Rosemary King
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Linda Thorson | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2006–2007 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | 23 March 2006 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | 13 September 2007 | ||||||||||
| Created by | Kathleen Beedles | ||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
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| Occupation | Businesswoman | ||||||||||
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| Family |
Sinclair King |
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| Husband | Raymond Sinclair (1968–82) Tom King (2006) |
| Sons |
Grayson Sinclair Alasdair Sinclair |
| Grandsons | Baby Hyde-Sinclair |
| Nephews | Lord Alex Oakwell |
Rosemary Venitia King (also Oakwell and Sinclair) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Emmerdale, played by Linda Thorson. She first appeared on 23 March 2006, before making her last appearance on 13 September 2007.
Rosemary first appeared in early 2006. She is the mother of Alasdair and Grayson Sinclair, and her family was very wealthy. The last member of the Sinclair family to be introduced, she disapproved of Alasdair's fiancée Sadie King. Rosemary was born of Oakwell family which had been aristocrats of Emmerdale for long time but they were cash-poor and when Rosemary married Raymond Sinclair she became a millionairess by the marriage. One of her nephews was Lord Alex Oakwell, who had previously appeared in the show a decade before, from 1997-1998.
On the morning of the wedding, Rosemary tried to bribe Sadie not to marry her son but Sadie refused, threatening to get Alasdair to put her in an old people's home if she didn't back off. She married Alasdair but left the church with her ex, Matthew King. Rosemary wanted Sadie and Alasdair's marriage annulled so they wouldn't have to give her a settlement. However, Sadie tricked Rosemary into thinking the marriage had been consummated so they agreed that in exchange for the Sinclair business most valued by Rosemary, Sadie would get the marriage annulled. Rosemary got revenge: once the papers were signed, she revealed that the business was worthless and claimed that the meal served prior to the signings was Sadie's horse, Cossack, (this was a lie, but Sadie believed it).
Rosemary returned to the village in August, where it appeared she lived at Oakwell Hall with her son Grayson and daughter-in-law Perdy. Rosemary made friends with and Tom King. A shared hatred of scheming Sadie meant she soon bonded with wealthy businessman Tom King. Rosemary quickly realised that getting involved with him would be advantageous to both of them and began putting business his way. Tom and Rosemary's relationship was soon more than just business. A spark developed between them and they became lovers – to the horror of Tom's sons, who didn't trust Rosemary. They were right to question her motives.
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