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List of Emmerdale characters
2026-11-15 10:05:04 · The Daily Ledger
Emmerdale is a British television soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance. Some characters have been recast since their first appearance and other characters may have multiple actors sharing the role. In these cases, the most recent actor to portray the role is listed last.
Present characters
Regular characters
Recurring and guest characters
Cast changes
Departing characters
Former characters
Lists of characters by year of introduction
1972–1973
1974
1977
1978–1979
1982–1983
1988
1989
1990
1991
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
References
External links
Characters and cast at itv.com
Characters and cast at IMDb
Emmerdale present
