List of Emmerdale characters (2005)

Amy Carter-Skeggs was the girlfriend of Max King (Charlie Kemp). Max and Amy had spent time traveling and arrive in the village for his father Tom's (Kenneth Farrington) ill-fated wedding to Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) before intending to travel to Thailand after visiting Amy's parents in Cornwall. The King family treats her with open contempt. The wedding ends in disaster, and Tom re-evaluates his life and demands that Max stay and get a job. Max agrees, and an upset Amy says she will wait for him. However, he tells her to go to Cornwall without him. She tells him that they will keep in touch, but as she leaves the village in a taxi, Max deletes her number from his mobile phone.

Phyllis King is Tom King's aunt. She appeared in 2005 and 2007.

The sister of Tom's father Albert, Phyllis first appears for Tom's ill-fated wedding to Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins). Often complaining, Phyllis only seems happy to see her favourite great-nephew Carl (Tom Lister). She returns later in October 2005 for Max’s funeral and in February 2007 for Tom’s funeral. She made her most recent appearance at Jimmy King's (Nick Miles) ill-fated wedding to Kelly Windsor (Adele Silva) in October 2007.

Libby Charles was the girlfriend of Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher). She appeared in 2005.

Libby and her sister Tamsin (Jenny Gleave) are first glimpsed on horseback by Andy and his younger brother Daz (Luke Tittensor). The sisters come from money, and Libby asks Andy about renting out his stables. Andy hopes for a date, but is disappointed to learn she has a boyfriend. Libby begins working as a receptionist at the vets and has to fend off the flirtations of Max King (Charlie Kemp). When she loses interest in her boyfriend, she begins dating Andy. She's rattled when she learns he had a relationship with underage Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb), but she and Andy become closer and closer, with Libby even planning to open a business on his farm, giving pony rides to children. Their happy relationship ends when Andy learns Debbie has given birth to his child. Andy wants to do right by the baby, so he breaks up with Libby to be with Debbie. Libby puts up a good front, but is clearly hurt. A few weeks later, she announces her plans to spend the summer in Italy with her sister Tamsin. She offers to give Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) her notice, but he fires her with immediate effect and she leaves.

Tamsin Charles is the sister of Libby Charles (Ty Glaser). She appeared in 2005.

Tamsin first appeared on horseback with Libby, but the two girls have very different personalities. Tamsin has little time for quaint village life or a hard day's work. Her father forces her to get a job, but her stint as secretary for the Kings is short-lived, as she is more interested in using the computer to shop for shoes. When The Woolpack is desperate for a new barmaid, Tamsin is hired, but spends most of her time on breaks. After repeatedly clashing with barman Paul Lambert (Matthew Bose), Tamsin quits her job before he can fire her, and storms out of the pub.

Moira Stanley was the cellmate of Steph Stokes (Lorraine Chase). She appeared in 2005.

When Steph is remanded in prison to await trial for the murder of Shelley Williams (Carolyn Pickles), she shares a cell with Moira. Steph has very little patience with Moira, who is very clingy and insecure. At one point Steph tells curate Ethan Blake (Liam O'Brien) that Moira reminds her of Shelley. Steph is freed when Shelley turns up alive and decides not to press charges. As a goodbye gift, Steph gives Moira her radio.

Steven Dickinson is a lawyer. He appeared in 2005.

Steven represents Steph Stokes (Lorraine Chase) when she is accused of the presumed murder of Shelley Williams (Carolyn Pickles). Steph makes his job difficult, as she moves in and out of sanity and cannot remember whether or not she killed Shelley. After a few weeks, Shelley turns up alive and Steph is freed.

Marian Winters is a widow. She appeared in 2005.

Marian has recently lost her husband, and seeks counsel from curate Ethan Blake (Liam O'Brien) about moving away from the village, but she is unnerved by the presence of Steph Stokes (Lorraine Chase) and quickly exits. Soon she speaks to Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell) about selling some of her belongings to help finance her move. Eric, sensing an opportunity to make money, gives her less than the actual value of her antiques so he can sell them and make a healthy profit.

Craig Briggs is a local farmer. He appeared from 2005 to 2006, when the character was axed.

