Rachel get married but divorce two years later and Joseph lives with Rachel. In late 1998, she starts a relationship with Graham Clark. He murders her on 11 May 1999, and Joseph goes to live with Chris. In 2001, Chris marries Charity Dingle and Joseph chooses to go to boarding school. On 17 September 2003, Chris commits suicide due to a terminal illness, leaving Joseph an orphan. Chris's sister; Joseph's aunt Zoe then takes custody of Joseph and in 2005, they emigrate to New Zealand with Zoe's daughter, Jean.