Scott Windsor
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Ben Freeman as Scott Windsor (2006)
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by |
Toby Cockerell (1993–1996) Ben Freeman (1998–2007) |
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| Duration | 1993–1996, 1998–2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 10 August 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 14 January 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Nicholas Prosser (1993) Kieran Roberts (1998) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation |
Soldier Mechanic |
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| Home | London | ||||||||||||||||||
Toby Cockerell as Scott Windsor (1996)
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| Father | Reg Dawson |
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| Mother | Viv Hope |
| Adoptive father | Vic Windsor |
| Stepfather | Bob Hope (2001–2005, 2006–2011) |
| Half-brothers | Heath Hope |
| Half-sisters |
Donna Windsor Cathy Hope |
| Daughters | Jean Tate |
| Aunts | Lucy |
| Nieces | April Windsor |
Scott Windsor (also Dawson) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Emmerdale. From 1993 to 1996, Scott was played by Toby Cockerell. In 1996, Scott left the village to join the army and when he returned in 1998, Ben Freeman took over the role and played Scott until early 2007.
In 1993 series producer Nicholas Prosser introduced Scott as part of the new Windsor family. Among them were Viv (Deena Payne), Vic Windsor (Alun Lewis), Kelly (Adele Silva), and Donna (Sophie Jeffery). In 1998 producer Mervyn Watson recast the role to Ben Freeman.
In early 2007, Scott Windsor was written out due to the court case of Freeman's rape allegations. Freeman was expected to return but it had not been confirmed if he would return to the show, he had been absent since January 2007. On 16 December 2007 Digital Spy confirmed that Ben Freeman had been axed from Emmerdale. However, the ITV website claims that Freeman had simply not renewed his contract, for practical reasons. His contract was due to expire at the end of 2007. In October 2008, Freeman was cleared of rape charges, and reports surfaced that he might return to the role of Scott. However in June 2009 Freeman announced he would not be returning to the soap.
Scott is the son of Viv and Reg Dawson (Niven Boyd). Reg deserted them when Scott was young and Viv married Vic Windsor, who adopted Scott. Scott has a half-sister, Donna, and a stepsister, Kelly. The family move to the village in 1993. Reg follows them to the village and takes Viv and Shirley Turner (Rachael Davies) hostage at gunpoint, accidentally killing Shirley before being shot dead by a police marksman. Scott falls in with a bad crowd who force him to steal from the post office and threaten his sisters. Vic finds out about the theft and declares that Scott is 'no son of his', and Scott leaves to join the army.
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