2009

Events

• 1st January - Donna Windsor-Dingle reveals to her husband Marlon that she had an affair with Ross Kirk.
• 2nd January - Marlon Dingle tells the police that Ross Kirk killed Shane Doyle because Shane blackmailed Ross and Marlon's wife Donna.
• 5th January - Marlon Dingle and Ross Kirk are arrested after fighting in the street. Marlon is let go, but Ross isn't so lucky.
• 6th January - Matthew King's funeral takes place. Anna De Souza leaves the village after the wake. (Final appearance of the character). Ross Kirk is charged with the murder of Shane Doyle.
• 7th January - Jimmy King is accidentally shot in the bum by Richard Montclare, when he goes to confront Rodney Blackstock; Rodney was supposedly having an affair with Richard's wife Pam.
• 9th January - Aaron Livesy breaks into and vandalizes Mill Cottage.
• 15th January - Mark and Natasha Wylde move into Home Farm. (First appearance of both characters)
• 23rd January - Jasmine Thomas tells Laurel Thomas that she killed Shane Doyle.
• 26th January - Eli Dingle is arrested for the murder of Shane Doyle.
• 27th January - Debbie Dingle is arrested for the murder of Shane Doyle.
• 28th January - Debbie Dingle is charged for the manslaughter of Shane Doyle. Eli Dingle is disowned by Zak Dingle.
• 29th January - Ross Kirk transfers to Newcastle. (Final appearance of the character)
• 30th January - Donna Windsor-Dingle moves to Essex. (Last appearance of the character until 2014)
• 2nd February - Lexi Nicholls proposes to Carl King.
• 5th February - Due to the death of his portrayer Clive Hornby the previous year, long-standing character Jack Sugden dies of a heart attack off-screen while staying with his mother Annie in Spain.
• 9th February - Annie Sugden returns for Jack Sugden's funeral. (First appearance of the character since 1996)
• 10th February - Jack Sugden's funeral takes place. His son Robert also returns but watches the funeral from far away (Final appearance of Annie Sugden and last apperance of Robert Sugden until 2014).
• 12th February - Sandy Thomas returns to the village. (First appearance of the character since 2008)
• 16th February - Will Wylde, the youngest child of Mark and Natasha Wylde, arrives in the village after spending time at boarding school (First appearance of the character).
• 17th February - Nathan and Maisie Wylde, the older children of Mark and Natasha Wylde, arrive in time for a party at Home Farm (First appearance of both characters).
• 25th February - Sandy Thomas holds Marlon and Eli Dingle hostage, almost shooting Eli when he tries to grab Sandy's granddaughter Jasmine. However, his son and daughter-in-law Ashley and Laurel burst in, and Ashley convinces him to put the gun down.
• 3rd March - Jasmine Thomas confesses to the murder of Shane Doyle.
• 5th March - Jasmine Thomas is sentenced to four years in prison for the manslaughter of Shane Doyle and Debbie Dingle is sentenced to six months for perverting the course of justice.
• 12th March - Aaron Livesy is knocked out during a fight with Daz Eden over Victoria Sugden.
• 17th March - Aaron Livesy and Daz Eden fight in the street over Victoria Sugden. They are separated by Aaron's mum Chas Dingle, Carl King and Carl's half-sister Scarlett Nicholls.
• 24th March - Aaron Livesy steals Bob Hope's cash with the help from his great-uncle Zak Dingle, his grandfather Shadrach and his second cousin Marlon. Debbie Dingle is released from prison.
• 26th March - Jasmine Thomas and Debbie Dingle say goodbye to each other after Jasmine says that they need to move on with their lives. (Final appearance of the character)
• 27th March - First appearance of Faye Lamb.
• 31st March - Carl King and Lexi Nicholls marry.
• 9th April - Lee Naylor badly injures his leg when he steps on a trap set for his grandfather Mick.
• 24th April - After his relationship with Victoria Sugden is revealed to his brother Andy by Aaron Livesy, Daz Eden is forced to leave the village. (Final appearance of the character)
• 28th April - During an argument between Maisie Wylde, Andy Sugden and Debbie Dingle, Debbie dunks Maisie in a horse trough. Cain Dingle returns after nearly three years away. (First appearance of the character since 2006). Laurel Thomas meets blind conwoman Lizzie Lakely. (First appearance of the character)
• 29th April - Upon discovering his return to the village, Carl and Jimmy King beat up Cain Dingle.
• 12th May - Aaron and Eli Dingle break into Holdgate Farm, but Cain tells them to go as the police have been informed. Cain is arrested but soon released as he is revealed to be a police informant.
• 18th May - Jimmy King discovers that Nicola De Souza is pregnant.
• 22nd May - Eric Pollard suffers a minor heart attack.
• 27th May - Mark and Natasha Wylde renew their vows.
• 28th May - Jimmy King proposes to Nicola De Souza.
• 1st June - Victoria Sugden is caught shoplifting after Aaron Livesy leaves her to get caught. A furious Victoria slaps him.
• 2nd June - Andy Sugden attempts to leave the village with his daughter Sarah but his plan is stopped by Debbie Dingle.