Craig first appears when he asks the local vicar Ashley Thomas (John Middleton) - who was considering leaving the ministry - to come visit his ill mother, who then passes away while seeing Ashley. Craig is a local farmer, and initially refuses Tom King's offer to buy his land. Craig and his wife Sandra make frequent appearances until their departures from the village in February 2006.

Johnny Hupton is a food representative for Super Fresh. He appeared in 2005.

Johnny shows up at Viv Hope's (Deena Payne) café for business, but Viv, recently separated from her husband, is in the mood for romance. She convinces Johnny to go on a date, but her aggressiveness causes him to flee The Woolpack within a half-hour.

Lynda Ashby was an old girlfriend of Matthew King. She appeared in 2005.

When Matthew, Louise Appleton, and Terry Woods decide to open a bed and breakfast, they agree to check out Moorview B&B, run by Lynda Ashby. Terry has a scheduling conflict, so Matthew and Louise dine alone, as a jealous Lynda looks on. Several months later, Matthew and Louise return for a brief tryst. Lynda remarks to Matthew that he's been too busy to drop by, and as he looks at a pregnant Lynda, he smirks and says she's obviously been otherwise engaged as well.

Kayleigh Gibbs was a friend of Victoria Sugden.

Kayleigh first appears in March 2005, attending Victoria's birthday party. Kayleigh's father, DC Martin Crowe, is a police officer. She helps him to woo Louise Appleton and they soon move in with Louise. Kayleigh and Victoria enjoy winding Louise up. Martin finds out that Louise once killed a man, and decides he cannot stay with her, so he and Kayleigh move out. He does not tell Kayleigh the real reason why he has left Louise, and months later, she returns and asks Louise why they split up. Louise lies and says things just did not work out and Kayleigh, not believing her, says she never wants to see her again.

Although she no longer lives in the village, Kayleigh is still friends with Victoria and appears with her. Together they have sneaked into clubs, and egged the post office, causing a pregnant Viv Hope to collapse. In November 2008, Victoria and Kayleigh get money off various people in order to buy tickets to a New Year's Party, and in December, is seen when Aaron Livesy is bullying Victoria.

Kayleigh next appears in November 2009 and is involved in a bullying story with Hannah Barton. Kayleigh took a disliking to Victoria being friends with Hannah and sent her insulting text messages. After Hannah told her parents what had been going on, they confronted Victoria, believing her to be just as involved as Kayleigh. Victoria promised that she would ask Kayleigh to lay off Hannah. However, the following day, she came home from school covered in cuts and bruises having got into a fight with Kayleigh. Victoria ended her friendship with Kayleigh and she hasn't been seen since.

Sian Harper is an acquaintance of Matthew King. She appeared in 2005 in the Woolpack. A few weeks later, Matthew invites her for dinner with himself, Terry Woods. When Sian realises becomes angry and leaves soon after dinner.

Ivy Lynch is a customer of Scott Windsor. She appeared in 2005.

Scott needs a car for his girlfriend Dawn Woods to practice driving lessons in. When Ivy, whom he takes as an easily manipulated old woman, stops by the garage for repairs, he convinces her that her car is a death trap he can generously buy from her. She sells him the car at a cheap price, but several days later, a furious Ivy and her muscular son Phil confront Scott and Dawn. When Dawn learns what Scott has done, she gives them the car and as compensation, also gives them some of the money they try to return to Scott.

Juliet Garside is a receptionist at King & Sons. She appeared in 2005.

After the departure of Chloe Atkinson, Tom King goes through several receptionists, including Juliet. Tom admires Juliet's work and is disappointed, if not surprised, when she tells him she has to quit because of sexual harassment from Jimmy King.

Neville Gunn is an acquaintance of Chastity Dingle. He appeared in 2005.

Chastity's old flame Carl King takes her out for a drink, and she runs into Neville, an old friend from her days as a stripper. Carl plans to take Chas back to his place, but Neville joins them, and Neville and Chas spend most of the night laughing over old times.

Isla Forsythe is the ex-wife of Adam Forsythe. She appeared in 2005 and 2006.

Isla first appears in 2005, to amicably end her marriage to Adam. In November 2006, she informs Adam’s father-in-law Alan Turner that he has committed suicide while in prison.

Effie Harrison is Jean Tate's live-in nanny. She appeared in 2005.

