John Barton was the husband of Moira Barton until his death and the father of Holly and Matty Barton (formerly known as Hannah). He was also believed to be the father of Adam, although after John's death it was revealed John's brother James was Adam's biological father.
Storylines[]
2009-2011: Arrival in the village[]
In July 2009, John, his wife, Moira, and their children, Holly, Adam and Hannah arrive in Emmerdale and move into Butlers Farm. They quickly meet the former tenant, Andy Sugden and John offers him a job on the farm, despite Moira protesting due to Andy’s criminal past. Soon after, John tries to help Aaron Livesy stop Rodney Blackstock's car after the brake is left on, but they struggle and eventually the car crashes into the shop. When John catches Aaron playing with a lighter in his barn, he punches him and locks him in to teach him a lesson. After he is let out, Aaron reports John to the police and John is arrested, but after Moira pleads with the Dingles, Aaron drops the charges. Later, some lambs die on the farm and John is furious to discover there has been a chemical spill. In 2010, Eve Jenson begins working on the farm and she is attracted to John. He initially ignores her flirting and assured Moira it was nothing to be worried about. However, he and Eve eventually share a kiss, which is witnessed by Cain Dingle, who tells Moira, causing her to slap Eve and kick John out. John pleads with Moira and she later forgives him and he moves back in.
In early 2011, Natasha Wylde tells John and Moira that she found Holly with cocaine and they discover her drug addiction. They work to help her and John is angry when he learns Moira was arrested after buying drugs for Holly. Shortly after, John and Moira are concerned when Holly goes missing and when she returns, John threatens to use heroin in front of her in order to force her into seeing the damage the drugs are doing. Holly pleads with John not to do it and afterwards she starts a long road to recovery. In 2011, John is furious when Adam tells him that their landlord, Declan Macey found out Adam had been cheating on his daughter with his ex-wife. He is worried as Declan begins making things difficult for John and the family. Soon, Declan tells John that he is selling the farm, but John refuses to leave. John is still angry with Adam for being so stupid, even as he promises to fix the problem.
2011-2012: Moira’s affair and death[]
John is angry after Cain Dingle informs him that Moira has been paying him for a Land Rover behind his back and argues with her about it. Later in 2011, John clashes with Cain, who smugly informs him that he has been having an affair with Moira for weeks. John is devastated by this and angrily confronts Moira, who breaks down and confesses everything to him. He kicks her out and she goes to stay with her friend, Marlon Dingle for a few weeks. During this time, John is provoked several times by Cain over the affair. When Moira returns home, John explains that their children have worked out her affair with Cain and that they have split up, so she moves out. In December, John is provoked three times by Cain which later leads to a violent showdown between the two men and John pushes Moira to the ground. Later that night, Cain is brutally attacked and John is a suspect when he is found by Adam walking near the scene, with blood on his hands. John is arrested for the attack but he is cleared when the attacker turns out to be Cain's father Zak Dingle.
In 2012, he rebuffs Moira's attempts at a reconciliation and starts flirting with Chas Dingle in front of Moira. His children disapprove of this and attempt to break them up but John continues to pursue Chas. However, after a date John couldn't bring himself to sleep with Chas and he realises that he is still in love with Moira, causing Chas to dump him. John and Moira talk and they decide to put the divorce on hold as they later reconcile. They tell Adam, Holly and Hannah, who are so thrilled that they book a few nights in a hotel for them. However, on their way to the hotel, John loses control of Andy's Land Rover on some black ice and it rolls down a hillside. Declan and his girlfriend Katie Sugden discover them and Declan rescues Moira, but John is still inside the car when it falls down a cliff. He is rushed to hospital and undergoes surgery. However, he later dies with his family around him.
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Residences[]
| Address | Duration |
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| Butlers Farm | 17th July 2009 to 16th February 2012 |
Other information[]
- John and Moira Boyd married on 6th January 1990.
Quotes[]
"Ah, you must be, um... Andy, yeah?" - first line, to Andy Sugden.
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"It'd be nice." - final line, to Moira Barton.
See also[]
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