Nick Bates
| Nick Bates | |||||||||||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Cy Chadwick | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1985–1996, 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 26 November 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 30 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Richard Handford (1985) Kieran Roberts (1999) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Home | Prison | ||||||||||||||
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| Father | Malcolm Bates |
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| Mother | Caroline Bates |
| Sisters | Kathy Brookman |
| Half-brothers | William Bates |
| Daughters | Alice Bates |
| Grandmothers | Alice Wood |
| Nieces | Unnamed niece |
Nicholas Malcolm "Nick" Bates was a fictional character in the British Soap opera Emmerdale portrayed by Cy Chadwick. He first appeared on 26 November 1985 and became the fiance of Elsa Feldmann, father to their daughter Alice, and the best friend of Archie Brooks.
Nick Bates first arrived in Beckindale in 1985, to visit his mother Caroline, whom he hadn't seen for a couple of years as they had become estranged, due to Nick's constant fighting with his alcoholic father, Malcolm. Nick decided to stay in Beckindale, and moved in with fellow resident Archie Brooks. In 1987, Malcolm arrived in Beckindale to look for Caroline. After discovering Nick was in the village, Malcolm was enraged. However, Nick stood up to him, ordering Malcolm to leave Beckindale and never come back.
In the years that followed his arrival, Nick become somewhat of an annoyance in the village, and was often accused of stirring things up in the Woolpack, subsequently winding landlord Amos Brearly up. Eventually, Nick matured after being cautioned by Amos, who had eventually become tired of Nick's constant troublemaking. In September 1989, Nick and Archie set fire to Seth's Hide after their friend Jackie Merrick was killed whilst hunting a fox with local gamekeeper Seth Armstrong. Archie was later arrested and confessed to committing arson, but Nick was not charged and was left feeling guilty. He eventually confessed to his part in the crime to his sister and Jackie's widow Kathy Merrick, who suggested that he apologise to Seth and Archie. Nick did so, and was forgiven by both. Archie was released from prison a couple of months later.
After the recent series of events, Nick decided to change his ways, and got a job as a farmhand working at Home Farm. In 1990, Nick had a drunken one-night stand with Elsa Feldmann after enjoying a drinking session with her in The Woolpack. Although Elsa left soon after, Nick discovered that he was in fact in love with Elsa, and, as he had no contact to Elsa, he telephoned Elsa's mother Elizabeth Pollard. However, Nick was in for a shock when Elizabeth told him that Elsa was pregnant. Elsa returned to Beckindale and insisted that the child was in fact that of Nick's best friend Archie, although Archie had never actually had sexual intercourse with Elsa. Elsa eventually confessed that the child was Nick's. Nick then decided to do the right thing and marry Elsa, much to the disgust of Elsa's snobbish step-father Eric Pollard, who tried everything to try and prevent the wedding. Nick and Elsa were due to marry on Valentine's Day 1991, but shortly after arriving at the registry office, Elsa went into premature birth. With the help of Archie's girlfriend, vet Zoe Tate, Elsa gave birth to a girl named Alice Rose Bates.
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