Effie is hired by Zoe Tate to live in Home Farm and look after her daughter Jean. Effie and Zoe become close, and Effie initially supports Zoe as she faces an attempted murder trial - after an altercation with Jean's father Scott Windsor - but their friendship splinters when Effie turns down Zoe's romantic advances and plea to run away with the kids. As Zoe becomes more erratic, Effie begins to doubt her innocence, and takes an offer from Sadie King to double-cross Zoe. Effie abruptly becomes lovers with Zoe and persuades her to revive the idea of leaving with the children. At the getaway spot, Effie and Jean are nowhere to be found, but Sadie is there, and she forces Zoe to sell her Home Farm. When Zoe returns home, Effie pleads with her to understand, but Zoe punches her. After Zoe evicts Effie, she asks Sadie for the £10,000 she was promised. Sadie instead throws a few pieces of change onto the street - "30 pieces of silver" - and tells Effie that Zoe is more of a woman than she'll ever be. Effie is left on her hands and knees, scrounging for change.

Rose Meyers is a temporary postmistress. She appeared in 2005.

Rose is a postmistress who covers for Viv Windsor at the Post Office during May and June 2005.

Sarah Sugden Jr., played by Sophia Amber Moore from July 2007 to January 2016 and Katie Hill from January 2017, is the daughter of Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher) and Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb). She has appeared since June 2005.

When Debbie discovers her pregnancy, she conceals it and plans to leave the baby at the hospital after the birth. However, she gives birth in a shed in June 2005, assisted by Andy's half-brother Daz Eden (Luke Tittensor), and names her daughter Sarah Charity after Andy’s late mother, Sarah Sugden (Alyson Spiro), and Debbie's mother, Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins). Andy's wife, Katie Sugden (Sammy Winward), discovers his affair with Debbie, and nearly separated, however, she accepted him for having with Sarah in order to save their marriage.

Debbie decides, at 15 years old, she cannot cope with being Sarah's mother and persuades Emily Kirk (Kate McGregor), to take Sarah when she leaves the village. In December 2005, Emily returns Sarah after Ethan Blake (Liam O'Brien) convinces her that Sarah should live with Andy if Debbie doesn't want her. Debbie agrees, provided she is not expected to be part of Sarah's life, and Sarah lives at Butler’s Farm. Andy doesn't trust Emily, and in July 2007, is furious when he finds out that she has got a job at Sarah's nursery but doesn't take it, on seeing the animosity that Andy has caused amongst the other parents. In October 2007, Debbie's step-grandmother Lisa Dingle (Jane Cox) tries to get Debbie to get to know Sarah after persuading her to spend some time with her. However, Debbie refuses and says she would be happy to allow Andy's ex-girlfriend Jo Stiles (Roxanne Pallett) to adopt Sarah but cannot sign the papers. In early 2008, Andy goes to prison and in his absence, Debbie starts bonding with Sarah. When he finds out about this on his release, he accidentally hits Jo when she tries to stop him going to collect Sarah from Debbie's house. This begins months of abuse by Andy, sending Jo to hospital on two occasions. Sarah senses the problems and is suspended from nursery after biting another child. Eventually Andy moves out, leaving Sarah with Jo but Sarah misses him and he is allowed supervised access. While Andy seems reformed, Jo discovers that he is sabotaging farm equipment so she would ask him to visit and decides to leave the village in December 2008. Reluctantly she leaves Sarah with the Dingles, asking them to keep her away from Andy.