• 3rd June - Debbie Dingle is awarded full custody of her daughter Sarah after Andy Sugden withdraws his custody application.
• 8th June - Aaron Livesy smashes Andy Sugden's car window with a rock after Andy lockes Aaron's dog Clyde in a barn.
• 15th June - Ryan Lamb arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
• 18th June - Lee Naylor leaves the village after being thrown out by Katie Sugden. (Final appearance of the character)
• 23rd June - Natasha Wylde discovers her husband Mark's real name is Daniel Lamb, and that he's still married to Faye Lamb with a son.
• 26th June - Lexi Nicholls discovers she is pregnant.
• 30th June - Lexi Nicholls collapses after suffering abdominal pains. She is rushed to hospital where she has an ectopic pregancy and a blood transfusion. When she regains consciousness, she is upset to discover she has lost her baby. Andy Sugden is diagnosed with clinical depression.
• 1st July - At Paddy Kirk's 40th birthday in the Woolpack, Aaron Livesy reads an embarrassing draft copy of a poem that Paddy had written for his girlfriend Chas to everyone in the packed pub. In a fit of rage, Paddy attacks Aaron and is forced to tell Chas that he was planning on proposing. Chas tells Paddy that they are fine as they are.
• 14th July - Viv Windsor is released from prison. (First appearance of the character since 2008)
• 17th July - The Barton family move into Butler's Farm. (First appearances of Moira, John, Holly, Hannah and Adam Barton)
• 23rd July - Rodney Blackstock's van crashes into the Home Farm shop, trapping Ryan Lamb, Douglas Potts and Leyla Harding inside.
• 3rd August - Lexi King accidentally pushes a heavily pregnant Nicola De Souza down the stairs. Lily Butterfield leaves the village to go on a road trip with Eddy Fox. (Final appearance of the character)
• 4th August - An argument between Lexi King and Nicola De Souza sends Nicola into an early labour.
• 6th August - Nicola De Souza goes into labour whilst trapped in the Home Farm shop. She later gives birth to a daughter.
• 13th August - Lexi King kidnaps Angelica King and takes her to the roof of the hospital. After a heated argument, her husband Carl reveals that he never loved her (Final appearance of Lexi King). April Windsor is born off-screen to Marlon Dingle and Donna Windsor.
• 17th August - Jake Doland leaves the village to live with his parents in Spain. (Final appearance of the character)
• 20th August - John Barton is arrested for assaulting Aaron Livesy and imprisoning him in a barn after Aaron tries to set fire to a bale of hay.
• 26th August - Aaron Livesy drops the charges against John Barton after his mother Chas Dingle, his great-uncle Zak and his step great-aunt Lisa force him to.
• 27th August - Will Wylde is knocked unconscious after being kicked in the head by a horse. First appearance of Sally Spode.
• 10th September - Paddy Kirk discovers girlfriend Chas Dingle's fling with Carl King. In a fit of rage, he smashes up the surgery, dumps Chas's clothes on the ground and tells her to leave.
• 11th September - Brothers Jai and Nikhil Sharma arrive in the village to set up a sweet factory. (First appearance of the characters)
• 14th September - Jai and Nikhil's sister Priya Sharma arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
• 17th September - Aaron Livesy disowns his mother Chas Dingle after he found out about Chas and Carl King.
• 29th September - Cain Dingle beats up Michael Conway upon discovering Michael lied about breaking off his engagement to his fiancée.
• 1st October - Cain and Debbie Dingle arrive at Michael Conway's wedding, intending to stop it. However, they are shocked to discover Michael is marrying Debbie's mother Charity Tate. (First appearance of the character since 2005)
• 7th October - A fight between Charity Tate and Nicola De Souza breaks out and has to be broken up by Cain Dingle.
• 8th October - Aaron Livesy cuts the breaks of Carl King's car, but he stops the car before Carl's brother Jimmy can drive away with his family inside.
• 12th November - Sally Spode deliberately sets fire to the Church with Laurel Thomas still inside.
• 10th December - Aaron Livesy and Adam Barton are involved in a car accident and Aaron cuts his head. As Adam is checking it out, Aaron tries to kiss him.

Real life events

• 13th March - Anita Turner and Keith Richardson's final episode as series producer and producer airs.
• 16th March - Gavin Blyth and Steve Frost's first episode as series producer and producer airs.
• 21st April - Daz Eden actor Luke Tittensor is sacked from Emmerdale after it was revealed that he was charged with GBH.
• 13th May - Victoria falls through the ice wins 'Spectacular Scene of the Year' at The British Soap Awards.
• 23rd July - In a complete revamp to ITV's schedule, Emmerdale ditches it's regular hour-long Tuesday episode and starts showing a second episode at 8.00pm on Thursdays.

See also

• Emmerdale in 2009
• Category:2009 episodes

External links

• 2009 at Wikipedia

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