Debbie becomes closer to Sarah but refuses to take custody, because she is worried about being arrested for her part in the murder of Shane Doyle (Paul McEwan). In January 2009, Debbie is on remand awaiting trial for Shane's murder and in February, Sarah spends the night at Andy's house, following the funeral of her grandfather, Jack Sugden (Clive Hornby). However, the next day, Andy tells the police that Debbie's father Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) is returning so he is arrested at the airport. Angry, the Dingles refuse Andy access to Sarah but cannot stop him taking custody as Debbie is in prison until in June 2009, Debbie is awarded sole residency after Andy withdrew his application. In August 2011, Debbie and Andy are worried, as Sarah starts bruising easily and tires easily. Debbie initially worries that someone is hurting her, even questioning her ex-boyfriend Cameron Murray (Dominic Power), but eventually books a doctor's appointment and Sarah is eventually diagnosed with Fanconi anemia, which is quickly developing into leukaemia and needs a bone marrow transplant in September 2011. However, after tests for bone marrow transplants are done, a match is found but the person pulls out, leaving Andy, Debbie and the Dingles devastated. Andy and Debbie then think of another way to help her, a saviour sibling. They are refused IVF and Unfortunately, Cameron and Andy's girlfriend, Alicia Harding (Natalie Anderson) do not want a natural saviour sibling but reluctantly agree that it is the best option. Debbie gave birth to a son, named after Jack, in October 2012. He is a match for Sarah and she has the treatment to save her life. In October 2013, after Cameron escapes from prison for murder, he kidnaps Sarah and takes her to a barn. She is later saved by Andy and Moira Barton (Natalie J. Robb). In the early hours of New Years Day 2016, Debbie, Sarah and Jack leave the village after Debbie finds out her boyfriend Ross Barton (Michael Parr) attempted to kill Debbie's estranged husband and his brother Pete Barton (Anthony Quinlan). It was said that Sarah was settling well in her new home in France.

In January 2017, Debbie, Sarah and Jack return to the village in a car Debbie stole from her crooked bosses. Sarah and Jack are initially taken hostage by Debbie's bosses until Cain, Charity, Debbie and Ross manage to obtain £50,000. Debbie reveals to the Dingle family that Sarah has throat cancer and a fundraising page is set up so she can have proton beam therapy, with an anonymous donation of £20,000 being made. Sarah comes across a poorly Faith Dingle (Sally Dexter) in a barn, not knowing she is Cain's mother, and Sarah takes money for medication and food. The Dingle family meet Faith when she collapses at the B&B, revealing she made the donation. In early 2018, the cancer is eliminated, until in September when Sarah collapsed while Debbie was being interrogated by the polic. Sarah was suffering from heart failure as a rare result of the chemotherapy she had received for both the leukaemia and throat cancer. In October 2018, Sarah was informed that there was a matching heart ready for her and so would be undergoing major surgery in a matter of minutes. However, when the heart turned out to be unfit, Sarah started to question whether a new heart was really worth all of the pain and hassle and only after many weeks could her mother persuade her to change her mind. In November, with her mum on trial and being kept in a cell for GBH using acid, Sarah underwent a successful heart transplant.

Sarah begins talking to Danny Harrington (Louis Healy) online. The two eventually begin to meet in person, and she skips school to spend time with him. Charity and her partner Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) warn Danny to stay away from Sarah, but after Sarah explains that she meets with him due to fearing she will die young from her illness, and that she wants to enjoy herself. Charity allows her to continue seeing Danny, and when she invites him to a party, he gives her drugs. He later convinces Sarah to sell drugs for him, claiming he will get beaten up if he does not deliver his selling targets, showing her injuries on his body. Danny's friend later informs Sarah that the injury was from falling from his bike, and realising she has been used, Sarah plants drugs in his pocket and reports him to the police. He is later sent to prison. Upon his release, he sends Sarah a text message.

Detective Inspector Kara Warren was a local police officer. She appeared in 2005.

When Scott Windsor is left comatose from Zoe Tate's multiple injections of ketamine, Warren eventually comes to the conclusion that injecting Scott is defending herself from attack but injecting him twice means Zoe planned to kill Scott. Zoe is put on trial.

After the case collapses, Warren offers to help Zoe if she wants to prosecute for attempted rape, but Zoe isn't interested.

Neil DePaul is a solicitor. He appeared in 2005.

When Zoe Tate is in legal trouble for nearly killing Scott Windsor, she assumes longtime family lawyer and friend Rachel Whatmore will represent her, but Rachel is out of the country. Neil DePaul is sent in her place. Neil does his best to defend Zoe, and his furious questioning of Scott Windsor during the trial leads Scott to admit he had planned to rape Zoe, which invalidated his previous story and helped lead to a dismissal of charges against Zoe.

Jay Aswar is former fiance to Del Dingle. He appeared in 2005.

Del Dingle flees to the Dingle homestead while still in her wedding dress, but is short on answers as to why. A comment Del makes in jest leads Zak Dingle and Cain Dingle to assume he beat her, and when Jay shows up to try to talk to Del, she has to stop them from roughing him up. Del explains to Jay that while she does care about him, she doesn't want to settle down with anyone. They part on friendly terms, so much so that she gives his name to her employer Val Lambert when Val needs to sell fabrics.

Avril Kent is a brief love interest of Bob Hope. She appeared in 2005.

Avril is a temporary love interest for Bob Hope after his divorce from Viv. Similar to Viv in many ways, Avril and Bob are happy for a while, but Bob and Viv soon get back together and remarry in 2006.

Sandra Briggs is the wife of Craig Briggs. She first appeared on screen on 11 August 2005 and made her last appearance on screen on 26 February 2006. On 25 June 2005, it was announced that former Coronation Street actress Sally Ann Matthews would be joining Emmerdale as Sandra Briggs. A spokesperson said "Sally Ann will be joining us, and will begin filming shortly." Matthews said "I am thrilled to be asked to play the role of Sandra Briggs. I have been a huge fan of Emmerdale for many years now and I just can’t wait to begin filming." Series producer Kathleen Beedles revealed: "Her character Sandra will be caught in the crossfire as the Kings ruthlessly battle to secure the land they need for their housing development."[1] In a later interview with Inside Soap, the show's executive producer, Kathleen Beedles, admitted casting Matthews, well-known to soap fans from Coronation Street, in what would essentially become a minor role was a mistake.

Sandra is married to Craig, a local farmer. When Tom King (Ken Farrington) wants to buy their land, he sends his son Max (Charlie Kemp), a vet, to kill their livestock. Sandra and Craig are furious with the Kings but are unable to tell the police for insurance reasons, so Max's boss Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) takes the blame. Sandra needs more money so she gets a job at Eric Pollard (Christopher Chittell)'s factory as a machinist. She works with Val Lambert (Charlie Hardwick) and Delilah Dingle (Hayley Tamaddon).

Jimmy Pepper is a former partner of Val Pollard. He appeared in 2005.

Val and Jimmy had a relationship in the 1970s and it was assumed that he was Paul Lambert and Sharon Lambert's father. However, he beat Paul when he was growing up and was a terrible father but paid Val thousands in maintenance until, in 2005, he learns that he is not Paul's father and was annoyed to learn that he had paid maintenance for a child that was not his. He came to see Val and demanded that Val repay him or he would beat Paul up again, driving Val to steal money from the Woolpack. When Val gives Jimmy the money, she asks him to hit her, Jimmy initially refuses but she winds him up to the point where he punches her harder than she had expected. Jimmy then leaves with the takings and Val invents a story that she was mugged on the way to the bank with the takings.

Delphine LaClair is a sales representative. She appeared in 2005.

When Rodney Blackstock plans to sell his vineyards to a French company, Delphine is their representative. Rodney assumes she will be a young woman, and plans a romantic pursuit, but is discomfited when they meet, as she is his age. She's interested in him but he demurs. A few weeks later, Delphine is supposed to return to finalize details, but instead, her associates, who do not speak English, arrive at the B&B and cause a great deal of confusion for Steph Stokes.

Aubrey Bedford is a realtor. He appeared in 2005 and 2015.

When Rodney Blackstock is trying to buy Home Farm, he decides to sell his house. Aubrey looks around the house, but is more interested in Rodney's son Paul Lambert. To get Aubrey away from Paul, Rodney agrees to flirt with Aubrey. Aubrey likes older men, so Rodney's attentions make him more invested in helping Rodney. Ultimately the sale does not go through because Rodney does not get Home Farm.

Ten years later, Aubrey returns to the village to discuss the sale of Diane Sugden's half of The Woolpack.

Noreen Doreen Bell is a pensioner who befriends Val Lambert. She appeared from 2005 to 2006.

Noreen first appears as a cantankerous pensioner who irritates Val Lambert when the latter is doing community service in late 2005. Noreen lives on the far side of the village in Tall Trees Cottage, and wears a wig and fake eyebrows. Noreen later strikes up a mutual friendship with Val and Sandy Thomas.

Noreen dies on 13 July 2006 when she is having a look around the Kings' show home. She opens a cupboard door and is blasted by a gas explosion, catapulting her down the stairs and killing her instantly. In her will, she left her money to Val and her thimble collection to her second cousin Gilbert Duff.